Telugu Poet K Siva Reddy Selected for the Prestigious Saraswati Samman 2018

Telugu Poet K Siva Reddy Selected for the Prestigious Saraswati Samman 2018

• Telugu poet K Siva Reddy has been named to be conferred with the prestigious Saraswati Samman 2018 for his collection of poetry titled Pakkaki Ottigilite (Turning Aside While Lying Down).
• The award carries a cash prize of  15 lakh rupees, a citation and a plaque.
• Saraswati Samman is one of the highest literary awards, instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991.
• It is given annually for an outstanding literary work written in any 22 Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India and published during the last 10 years.