hyderabad home minister t devender goud on wednesday said there was an urgent need to protect ancients forms and traditions especially in view of the changing lifestyle and priorities participating as chief guest at the hamsa awards function organised by the andhra pradesh state cultural council here goud said that with the onslaught of television channels and changing lifestyles many art forms were fast fading into the oblivion even in villages traditions and culture are fast changingwe need to preserve them as they not only entertain us but also carry a good message he said information public relations and cultural minister n sivaprasad said the state government would continue to encourage artistes and give necessary support to the agencies working for preservation of the art forms earlier state cultural council chairman and mp c narayana reddy explained the activities of the council and its contribution to the field of telugu literature five eminent persons representing various fields were honoured with the hamsa award they are utpala satyanarayanacharya literature annavarapu ramaswamy music m usha gayatri dance acharya ekka yadagiri rao sculpture and a c chandrasekhar folk arts the award carries a shawl a goldplated replica of hamsa a citation and a cash prize of rs 30000 disciples of m usha gayatri presented kuchipudi dance ballet