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Sri Hari Vithal was born Festival of Lights-Deepawali on the 20th October 1941, to the holy couple of Sri Kuchibhatla Sivarmakrishna and Smt. Venkata Lakshmi. He married Smt. Lalitha Kumari and was blessed with four children. Smt. Lalitha Kumari, Master in Literature and Education has been in teaching and administration for forty years and retired as Head of Education -Vijayawada Municipal Corporation. Children educated and initiated into the legacy pioneered by him. |
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| The Icon in the Making |
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A student of science by education, Sri Hari Vithal always excelled in his academics. He was a naturally inspired and gifted student to the delight of his teachers. He was the school topper at Andhra Kesari Tanguturi Prakasam School, Vijayawada. He distinguished himself as the University First in his B.Sc (Hons.) as well the University First and Gold Medalist in his Master’s in Science –Zoology (1960-62) Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. Quite early in his academics, his intense yearning for knowledge and the sheer scope of his interests made him quickly rise in his teachers’ esteem.
Though a student of science, he had a prolific flair for Arts, Humanities and Literature. He considered himself very fortunate to have the association and close personal traction with many literary stalwarts of his times like Kavi Samrat Sri.Viswanatha Satya Narayana, Jatavaabhula Purushottam, et al. He learnt Carnatic classical music for five years along with his elder sister under the tutelage of Sriman. Nallanchakravartula Krishnamacharyulu As his talents came to the fore he became a cynosure of all the eyes and his teachers could well sense that he was indeed an Icon in the making. However, rightfully though he used to mention that his real education commenced only with his initiation by Paramaacharya, and continued with Master EK.
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| Professional Exaltation |
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Sri Harivithal, had adorned varied roles and exalted positions in teaching and administration career over 40 years -as Lecturer, Head of the Department, Principal and Regional Joint Director to which he brought higher stature, esteem and enviable grace. Though he was selected for illustrious UPSC and Indian Oceanographic Expedition, being the eldest son, he preferred to be closer to his parents and joined the state Government-into AP Educational Service.
He had the rare distinction of being a student, becoming Lecturer, Head of the Department, Principal of the same institution -SRR & CVR Government College Vijayawada for seven years and later overseeing it as the Regional Joint Director–Higher Education. Sri. Hari Vithal created a difference to all these roles with his passion and commitment, and in the process chiseled and molded several hundreds of students. All through his versatile career, he exemplified dignity, dedication and detachment. As a leader administrator, he set a distinctive tone of his times.
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| Transformational Leadership |
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Sri Hari Vithal extolled Truth as very high, he considered truthful living as the Highest. By his own personal example, he sparkled like a bright ray of hope in dizzyingly distorted, agonizingly cynical times, corroded by unbridled commercialism and eroding humanism in every sphere of life. In today’s ironical hi-tech rat race, when Education is sold in rapacious ‘shops’ in metered doses, at pre-tagged rates controlled by the lecherous industrialists, it would be acutely difficult even to imagine today an exemplary Teacher and role model like Sri Hari Vithal.
Sri Hari Vithal had always been a passionate practitioner of the call of his ordained duty, for whom work had been the real worship. His impeccable character, righteousness, integrity, conscientiousness, grit and determination had ushered in a refreshingly new culture in many Government Colleges in the state. He was able to infuse responsiveness and service ethic into the functioning of the institutions infested with chronic apathy, entrenched malpractices and marred by bureaucratic red tape.
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| The Principal Change maker |
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Sri Hari Vithal’s masterly eliding of the transformation of SRR & CVR College, amid the morass and perennial volatility of Union conflicts was admired even by the saber rattlers. It was a common scene then, where the campus air was often, literally filled with shooting splinters of soda bottles. With such real filmy violence in action, by his tact and administrative prowess, Sri Hari Vithal could deal with the restive and open conflicts in the college.
With his deft handling, humanism he could becalm postures and extricate swathes of budding careers being expended in the political cross fires. With his distinctive charm, Sri Hari Vithal could bring order in chaos, and harmony amongst the deeply fractured student community under siege of factions. The city police could have a deep respite for several years during his tenure, which otherwise used to be on their highest qui-vive. Sri Hari Vithal’s guardian spirit, resilient pursuit of the reforms over seven years and resolute management of a complex and delicate environment could garner great respect of highest echelons from the Vice Chancellors, Education Ministers up to the Chief Minister.
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| Inspired Stewardship |
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With his intellectual and inspired stewardship, dignified elegance, Sri Hari Vithal enjoyed remarkable ease of equations with most of the stakeholders. With his vision, wisdom and values, he could enlist all-round imprimatur from the Vice Chancellors, Directors, Ministers, Collectors, Commissioners, MLAs, MPs and leaders of all political hues. He demonstrated that positive change could be brought about even in such hostile systems, if we shed our shackles of complacency, and work with unflinching commitment. |
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| Ushering in the Reforms |
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Sri Hari Vithal had initiated many administrative reforms during his tenure as HOD, Principal and RJD. He brought in candor, followed ‘open doors’ policy strove to make the processes simpler and seamless and cleared off piles of languishing files. He took prompt decisions to resolve issues and provided phenomenal relief to the lives of a vast number of staff in education service. As the Regional Joint Director, Sri Hari Vithal took phenomenal initiative and tenaciously pursued the Government till he could successfully Regularize the Services of hundreds of staff.
All through his educational and administrative career Sri Hari Vithal had valiantly fought politicization of campuses and stood his ground firmly against commercialization of education. He never allowed any undue pressures let him expend or bend his principles. He counted his blessings in disguise as opportunities to serve on larger canvass in all his imminent transfers in Govt. Service –23 times in 38 years. He was almost like a Monk on a Mission and single loadstone charging the collegiate education of Andhra Pradesh. Wherever he was transferred, Sri Hari Vithal had assiduously endeavored for transformation of several government colleges into temples of learning.
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| New Era Healing |
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| Sri Hari Vithal was trained in the practice of holistic healing through Homeopathy under the instructional guidance of Master EK. By the grace of Master EK, with his intuitive prescriptions and healing touch, he could provide phenomenal relief to many needy common people through the medium of Homeopathy. His concomitant practice and service through Master EK Homeopathy, spanned across all the cities and towns of his postings in the state of AP as well other locations he traveled for his lecture tours. |
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