Re: AWARD FEVER!
s.k.rao (rao@lij.edu)
Wed, 10 Sep 1997 10:58:57 -0400
Regarding money and inflation:
It is true you can not get great works instantly by offering money. But
the pool of money available for the literature yearly
Rajyalakshmi Foundation 50,000
Gnana Peetha 1,00,00
Ugadi / Sankranti 2,00,000(all magazines together )
Jyesta/ Gurajada/ other foundations1,00,000
in VZM/VSP/SKL districts
( Can others add to the list of the award sums that you know of. I am
curious to see how much is being given to the telugu literature yearly.Can
this be a Crore of rupees ? )
We have about at least 700 writers and over a laksh of readers. (a very
low nuber compared to 6.6 crore population (literacy 45%)
and the others that are not known to me ...encourgaes writers, in general.
By adding a laksh or two yarly (TANA/ATA) to this pool is not really
going to cause inflation, IMHO.
As Sri.PALANA and Ramakrishna garulu said discussion on this subject
should be taken seriously for future planning.
- srinivasa rao k.
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