National seminar on Telugu playlets on Dec 12, 13

The Department of Telugu of PB Siddhartha College of Arts and Science will organise a national seminar on `Telugulo Sanghika Natakalu - Samajika Chaitanyam’ (Social Playlets in Telugu - Social Awakening) at the college auditorium on December 12 and 13.

On Wednesday, college principal MVN Padma Rao said that the Department of Telugu chose the topic for the two-day UGC sponsored seminar to revive the past glory of the stage art, which was a good medium to create socio, economic awareness among people. Many Telugu litterateurs and professors from across the country will present about 120 research papers during the seminar.

Telugu lecturer K Manmadha Rao said Assembly Deputy Speaker Mandali Buddha Prasad, Andhra Arts Academy director Golla Narayana Rao and film writer and director MS Choudary would attend the inaugural function of the seminar as guests of honour. Prof Medipalli Ravi Kumar, head of Telugu Department of Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, will deliver the keynote address. There will be 15 guest lectures by eminent scholars and Telugu professors on various topics pertaining to stage art and social awakening.