Kodangal: Telugu teacher and noted poet Vennela Satyam was awarded Bala Nagaiah memorial award for his poetry 'Kalaniki Emainidi' at Thyagaraya Gana Sabha in Hyderabad on Sunday.

The national-level poetry competitions were organised by 'Sahiti Kiranam Sahitya Masapatrika', in view of Ugadi. Editor P Subba Rao, G Venkat Reddy, VS Janardhan, and P Venkatadas handed over the award to Satyam. Telugu teachers Mallikarjun, Manjula, Manohar, Padmabhai, Pandurangam, and Sudhakar Rao appreciated Satyam for bagging the award.