Bharat Ratna for Ghantasala – Signature Campaign
Dear Respected President of India and Respected Prime Minster of India,
On the Birth Centenary of Sri Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao garu, we request the Government of India to recognize him with Bharata Ratna posthumously for his tremendous contributions in the field of Music of India. For the 15 crores Telegu speaking people in the two states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and all over India and the world, Sri Ghantasala (as he is commonly known) was a legend. His rendering of the Bhagavad-Gita, that epitomized his divine voice, will forever be one of the most listened recordings in India.
Please sign the petition: Telugu version: change.org/BharatRatnaForGhantasalaGaru
Sri Ghantasala garu sang more than 10,000 songs and directed music for 110 films. Such a combination of being a singer and music director, both in large numbers, is unparalleled by any musician in India.
Sri Ghantasala garu was also a freedom fighter during the Quit India movement in 1942.
The Indian government recognized Sri Ghantasala with a PadmaShri in 1970. A postage stamp was released in his honor in 2003. However, for all his contributions to the field of Indian Music, it is appropriate that he be given the highest civilian honor of the land in India, the Bharata Ratna. Since his birth centenary celebrations are being celebrated this year, this will be the best opportunity to honor him now!
Please sign the petition: https://www.change.org/BharatRatnaforGhantasala
National Associations that are supporting this effort in USA are listed in Alphabetical order:
SPBMI – Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam Music International
AAPI – American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.
APTA - America Progressive Telugu Association.
ATA - American Telugu Association
ATS - American Telangana Society
GMCANA – Guntur Medical College Alumni of North America
GSKI – Ghantasala Sangeetha Kalasala International
IAMA – Indian American Medical Association
NATA - North AMerican Telugu Association
NRIVA - NRI Vasavi Association
SNUSA - Sankara Nethralaya USA
Silicon Andhra
SEWA International
TANA - Telugu Association of North America
TDF – Telangana Development Forum
TTA - Telangana American Telugu Association
USA National Telugu Associations participated in BharatRatna for Ghantasala Zoom Program on February 13th, 2022: Coordinator: Bala Reddy Indurti, Anchor: Shyam Appali
• Singer Gangadhar – Hyderabad, India
• Dr. Srinivasa Reddy Alla, GMCANA, Dallas TX USA
• Dr. Raghava Reddy Gosala, NATA, Philadelphia PA, USA
• Jay Talluri, TANA, New York NY, USA
• Dr. Sridhar Reddy Korsapati, NATA, Dallas TX, USA
• Dr. Vamsee Ramaraju, Vegesna Foundation, Hyderabad, India
• Bhaskar Ganti, SPBMI, Rockville MD, USA
• Moorthy Rekapalli, Sankara Nethralaya USA, Atlanta GA, USA
• Damu Gedala, GSKI, New Jersey USA