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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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Nov 273 min read
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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Nov 272 min read
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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MB#61: 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙏𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙜𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧.
[MemoirBlogthon #61] When the Prime Minister's visit required a secure, high-standard residence, the three-month deadline to renovate an old building fell to my father. He took the high-stakes assignment as an opportunity, transforming the structure into a palace-like VVIP Guest House. This feat of meticulous planning and ethical execution remains a lasting testament to his engineer's ethic and the unwavering integrity he demonstrated under political pressure. MB#61: A Feat
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MB#59: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙧.
[MemoirBlogthon #59] My father's daily hour with the Telugu and English newspapers wasn't just a habit; it was a silent lesson in civic awareness. This ritual inspired my own contributions to the "Letters to the Editor" column, one of which unexpectedly became the focus of my banking interview, proving that reading—and contributing—to the newspaper was the most vital 'certification' of all. MB59 With newspapers from time to time My father, Sri Susarla Subrahmanya Sastry, mai
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MB#58: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙬𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙈𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩.
[MemoirBlogthon #58] Every childhood summer, while friends played, my father mandated tedious handwriting practice in a copy writing book, arguing that neatness—not personality—determined marks in unseen college exams. This painful discipline proved crucial in my academic and professional life, particularly as an examiner for the ICSI, where handwriting often gauged an examinee's depth of knowledge. Backed now by neuroscience, this legacy lives on: I still prefer handwritten
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MB#57: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙡𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩: 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙠𝙮.
[MemoirBlogthon #57] AIR assigned me a unique, challenging OB recording: covering Gliding training with NCC cadets at Gannavaram Airport. Never having heard of gliding, I sought help from my father, who, having been an NCC cadet and worked in military , provided a technical briefing on the air wing syllabus. Armed with his knowledge, I secured permission to enter the airport. The true test came when the instructor agreed to let me fly with him in the dual-controlled glider,
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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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MB#54: 𝙈𝙮 𝙐𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙍𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝘽𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙁𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙩.
[MemoirBlogthon #54] In October 1977, as a budding freelance journalist, I visited All India Radio (AIR), Vijayawada. Impressed by my enthusiasm and Jaycees social service credentials, Programme Executive Sri B. Ramanna Panthulu Garu entrusted me with my first official assignment: producing a youth feature for Diwali Day. I secured seven young interviewees from across India, provided the interlinking commentary, and received my first contract for Rs 25/-, signed on behalf of
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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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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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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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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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