Padma Shri awardee Sakini Ramachandraiah passed away at her home due to illness

Ramachandraya of Bavi Koonavaram village of Manuguru mandal was selected for the Padma Shri award by the then Telangana government for presenting the history of Sammakka Sarakka in the form of art in the Medaram Jatara.

*Received the Padma Shri Award from the then President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi. District Collector Jitesh V Patil paid tribute to Ramachandraiah's death.