A Southern Utah University English professor is one of 30 individuals of Indian origin living in the United States to be honored at the 1991 Cultural Festival of India now being presented at Middlesex County College, Edison, N.J.
S.S. Moorty, who has taught writing and English literature at SUU since 1975, will be recognized for his contributions in the area of literature Aug. 8 at the festival.The festival, sponsored by Bochasanwasi Swaminarayan Sanstha (BSS), has been held in India (twice), London and the USA (twice) since its beginning in 1981. The goal of the festival, according to organizers, is "to give a comprehensive knowledge of Indian culture in its purest form to both Indians and Americans."
Moorty and his 13-year-old daughter, Neela, had also been honored earlier this summer by the Telugu Association of North America (TANA) at its conference in Atlanta, Ga. Telugu is a major language of Indian and Moorty's native tongue.
Moorty was a prize winner in the TANA adult essay competition. Neela, who has been training in South Indian classical dance, Bharatanaatyam, with Vijji Prakash in Los Angeles, was selected to give a dance performance at the TANA meetings.