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MB#81: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝘿𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙧-𝙞𝙣-𝙇𝙖𝙬.
[MemoirBlogthon #81] I agreed to the alliance, but I was reluctant to hold the wedding in the bride's remote village, Balantram, preferring my social circle in Vijayawada. My father tactically overcame my objection by appealing to sentiment—the wish of the 90-year-old grandfather—securing the village as the venue. This small compromise earned me a free hand to manage the wedding logistics, from invitations to video recording. This blog details the charm of the traditional vi
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MB#80: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣-𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝: 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙚.
[MemoirBlogthon #80] Working as a bank cashier in 1983, I was inundated with marriage proposals after placing an ad that drew over 200 replies. Yet, the choice was governed by my father's careful adherence to the family's traditions and the values I had espoused in a 1973 newspaper interview. My heart was set on a working woman, but my father insisted on a prospective bride he'd found—a brilliant, meritorious graduate. This blog details the suspense of the search, the week-l
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MB#79: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝘼𝙙𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝘽𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠.
[MemoirBlogthon #79] I developed the art of giving personalized Certificates of Appreciation to volunteers in my professional and community service projects—a systematic process involving orientation, customized printouts, and public distribution. This entire philosophy was nurtured by my father, who taught me the enduring value of immediate, personalized recognition: it builds long-term relationships and transforms a simple gesture into a job interview asset. His wisdom insp
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MB#78: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙉𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙐𝙣𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙣.
[MemoirBlogthon #78] Our part-time servant, Ramanadham, was honest, diligent, and indispensable, even staying in our government quarters outhouse. But when my mother's black-beaded gold necklace vanished before a function, suspicion quickly fell on him. The case against him was fueled by rumors, a failed test with an Rs. 10 note, and a terrifying prediction from an astrologer using an oil lamp. Though he fiercely maintained his innocence, he was driven away by the police thr
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MB#77: 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧'𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙠.
[MemoirBlogthon #77] The dedication page is a simple yet profound tribute to a life's mentor. For my first book, Self MOTIVATION111 (2018), I chose to honor my father, Sri Susarla Subrahmanya Sastry, praising his uprightness as a government engineer and acknowledging the "guiding hand" on my shoulder. Though readers often ask about its purpose, I know the significance: it sets the ethical tone for the entire work. This blog post explores the traditional practice of placing a
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MB#76: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙚 𝙃𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙤𝙣 1946 𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙙.
[MemoirBlogthon #76] I still possess my parents' 1946 wedding card and photo from Amalapuram, etched with a peculiar English footnote: "Please send your rations in advance." Growing up, I didn't understand its significance until my father explained the realities of British-ruled India—the scarcity of essential goods, ration cards, and fair price shops. This simple plea became a powerful symbol of their marriage: not extravagance, but meticulous planning, shared sacrifice, and
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MB#75: 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙤𝙮𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙎𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚.
[MemoirBlogthon #75] On my grandson's first birthday, we gifted him a cycle with stabilizer wheels—a choice directly influenced by my own delayed, difficult experience learning to ride. My father taught me that skills must be passed on, and honoring that legacy, I patiently mentored my grandson through every stage of cycling, from gliding balance to confident main-road riding. His appreciation—likening my teaching style to the Mahabharata’s Dronacharya—affirmed that the true
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MB#74: 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝘿𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝.
[MemoirBlogthon #74] In 1970, our weekend trips to Manginapudi Beach in my father's official Willys Jeep became my classroom. Thanks to my father's trusted driver, Mr. Ahmed, the unique challenge of operating a left-hand drive vehicle on black sand turned into my first, formative lesson in driving confidence and technique. MB#74: Beach Trip Driving Lesson The Willys Jeep, Black Sand, and My First Driving Lesson In 1970, when my father was the Executive Engineer for the Roads
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MB#73: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙎𝙉𝙇 𝙇𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
[MemoirBlogthon #73] Decades after an operator granted the landline phone as a luxury, my father, a super senior citizen, became the inaugural subscriber to our new fiber optic community hub. That final, maroon-colored instrument remained a cherished symbol of his quiet embrace of connection until his last breath. MB#73 - BSNL phone phases from operator switchboards to Fiber Optics. The Last Landline My Father Ever Loved. My relationship with the telephone spans nearly seven
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MB#72: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙠 𝙏𝙬𝙤-𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙈𝙇 𝙑𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙖 𝙎𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮.
[MemoirBlogthon #72] My childhood excitement over a booked Chetak scooter slowly dissolved over a decade as my father first deferred and then surprisingly gifted the scooter to my brother-in-law—a profound lesson that love often supersedes personal dreams. Though my passion for two wheels went unfulfilled for years, I finally secured my own 1987 LML Vespa after starting my job in Vizianagaram. This green, powerful scooter became a durable, reliable companion for a decade of f
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MB#71: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 ₹200 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝘾𝙮𝙘𝙡𝙚, 𝙈𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙡.
[MemoirBlogthon #71] My father's condition prevented me from trading a rickshaw ride for a cycle: I had to learn it first. That quest for independence led me to secretive practice, self-taught maintenance, and the eventual pride of owning a ₹200 olive green Philips cycle, a prized possession that became my loyal companion for over a decade. This is the story of how earning the right to ride forged a lasting legacy of self-reliance and meticulous upkeep. MB71: This is how I st
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MB#70: 𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙜𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙢𝙚𝙨𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙖𝙢 54-𝙔𝙚𝙖𝙧 𝙒𝙞𝙨𝙝.
[MemoirBlogthon #70] In 1970, my father's return from a pilgrimage to Rameswaram—with my grandparents and a toy bank—planted a lifelong desire in me. Fifty-four years later, I fulfilled that wish, taking a holy bath in the sea and the temple's 22 wells. My adult pilgrimage combined spiritual serenity with historical awe, visiting the House of Kalam the Missile Man. This journey proved that a father's planted seed of faith and curiosity grows into a profound generational exper
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MB#69: 𝙄 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙢, 𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙬𝙞𝙘𝙚.
[MemoirBlogthon #69] My birthplace, Amalapuram, is defined by two profound visits: the first, a memorable journey in the late 1960s where my father proudly showed me the Dowleswaram Barrage and the beauty of the Godavari's Konaseema region. The second, decades later, was a bittersweet pilgrimage that found my ancestral home replaced by a school playground, proving that while physical roots may change, the journey to locate them is the lasting legacy. MB69 On Godavari River
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MB#68: 𝘼𝙡𝙡-𝘽𝙤𝙮𝙨 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙈𝙮𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙝𝙧𝙖.
[MemoirBlogthon #68] In 1968, my father took my younger brother and me on an unforgettable "all-boys" Dussehra trip. The journey climaxed with the spectacular Jamboo Savari procession in Mysore, but the true test of our bond came later, during a terrifying moment of being stranded on a deserted, darkened platform at Madras Railway Station. MB#68 : The Royal Procession at Mysore In All-Boys Trip The Mysore Dussehra, The Empty Platform, and the All-Boys Trip Dussehra in a middl
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MB#67: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 1968 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙎𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙮 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮.
[MemoirBlogthon #67] A family trip to the 1968 India International Trade Fair in Chennai became one of my most formative memories, linking tradition and technology in one grand sweep. My father's thoughtfulness, from a holy pilgrimage to a treasured mechanical gift, taught me how important it is to share an experience with someone else. MB#67: How the Chennai Fair Sparked My Engineering Curiosity The International Fair That Built a City When I reflect on the trips that trul
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MB#66: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙢 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙎𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙬𝙤 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙨.
[MemoirBlogthon #66] In 1970, with my mother overwhelmed by household duties and my father struggling with hotel food during official tours, he engineered a brilliant solution: a mutual transfer for a skilled daytime cook already on government rolls. Mr. Atchuthan Nair, a tall Keralite with a gift for vegetarian cooking, became our family's dedicated chef for a decade. This move solved two problems at once, and his meticulous, flavor-focused approach, which he taught me in a
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MB#65: 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙋𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙖 𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙡-𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙.
[MemoirBlogthon #65] Searching through my father's documents recently, I found an unexpected treasure: an intriguing script written in Telugu, simply captioned: "In Gratefulness: About my most memorable people in my life." MB#65: My father with Sre (Late) Maganti Subrahmanyam (standing). I discovered a profoundly moving, two-page script my father wrote detailing the eight unforgettable people who shaped his life—from the brother-in-law who funded his education to the Chief En
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MB#64: 𝙍𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙖𝙪𝙡 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙨 𝙁𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮.
[MemoirBlogthon #64] For two decades, my commitment to Rotary's motto, "Service Above Self," was fueled by my father's keen interest and admiration. From my earliest club directorships to global conferences in Bangkok and a career project in Australia, his motivation was my compass, culminating in the ultimate honor: recognizing him as a Paul Harris Fellow on his 90th birthday. The PHF Honor My 90-Year-Old Father Deserved My father, Sri Susarla Subrahmanya Sastry, may not hav
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MB#63: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙞𝙘, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮.
[MemoirBlogthon #63] In 1971, my Upanayanam (sacred thread ceremony) was a five-day family festival at the PWD quarters in Vijayawada. My father, with meticulous care, explained the symbolic attire—from the 'shikha' to the 'danda'—and prepared me for my spiritual rebirth. The event, marked by the novelty of a public address system and the surprise attendance of my maternal grandfather, cemented a lasting legacy. Though the ceremony ended, the duty did not: my father, knowing
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MB#62: 𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙂𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙈𝙮 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙙.
[MemoirBlogthon #62] My return to my childhood school in Vijayawada, founded by Padma Shri awardee Smt. V. Koteswaramma garu, completed a profound circle of gratitude. I came back as a professional (ICSI Hyderabad Chapter Chairman) to conduct a career program, but the true honor was remembering the ethical groundwork laid by my father—whose solution to leveling the school grounds with a road roller years ago proved that professional service is the most enduring legacy of all.
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