PNS | VIJAYAWADA
The first bronze statue of noted writer and author of Telugu Bala Vyakaranam (grammar) Chinnaya Suri will be unveiled in Vijayawada on Friday, said P Vijayababu, Chairman, AP Official Language Commission. Addressing the media on Wednesday, Vijayababu said that the Andhra Pradesh Official Language Commission and Paravastu Chinnaya Suri Sahiti Peetham would jointly conduct a programme to unveil the bronze statue of Paravastu Chinnaya Suri at Tummalapalli Vari Kshetrayya Kala Kshetram.
“It is unfortunate that this generation does not know about Parvastu Chinnaya Suri. Bala Vyakaranam and Niti Chandrikalu come to mind when his name is mentioned. After the rejection of the statue of Chinnaya Suri was brought to the notice of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, he directed the officials to give all the permissions immediately and take steps to set up the statue,” he said.
On the occasion, a model image of the statue was released. He also said that the commission would observe Telugu Language Day on August 29 to mark the 160th birth anniversary of Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy.
Paravastu Chinnaya Suri Sahitya Peetham president T Sobhanadri praised Chinnaya Suri for his contributions towards Telugu language. Paravastu Chinnaya Suri was appointed the first Andhra teacher of Madras Presidency College. Albert Nutt, an English aristocrat, honored Paravastu Chinnaya with the title “Suri”.
Members of the Official Language Commission, Gajulapalli Ramachandra Reddy and educationalist SV Rao were present.
