ANDHRA SAHITYA SAMITI , SECTOR 5, BHILAI NAGAR
Address : Andhra Sahitya Samithi (Regd.No.70), Sector-5, BHILAI – 490006
Telephone : 0788.2858366
BEGINNING
Objective :The Andhra Sahitya Samithi has been formed by Telugu speaking people of Bhilai Nagar with an objective of developing Culture, Religion and the Fine Arts of Andhra Pradesh and provide facilities of education.
Activities : Construction and maintaining of Lord Shri Venkateshwara Temple, (Balaji Mandir) at Sector-5, Bhilai and Construction and maintaining Shri Venkateshwara Kalyana Mantapam (a multi purpose hall) at Sector-5, Bhilai for organizing various religious / cultural functions, marriages and other social gatherings.
BEGINNING
During late fifties while giant steel plant was taking shape in Bhilai, changing the economic & geographic landscape of the region, social transformation was also taking place simultaneously. People (Engineers, Technicians, craftsmen & other unskilled labour) from all corners of India reached Bhilai to take part in the construction activities. Having spent 12 hours in day light, they used to spend their evening hours joining together forming communities and enriching Bhilai with different cultural heritages they have brought from their respective native states. Gradually different cultural associations have taken birth in the Steel City making Bhilai a mini India .
One of such Associations in Bhilai is ANDHRA SAHITYA SAMITHI a premier association of Telugu speaking people of Bhilai. It was registered in the year 1960, by those stalwarts of yester years who had a special love for rich Telugu literature & Telugu culture. The Andhra Sahitya Samithi with its registered office at Sector-5, Bhilai has undertaken many noble & great activities over the years under the able leadership of various great personalities like Late Shri G.M.Apparao, Late Shri V.R.Tata, Shri S.Chittaranjan, Shri R.V.Rao, Late Shri G.V.Rao, Shri D.V.J.Rao, Shri E.Keshava Rao, Shri V.V.V.S.Prakasha Rao, Shri A.Sambasiva Rao and many more who served the Samithi in different periods. Some of the noteworthy activities under taken by Andhra Sahitya Samithi are organizing cultural programs by famous playback singer late Ghantasala, great Karnatic singer Smt. M.L.Vasanta Kumari, famous Kuchapudi dancers Vedantam Satyanarayana Sharma, Radha & Raja Reddy, famous folk dancer Shri D.YT.Sampat Kumar, mimicry program by Shri Venumadhav Shehnai proramme by great Shri Bismillah Khan. Samithi also extended timely help to their brothern by raising funds for flood relief for victims of Diviseema etc.
Significant events in the history of the samiti are given below:
Year Event
1959-60 Sri Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was honoured
1960-61 Sri Bismillah khan’s shehnai
1962-63 Construction of samiti Building
1964-66 ‘Kanyasulkam’ drama by JV Sriramamurthy and party
1967-68 Sri M Chenna reddy was honoured, Laying foundation stone by Sri jagatpati, the then GM BSP
1969-71 Mimicry by Dr Chandrasekharam
1969-72 Dances by Smt Kanakadurga and party
1971-76 Laying foundation stone of Rajagopuram by Sri
P R Ahuja the then GM BSP
P R Ahuja the then GM BSP
2010-11 Temple Sampokshana, Mahkumbabhishekam
2011-12 Annamcharya kirtanalu
The executive committee thanks all the members, patrons and philonthropical organizations who have been extending co-operation since last many years.