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Volga receives Lok Nayak Award
Volga receives Lok Nayak Award, Volga , Lok Nayak Foundation. Noted Telugu litterateur Volga was on Saturday conferred this year’s Literary Award by the Lok Nayak Foundation.
New Delhi: Noted Telugu litterateur Volga was on Saturday conferred this year’s Literary Award by the Lok Nayak Foundation. The day marks the anniversary of Harivansh Rai Bachchan and the late former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N T Rama Rao, for whom, Lok Nayak Foundation Chairman Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad has profound admiration and was keen to commemorate their memory. The award carries a chque of Rs 1.25 lakh.
The function was graced by Supreme Court Judge Jasti Chalameshwar, Delhi High Court Chief Justice N V Ramana, CESTAT chairman Justice G Raghuram, former MP M V V S Murthy, BJP leader K Haribabu and Daspalla Managing Director Raghavender Rao, who contributed the prize money.
In her acceptance speech, Volga (Popuri Lalitha Kumari), a novelist and screenplay writer, said she was influenced by the Left ideology and impacted by the Naxalite philosophy. She has been a feminist and advocated to people to see the world from the woman’s viewpoint. During farmers’ suicides, Volga said, she had composed a poem, saying the suicides were committed to escape from the world and responsibility by embracing death. But the farmer’s wife will live and shoulder the responsibility of running the family and looking after children, by embracing life.
Volga said she would donate the prize money to Katha Nilayam (Srikakulam) and Chetana (Gunur), in recognition of their good work.
Justice Ramana said Telugu language and culture were passing through a bad patch. They deserved to be supported by all well-meaning people. The Lok Nayak Award has a special place in this regard, he said. Justice Ramana said the naxals had launched a movement in Srikakulam and impacted Guntur and even influenced Volga’s thinking.
Lakshmi Prasad, former MP and the organiser, said this was the 10th awards function. The earlier recipients of the award were Malati Chandur, Boyi Bhimanna, Vasireddi Sita Devi, Kalipatnam Rama Rao, Ravuri Bharadwaja, A Somasunder, C V Subbanna Satavadhani, J Hanumantha Shastri and Vanguri Chitten Raju.
