24-04-2026 12:00:00 AM
Metro India News | Hyderabad
Minister for IT and Industries D. Sridhar Babu on Thursday unveiled a special souvenir brought out by the cultural organization ‘Kalavedika’ in memory of former Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker, late Duddilla Sripada Rao at the Secretariat. Kalavedika was founded in the 1960s by R.V. Ramanamurthy, a close associate of Sripada Rao.
Since its inception, the organization has been consistently conducting cultural programs. Sripada Rao shared a deep association with Kalavedika and also served as its president for nearly 20 years. Marking the organisation’s 60th anniversary, Kalavedika monthly magazine editor Bhuvana Rayavarapu, along with members Kommaraju Ravikumar and Puttamraju Sitaram presented the first copy of the special souvenir to the Minister.