Friendz dears.....when we met last time I posted a story connected with Puttaparthi's life. Is n't it? Pl. have a look at the following photo and the background behind it also.

 This is the photo at New Delhi in a sahitya sabha where maa ayyagaru Dr.Puttaparthivaru gave a guest lecture on Telugu literature in a meeting arranged by Sri Damodaram Sanjivayyagaru, the then M.P. in 1964. Puttaparthivaru went to New Delhi to receive award as 'Best Teacher'. Damodaramvaru  was very excited and recollected Puttaparthi's poem from 'SHAJEE' (one of his telugu text books) as he used to like it as an intermediate student.

నవ్యతరమైన యొక్క గానస్రవంతి,కొకడు తల ఊచు మరియొకడోసరించు,
వీణదే దోషమా? లేక వినెడివారి తప్పిదమ? భావభేదములె సుమ్ము....
Though Sanjivayyagaru was Puttaparthi's ardent worshiper,  Puttaparthi never used Sanjivayya's  reverence in any of the ways.That was Puttaparthi who only had a deep faith on his own caliber. 
Any how Puttaparthi was well honored after his lecture with a shawl and Rs.516/ (which was a good amount in those days), he came back to Kadapa with a complete satisfaction that his worth has been honored well. do u agree friendz that was the great wisdom of  50 year old Puttaparthi.   

Friendz dears.....
Here is another important story that is also connected to maa ayyagaru Puttaparthivaru's life itself.
I think u all remember the name of 'PITT' a British lady whom my ayyagaru remembers very obediently again and again as his english teacher, who taught him Shakespeare, Milton, Byron, Keats and Shelly. At the age of 13-14, he was introduced to english literature by her. when we (DDK, Hyd. team) all went to Penugonda in connection with his documentary, he recollected many a things from his childhood,sitting  before the building where Mrs.Pitt  lived. Now pl. go thru the following news item connected to Mrs.Pitt who is mentioned in Puttaparthi's life too.

 Courtesy-Sri R.Srisailam and Sri Sai Krishna..
 

Friendz....Puttaparthivaru-maa ayyagaru was deprived of mother's 

affection as he lost his mother at the very tender age of four. 

But he remembers very clearly that his father Shriman Puttapathi Tirumala Sreenivasacharya and his mother Smt Mendamma (Puttaparthi himself mentioned his mother's name as Mendamma in some places, as Lakshmamma in some places, but in one of his most important letters, he mentioned her name as 'Mendamma' the telugu version for Alamelu Mangamma) used to write letters in poetic form describing the cute child 'balanarayana's (Puttaparthi) childishness. As maa ayyaaru lost his mother in very tender age, he found his mother in JILLELLAMUDI ammagaru and so he used to visit Jillellamudi seceral times. I also went to Amma, twice along with my father. My mother Smt.Puttaparthi Kanakamma, my lil.sis. Smt. Puttaparthi Anuradha also went there along with him once or twice. So maa ayyagaru wept like a child before Jillellamudi amma as he got that motherly affection from her.

Friendz..These r some of the reminiscences of maa ayyagaru thru the pen of Sri Ramamohanroy garu  recently published in 'Navya' (courtesy- as usual sri Ramavajjhala Srisailam and his son Sri Saikrishna)

 

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Friendz...dears....

While I was  working at All India Radio, Hyderabad, as a Producer (1988 to 1994) I looked after Folk music section for a long time. I was and am happy that I got a great opportunity to work for the section handled by Smt.Vinjamuri Seeta Devi. I  being a singer and collector of folk songs,  contributed a lot for that section by doing regular Auditions, recording original Folk songs by rustic singers like Sarvasri Suddala Balayya, 'Andesri' (now very famous cine lyricist) V.Sreenivas ('pilla neevuleni jeevitham' fame of block buster film 'Gabbar Singh' ) S.Prabhakar, M.Narasimha Murthy, Chukka Sattaiah, Midde Ramulu (Oggukatha famous) and so on.
I used to present 'Magazine programmes' on folk lyrics, ballads and folk culture too.
In that series I used to record sri Mallepally Lakshmayya garu today's famous Telangana activist, Acharya Kasireddy Venkata Reddygaru, Sri Gopu Linga Reddygaru, Acharya ravi Bharathi, Acharya Nayani Krishnakumari etc. In those series once I recorded Sri Kapu rajayya also on 'Telangana pat paintings'. 

As I talked to him twice or thrice on phone regarding the topic and the type of questions I have to frame, I told him that I am 4th daughter  of Dr.Puttaparthivaru. He was so excited and told me that he will bring a gift to me while coming for the interview...On the  date of recording, after his interview he has taken out very valuable gift from his bag for me..Can u guess what it might be? ......Pl. guess until my next post....Don't forget to come back to me tomorrow to know the gift he presented to me...OK?