A Tribute to my High School Telugu Teacher
Primary and high school teachers play a significant role in moulding one's life in the formative stages. If it is a language teacher, it is even a bigger impact. Such is the influence of a language teacher. This article is dedicated to one such great person for whom there is no such thing as a remembrance, as he is never forgotten. Dr. Pingali Jagannadha Rao was my telugu teacher from my 6th standard to 9th standard before I moved out of the school due to my father's occupation. He is the one whom I admired the most in my high school days. He was a double M.A. in those days from an Oriental College. He was simple and knowledgeable, a man of letters, I must say. Apart from his command with the language, he used to be very much aware of history and influence of other languages on Telugu. He was our Class Teacher for those 4 years of my schooling and he was remembered for his equanimity. Once he starts teaching Telugu in our Class, we used to be awestruck with his mellifluous rend...