Acharya N. Gopi has been honored with the first Professor Jaishankar Award

• Acharya N. Gopi, a renowned poet and literary critic, has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious Prof. Kothapalli Jayashankar Award.
• This award is instituted by Bharat Jagruthi, a cultural organization affiliated with Bharat Rashtra Samithi, and aims to honor accomplished literary figures.
• Acharya Gopi has an impressive literary career with a total of 56 books to his name.

Prof. Kothapalli Jayashankar

• Prof. Kothapalli Jayashankar, popularly known as Professor Jayashankar,was an Indian academic and social activist.
• He played a crucial role as an ideologue in the Telangana Movement, advocating for a separate state.
• Prof. Jayashankar actively fought for a separate state for Telangana, starting from 1952.
• He was a key figure in raising awareness about the socio-political issues faced by the region and advocating for its separate identity.
• Prof. Jayashankar served as the former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University and remained an activist throughout his career, dedicated to the cause of the Separate Telangana Movement.