Tributes paid to Sadhu Subramanyam Shastry

Eminent epigraphist Sadhu Subramanyam was paid rich tributes on his 135th Birth Anniversary. He was hailed by scholars for translating the inscriptions of the Srivari temple and heralding the glory of Venkateswara Swamy across the globe.
Participating in the 135 Jayanti celebrations of Sadhu Subramanya Sastry held at Annamacharya Kalamandiram Scholar Krishna Reddy said  Subramanya Sastry had brought out and translated over 1000 inscriptions at Srivari temple and was also credited for unearthing Annamacharya Sankeertans (12,000 of 32,000 sankeertans that were discovered so far) and dedicated them to the society.
Earlier TTD CAuO Sesha Shailendra highlighted the works of eminent scholars like Sadhu Subramanya Sastry, Veturi Prabhakara Shastry and Rallapalli Ananta Krishna Sharma and said their life and contributions should inspire both senior citizens and youth.
Thereafter prominent journalist Ma Sharma presented a lecture on  ‘ Shastri’s Multifaceted acumen ‘. Earlier CVSO Narasimha Kishore and PRO Dr T Ravi paid floral tributes and garlanded the life-size bronze statue of Sadhu Subramanya Sastry located at the SVETA Bhavan in Tirupati on Sunday.
Daughter of Shastri Smt Girija, Grandson and Judge Murthy and Director of Annamacharya Project Dr Akella Vibhishana Sharma were present.