My dear grandpa was
born on June 19, 1940 in Telangana, India. This was 7 years before India got
Independence.
He was born into an
agricultural family. Ramayya and Devamma
were his parents. He had 2 brothers and 3 sisters. He was second youngest in
the family.
My grandpa's family
was deeply involved in the struggle for Indian Independence and in the
resistance to the bad Nizam rule. His elder brother Sri Kasani Narayana and
Brother-in-law Sri Neelarapu Yerraiah led the area in this resistance. So,
their family and village were targets of attack by the Nizam's private army. In
this struggle, my grandpa lost his relatives, and their house was burnt. In
1947, India got independence and soon Telangana got freedom from Nizam rule.
My grandpa did his
education in Bachelor of Arts - English literature, and Bachelor of Education.
He worked as a school teacher for 33 years after that. He encouraged his school
children to be brave, dream big, focus on learning.
After his
retirement, my grandparents moved to North America to be closer to us, the
grandchildren and children. We are very glad you moved here, grandpa😊.
Here in North
America, my grandpa pursued his learning. He joined institutes, learnt courses
and met many wonderful friends. He has been actively part of volunteer organizations
(Ankur Multicultural Organization, Edmonton Telugu Cultural Association and more) and
political parties (New Democratic Party in Canada; and Democratic Party in
USA).
My grandpa loves
children the most. He loves me, and my cousins - Vikram, Vinod and Prabhat. But
he also loves all children and believes that children will lead our world to its best. Thank you for your love and confidence in me, dear Grandpa 💓😊.
