Born December 8, 1922 at Anamanamuru, Prakasam Distt. Andhra Pradesh.

 

Chaturthi, Margashirsha Krishnapaksha, Dundubhi naama Samvatsara ,Saka Samvat 1844

(Kali Saka 19.9.5024)

Hindu College High School, Machalipatnam - 1932-34,

Board High School, Gudiwada - 1935,

Chaderghat Govt. High School, Hyderabad - 1935-37,

Hindu College, Machalipatnam - 1938-41 ( upto B.A.)

 

M.A. in Telugu Literature from Andhra University, Vishakhapattanam - 1983

( At last found time for self, as the worldly responsibilities towards family abated ! )

Joined Military Accounts Department in August 1941(later christened Defence Accounts Department)

- and retired on 31.12.1980 (on superannuation.)

Chronological order of 'The Ascent' in Service (also, the transfers, travels and travails!)

i. 1941-47 - Secunderabad (Auditor)

ii. 1948-50 - Poona (Pune) - Ranked First in All India S.A.S. Exam. Pt. I -1948, Ranked 12th in Pt. II -1950

iii. 1951 - Hyderabad (Accountant)

iv. 1952 - Poona (Accountant)

v. 1953-54 - Korea - with Neutral Nations' Repatriation Commission (UN)- Custodian Forces of India.

Pics from Korea War 1953-54
in front of the historic "PEACE PAGODA" the hut in which ceasefire agreement was signed between North & South Koreas
with Raj Kumar Menon	with Gurcharan Singh

vi. 1955-56 - Poona (Senior Supdtt. of Administration)

vii. 1956-59 - Bhilai Steel Plant (Construction had just begun)- Promoted "out of turn" as Accts. Officer.

vi. 1959-60 - Poona (Accts. Officer)

viii. 1960-61 - Cambay (Asst. Fin. Advisor) - On deputation to Oil & Natural Gas Commission

ix. 1961-62 - Dehradun - continued with O.N.G.C.

x. 1962-65 - Jabalpur - Accounts Officer, Gun Carriage Factory.

xi. 1965-72 - New Delhi - on deputation to Border Roads Development Board.

xii. 1972-73 - Meerut - Admin. Officer - C.D.A. Western Command

1973 - Promoted "out of turn" through U.P.S.C. as Asst. Controller Defence Accts. (Adhoc - I.D.A.S.)

xiii. 1973-76 Meerut - Dy. Controller of Def. Accts. - Central Command

xiv. 1977-80 New Delhi - S.A.O. Finance, Radar & Communication Project Organization. Air HQ.

 

Perhaps one of the rarest cases of an individual joining as an Auditor

and retiring as Deputy Controller of Defence Accounts ( I. D. A. S. )

 

1981-93 - Administrative Officer, Andhra Education Society, New Delhi. (Honorary)

( After retirement from Govt. Service )

 

Married to Srilakshmi (nee Duggirala) in May 1940.

half a century later - in 1990

A. Creative

 

i. Bharati Trisati (Telugu) - Poetry in exaltation of Devi Saraswati - 310 poems

ii. Saahasam (Telugu) - A saga of Rajputana heroics - 105 poems

iii. Zaneeb - (Telugu) - Epic love story of Buta Singh & Zainab in the backdrop of partition of India in 1947 - 1100 poems

iv. Veerachalukyam - (Telugu) - Seven Parts of Drama in Prose and Poetry about Eastern Chalukya Dynasty of Andhra

v. Aparokshanubhooti (Telugu) - of Sankaracharya, translated into "Mutyalasarasa" prosody with commentary in prose

vi. Aparadha Kshamarpana Stotram (Telugu) - of Sankaracharya, translated into Poetry

All Published

 

vii. Samskara - (Telugu) - Translation of Prof. U. R. Ananthamurthy's famous Kannada novel

(Published by Sahitya Academy )

viii. Model - (English) - Translation of Vakkantam Suryanarayana Rao's Telugu Novelette

ix. The Value - (English) - Translation of Chodisetti Nagasreenivasa Rao's Telugu story

x. All for Ma's Sake - (English) - Translation of Chodisetti Nagasreenivasa Rao's Telugu story

All Published

xi. Myna - (English) - Translation of Suvarnamukhi's Telugu tribal story

(to be published)

xii. My Accounts of Defence - Departmental Memoirs

(currently being processed)

B. Organizational

 

i. Vice President - Telugu Sahiti, New Delhi

ii. Representative for Delhi - Padya Kavita Sadassu, Hyderabad

iii. Representative for Delhi - Prasanna Bharati, Visakhapattanam

iv. Chaired Seminar on Telugu Literature in 'World Telugu Conference' in Delhi

v. Honoured by 'Srinatha Peetham' in Guntur

 

 

vi. Received 'Kaviprabha' award by Viswanatha Sahiti, Tripurasundari Trust, Machalipattanam

C. Others

 

i. Krishnavatara Tatwam - Radio Talk, All India Radio External Services, Delhi

ii. Dwaita - Adwaita - Visishtadwaita - Radio Talk, All India Radio External Services, Delhi

iii. Read Papers on Telugu Literature at All India Telugu Conferences

..... (Hyderabad-1984, Bangalore-1993 and Bombay-1997)

 

i. Captain of College Hockey Team - 1938

ii. Captain of College Cricket Team - 1939-41

iii. Member of District Cricket Team, Distt. Krishna - 1940

iv. Member of College Football Team - 1940

v. Tennis Champion, C. D. A. Poona - 1952 & 1954

vi. Member of office Cricket & Tennis Teams, Poona and Bhilai

vii. Secretary, Central Govt. Employees Welfare Co-ordination Committee, Meerut - 1974-75

Guided Hockey Team to victory and Drama Team to 3rd prize in inter-office Competitions

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