Hyderabad, August 6: The 19th National Public Relations Education Day was celebrated with enthusiasm at Surana Auditorium, FTCCI, Red Hills, Hyderabad, on Thursday. The programme was jointly organised by the CVN PR Foundation and the Hyderabad Chapter of the Public Relations Society of India (PRSI) on the 93rd birth anniversary of PR pioneer Dr C. V. Narasimha Reddi.The event was held on the theme “Trust, Truth & Transparency – The Core of PR Education.” Telangana Labour Minister Dr Gaddam Vivek Venkataswamy was the Chief Guest, while PRSI National President Dr Ajit Pathak attended as Guest of Honour. Dr Sriram Birudavolu, CEO, Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence, delivered the keynote address.Speaking on the occasion, Minister Vivek paid rich tributes to Dr C. V. Narasimha Reddi and stressed the importance of truth, trust and transparency in public communication. He said the Telangana Government is committed to strengthening its PR machinery for effective communication of government policies and development programmes.Dr Sriram Birudavolu highlighted the growing importance of PR in the era of Artificial Intelligence, automation and digital media. He stressed the need for PR professionals to counter fake news, deepfakes and misinformation while protecting organisational reputation.The programme was attended by around 150 PR professionals, academics, students and media representatives. Several prestigious national awards were presented.Shri Saikat Chakraborty, Chief Manager (Corporate Communications), GAIL (India) Ltd., received the Dr C. V. Narasimha Reddi–PRSI Best PR Manager of the Year 2026 National Award. Dr V. Palaniappan received the Jury Special Recognition, while Shri Vikram Kharvi, CEO of Bloomingdale PR, Mumbai, received the PR Voice Literary Excellence Recognition.Awards were also presented to outstanding PR teachers, academic counsellors, PRSI educational initiative conveners and 22 students from 18 educational institutions for excellence in Public Relations.The programme was hosted by Dr Kambhampati Yadagiri, Chairman, PRSI Hyderabad Chapter, and Sri C. Ravinder Reddy, Secretary, CVN PR Foundation. The vote of thanks was proposed by Sri P. Mohan Rao, Coordinator of the programme.
