Suryaa Telangana Desk: The BC Intellectuals Association and the Mahabubnagar District Private School Association jointly organized drawing and elocution competitions based on the life history of Panduga Sayanna. The event took place on Saturday at the Crown Garden Function Hall in Mahabubnagar, with 400 students from various mandals participating.
Telangana State Minority Corporation Chairman Obedullah Kotwal attended the event as the chief guest. During the program, novelist Bekkam Janardhan, who authored the book on Panduga Sayanna, and Prabakar, representing the organizers, were acknowledged for their efforts in promoting the history of the figure. Former State Sangeet Nataka Akademi Chairman Badmi Shivakumar noted that the narrative of Panduga Sayanna has transitioned from a novel to a play at Ravindra Bharati and is now being introduced to students through these competitions.
Mahabubnagar District Private School Association President Prabakar stated that the initiative aims to spread the history of Panduga Sayanna to every village through students.
The competition winners were awarded mementos and certificates by the chief guest. In the elocution category, junior winners were Sai Preksha (first), Mubashira (second), and Ananya Satyavati (third). Senior winners included Virendra (first), Tamanna (second), and Lasya and Chaitanya (third). In the drawing competition, junior winners were Chaitanya (first), Rupa (second), and Akhilanandan and Jahnavi (third). Senior winners were Akshita (first), Abdul Mujamin (second), and Akshita (third).
The event was attended by BC Intellectuals Association women's president Jamuna, Vanaja, Bhaskar, Anjireddy, Ramchander, Bhanu, Ravikumar, and Mallikarjun. Bheempalli Srikanth and Mahender served as judges for the competitions.