Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao in honour of Telangana poet Kaloji Narayana Rao has declared September 9 as Telangana Language Day or Telangana Bhasha Dinosthavam. The birth anniversary of the poet who penned works in many languages including Telugu, Hindi, Marathi and Urdu falls on September 9.

The event will take place at Ravindra Bharathi in Hyderabad and will be attended by all the Ministers. The poets and writers who contributed to Telangana literature and language will be honoured with awards.