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Telangana CM Unveils Ande Sri Memorial Plans, Housing Aid for Poets, Weighs Folklore University

The chief minister cast the moves as cultural restitution tied to Telangana’s statehood legacy.

Overview

  • At a memorial meeting in Hyderabad, A. Revanth Reddy hailed Ande Sri as a close companion and announced an Ande Sri Smruthi Vanam.
  • The government will place the poet’s book Nippula Vaagu in all public libraries across Telangana.
  • Employment has been provided to a member of Ande Sri’s family as part of the state’s support package.
  • Nine poets who contributed to the Telangana agitation have been allotted 300‑square‑yard plots, with homes to be built for them in Bharat Future City.
  • Reddy said he will convene stakeholders to consider creating a Telangana Folklore University named after Ande Sri and criticized the previous BRS government for trying to sideline the anthem Jaya Jaya Hey Telangana.