SYMPOSIUM
ON SCIENTIFIC REFERENCES IN TELUGU LITERATURE - REPORT
I-SERVE has
conducted a brief but beautiful symposium on the above subject on 1st
April 2006 at 3pm in the conference hall of Ammavodi Complex in the premises
of Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Ashrama, Dundigal, Hyderabad.
At the outset,
Sri K.V. Krishna Murthy, the Chairman, I-SERVE, welcomed the large gathering
of Scientists and Scholars and briefed them about the activities of I-SERVE
and the purpose of the present Symposium. He requested the learned delegates
to give more information about the areas where scientific references are
available in the classical literature.
Renowned
Professors from different Universities of Andhra Pradesh have enthusiastically
participated in the symposium and in fact deliberated not only on the
Telugu literature but also Sanskrit literature.
The symposium
was presided over by Prof. Vedula Subramanya Sarma of Andhra University,
Visakhapatnam. He, in his Presidential address, made quick survey of the
scientific references in the classical Telugu and Sanskrit literature.
Sri Telakapalli
Viswanadha Sarma, Retd. Principal of Oriental Sanskrit College, Palem,
co-chaired the Symposium. Prof K.P.R. Vittal Murthy, Dept. of Metrology
of Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Prof K. Malaya Vasini, Dept. of Telugu,
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Dr. Julakanti Bala Subramanyam of TTD
Tirupati, Prof. N.L. Mohan, Dept. of Geology, Osmania University, Hyderabad,
Prof. T.R. Krishnappa, former Principal of B.Ed, College of Mysore, Prof.
Attili Venkata Ramana, Dept. of Chemistry, P.G. College, Nuziveedu, Prof.
C.V.V. Subramanyam, Telugu University, formar Prof. Badala Ramaiah, Dean
of Telugu, University of Mysore, have participated in the discussion of
Symposium and mentioned about 35 rare text books where scientific references
are available in abundance.
The short
but inspiring session lasted for around 3 hours and added new clues and
hints for further book studies by I-SERVE. The Symposium came to conclusion
with vote of thanks proposed by Sri C.B.K. Sastry.
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