Kadapa writer apprises President of his works

September 23, 2014 08:09 pm | Updated July 01, 2016 06:45 pm IST - KADAPA:

Kadapa writer Vempalli Gangadhar with President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapathi Bhavan on Monday. Photo: By Arrangement

Kadapa writer Vempalli Gangadhar with President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapathi Bhavan on Monday. Photo: By Arrangement

Kadapa writer and Central Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar recipient Vempalli Gangadhar had the privilege of interacting with President Pranab Mukherjee for about an hour in Rashtrapati Bhavan at New Delhi about his literary pursuit on Monday.

Dr. Gangadhar, who has been a guest in Rashtrapati Bhavan from September 8 onwards, on being invited by the First Citizen of the country for a fortnight-long “in-residence programme”, said he explained to the President about the books written by him in Telugu portraying the social problems prevalent in drought-prone Rayalaseema region.

The young writer presented his books - Molakala Punnami, Devarasila and Greeshma Bhoomi (compilations of short stories), Pune Prayanam (on tribal women pushed into flesh trade) , Hiranya Rajyam (consequences of factionalism in Rayalaseema), Nela Digina Vaana (novel) and Tholi Telugu Sasanam (First Telugu Inscription) - to Mr. Pranab Mukherjee. The President congratulated Dr. Gangadhar for his literary efforts to portray the conditions in Rayalaseema.

Another writer Yishey Doma Bhutia of Sikkim also presented her books to the President. Two painters Rahool Saksena and Pratap Sudhir Morey were also among the invitees for the “in-residence programme”.

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