PNS|Vijayawada
NTR District Collector Dr S Dilli Rao congratulated Bandi Usha, editor of ‘Ammaku Akshara Naivedyam’, a collection of poetry, poems, songs and others, for winning two international awards, at the collector’s camp office in Vijayawada on Thursday.
Usha met Collector Dilli Rao and presented a copy of the book to him. She also presented to him ‘Grahanam Veedina Vela’ and ‘Saradaraatrulu’ written by her. As many as 526 writers have responded to the book, of which 20 are cine writers, 80 are doctorate awardees, 300 are Telugu pundits and 100, prominent writers.
Speaking on the occasion, the Collector said that ‘Ammaku Akshara Naivedyam’ comprised works of writers from both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.He hoped Usha continued to write and appreciated her for naming the collection ‘Ammaku Akshara Naivedyam’, referring to Simha Vahini Ammavaru.