Telangana Poet Nandini Sidha Reddy Receives Sahitya Akademi Award 2025

Telangana poet and writer Nandini Sidha Reddy has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award 2025 for his poetry anthology 'Animesha', which reflects on the COVID-19 pandemic and Telangana's cultural identity. Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy and other leaders congratulated him, highlighting his contributions to modern Telangana literature and the Telangana movement. Reddy, a former Telugu lecturer and literary organizer, is recognized nationally among 24 awardees across Indian languages.