Pratibha Puraskar for Natya Avadhani

April 01, 2014 11:55 pm | Updated May 21, 2016 07:38 am IST - ONGOLE:

Eightythree-year-old Dhara Ramanatha Sastry in Ongole Photo: Kommuri Srinivas

Eightythree-year-old Dhara Ramanatha Sastry in Ongole Photo: Kommuri Srinivas

Noted Natya Avadhani Dhara Ramanatha Sastry has been selected for ‘Pratibha Puraskar’ by the Sanathana Dharma Trust for his contribution to Telugu literature and arts.

The award will be presented to Dr. Ramanatha Sastry by Trust founder Sivananda Murty at a function to be held in Secunderabad on Sriramanavami on April 8.

Dr. Ramanatha Sastry is the founder of the literary art form, ‘Natya Avadhanam’, which is a combination of Telugu drama and literature with dramatic sequences from history, mythology and society.

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