My Biography

 My Biography 

I was born in 1960,
in Peddaguvalapalli,
a small village
where roads were absent
and electricity had not yet
found its way.

My first schooling
happened there—
simple classrooms,
large skies,
and dreams that travelled
farther than the village boundaries.

For High School
I walked to Roddam,
twelve kilometres every day,
to and fro,
my feet learning endurance
before my mind learned lessons.

Intermediate studies took me
to Penukonda Govt Junior College,
Bi.P.C.,
with a thought of science,
of a B.Sc. degree.
But somewhere along the way
my heart changed direction.

Literature called me.

I chose B.A. English Literature
at Anantapur Arts and Science College,
affiliated to Sri Venkateshwara University,
Tirupati.
Words became my companions;
books, my teachers.

An M.A. in English followed
at Sri Krishnadevaraya University,
Anantapur,
deepening my love for language
and preparing me
to share it.

In 1991
I stepped into teaching—
Sri Kottureshwara College, Kotturu,
a language teacher,
a lifelong learner.
For twenty-two years
I taught, guided,
and grew.

Alongside teaching
I coordinated placements,
headed the UGC Self-Study Report,
and helped to shape
institutional futures.

In 2008
I found a wider audience—
a literary blog,
mastanappa.blogspot.com.
Words travelled far,
welcomed by more than
eighteen lakh readers,
their feedback
a quiet reward.

In 2012
I moved to Ballari,
to Veerashaiva College,
where I served
until retirement in 2020.
From 2015 to 2020
I was Chief Editor
of the College Digital Magazine,
curating voices,
encouraging expressions.

Now retired,
I remain a teacher—
through memory,
through writing,
through words that continue
to walk forward,
even when the feet rest….

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