March 1, 2013

Preamble (About)

Vunnava is a small village in Edlapadu Mandal, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India; It is 18 km away from Guntur between Guntur and Chilakaluripeta.




Many of the professionals from this village are settled all over Andhra Pradesh, in different states of India and in different countries.

What is the charter of vunnava dot com?

[1] Create a virtual forum to bring all the professionals and community from this village together – irrespective of caste, religion, age, gender or political affiliation

[2] Establish the communication and networking channels through the web, facebook, monthly
conference calls, school reunions, celebrations, emails and postal/snail mails to strengthen the community

[3] Solicit ideas and suggestions from the community on what can be done to vunnava (in terms of education, community, health and technology).

[4] Establish a mechanism to pair up the projects with the sponsors / donors through membership drives and fund-raising events.

[5] Acknowledge and recognize the people of vunnava who take / support projects through several communication channels such as (a) bi-annual news letter (b) the web site (c) facebook group.

[6] Preserve the legacy and history of the past so that we can learn from it and work towards a better tomorrow.

[7] Networking with other NGOs, Government Organizations, Departments, Trusts, Charities, Professional Contacts and Business Establishments while executing the identified projects

[8] Ensure that there is respect, transparency, openness, efficiency, continuity in executing these projects

[9] Celebrate and share the success stories of vunnava community in their professions, businesses, fields so as to provide an example to the young generation.

[10] Strive to make vunnava village a model village for its achievements and status.


ఉన్నవ  డాట్ కామ్ విధాన పత్రం ఏమిటి?


Ø  1. ఇదొక సమావేశ వేదిక. ఈ గ్రామస్ధుల/ గ్రామం నుంచి వచ్చిన వివిధ వృత్తులు/వ్యాసంగాలలో గల వారిని, కుల, మత, వయస్సు, లింగం, రాజకీయబేధాలకు అతీతంగా, ఒక చోటికి చేర్చటం.
Ø  2. సభ్యులమధ్య సంబంధబాంధవ్యాలను కొనసాగించటానికి వెబ్ సైట్, ఫేస్ బుక్, నెలవారీ నెట్ సదస్సులు, పాఠశాలల్లో తిరిగి కలుసుకోవటం, ఉత్తరాల ద్వారా మాటాడుకోవటం వంటి మాధ్యమాలను ఏర్పాటు చేయటం.
Ø  3. ఉన్నవకు- విద్య, సామాజికం,ఆరోగ్యం, సాంకేతికతల విషయంలో- ఏమి మంచి చేయగలము అనే ఆలోచనలను, సలహాలను పోగుచేయటానికి ఏర్పాటుచేయబడిన వేదిక ఇది.
Ø  4. చేపట్టిన పధకాలను దాతలు/సౌజన్యకారులతో అనుసంధానం చేయటానికి ఒక యంత్రాంగాన్ని ఏర్పాటు చేయటం.
Ø  5. పధకాలను అమలు చేయటంలో ఆత్మాభిమానం, పారదర్శకత, బహిరంగత, సామర్ధ్యం,నిరంతర కొనసాగింపు ఉండేలాగా చూడటం.
Ø  6. పధకాలు అమలు చేసేటప్పుడు ఇతర ప్రభుత్వేతర సంస్థలు, ప్రభుత్వ సంస్థలు, విభాగాలు,ట్రస్టులు, సేవాసంస్థలు, వృత్తిపరమైన సంబంధాలు మరియు వ్యాపార సంస్థల యొక్క సహాయ సహకారాలు తీసుకోవడం.
Ø  7.  ఉన్నవ డాట్ కామ్ ద్వారా కార్యక్రమాలు చేయటానికి సహాయపడిన వారిని సముచితంగా గౌరవించటం. వారు చేసిన సహాయాలు ఈ వెబ్ సైట్ లో శాశ్వతంగా రాబోయే సంవత్సరాలలో ప్రతిబింబింప చేయటం.
Ø  8. యువతరానికి ఆదర్శంగా ఉండటానికి ఉన్నవ సమాజ సభ్యులు తమ రంగాలు, వృత్తులు,వ్యాపకాలలో సాధించిన విజయాలలో పాలుపంచుకోవటం, సంబరపడటం.
Ø  9. ఉజ్వల భవిష్యత్తు కోసం, గత చరిత్ర నేర్పిన పాఠాల ద్వారా అనుభవాలు గ్రహించి గత వైభవాన్ని పరిరక్షించటం.
Ø  10. సాధించిన ప్రగతి, ఫలితాలతో మన ఉన్నవ గ్రామాన్ని ఒక నమూనా గ్రామంగా మలిచే ప్రయత్నాలు చేయటం.


What can you do?

[1] join: join the group - consider joining the facebook group vunnava.com; or send me a mail; keep visiting this page; leave the comments; give your feedback.
[2] review:  go through the education and community projects proposed as of now and suggest any additional ideas you have;
[3] sign up:  there are many one-time projects which you can take up in the loving memory of your ancestors. There are many small recurring projects that need to be done each year.
[4] engage: there are numerous ways you can engage - it is not just money; it is the time, passion, skills, project execution. If you want to be engaged, drop me a note.

If you hail from Vunnava and have passion to do something to help the village, please let me know your contacts (phone, email, and where you are currently living) by sending a mail to vunnava.com@gmail.com



మీరు ఏమి చేయవచ్చు?

v  ఇందులో కలవటం. మీరు కూడా ఈ చురుకైన బృందంలో ఒకరిగా చేరవచ్చు. vunnava.com; ఫేస్ బుక్ బృందంలో చేరటానికి ఆలోచించండి. లేదా మాకు ఈ.మెయిల్ పంపండి.ఈ పేజీని తరచుగా గమనిస్తుండండి/చూస్తుండండి. మీ అమూల్య వ్యాఖ్యలను , స్పందనలను తెలియజేస్తుండండి.

v  సమీక్షించటం. ఇందులో ప్రతిపాదించబడుతున్న విద్య, గ్రామాభ్యుదయ పధకాలను దూరదృష్టితో మీ అనుభవాల ఆధారంగా విశ్లేషించండి. వాటిని మరింత ప్రయోజనకరంగా, సృజనాత్మకంగా చేయటానికి మీ సలహాలు ఇవ్వండి.

v  ఇందులో చాలా రకాల కార్యక్రమాల ప్రతిపాదనలు ఉన్నాయి. అందులో కొన్ని ఒక్కసారి చేసేవి, మరికొన్ని దీర్ఘకాలిక మైనవి. వీటికి ఏటేటా కొంతమేరకు ఆసరా అవసరం అవుతుంది. ఇటువంటి వాటిని మీ భవిష్యత్తుకు సోపానాలు వేసిన మీ పెద్దల జ్ఞాపకాలుగా మీరు ప్రారంభించి కొనసాగించవచ్చు.

v  పాలు పంచుకొండి/భాగస్వాములు కండి.ఈ కార్యక్రమాలలో భాగస్వాములు కావటానికి మీరు  కేవలం ధనసహాయమే చేయనవసరం లేదు. మీ విలువైన సమయం, మీ అభిరుచులు, నైపుణ్యాలు, పధకాల వ్యూహ రచన/ఆచరణా సామర్ధ్యాలను మరింత విలువైనవిగా పరిగణిస్తాము. మీకు ఏ ఆలోచన ఉన్నా మాకు ఒక్కమాట రాయండి.



మీ మూలాలు ఉన్నవలో ఉన్నాయా ఆ ఊరికి/ మన ఊరికి / మీ ఊరికి /మా ఊరి అభ్యుదయానికి ఏమైనా సహాయపడాలనుకుంటున్నారా?, మీ చిరునామా, వివరాలను vunnava.com@gmail.com ద్వారా మాకు తెలియజేయండి.


Photos (of Events, Poeple and Places of Vunnava)

ALL:  Around 175 photos from the science fair are posted to the facebook group. Please visit this link to see all those pictures


                       
connecting people and ideas for a great village
web:           http://www.vunnava.com
email:         vunnava.com@gmail.com
phone:       889.278.7689 (India) 001.410.417.8222 (USA)



Some Photos from Science Fair (28th Feb 2013)


















Pride (Success Stories)



A lexicographer par excellence


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Wordsmith:Peddi Sambasiva Rao with his compilation of dictionaries at his home in Guntur.— PHOTO: T. Vijaya Kumar
Wordsmith:Peddi Sambasiva Rao with his compilation of dictionaries at his home in Guntur.— PHOTO: T. Vijaya Kumar
When Vikram Publishers conceived the idea to update the monumental work in Telugu lexicography, Sankaranarayana English-Telugu Dictionary, three years back, Guntur based Peddi Sambasiva Rao decided to give it a try.
Mr. Rao, who worked as a para-medical trainee in the Medical & Health Department, had edited a magazine on Leprosy, authored six biographies in Telugu and published two editions of Book on Quotations in English, but updating a dictionary was a different cup of tea altogether.
Mr. Rao certainly knew what lay ahead in completing the gigantic task of updating the dictionary running into 1,600 pages and containing 40,000 words. Most of the words used in the original dictionary, though reflected the culture and tradition in those times, have been found wanting in colloquial and modern usage of words. “I observed the standard practices in some of the best dictionaries in the world. I have also noted the frequently used words in written and spoken English and included them in the updated version. The updated dictionary is user friendly, with pictures, is free from redundant words and has Telugu pronunciation of phonemic script,'' Mr. Rao said.
Mr. Rao who grew up in an age without computers, quickly adapted to the technology. He did a course in writing systems and Unicode in Hyderabad and began working on updating the dictionary.
Mr. Rao kept himself abreast of changing technology by using digital dictionaries. He was assisted by his daughter and associate professor, Padmavathi Mahila University, P. Hari Padma Rani and the Vikram Lexicography team. Three years down the lane, the third edition of updated Sankaranarayana Dictionary, has hit the markets and has achieved a roaring success with 40,000 copies being sold.
Mr. Rao has not looked back since then. He went on to compile Basic Two Languages Dictionary, a compilation of 10,000 words in English and Telugu, a mini dictionary and completed a 2 in 1 English-Telugu and Telugu-English dictionary. Mr. Rao is not done yet. He is now compiling a 25,000 word bilingual e-book which would be completed in a month.
Peddi Sambasiva Rao has updated the Sankaranarayana English-Telugu dictionary which has sold 40,000 copies

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Srilakshmi (Kunchanapalli) Yerrabothula

Bio: D/o Kunchanapalli Narasaiah MastaruMana Telugu Radio Host; 







Ramarao Peddi

Here is an article written by Peddi Ramarao on the stage artist "Chimakurti Nageswara Rao"







NOTE: This page highlights the accomplishments and achievements of vunnava community (adults, students, their children) in their respective fields

The goal of this page is for others to contact them for mentoring, guidance.

This is also a mechanism to celebrate the success of vunnava community.

Any articles/books written by the community, their excerpts / reviews, will be shown here

If you have any stories reflecting vunnava people and their success stories, please send a mail to vunnava.com@gmail.com

February 20, 2013

Progress (Completed Projects)


[E.28]Education: National Science Day at ZPHS

1st march 2013 (from eenadu)

   
                                  

1st march 2013 (from sakshi)



1st march 2013 (from andhra jyothi)




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28th February 2013


National Science Day is celebrated in India on February 28 each year to mark the discovery of the Raman effect by Indian physicist Sir C V Raman on 28 February 1928.  ZPHS, Vunnaa is the proud host of the science day events thie year.There is going to be a science fair where students from different schools show case their science projects. Around 25 high schools (from chilakaluri peta, prattipadu, nadendla and yedlapadu constituencies) are planning to participate in the event. 10 students from each school and around 2 teachers from each school are expected to participate in this event.   Four of our own students from ZPHS, Vunnava are presenting their science fair projects. There is also going to be a science quiz for all the participants.  There are going to be 3 prizes for the exhibits (Rs.1000, Rs,750, Rs.500) and three prizes for the quiz winners (Rs.1000, Rs.750, Rs.500). 

You are cordially Invited for the National Science Day Event at our Vunnava High School on 28th February 2013.

The following guests will grace the occasion of National Science Day at the school.

Morning Session Guests :


  1. Mr.Dokka Manikya Vara Prasad – From Primary Education Dept.
  2. Ms.Sarada Devi  - Joint Collector
  3. Ms. P.Parvati - Regional joint director of school education
  4. Dr. N. RaghuKkumar - Principal, D.I.E.T.College, Boyapalem.
  5. Mr.Prathipati Pullarao  M.L.A., Chilakaluripet


After Noon Session Session :

  1. Vice Chancellor - Prof.K.Viyyanna Rao - Vice Chancellor, Acharya Nagarjuna University
  2. K. Lakshmana Rao – M.L.C. – Teachers for Guntur & Krishna districts.
  3. Mr.A.V.. Dattatreya Rao  - Principal of Science College - Acharya Nagarjuna University
  4.  Mr.Vishnu Vardhan - Officer on Special Duty Duty.
  5. Mr.Uma Maheswrarao – Retired. Principal – Acharya Nagarjuna University
  6. Mr.T.Anjaneyulu.- - D.E.O.
  7. Mr.Chaitanya  - Rajeev vidya mission -Project officer
  8. Mr.K.S.Prasaka rao – Deputy. Education Officer – Guntur division.
  9. Prof. Y. Kiran Kumar From Guntur Medical College -

Best wishes and congratulations to ZPHS and the event organizers for hosting this great event.


                              

connecting people and ideas for a great village
web:           http://www.vunnava.com
email:         vunnava.com@gmail.com

phone:       889.278.7689 (India) 001.410.417.8222 (USA)

February 19, 2013

Process (Procedures)


This page shows the processes and procedures followed by the organization.
[1] By Laws of the organization
[2] How are the projects reviewed, selected?
[3] What are different ways to contact (call, email, SMS, web, facebook, linkedin, etc.)
[4] How to sponsor a project?
[5] How to send check or electronic transfer?
[6] How to submit the articles to the news letter?
[7] How to submit your contacts to be included in the directory

Proposals (Problems)


If you have a thought or an idea or a proposal, please send a mail to vunnava.com@gmail.com  The proposal will be reviewed with you and added to the list of projects.

Using this page, any one can submit the proposals. This is a mechanism for the community to submit the requests and outline the problems. They can provide as much as detail as possible.
They need to submit a proposal form. Filling out that form will send a email to the administrator of this site. The proposal will be reviewed by the Board of Directors and the submitter will be contacted for any further clarifications needed.
There will also be links to the facebook group, and phone numbers or conference numbers and other means of submitting the proposals (such as posting a letter, or talking to local liaisons).

February 17, 2013

Past (Legacy and History)

This page will show the details about our past, history, legacy. Information about 

* the past panchayat presidents,
* society presidents, 
* village leaders 
their photos and details will be shown here

This will also contain any pictures, photos – from 25 years back (so any handwritten letter, photo, artifact, etc.) can be submitted by the community and it will be shown here.

If you have any artifacts in this context, please send those details to vunnava.com@gmail.com

Lakshminarayana Unnava (1877-1950)






Lakshminarayana Unnava was born on December 4, 1877 in Vemulurpadu village in Guntur district to Sriramulu and Seshamma, a Niyogi Brahmin couple.  He was educated in Ameenabad and Guntur. He went to England in 1913 to study law and came back to Andhra as a barrister in 1916 to practice law in Guntur and Chennai (then Madras).

He attended first ever widow marriage in Guntur in 1902,  influenced by Veeresalingam Kandukuri.  Later, he arranged several such widow marriages in Guntur and Krishna districts.   Widow marriage was not accepted by many Hindu castes and tribes in those days.   Young girls often found themselves being married off to very old men who died leaving behind very young widows.  The problem of widow marriage stems from beliefs and practices such as that marriage was a bond formed between a man and wife for ever, no one should marry a woman who was once married or was not a virgin and prevalent child marriages- origins of which were in the insecurity created by Muslim invasions.  Once a woman was married to a man, she belonged to him and his family and when the man died, she remained part of her husband’s family, although she usually was sent back to her parent’s home.   Remarriage of these young widows was unthinkable, even though Brahmin scriptures expressly suggest and provide rules for such widow remarriages, intercaste marriages and also for polygamy.  Widow marriages are not a problem in today’s Andhra society mainly because the need for such marriages was eliminated due to rarity of illegal child marriages and hence no more hapless young widows of old men.

In 1913, he served as the secretary to the first “Andhra Mahasabha” and in that assembly he insisted that a resolution for a separate Andhra State from Madras State be passed. However, it was postponed until next year to gather public opinion and was passed in the assembly in 1914.  In 1922 he presided over the Andhra Mahasabha assembly in Chittore.

He firmly believed that the society could not progress without women's emancipation and education. He founded an educational institution “Sarada Niketan” in 1922 for women.  This institution was run in a “gurukula” style.  His wife, Lakshmibayamma, also dedicated her life for this institution.   Sarada Niketan played a prominent role in Indian independence movement.  Many of its alumni participated in satyagraha and went to jails.

Lakshminarayana Unnava was jailed for one year in 1921 for his activities against the British government in favor of poor farmers of Palnadu.  He was again jailed for his participation in non-cooperation movement in 1930 and Quit India Movement in 1942.  He wrote in jail Malapalli, an important novel in the Telugu literature which mirrored the social and political conditions of Andhra during the British Raj and was banned by the British government.  His other writings include palnati veeracharitra, nayakuralu, bhavatarangalu, swarajya sodeetc.
His wife died in 1950 and he passed away at the age of 80 on September 25 in 1958.  His contributions to the political, social, literary history of Telugu people and to the formation of Andhra state from the then Madras state are unforgettable and unparalleled.
Source: noorguru telugu pramukhulu, M.L. Narasimharao
Sreenivasarao Vepachedu

Source: http://www.vepachedu.org/unnava.html

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Pachala Samasiva Rao

from Vunnava acted in several Telugu movies. Watch one of the movies  Potti Pleader here or in youtube




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List of Panchayati Presidents

Name: Son Of: Photo: From: To:


List of Co-operative Society Presidents


Name: Son Of: Photo: From: To:

February 13, 2013

Plans (Calendar of Events)


28th Feb 2013:  National Science Day Celebrations at ZPHS, Vunnava

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This page shows a calendar of events

For example, any special events happening in india, deadlines for selecting best teacher, best students, dates for awarding ceremonies, project start dates, completion dates, vunnava.com annual day, etc.

One can navigate back or forward the calendar; The current view is this month

When a news letter (once for ugadi and once for dipavali) is released, it will also have hyper-links to that news letter

February 11, 2013

Patrons (External Support)

This is the place where we acknowledge and recognize our partners and government organizations and other charities, trusts, NGOs who support Vunnava village as well as in our vision and mission.

This also includes any professionals (not belong to vunnava community) who come to our village through our networking to help in the mission. 
  1. Samineni Charitable Trust
  2. Chetana Charitable Trust

Departments, Universities:
  1. Central University - Theater outreach unit
  2. Raja Ramamohan Roy Library Foundation
  3. Ministry of Culture
  4. Khadi Gramodyog
  5. Jiddu Krishnamurthy Foundation
  6. St. Mary’s college
Businesses:

  1. Spinning Mills 

People:

February 10, 2013

Pamphlet (News Letter)


Guru Purnima 2013 (July 2nd Week)

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Ugadi 2013 (April 2nd week)


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[2] Guru Purnima (July 2nd week)
[3] Dasara (October 2nd week)
[4] Sankranthi (January 2nd week).

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February 9, 2013

Phone Call (Conference)

[3] Our next meeting will be on 2nd sunday (10th March 2013); There are some logistical issues in the number of lines open on the conference call; I will sort those out and get back to you.

[2] Our next meeting will be on 2nd Sunday (10th February 2013); Same time and same numbers. Please mark your calendars.

[1]  You are invited to join our first conference call on 13th January 2013 Sunday 
 (hoping to setup this recurring call on every 2nd sunday at the same time).

When: 13th January 2013, Sunday
Time:   From 9 AM to 10 AM CST, 10 AM to 11 AM EST,  8:30 PM to 9:30 PM India Time

How to join the conference call:

(Step 1) You need to dial in to one of these numbers


Mumbai
(+91) 22 39804444
Bangalore
(+91) 80 67224444
Delhi
(+91) 11 66194444
Chennai
(+91) 44 66894444
Hyderabad
(+91) 40 66244444
Kolkata
(+91) 33 66324444

[Step 2] After the prompt, you need to punch in the conference id
Conference id: 1677396

[Step 3] Then you need to punch the conference pin
Pin: 8046

You can use # on your phone key pad OR you can pause for 10 seconds between steps.