Sri Sri remembered

Guntur: Government Degree College Principal Dr K Bhayalakshmi said Srirangam Srinivasa Rao, popularly known as Sri Sri was a legendary Telugu poet and was the first true modern Telugu poet to write about contemporary issues that affected day to day life of common man.

Sri Sri's 110th birth anniversary was celebrated on Tuesday under the aegis of News Paper Club. Exhibitions of his books were arranged at Town Hall. Sri Sri's four new books published by Sri Sri Sahitya Nidhi, namely 'Prabhava', 'Panchapadulu', 'Rukkuteswara Sathakam' and Soudamini were released on the occasion.

The Club convener Dr P C Sai Babu, lecturers D Sujataha, AV Krishna Rao, Hanumantha Rao, Kondaiah Sarma, Gopalakrishna Murthy and others participated.