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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#95: ๐๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง'๐จ ๐ฝ๐๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ค๐ง๐๐จ ๐พ๐ค๐ก๐ก๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ.
[MemoirBlogthon #95] For my father, collecting music was a cherished hobby, dominated by His Master's Voice (HMV) 78 RPM records of Hindi and Telugu film hits. This memoir revisits the fascinating era of transition in the 1950s and 60s, moving from bulky shellac discs to the microgroove vinyl LPs and 45 RPM singles. It details the tactile experience of the old spring-wound HMV player that needed a new pin for every few records. The climax was a shared family contribution in 1
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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#89: ๐พ๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐-๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฎ๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ.
[MemoirBlogthon #89] After a decade of dedicated service from my 1987 LML Vespa scooter (detailed in MB#\_72), 1995 marked a critical professional crossroads: transitioning from an employee to a practicing Company Secretary and taking on the chairmanship of the ICSI Hyderabad Branch. Following my father's strong recommendation, I acquired my first car: a green Maruti 800. This sedan, secured through his network and registered with a number that became my first email ID (sury
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Dec 4, 20254 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#83: ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ฉ๐๐๐ง'๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ง'๐จ ๐พ๐๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐ฎ.
[MemoirBlogthon #83] After disposing of the family house in 2012, the search began for two apartments in a Hyderabad gated community to house my parents and my family close by. My motherโs simple, powerful wishโto have two flats opposite each other on the first floorโguided the entire selection process at Executive Park. This blog details the meticulous search, the professionalism of the builder's firm, and the strategic decision to register both properties under joint names
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Dec 3, 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#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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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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Nov 29, 20253 min read
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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#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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Nov 28, 20253 min read
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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#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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Nov 27, 20252 min read
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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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Nov 26, 20253 min read
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