hyderabad union tourism minister g kishan reddy has written to telangana chief minister k chandrasekhar rao requesting that brs government identify and allot 10 acres in hyderabad for establishment of a regional centre of sangeet natak akademi snatelangana according to the ministers letter dated march 9 is the bridge between northern and southern india it would transform into a stateoftheart regional centre and a leading cultural space that would foster cultural growth kishan reddy said in the lettersna currently has no presence in telangana or andhra pradesh the new centre is envisaged for promotion of research and documentation of music folk and tribal arts theatre and puppetry as all other regional centres of sna cater to dance forms he said kishan reddy said further that telangana has a rich and diverse cultural heritage including the most precious dance forms known during the kakatiya dynasty such as perini sivatandavam and traditional forms of storytelling such as golla suddulu oggu kathalu gotralu and chindu bhagavatamhe drew the cms attention to the states large tribal population and their diverse dance forms such as gussadi lambadi mayuri and dhimsa which can be showcasedsangeet natak akademi is an autonomous organisation under the ministry of culture and the countrys apex body in the field of performing arts it is tasked with preserving and promoting indias vast and unique diverse culture expressed through music dance and drama