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I learned the true value of dedication and memory when I recently completed a world record attempt of 100 stories in 31 days titled "Memoir Blogthon". I am sharing my gratitude for receiving the Indian Legacy Award. I believe this journey has been just as much about healing myself as it has been about writing. This is my heartfelt farewell to a life-changing 2025. The Last Chapter of 2025: A Legacy Remembered: People often say that when we reach the end of a long, arduous jo
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Dec 31, 20254 min read
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MB#100: ๐ป๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐๐๐: 100 ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #100] This is it. After 31 consecutive days of intense writing and publishing, the Memoir Blogthon reaches its monumental conclusion with this 100th story. This blog is not just a summary; it's a celebration of the discipline, the detailed planning, and the family support that sustained this World Record attempt to honor my father's centenary. I review the eight core pillars of his character that emerged, share the methodology that made this "herculean task"
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Dec 7, 20255 min read
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MB#99: ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐พ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #99] This second installment of ๐ผ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง focuses on the emotional core of the reunion: the Voices of Validation. Over the course of the event, family members and well-wishers took the stage to share specific, powerful memories detailing the character and principles of Sri Susarla Subrahmanya Sastry. From the humorous anecdotes inquiring about the government's tender processes to the deep gratitude expressed by the chartered a
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Dec 7, 20254 min read
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MB#98: ๐ผ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง: ๐ผ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฎ'๐จ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ฅ.
[MemoirBlogthon #98] In this special blog penned by Author Suryanarayana SV, who positions himself as a dedicated news correspondent, the atmosphere of the November 23, 2025, Centenary Birthday Celebration is brought vividly to life. This blog highlights the profound opening sessions: the welcoming remarks emphasizing Sri Sastry's "Roots and Travel" philosophy, the reminder about the Memoir Blogthon, and the dual celebration with the author's 71st birthday. The centerpiece of
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Dec 7, 20254 min read
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MB#97: ๐๐ช๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง'๐จ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ฅ.
[MemoirBlogthon #97] My fascination with philately, which began in college and led me to organize the successful JYPEX-75 exhibition (detailed in MB#30), created a lasting connection with the Postal Department. This memoir chronicles the ambitious dream of commemorating my fatherโa man whose philosophy is worth emulatingโwith a special postal release. While a full commemorative stamp was prohibitively expensive, a visit to the Hyderabad General Post Office revealed a surpris
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Dec 6, 20253 min read
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MB#96: ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐ช๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐จ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ค๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ฎ.
[MemoirBlogthon #96] Despite a childhood marked by failed attempts at instrumental musicโfrom noisy drums to a breath-straining mouth organโmy fascination remained strong, fueled by my mother's Carnatic heritage and a chance encounter with Veena exponent Ms. Echampati Gayathri. At the age of 60, prompted by her advice to try the digital keyboard, I secretly enrolled in a music school. This blog details my six-month journey under the guidance of Mr. Jason, who, despite special
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Dec 6, 20254 min read
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MB#94: ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐พ๐ก๐๐จ๐จ๐ง๐ค๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐ค ๐พ๐ค๐ง๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #94] Winning the Best Chapter award in 1996 was a milestone, but it was not the end goal. This blog details the over three decades I dedicated to teaching and training aspirants across various professional institutes, including ICSI, ICWAI, and Chartered Accountants, private coachings, Banks and corporates and NGOs like Rotary Clubs. Starting with Foundation level, I soon specialized in the core subject, "Company Secretarial Practice." My success lay in my sin
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Dec 5, 20253 min read
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MB#91: ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ก ๐๐ช๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฉ๐ค๐ง ๐ฟ๐ง. ๐ผ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐พ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ช๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฉ.
[MemoirBlogthon #91] In 1996, as I took charge as Chairman of the Hyderabad Chapter of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI), the challenge was set: secure a prominent Chief Guest for the Annual Fellowship Meet. While the committee debated celebrity access, my heart was set on the Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner, Dr. Akkineni Nageswara Rao. This blog recounts the nerve-wracking process of calling the film legend directly, the surprising personal phone call I rece
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Dec 5, 20254 min read
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MB#90: ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค๐จ.
[MemoirBlogthon #90] Growing up, I saw my father's office adorned with trophies and certificates from his decades of service in the State Government Roads and Buildings Department, planting an early seed of inspiration. As my own professional journey led to a wealth of awards, citations, and mementosโfrom Rotary International medals and banking recognitions to accolades from schools and colleges for my career guidance workโmy home office became overwhelmed. Following my fath
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Dec 4, 20254 min read
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MB#88: ๐๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐จ๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ผ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ง๐๐ก๐๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #88] For years, I was known in Rotary circles as the โCareer Man,โ driven to take my successful Career Guidance projects overseas through the coveted Group Study Exchange (GSE) program. Despite my commitment, three rejections on "flimsy grounds" left me deeply disappointed, leading me to believe the program favored major donors or past presidents. Yet, guided by my fatherโs motivational quoteโ"When one door closes, another door opens"โI pivoted. This led to a
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Dec 4, 20255 min read
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MB#87: ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ช๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ง๐๐๐ข.
[MemoirBlogthon #87] In 1968, amidst the once-in-12-years Krishna Pushkaraluโwhen devotees flocked to Vijayawada for holy dipsโa small advertisement captured my imagination: a private charter flight offering 30 minutes over the city for Rs. 50. Though my sister worried about the cost, I was mesmerized, running out three times a day just to watch the flight and hear its roaring sound. This blog details my fatherโs quiet observation and eventual surprise: a ticket for me and my
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Dec 4, 20254 min read
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MB#84: ๐ผ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ผ๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐จ๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #84] The final acquisition was marred by an unexpected challenge: the three partners of the construction firm were locked in disputes, causing them to repeatedly fail to appear for the joint registration. Waiting for over eight hours outside the Registrar's office, I was ready to file a police complaint, but my father, sitting patiently in the car, calmed me, insisting on resolving the matter amicably. This paternal patience led to the successful, timely regis
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Dec 3, 20253 min read
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MB#82: ๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ '๐๐ค๐ช๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐' ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง ๐ผ๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐๐.
[MemoirBlogthon #82] In the 1970s, as I transitioned from school to college, my father insisted I master lower-level typewritingโa skill then often relegated to clerical work. He believed in the "touch typing" technique as a necessary, self-reliant skill for my entire life. This blog travels from the high-pressure classroom filled with the rhythmic clatter of typewriters and timed drills to the quiet efficiency of today's keyboards. It details the mechanical curriculum, the
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Dec 2, 20253 min read
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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#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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Dec 1, 20254 min read
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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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Dec 1, 20253 min read
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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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Nov 30, 20253 min read
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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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