​Shri Susarla Subrahmanya Sastry  was born on 7th November, 1925 at Narsipudy Village near Mandapeta-East Godavary District, Andhra Pradesh, India. Gothram: Salavatasa, Nakshatram:Pushyami. He was the eldest son of Late Shri Susarla Suryanarayana Murthy [a school teacher by profession] and Late Smt. Mahalakshmamma – a Srothriya Brahmin Family of Mandapeta. Shri Sastry completed his high school education and SSLC [Sanskrit as first language] in Ramachandrapuram while he has studied Intermediate at Pithapuram Raja’s College in Kakinada town. He has graduated in 1951 in Mechanical Engineering, 2nd Batch of Kakinada Government College of Engineering affiliated to Andhra University. Shri Sastry is a Chartered Engineer as he was a Fellow Member of The Institution of Engineers (India)Calcutta and Member of the Institution of Valuers, New Delhi; Life Member of the Indian Roads Congress -an apex advisory body to the Central and State Governments for Roads, Bridges and traffic Engineering and Life Member of The Association of Consulting Engineers (India), New Delhi.

 

Career As Distinguished Engineer

Shri Sastry has started his career as apprentice in Railway Loco Works, Perambur, Madras and then worked as Time Study Engineer in TELCO [Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company, Jemshedpur ] for one years. In 1953 he was selected as Assistant Engineer in Highways Department [renamed as Roads & Buildings Department in 1965 known as R&B] of Andhra Pradesh State Government. He was promoted as Divisional Engineer and later re-designated as Executive Engineer in 1962. He had a privilege of looking after maintenance and construction of Buildings, Roads, Bridges, Infrastructure for Government owned Educational Institutions, Hospitals, Water Works etc., As a senior most Mechanical Engineer in R&B he was crowned with the honour to head independently the Transport and Machinery Division of R&B. In 1975 he was elevated to the prestigious position of Superintending Engineer for the R & B Mechanical circle with state-wide jurisdiction with head quarters at Vijayawada with a responsibility to look after the essential support for the R&B functioning. His role was to oversee the maintenance of existing machinery and vehicles in addition to acquisition of new equipment State / Central Government involving wise and judicious utilization of public funds in Crores of Rupees as a responsible trustee to the Government. Shri Sastry who has been well known for his honesty and sincerity retired as Superintending Engineer during 1981 after serving 30 years as a Government Gezetted Officer. With the zeal towards his profession and enthusiasm to share his skills and experience, he then took up consultancy works of construction of buildings and acted as valuation engineer for several organizations including Nationalized Banks. Shri Sastry had visited Australia two times and stayed for about six months during which period, he has observed, compared and took keen interest in how one can emulate quality conscious Australian Engineers and their working style  both in terms of output and upgrading  to match with world class technology.

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Achievements & Accolades
During his active career as Engineer, he has attended many academic management and administrative improvement orientations, refresher courses and training programmes at prestigious institutions viz.,  University of Roorkee;  National Institute For Training In Industrial Engineering, Mumbai; Refresher course in Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi. He was also invited to present papers in Seminars and Conferences. He was accorded with Roll of Honours, accolades  in appreciation of his outstanding contribution to the professional Institutions and the Government. His dynamic leadership qualities have been ably demonstrated as Council Member of Institution of Valuers; Panelist of Arbitrators of The Institution of Engineers (India); Chairman Vijayawada Local Centre – The Institution of Engineers (India); President – Kakinada Engineering College Old students Association; Committee member to conduct interviews for Bank employees by Banking Service Recruitment Board and Secretary & Life Member of The Officers’ Club, Vijayawada.

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Smt. Susarla Sitaratnam [ 28 August, 1932; Punarvasu Nakshatram ] is the last daughter of Late Shri Kondurri Viswanadham [ Retired Inspector of Police ] and Late Smt Suryakantham of Amalapuram, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh State, India. Smt Sitaratnam at the age of 14 married Shri Sastry on 13th August 1946 and has become the eldest daughter-in-law of Susarla family. She has studied up to Metric [equivalent to SSLC] who has learnt Carnatic music. She used to peform pooja to the family Godess Rajarajeswari Devi every day and used to spend more time in spiritual aspects.

As the circumstances demanded, Shri Sastry, being the eldest in the big family of 12 members took the responsibility of four brothers’ education, marriages and their settling in life and performing weddings of two younger sisters in addition to looking after the welfare of his elderly parents at Mandapeta. All this has been possible with the wholehearted support of Smt Sitaratnam.

 

Made for each other Passions
Shri Sastry and Smt. Sitaratnam are fond of:

1. Music,

2. Radio listening,

3. Maintain a library of Telugu/ Hindi Film songs on  Gramphone Records/Video Cassets / CDs [About 200 records in 78RPM and 45 RPM have been along with record player were recently donated by them to All India Radio, Vijayawada]

4. Collecting family event photos and videos

5. Religious and spiritual activities and

6. Writing diary in the name of all their children portraying the instances from birth till the time the children were with the parents.

 

Best Qualities

1. As elders in the family, they had aptitude to attending family functions and weddings.

2. Hosting and honoring the guests/ visitors to their house with a suitable gift.

3. Always habitual in bringing to the hosts a sweet packet / fruits on their visit to any house as guests.

 

Children, Grand Children, Great Grand Children ….., 

• Daughter – [ Born in 1952] is  a Since Graduate [B Sc.,] living in  Hyderabad, India. Son-in-Law is an Ex Officer of Andhra Bank whose eldest Son & daughter in law are in Seattle – USA while their second Son and daughter in law & their son lives in – Hyderabad-India

• Eldest Son – Susarla Venkata Suryanarayana [ Born in 1954] is by qualifications M.com., BGL.,FCS, CAIIB, DBM, DCP  is  a Senior Practising Company Secretary, with Office cum Residence at Hyderabad, India Daughter-in-law: Smt. Subbalakshmi – is Director www.editin.com  Their only Daughter and son-in-law are Software Engineers and live in Hyderabad, India along with their son.

• Second Son– [Born in 1956] is a post graduate in Engineering [ M.Tech ]  – Director of a consulting Group . Daughter-in-law who holds Bachelor of Sciences Degree  [ B B Sc.] and Diploma in Education lives with their daughter and son  in Melbourne, Australia.

• Third Son [ Born in 1968] is a commerce graduate [ B.Com ]- Sales Consultant, for a telecom Company  and Daughter-in-law who is post graduate [ M.Com ] along with their two sons live in Melbourne, Australia

 

Integrated Family

Shri Sastry and Smt. Sitaratnam had witnessed the many happy and tragic events, the big and small moments of life that shaped an interesting and integrated family history.