Responsible Brother
Dr. S.Purushotham Reddy Pulivendula
Indeed it is a great blessing for me to remember a great person such as my brother, Sri.Y.S.Chinna Konda Reddy. My father, is Y.S.Venkata Reddy hailed from Balapanuru village of Pulivendla mandal in Kadapa district. My father’s first wife Srimathi Lakshumma didn’t have children, so my father married Mangamma from U.Rajupalem. She had a child and named him Y.S. Pedda Konda Reddy. Meanwhile his first wife Srimathi Lakshumma also had a son and she named him Y.S. Chinna Konda Reddy. After the demise of, Srimathi Lakshumma my mother Srimathi Mangamma brought him up as her own son. My father constructed a house in Pulivendla for the family so that the children would go for higher studies and he worked hard for them. After, my mother had three sons and five daughters we all lived as a joint family. Agriculture was our main occupation. Contract work for roads and buildings was my father's another profession. My elder brother after his high school studies went to Mysore with my father for contract work and settled down over there. He was not able to help the family much. While working hard in his contracts my father was affected with asthma. After finishing his works in Mysore he came back to take up contracts in Kadapa and Anantapur districts. He used to visit us every week in Balapanuru and took care of the family and agriculture. 47
My third brother Sri Y.S. Prabhudas Reddy devoted himself to God’s ministry settled in his mission in Ananthapur, Bellari and Nandyal areas. My mother was busy with family and agriculture in Balapanuru. My brother, Y.S. Chinna Konda Reddy got married to Srimathi Rajamma, my mother’s relative. They had six sons and five daughters. We moved to Pulivendula in 1948 to stay there permanently. Property was divided in 1950. My brother Chinna Konda Reddy took the burden of my studies for which I am ever grateful to him. He was a prayerful person and made all the family members dedicated to God. He encouraged preachers and God's servants in many ways. He used to visit and supervise the church services in Balapanru and helped its development even though he was living in Pulivendula,. He helped many church constructions in this area. He constructed the C.S.I church in Pulivendula, which was started by Rev. Satya Joseph. He helped the Bethel Church to buy a van for Gospel preaching He suffered stomach ache sometimes due to old age, medicines could not help him and ultimately he was diagnosed of cancer. He accepted God’s call and took eternal rest in the Lord on 14th November 1993. He was great believer. His life is a model to everyone. The memory of the righteous will always be a blessing. The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich. Pro.10:22