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 80 million 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. His contributions as music director and singer in several Indian languages - Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi - are immense in a career spanning for more than 25 years.
Please sign the petition: Telugu version: change.org/BharatRatnaForGhantasalaGaru
Sri Ghantasala garu sang more than 10,000 songs and directed music for 110 films.
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:
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
Asia Pacific Telugu Associations participated in BharatRatna for Ghantasala Zoom Program on March 6th: Coordinator: Bala Reddy Indurti, Anchor: Shyam Appali
• I. Ganapathi Reddy, Enc R&B, Hyderabad India.
• Dr. Sharath Chandra Tamada, Hyderabad India.
• Adiseshu Kota, Tabla Player, Sydney Australia.
• Karunakar Rao, Hyderabad India.
• Srilatha Magatala, New Zealand Telugu Association - New Zealand
• Vijaya Tangirala, Telugu Association of Australia In - Australia
• Ratnakumar Kavuturu, Shri Samskruthika Kalasaradhi - Singapore
• Dr. Achaiah Kumar Rao, Telugu Association of Malaysia - Malaysia
TVAsia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS_CvSvBR5k
manaTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEJZmVJFm7I
SakshiTVTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suabI0JyEo4
TV5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wECbQz0H-mc
99TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It3qkE8Ok7o
GNN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gb213-HBkZE
SingaporeTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9mx42__jI8