Telangana government has nominated eminent writer and poet Jukanti Jagannatham for the prestigious “Sri Dasarathi Krishnamacharya Award” for this year. The state government announced that Mr Jagannatham will be bestowed with the award including one lakh rupees cash and a memento on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Dasarathi Krishnamacharya. The state government issued the orders to this effect yesterday as per the recommendations of the Committee constituted by the government. Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy congratulated Jagannatham for being nominated for the prestigious award.