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MB#56: 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙘𝙠-𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 30-𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙩 𝘼𝙄𝙍 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤𝙨.
[MemoirBlogthon #56] My time at AIR elevated me to a minor celebrity status, especially during the Krishna Pushkaralu festival in 1980. While I was on live duty, groups of listeners, having obtained entry passes, streamed through the announcer's cabin, watching me broadcast—a surreal experience that left many surprised. But the truest validation came earlier: I gave my father and a visiting IIT Professor a rare guided tour of the studios, explaining the complex logistics of t
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Nov 242 min read
MB#55: 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 30 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙋𝙚𝙖𝙠-𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙔𝙪𝙫𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙞.
[MemoirBlogthon #55] With the need for live programming rising, AIR Vijayawada held auditions. My training under PEX Sri B. Ramanna Panthulu Garu allowed me to excel, performing tasks across three languages: Telugu, English, and Hindi. I was delighted to be selected and rated as an "A1 Grade Casual Artist'. This grading not only proved my versatility but made me eligible to contribute to multiple wings—from News to Agricultural programs—without scheduling conflicts. My new r
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Nov 243 min read
MB#53: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢: 𝙈𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙮𝙖 𝙎𝙖𝙞 𝘽𝙖𝙗𝙖.
[MemoirBlogthon #53] In 1971, my father introduced me to the fervent devotion of a colleague's family on Sathya Sai Baba's birthday, noting the miracles they witnessed. Years later, jobless and worried in Hyderabad, I received my own unexpected miracle: a dream where Sai Baba placed his hand on my cheek and consoled me. This divine promise led to three job interview calls within two days. My first visit to the Puttaparthi Ashram, where I secured a first-row darshan, validated
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Nov 233 min read
MB#52 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝘾𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙖𝙡.
[MemoirBlogthon #52] Our family has always followed the spiritual practice of Annadanam (food charity), rooted in the belief that "Food is Divine" (Annam Para Brahma Swarupam). This legacy, learned directly from my parents, became the heart of my father's centennial birthday observation in November 2025. To honor his values, we organized a community lunch for 80 supporting staff in our gated community's double car parking space—a simple but profound gesture affirming his asp
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Nov 232 min read
MB#50: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡.
[MemoirBlogthon #50] A heartfelt request from a celebrated educationist presented my father with a tricky ethical problem involving government property. His brilliant solution—turning a community favor into a mandatory vehicle trial—taught me a masterclass in professional accountability and service. MB#50 : The Engineer Who Sent a Road Roller Next Door My father, Sri Susarla Subrahmanya Sastry, was the Executive Engineer at the Andhra Pradesh Roads and Buildings Department’s
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Nov 223 min read
MB#49: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚-𝙏𝙞𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢: 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮.
[MemoirBlogthon#49] As the Superintending Engineer for the Roads & Buildings Department's mechanical circle across Andhra Pradesh, my father mastered systems management (like his innovative three-tier maintenance) but prioritized people management. I witnessed his philosophy firsthand when he addressed a highly corrupt officer not with punishment, but with two hours of private counseling, proving that leadership rooted in dignity and respect builds relationships that last lon
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Nov 223 min read
MB#48: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙎𝙥𝙤𝙩𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞-𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙂𝙞𝙛𝙩.
[MemoirBlogthon#48] In 1973, a casual interview with a newspaper chief reporter led to the publication of my life philosophies in the Andhra Patrika. This memoir talks about how proud my father was when he gave me a typewritten translation of the article for my birthday. The piece, which declared my intent to marry by parental choice and my aim to become an engineer, served as a lasting blueprint of my character—a treasure that remains a touchstone today, despite the career
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Nov 223 min read
MB#45: 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙪𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.
[MemoirBlogthon#45] The sudden order for compulsory retirement hit our home like a lightning bolt, silencing my father and sending my mother into uncontrollable sobs. His punishment was the consequence of upholding government norms against a minister's corrupt demands, forcing him into a legal battle that affirmed his unshakable integrity. MB#45: Compulsory Retirement My Father’s Stand Against Corruption. The Day the Pay Stopped, But Integrity Did Not The evening I returned
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Nov 213 min read
MB#43: 𝙒𝙝𝙮 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙡𝙚-𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝙇𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮.
[MemoirBlogthon#43] For my father, professional success in a middle-class family was built on two elements: relentless self-improvement and the proud display of one's academic journey. It wasn't until I salvaged his documents late in his life that I fully realized the astonishing depth of his lifelong commitment to learning and professional excellence. MB#43: This is how my father used his qualifications on letterheads. The Lesson of the Lifelong Learner My father, Sri Susar
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Nov 202 min read
MB#42: 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙮𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙙𝙖 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙁𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙡.
[MemoirBlogthon#42] The climax of my ambitious single-day schedule was a talk at the Vijayawada Book Festival on "Career Choices." I connected with the 500 people in the audience by telling them about my history with the PWD ground we were standing on while wearing a suit and tie. This memoir culminates with my father’s high praise for my meticulous planning: "It all resembles the schedule of a busy bureaucrat." This comment confirmed that my strategic communication and organ
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Nov 202 min read
MB#41: 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙘𝙮.
[MemoirBlogthon #41] Music was the steady heartbeat of our home, driven by my mother's daily rendering of keerthanas and my father's thoughtful patronage of the arts. His subscription to Carnatic concerts and his attempts to nurture musical talent in his children created a deep, shared harmony that lasted his lifetime. MB#41: The Framed Portrait and My Parents' Love for MS Subbulakshmi Music was never just background noise in our house; it was a revered activity, driven by th
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Nov 192 min read
MB#40: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙄𝙋 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙨, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙘𝙚 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙨.
[MemoirBlogthon #40] I spent three uninteresting days at a high-profile tennis tournament with my father. I was only interested in the VIP ice cream. Decades later, a forgotten testimonial revealed the true depth of his connection to sports—a passionate legacy that continues today with my football-playing grandson. MB#40: The Sports Legacy I Found in a Testimonial. Sporting Spectacle: Attending a Match Together. The question of whether my father, Sri Susarla Subrahmanya Sast
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Nov 193 min read
MB#39: 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙀𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙀𝙄.
[MemoirBlogthon#39] My father's professional passion didn't end with government service; he channeled it into the Institution of Engineers (India), elevating the local chapter to a full Local Centre in 1989. This high-stakes dedication to the engineering fraternity—and the faxed invitation I received to the inaugural function—sowed the seed that pushed me to leave a small town and pursue my own success in the professional mainstream. MB#39: Engineering Excellence: My Father
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Nov 193 min read
MB#38 𝙂𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙝𝙞 𝙃𝙞𝙡𝙡: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙥 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙉𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙊𝙗𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙤.
[MemoirBlogthon #38] Vijayawada's Gandhi Hill was my preferred Sunday activity. This memoir explores the central mystery: why my father, who restricted other outings, silently approved every visit to the hill. This is India's first hill memorial to Gandhi, inaugurated in 1968. I connect his silence to the hill's historical significance and his personal ethics, rooted in Gandhi’s saying: "If you think right, you speak right, and you do the right." This memoir post contrasts m
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Nov 193 min read
MB#36: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙞𝙛𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩: 𝘼 𝙇𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙂𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙛.
[MemoirBlogthon #36] : On September 8, 2014, after my mother's passing, I made a phone call to my grieving father to ask for consent for eye donation. His immediate approval led to the donation of sight to two blind individuals. This memoir details the urgent, sensitive procedure performed by the L. V. Prasad Eye Institute and the profound emotional validation received through the "Grateful Acknowledgement" certificate—a document my father proudly shared with all visitors, e
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Nov 182 min read
MB#35: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙤 𝙏𝙧𝙚𝙚'𝙨 𝙇𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙: 𝙎𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙎𝙖𝙙 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙗𝙮𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙟𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙘 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣.
[MemoirBlogthon#35] In 2012, my father made the painful decision to sell his dream house in Vijayawada to prioritize peace and proximity to his family in Hyderabad. This memoir details the bittersweet necessity of trading a life's work for new apartments and culminates with a visit in 2020. I found the house neglected, but the mango tree my father planted decades ago still stood strong, bearing fruit. I could only pick a bag of mangoes and say a "sad goodbye to the majestic
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Nov 182 min read
MB#33: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 "𝙊𝙢𝙣𝙞-𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙩" 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚: 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙀𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙑𝙖𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙪 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.
[MemoirBlogthon#33] In 1979, my father began building his dream house in Vijayawada. This memoir details the application of his engineering expertise, from the Vaastu-compliant blueprints to the strategic design of four independent portions. The post captures his profound foresight: "Our house is omni-present, to live in it or let it be hired, both ways are possible." It also recounts the unexpected trust he placed in me by delegating the entire electrical wiring project, des
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Nov 172 min read
MB#32: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙬𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙮-𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚: 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝘼𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙖.
[MemoirBlogthon#32] My father produced a remarkable twenty-page typewritten script, "Australia: A Land of Contrasts and Opportunities." This memory goes beyond the typical travel diary, detailing his meticulous analysis of the country's unique geography, economy, and culture. His effort to document his experiences—from the Daintree Rainforest to the Twelve Apostles—provides a profound lesson in transforming personal travel into a lasting, educational resource for the family.
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Nov 172 min read
MB#31: 𝙈𝙮 𝙎𝙤𝙣—𝘼 𝙁𝙞𝙫𝙚-𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙎𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙.
[MemoirBlogthon#31] From 1991 to 1995, I was the company secretary for a five-star hotel, The Krishna Oberoi. The most valuable perk of the job wasn't the glamour, but the day I invited my engineer father for a guided tour of the entire premises. This memoir details his meticulous inspection of the luxury amenities and staff operations and the ultimate pride when I overheard him introduce me to his friends as "My son—a five-star company secretary," proving that a parent's val
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Nov 163 min read
MB#30: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙀𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙙 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧'𝙨 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙙.
[MemoirBlogthon#30] My father feared my extracurricular activities were ruining my career. But in 1975, as president of the Jaycees Youth Club, I organized a major philatelic exhibition, JYPEX-75, inaugurated by the postmaster general. This memoir talks about the high-stakes event, the media coverage, and the important moment when my father, who was a stranger at the show, finally validated my work with three simple words: "Wonderfully done." It marks the end of his constant
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Nov 162 min read
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