Welcome to a dedicated space honoring the life and legacy of two remarkable souls. Durga Madiraju celebrates her mother as a loving Goddess who nurtured the family with endless affection, and her father as a noble God who served as the ultimate role model for success and discipline. Together, they instilled profound humanitarian values of peace, harmony, and devotion that continue to guide the next generations.
Durga Madiraju's mother, Chinta Visalakshi, is a very soft-spoken, mild, and gentle-hearted lady. She is a very hardworking, sincere, and kind person who taught all the kids fine manners, good behavior, kind conversations, cooking, and the graces of a lady.
She would wake up at 5:00 am in the morning, cook breakfast, lunch, and dinner, pack lunches, and send everyone to school.
She understood and attended to every child's needs on time, always showing urgency to resolve issues peacefully to save everyone.
She helped all girls with their coursework, spending time teaching them Math, Science, Social Studies, and Hindi.
Values & Honor: She supports humanitarian values of peace and harmony and is a very family-oriented and loving mother. Durga Madiraju thinks of her as a Goddess who gave birth to her and raised her with love and affection, and created ashthotharam prayers in praise of her
"A mother, A Goddess, A Need, A Lifetime!"
Dr. Chinta Chidananda Rao (1929-1998) served as the Chief Medical Officer for the South Central Railway in Secunderabad, India. He married Chinta Visalakshi in a Hindu Marriage Ceremony. He was a noble man and a strict disciplinarian who was sincere, dedicated, loyal, and devoted to his family and work.
He was very fair and impartial in his judgment to everyone during his lifetime.
He was a very charitable man who used to give food, clothes, and other gifts to people who were poor, and he provided a charity meal in a Hindu Temple once every year in India.
He supports humanitarian values of peace and harmony, and is remembered as a very family-oriented man and a good father. Durga Madiraju thinks of him as a God.
Career & Recognition: He was given several accolades and awards, including a certificate of appreciation, excellence in work for a job well done, and service awards for serving with dedication, devotion, and continuity for 35 years. At retirement, he was given a pension check by the General Manager of South Central Railway.
"A support of a father for his child in every footstep he or she walks"
A poetry book showing the different ways he was a father, citing incidents of her life with her father as a role model. It highlights him as someone to look up to for stepping in the right path for success in education, career, work, family, and continuity of a family life for the next generations.
