137th Birth Anniversary of Sadhu Subramanya Sastry Observed

Sriman Sadhu Subrahmanya Sastry, the eminent scholar who translated the inscriptions of Tirumala and played a pivotal role in spreading the glory of  Sri Venkateswara across the world, was a great visionary advocated schloars.

The 137th birth anniversary of Sriman Sadhu Subrahmanya Sastry was celebrated in a grand manner on Wednesday.

On this occasion, floral tributes were offered at to the bronze statue of Subrahmanya Sastry located opposite SVETA Bhavan in Tirupati.

Later in the evening, a literary seminar was organized at Annamacharya Kalamandiram in Tirupati, in connection with the 137th birth anniversary celebrations of the versatile scholar.

Speaking on the occasion, scholars stated that Sriman Subrahmanya Sastri, while serving as Peishkar of the Sri Venkateswara Temple, worked as an epigraphist and collected and translated 1,167 copper-plate inscriptions.

They also said several copper plates containing Annamacharya keerthanas were retrieved from the Annamayya Keerthana Bhandagaram and brought to light.

These invaluable works were published as part of the Epigraphics Series as early as in 1931 at Srimahantula Press in Madras.

The scholars emphasized that Sastry's distinction lay not only in his service as a Devasthanam employee but also as a pioneering archaeologist and researcher who was the first to proclaim the glory of Sri Venkateswara to the wider world.

Scholar Dr Gunasekhar, Smt. Sadhu Girijadevi-Sriman Sadhu Subrahmanya Sastri’s daughter, his grandson, Judge Sri C. N. Murthy,  Annamacharya Project, Dr. Medasani Mohan were also present.