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MB#81: ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฟ๐๐ช๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง-๐๐ฃ-๐๐๐ฌ.
[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 sentimentโthe wish of the 90-year-old grandfatherโsecuring 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: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ-๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐: ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐ฝ๐ง๐๐๐.
[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 foundโa brilliant, meritorious graduate. This blog details the suspense of the search, the week-l
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Dec 2, 20253 min read
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MB#79: ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง'๐จ ๐ผ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐จ ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐จ๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐ค๐ค๐ .
[MemoirBlogthon #79] I developed the art of giving personalized Certificates of Appreciation to volunteers in my professional and community service projectsโa 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: ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ค๐ฃ.
[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: ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ผ๐ช๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ง'๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ .
[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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Dec 1, 20254 min read
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MB#76: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐พ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ค๐ฃ 1946 ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐.
[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 Indiaโthe 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: ๐๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ ๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #75] On my grandson's first birthday, we gifted him a cycle with stabilizer wheelsโa 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 appreciationโlikening my teaching style to the Mahabharataโs Dronacharyaโaffirmed that the true
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Nov 30, 20253 min read
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MB#74: ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐.
[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: ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
[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: ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ค-๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐๐ข ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
[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-lawโa 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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Nov 29, 20253 min read
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MB#71: ๐๐๐ โน200 ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐พ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐, ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก.
[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 โน200 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: ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ข 54-๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #70] In 1970, my father's return from a pilgrimage to Rameswaramโwith my grandparents and a toy bankโplanted 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: ๐ ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐, ๐ผ๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐๐ข, ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐๐.
[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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Nov 28, 20253 min read
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MB#68: ๐ผ๐ก๐ก-๐ฝ๐ค๐ฎ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฟ๐ช๐จ๐จ๐๐๐ง๐.
[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: ๐๐๐ 1968 ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐พ๐ช๐ง๐๐ค๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
[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: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐ข ๐พ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ค๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ก๐๐ข๐จ.
[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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Nov 27, 20253 min read
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MB#65: ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฌ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ง๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก-๐๐๐ซ๐๐.
[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 lifeโfrom the brother-in-law who funded his education to the Chief En
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MB#64: ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐๐ง๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ค๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฝ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ฎ.
[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: ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ.
[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 attireโfrom the 'shikha' to the 'danda'โand 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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Nov 26, 20253 min read
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MB#62: ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐ง๐๐จ๐จ ๐พ๐๐ง๐.
[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 fatherโwhose 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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