Remember the Righteous
Mrs. S.Kamalamma Fifth Sister Pulivendula
I thank God for the privilege given to me to recollect and write few words about my younger brother YS Chinna Konda Reddy, who corroborates the Bible verse “blessed are those who slept in the Lord”. We are five sisters and five brothers to our parents. I am the last one of the family. Thus I have five brothers and four sisters elder to me. Eldest brother Pedda Konda Reddy was always away from us on his contract works and on other responsibilities. Therefore Chinna Konda Reddy my younger brother used to look after all domestic affairs of the family. Even though we used to call him as Chinnanna (second brother), he was the one who took care of all family responsibilities like an elder brother. By the time I was born in our family, there were already three children to my elder brother Pedda Konda Reddy and his wife Mariyamma, and two children to my second brother Chinna Konda Reddy and his wife Rajamma. Ours was a big joint family. All of us as children used to enjoy the food as my mother used to feed to us from one plate by her hand marcels. This reminds me the biblical verse “your children will be like olive plants around your table” Psalm 128:3. All children of my brothers and sisters were highly hesitant to approaching my brother Chinna Konda Reddy when ever he comes back home after tedious works. But I used to reach him without any fear. My belief is that as long as we have not done anything wrong, we need not afraid of any one. When ever my father decides to buy cloths for all of 49 us, he used to entrust the job to my brother Chinna Konda Reddy. He was a great help to my father in all matters. As ours was a joint family with many children, we used to buy clothes in same price in only one variety but in roles of huge quantity. Then tailor comes home and stitches to all of us according to our own measurements. My brother manages all such things without any discrimination. He struggles to show his concerns to all our families alike. All our families were divided into separate homes when I was just 10 years old. By that time my younger brother Purushotham Reddy, sister Rajamma, sister Meramma and myself were yet to be married. Brother China Konda Reddy has successfully taken the responsibility of my younger brother Purushotham Reddy’s education, and marriage. Our parents took care of the nurture, education, and marriages of all female children. Brother China Konda Reddy was satisfying all our needs when ever we approach him. He loved all younger sisters on per with his own children. Ever since I was married my brother showed great regard to my husband (late Mr.Devadanam). He loved him very much. When ever he visited us he was bringing fruits to my children and used to satisfy them by giving new currency notes of one rupee each. Thus he was showing his love and affection. I was crying when my mother died. My brother came and consoled me saying “when God has taken your mother into his presence, we can not question Him” He consoled me saying “I can understand your grief because more than any one of us you are missing her”. He also consoled me in the same way so much even when my husband died.
He gave importance to prayer He used to come to the church before time for Sunday worships. He gave more importance to prayer than any thing else. He used to visit each and every house of our relatives and friends on every festival day 50 specially Christmas and New Year and Easter and greet and pray for each one of us. He used to give more importance to family prayer according to the words o Jashuea in 24:15 “as for me and my house hold we worship the Yahweh”. My brother inherited from my father this kind of staunch faith in God.
Last days of my brother When my brother was on his bed, I went to see him along with Saraswathamm and Jayamma, wife of brother Raja Reddy. My brother gave me a magazine and asked me to read and pray. I was really surprised. He visited my native place Balapanuru and its surroundings several times on evangelistic tour and tried his level best to bring as many people as possible to the Lord before he died. A day before his death, he put hand on each one of our family members and blessed us saying “God bless you” . He witnessed to others that Jesus is the Lord and God. I still remember how he blessed each one of us like Jacob who blessed his sons before his death. King David in his old age gave his last instructions to his son Solomon in 1 Kings 2:1-5 –“my time to die has come. Be confident and determined, and do what the Lord your God orders you to do. Obey all his laws and commandments, as written in the law of Moses, so that where ever you go you may prosper in everything you do…”. In the same way my brother blessed and encouraged us in faith and took his last breath on 14-11-1993. “How valuable it is to the lord when one of his people dies” Psalms 116:15 Glory be to the name of our Lord
MY LIFE ALONG WITH CHINNANA Mr. Y.S. Prakash Reddy S/o Y.S. Pedda Konda Reddy
I thank Y.S.Prakash Reddy for having invited me to give my opinion about his father late Chinna Konda Reddy and also he is my uncle (My Father's Brother). Late Y.S. Venkat Reddy had five sons and five daughters Chinna Konda Reddy was the second son to him. I convey my Practical & Historically experienced events with Late Chinna Konda Reddy. Till 1946 Y.S. Joint Family was at Balapanur Village. At that time I was aged 1 to 5 years. We the children of Y.S. Pedda Konda Reddy (1st son of Venkat Reddy) were far away for the father's affection and love as my father died when I was 4 years boy. From that time onwards Chinna Konda Reddy was so much sympathetic and affectionate towards us. Several times when ever he comes to Balapanur he used call us to Share Dinner in his plate only. I can say he treated us as his own children with immeasurable affection. then Y.S. Joint family had shifted to Pulivendula TQ and all brothers were seperated in 1947 - 48. Later on though sisters also separated and setteled. Right from 1944 to 1975 Chinna Konda Reddy was a corner pillar bearing entire load of Y.S. family structure as satated below. a)
He was a spiritual leader and adviser cautioning and keeping the entire family members in God's faith and good character.
b)
He was financial adviser to all the Y.S.Family members from time to time and helped those who were in financial crisis.
c)
He was holding and carrying on his shoulders the whole responsibility of Y.S. Joint Family affairs from 1940 to 1970. With regards to all important events such as any settlements, advises, fixations, etc, etc. 52 d)
Furhter in my opinion he was also God Father not only to Y.S. Family members but also to the people of both Pulivendula TQ and surrounding villages till his death. To show him as gratuity and affection, I was willing to do some services to him when he was admitted in Camp Bell Hospital Jammalamadugu now and then. On telepnone call by his son Prakash Reddy we reached Shri E.C.Gangi Reddy Hospital to see my uncle and just two hours before his last breath he was in full senses and blessed me and my wife by laying his hand on our heads in the name of Jesus. In view of the above all attachments with him even now he comes in my dreams now and then and also other departed family members who died. One believe it or not it is a fact. Hence I felt it is my duty to pray for them and in Holy masses are offered every month from the past 4 to 5 Years for all the departed Y.S.Family members. At Present Holy Masses are offered at St. Alphosns Church banjara Hills, Hyderabad. I hope and believe that he is with Jesus Christ in heaven now for all the services he has done and lived very simple life and holy life, Though he was not much educated but he used to speak good English. He was a good farmer cultivating both at Pulivendula TQ and Balapanur Village. Every Thursday being bazar day of Pulivendula brings variety of fruits and sugar cane for the children by cycling all the way 8 km and stays 4 to 5 days at Balapanur village and then later on he became an efficient civil contractor having good technical knowledge in minor irrigation project, buldings especially roads and highway works. May his soul rest in peace with Jesus and with all saints in heaven.
Y.S. Prakash Reddy S/o Y.S. Pedda Konda Reddy Consultant Engineer & Contractor for building, Earth Works & Cd works Hyderabad