Karimnagar: Felicitation to Padma Shri awardee today

Karimnagar: As Vijayasarathi Sribhashyam was conferred with Padma Shri Award, District Ministers Eatala Rajender, Gangula Kamalakar and Koppula Ishwar, District Collector K Shashanka will felicitate him at 4.30 pm on Monday at District Collectorate auditorium.

The 84-year-old Sanskrit scholar and poet from Chegurthi in Karimnagar gas more than 100 literary works and awards in Sanskrit to his name. In 2017, he received the 'Best Sanskrit Scholar' award from the State government. Sribhashyam started writing at a young age and has penned many epic works.

District Collector K Shashanka urged all literary and cultural organisations, Sanskrit linguists, literary writers and poets of the joint Karimnagar district to attend the event and make it success.