DH News Service BANGALORE, March 22

The Telugu Vignana Samithi has resolved to institute an award in honour of famous singer P Susheela.

Announcing this at the Golden Jubilee celebrations, former speaker Ramesh Kumar, who is also the chief patron of the Samithi), said the P Susheela Award will be given annually to best budding artiste (female singer) from next year.

The announcement came in the backdrop of Susheela’s statement that no one had bothered to institute an award in her name though her songs were quite popular. “Singers are a nation’s treasure. In 50 years of my singing career, not much has been done to institute an award in my name. Normally, awards are conferred/instituted after a person dies, but of what use is such recognition for the person after death ?” she had questioned.