New Delhi: The Telangana Sahitya Akademi has decided to honor lyricist Chandrabose, who penned the Oscar award-winning song “Naatu Naatu”.
Academy President Juluru Gauri Shankar announced on Wednesday that a felicitation ceremony will be held at Ravindra Bharati in Hyderabad on March 28.
He said that the entire Telangana society is proud that by using Telugu rural phrases, Chandrabose wrote a vibrant song which got the appreciation of the world.
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Gauri Shankar discussed the arrangements for the meeting with the representatives of various literary bodies on Wednesday. He said that for the first time a Telugu song is getting a global award, it is a matter of great pleasure for all.
In the meeting, it was decided to hold a meeting on 28th March to honor Chandrabose who had brought such great laurels to Telugu literacy in the field of film songs.
The President of the Akademi appealed to the poets and litterateurs to attend the meeting. He said that film lyricist Chandra Bose has made Telangana proud by taking Telugu songs to the world stage.