Scholars Laud Sri Sadhu Subramanya Shastry Contributions

On the occasion of the 43rd death anniversary of renowned scholar and the first Peishkar of Tirumala temple, Sri Sadhu Subrahmanya Sastri which was observed at the Annamacharya Kala Mandiram on Tuesday scholars from the literature spectrum of society lauded his great contributions and termed them as inspiration for the youth to follow the path of Sri Venkateswara Bhakti.

Speaking on the occasion the VC of Sri Padmavati Women's University VC Acharya Uma said that the lives of great people like Sri Sadhu Subrahmanya Shastry, who rendered invaluable service to Tirumala Sri Venkateswara Swami, remain immortal. 

Acharya Uma, who presided over the literary conference organized on the occasion, spoke on the topic of "Sri Subramanya Shastry's research", and said that Sri Subramanya Shastri had done unique service to Swami varu by uncovering the history of Srivari temple. The first inscription unearthed by Sri Subrahmanya Shastry states that Pallava Queen Samavai presented the silver idol of Srinivasamurthy to the temple in the ninth century.

Sri Achahalu of National Sanskrit University gave a lecture on the topic "Cultural Inscriptions of Tallapaka" and said that in the 41 inscriptions of Tallapaka, the system of temples, donations given by donors, their usage, the regime of the time, priests, administrative officers, servants and other aspects were explained. 

Later, Sri Sorakayala Krishna Reddy, a prominent legal researcher from Thondawada, said that it was Sri Sadhu Subrahmanya Shastry who translated the inscriptions of the Tirumala Srivari Temple and spread the history of the temple and the glory of Sri Venkateswara Swamy to the world.

Pushpanjali:

Earlier on the occasion of the 43rd death anniversary of Sri Sadhu Subrahmanya Shastry, Annamacharya Project Director Dr. Akella Vibhishana Sharma paid floral tribute to his statue in front of the SVETA Bhavan in Tirupati.

Later on the occasion of Sri Gouripeddi Ramasubba Sharma's 102nd birth anniversary, floral tributes were paid to his statue at SV Oriental College.

Sri Shastri's daughter Smt Girija, C.B.I. Judge and grandson Sri C.N.Murthy, TTD  Asthana Vidwan Dr Garimella Balakrishna Prasad, Tallapaka family members Sri Hari Narayanacharyulu, DEO Sri. Nagaraju Naidu, Sub Editor of Publications Department Dr Narasimhacharya, DPP Program Coordinator Smt. Kokila, other officers and students participated.