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Acharya Gopi to be conferred with Prof. Jayashankar Award

Published on 24 Jun 2023

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Acharya Gopi to be conferred with Prof. Jayashankar Award
  • Eminent poet, literary critic, and Sahitya Akademi Award recipient, Acharya N. Gopi has been selected for Kothapalli Jayashankar Award instituted by Bharat Jagruthi, a cultural organization and extended arm of Bharat Rashtra Samithi.
  • The award would be presented to Acharya Gopi at an event to be organized at Telangana Saraswatha Parishath in Abids.
  • The award has been instituted earlier this year for honouring the littérateurs every year.
  • Acharya Gopi has so far penned 56 books including 26 compilations of poems, 7 compilations of essays, 5 translations and 3 research books.
  • His books were translated to several Indian languages as also into foreign languages such as German, Persian, Russian and others.
  • He worked as the Vice-Chancellor of Telugu University and acted as the in-charge V-C of Kakatiya and Dravida Universities in the past.
Source: SarkariPariksha