Lord Shri Rama:

Ram is the 7th incarnation of Vishnu and the central figure of the Ramayana (Ramayan) epic. The Ramayan is the very soul of India. It is a complete guide to God-realization, the path to which lies in righteousness. The ideals of man are beautifully portrayed in it. Everyone should emulate those ideals and grow into ideal human beings and ideal citizens.Ram, by Sapna JohariRam took birth to free the earth from the cruelty and sins of the demon King Ravana (Ravan). Ravana had practiced austerities in order to propitiate Shiva and Brahma, who had granted him immunity from being killed by gods, gandharvas or demons. One of the gods had to take on a human form in order to be able to defeat Ravana.

Ram was born as the first son of Dasharatha, king of Ayodhya. Ram's mother was Kausilya. Ram had three brothers : Bharata (Bharat) born from the second wife Kaikeyi, and Lakshmana (Lakshman) and Shatrughna born from the third wife Sumitra.

One day Saint Vishwamitra visited Ayodhya and asked Dashratha to send Ram and Lakshmana with him because the Yakshini (demon) Tarka - with her two sons Mareech and Subahu - were terrifying him and the other saints at his ashram. They were not letting them worship and meditate. Ram went with Lakshmana and Vishwamitra to kill Tarka. On the way to Saint Vishwamitra's ashram there was a dense forest. When they entered the forest Tarka came to kill them but Ram killed her and her son Subahu with a weapon given to him by Vishwamitra. Ram also shot an arrow at Mareech and threw him 100 yojan far away.

Sita and Ram in the gardenLater Ram went with Saint Vishwamitr to Mithila where the wise King Janak ruled. King Janak had organized a svayamvaraa (an acient custom wherein the bride chose her husband of her own accord from amongst a number of suitors). It was announced that whosoever will bend the bow of Lord Shiva will marry King Janak's daughter Sita. Sita was an incarnation of Lakshmi, the consort of Lord Vishnu. But none of the suitors was able to lift Lord Shiva's bow, except Ram. Ram lifted the bow with his one hand and bended it so hard that it even broke.

Sita and Ram in the forestSo Ram got married to Sita, and his brothers got happily married to Sita's sisters. After returning and living happily in Ayodhya the old King Dashrath decided that it was time to give his kingdom to his beloved son Ram. There Kaikeyi, the third and youngest wife of the King, claimed the throne for her son Bharat. A long time before the young Queen had saved the King's life and he had promised to fulfill her two wishes. Manthara, the crooked and evil-minded maid-servant of Kaikeyi influenced the queen to claim her wishes now in favor of her son and to request Dashrath to banish Ram from the kingdom for fourteen years, and to install Bharat on the throne instead. The King was shocked, his heart was broken, but he knew that truth is the highest Dharm, and that he had to fulfill his promise to his wife. So Ram went to exile happily, knowing that to obey and serve his father was the highest duty of a son.

After Ram left to the forest, Dashrath died from the pangs of separation from his beloved son Ram. Bharat went to the forest to meet his brother Ram and to request him to come back to Ayodhya. When Ram refused to return, in honor of the promise to his father, Bharat took Ram's "khadau" (wooden sandals) and placed them symbolically on Ayodhya's throne. Until his brother returned from the exile Bharat served the kingdom as a true and honest caretaker of Ram.

Once Surpnakha, the sister of Ravana, passed by the place where Ram was living. She saw Ram and became impressed by his beauty. She transformed herself into a beautiful lady and went to Ram and asked him to marry her. When Ram refused and told her he is already married to Sita, she became angry. Coming back to her original form she ran towards Sita to kill her. When Lakshman saw that he cut her nose and one ear. Surpnakha then send her brother Khardushan with fourteen thousand rakshasas to avenge her. But all were killed by Ram.

Jatayu leaving his bodySurpnakha now sought vengeance through her older brother Ravana, but only got his interest by pointing out that the beautiful Sita would be a fitting wife for him. Ravana lured Ram and Lakshman away from Sita by sending an enchanted deer of extreme beauty and then took Sita to his kingdom of Lanka. On the way, Jatayu, a vulture bird and old friend of Ram's father Dashrath, fought Ravan but was fatally wounded. He lived only long enough to tell Ram what had happened upon his return.

In Lanka, Ravana tried to threathen Sita into marrying him, but was rejected again and again. Meanwhile, Ram made an alliance with the monkey King Sugreeva, who had been exiled from his kingdom by his brother Bali. Ram helped Sugreeva to regain his kingdom and in return Sugreeva raised an army of monkeys and bears, led by Hanuman. When they reached the sea, Hanuman flew across. On the way he had many adventures.

Hanuman captured in LankaIn Lanka, Hanuman promised Sita that help would come soon. When he was then captured by the rakshasas, Ravana ordered them to set fire to Hanuman's tail, wrapping it with oily rags. But Hanuman increased the length of his tail so much that there seemed no end to it. He escaped and used his burning tail to set fire to all of Lanka.

Meanwhile, Ram's army had build a huge bridge between Lanka and the mainland. They crossed the ocean and attacked Ravana's army. During the battle, Lakshmana was heavily wounded, but he was cured by a magic herb which Hanuman flew all the way to the Himalayas to obtain. Not finding the herb at first, Hanuman brought the entire mountain just to be sure. Finally, all rakshasa generals were killed and the battle become a single combat between Ravana and Ram. Finally, Ram killed Ravana with a special weapon given to him by saint Agastya.

This was a moment of great rejoicing. Ram and Sita were finally crowned King and Queen of Ayodhya, though people were doubting that Sita had preserved her virtue while being Ravana's captive, which is another story in itself.

Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju:

Full name : Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju
Born : July 9, 1969, Alamuru
Current age : 42 years 73 days
Major teams : India, Hyderabad (India)
Batting style : Right-hand bat
Bowling style : Slow left-arm orthodox

Profile:

Venkatpathy Raju has spent almost his entire career in and out of the Indian team. True to his nickname `Muscles', he is a lion hearted bowler, always in the thick of battle. Never afraid to give the ball flight, he entices the best of batsmen to commit mistakes. But there have been times when thanks to his attacking bowling approach, he has conceded far too many runs and this has not gone down well with conservative Indian selectors.

Raju came into prominence in the late 80s as a successor to Maninder Singh. A finger spinner in the classical mould, he settled down well into the side and bowled India to victory in the one-off Test against Sri Lanka in 1990-91. Along with Rajesh Chauhan and Anil Kumble, he seemed to have formed a new spin trio in the early nineties. But in the mid and late 90s, his career saw more downs than ups. However Raju always remained in contention thanks to his excellent performances around the domestic circuit. There is, however, no doubt as to which pitches are suited best to his bowling style - he has picked up 70 wickets at home in 15 Tests as compared to 22 dismissals in 12 Tests on foreign soil. Raju was probably at his best during the 1994-95 series against the West Indies, when in three Tests, he claimed 20 wickets. However since then, his appearances have been sporadic and he was a forgotten man after the 1997-98 series against Australia. Around the domestic circuit however Raju continued to be Hyderabad's bowling mainstay and played a stellar role in the side making the final in the 1999-2000 Ranji Trophy season, with a bag of 52 wickets. He finally retired from first-class cricket in December 2004.

Career statistics :

Competition Tests ODIs
Matches 28 53
Runs scored 240 32
Batting average 10.00 4.00
100s/50s -/- -/-
Top score 31 8
Balls bowled 7602 2770
Wickets 93 63
Bowling average 30.72 31.96 5
wickets in innings 5 -
10 wickets in match 1 n/a
Best bowling 6/12 4/46
Catches/stumpings 6/- 8/-

Kanumuri Bapi Raju:

Kanumuri Bapi Raju (born 25 June 1947) is an Indian politician and member of the Parliament of India, representing Narsapuram constituency.

Early life:

Kanimuri Bapi Raju was born to Krishnam Raju and Lakshmi Kantamma in Juvvalapalem village in West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh.

Political career:

He was an MLA in the Andhra Pradesh Legislature and a Minister.
Nominated as a chairman of Sri Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam (TTD) on 25-Aug-2011

Personal life:

He is married to Annapurna.He has two sons and a daughter.

Positions Held:

1/1/1977 Secretary, District Youth Congress, Krishna District 1/1/1978 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly 1/1/1981 Chairman, Kolleru Lake Development Corporation, Hyderabad 1/1/1983 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (second term) 1/1/1985 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (third term) 1/1/1986 Chief Whip, Congress Legislature Party 1/1/1989 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (fourth term) 1/1/1990 Cabinet Minister, Endowments and Legislative affairs 1/1/1991 Cabinet Minister for Excise 1/1/1994 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (fifth term) 1/1/1998 Elected to 12th Lok Sabha 1/1/2001 Chairman, Kissan Seth Mazdoor Dept., APCC, Hyderabad 1/1/2007 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council 1/2/2007 Cabinet Minister, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh 1/1/2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (second term) 1/3/2009 Member, Committee on Railways

Other Information:

Father was political leader. Father-in-law was MLA in 1964 and was positioned as Chairman, TTD Board, Tirumala for two terms. Uncle, Siris Raju was well known industrialist and was Dy. Chairman of A.P Legislative Assembly.

D.V. Narasaraju or Datla Venkata Narasaraju (డి.వి.నరసరాజు) (July 15, 1920 - August 28, 2006) was a writer and director of South India films and playwright. He has written stories such as Gundamma Katha, Yamagola, and Donga Ramudu.

Narasa Raju was highly motivated by M. N. Roy and his party-free politics.

Narasa Raju debuted in films as a writer with the film Peddamanushulu in 1954. It was K. V. Reddy who, after watching Narasa Raju’s play Natakam screened at the 100 days function of Pathala Bhairavi in 1951, introduced him to the film industry. He penned more than 92 stories including industry classics like Gundamma Katha, Bhaktha Prahalada, Yamagola, Rangula Ratnam, Manasu Mamatha and Donga Ramudu. Karu Diddina Kapuram is one of the few films that he directed and also played a cameo role in Chevilo Puvvu. His last work is the recently launched Maya Bazaar that stars Raja and Bhoomika in the lead roles.

He died on August 28, 2006 at Care Hospital. D.V. Narasa Raju is survived by a daughter, Kavitha.

Filmography:

Peddamanushulu (1954) (writer)
Donga Ramudu (1955) (dialogue)
Raja Makutam (1959) (dialogue) (story)
Renukadevi Mahatyam (1960) (writer)
Gundamma Katha (1962) (dialogue)
Man-Mauji (1962) (story)
Mohini Rugmangada (1962) (writer)
Ramudu Bheemudu (1964) (writer)
Naadi Aada Janme (1965) (writer)
Rangula Ratnam (1966) (dialogue)
Bhakta Prahlada (1967/I) (adaptation) (dialogue)
Bhakta Prahlada (1967/II) (writer)
Chadarangam (1967) (dialogue) (story)
Grihalakshmi (1967) (dialogue)
Ram Aur Shyam (1967) (screenplay)
Bandhavyalu (1968) (dialogue)
Mooga Nomu (1969) (dialogue)
Badi Panthulu (1972) (dialogues)
Iddaru Ammayilu (1972) (dialogue)
Yamagola (1977) (dialogue)
Yugandhar (1979) (dialogue)
Vayyari Bhamulu Vagalamari Bhartulu (1982) (writer)
Kanchana Ganga (1984) (writer)
Karu Diddina Kapuram (1986) (writer and director)
Manasu Mamata (1990) (writer)

K V K Raju

KVK Raju (born November 28, 1928), whose surname is Kanumuri, was a first generation technopreneur born in a humble agricultural family in Andhra Pradesh. He was the founder of the Nagarjuna Group of companies.

Early life:
After graduating from Banaras Hindu University and the Madras Institute of Technology he went on to complete his Master's in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from Michigan State University and the University of Minnesota, USA. After a short stint in American he returned to India and worked for short periods at Caltex Oil Refinery, Orient General Industries and Associated Electrical Industries. Finally, he joined Union Carbide of India and worked with them for 15 years. While working with Union Carbide, KVK Raju's deep-rooted urge to serve society through industry impelled him to start out on his own. He started the Nagarjuna Group in 1973 with an investment of 23 million dollars. The Group has since then become a diversified conglomerate with an asset base of 2.5 billion dollars.

Achievements: A recipient of various awards for his outstanding contribution to industry and society, KVK Raju, was a firm believer in the adage "practice what you preach". A self-made man KVK Raju practised simple living and high thinking. He dreamt big and worked with an unstinted focus to make his dreams come true.

Chintalapati Murthy Raju

Prominent Gandhian, freedom fighter and educationist par excellence and former Minister Chintalapati Varaprasada Murthy Raju passed away at his residence in Fathepuram in Nidamarru mandal in West Godavari district on Sunday. He was 93. He had been seriously ill for six months till his death. His wife and only son expired long back.

His life is a stellar example of how a true Gandhian would lead his life, spurning all worldly pleasures and giving away all that he owned to the society at large.

The very name of CHVP Murthy Raju evokes deep respect among his scores of followers across the country. A committed Gandhian, he dedicated his entire life and wealth to the service of society. He served as an MLA for six times during 1953-82 and even served as State Minister of Endowments and Marketing for 15 months during the Chief Ministership of P V Narasimha Rao. In his life, he was elected as Panchayat President six times.

Inspired by Gandhiji, Murthy Raju gave away 1,800 acres and huge money for the cause of society and set up as many as 68 educational institutes with emphasis on girl education. He handed over their ownership to the State Government in 1977. His dream was to establish one university in each district of Andhra Pradesh.When he expired, he did not have a single acre of land with him.

Gandhi Bhavan that resembles ParliamentA committed Gandhian that he was, he built a huge memorial for Gandhiji – Gandhi Bhavan – at Peda Nidrakolanu village near his native Pattepuram village. Gandhi Bhavan looks like Parliament Bhavan from outside. Murthy Raju spent about Rs 1 crore of his money to complete this monument. It was converted into a museum dedicated to the memory of Mahatma Gandhi with various photographs depicting his life and achievements. Besides Gandhiji’s pictures and freedom movement collections, the Bhavan also houses a huge number of photographs and books and information on several leading lights of the society as well as the country.

Even at the age of 92, Murthy Raju immensely longed to see a huge bronze statue of Mahatma Gandhi at 125 feet height and submitted a plea to the State Government. In 1961, he conducted Sarvodaya Sammelan at Unguturu. A pylon stands as a testimony to this great event near Naachugunta village where Jayaprakash Narayan and Vinobha Bhavee spoke. A multi-faceted personality, Murthy Raju virtually commanded the political arena of West Godavari district for more than three decades till 1983.

A kingpin in ’70sRaju joined Indira Congress when the party witnessed a split in the post-emergency era. He steered the party to success. He got elected from Tadepalligudem in 1978. He introduced several new faces to politics. Indira Congress won all the 16 Assembly seats from West Godavari district.

A journalist to the coreMurthy Raju floated an education monthly named Vidhya Jothi which had a wide circulation. It was a multi-lingual, published in Telugu, Hindi, English and Sanskrit. During the Bhoodan movement, he took upon himself the task of editing Sarvodaya monthly.

Passion for SanskritMurthy Raju promoted Sanskrit language all through his life. It was a compulsory subject at the institutes established by him.

Man of simplicityMurthy Raju never craved for fame by any means. He named all his high schools and colleges after great leaders national and international. One of his schools at Parimella near Pentapadu was named after Fedric Lumamba and another school at Kasipadu was named after Kennedy. The colleges carried the names of Raja Ramamohan Roy, VV Giri and so on. Murty Raju subscribed to the ideals of Jaya Prakash Narayana’s total revolution.

He conducted padayaatras to popularise the concept during 1973-74. Despite being a Minister, Murthy Raju would not sit in chairs or on sofas. Atheist leader Lavanam who worked with Murthy Raju on various issues said that it was an irreparable loss to the Gandhian movement in the country. He said that he had the honour of arranged the tour of Vinoba Bhave during Bhoodan movement in West Godavari district.

Bhupathiraju Ravi Teja:

Bhupathiraju Ravi Teja:
Date Of Birth: Friday, January 26, 1968
Star Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6
Full Name: Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju
Father: Rajgopal Raju Bhupatiraju
Mother: Rajya Lakshmi Bhupatiraju
Siblings:Raghu Raju, Bharath Raju

Ravi Teja (Bhupatiraju Ravi Shankar Raju) was born on 26th January 1968. Her father Bhupatiraju Rajgopal Raju and mother Rajya Lakshmi Bhupatiraju on 26 January 1968 in the Indian village of Jaggampeta, Andhra Pradesh, India.

He is an Indian Telugu film actor. He won the Nandi Award for Best Actor for the film Neninthe in 2008. He has acted in other films including Avunu Valliddaru Ista Paddaru, Idiot, Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi, Venky, Bhadra, Vikramarkudu, Krishna, Kick, Mirapakaay and more .

Ravi's father was a pharmacist and mother was a homemaker. He is the eldest of three sons and the other two Bharath and Raghu are also actors.

Childhood :

Ravi Teja spent most of his childhood in North India. His father, Bhoopathiraju Rajgopal Raju, a very ambitious man, went through several transfers and took up new opportunities resulting in Ravi Teja's family having to travel a lot throughout India. Even as a child, Ravi was fascinated with cinema and his icon till date remains the Legend Mr. Amitabh Bachchan. Several times he would see Amitabh Bachchan's movies and re-enact them at home. In one such attempt, when he was just 5 years old, he set ablaze the couches of his living room when his mother was out shopping and put both his kid brothers in between the 'fire wall' to rescue them. Punished of course was he for this but the passion in his heart had for films kept growing by the day. In his movie, Venky, he portrayed his imation of Amitabh Bachchan. At age 11, he tried to run away from his home in Jaipur to Mumbai so he could join Bollywood and become as famous as Amitabh Bachchan. All his juvenile attempts to join cinema were strictly kept at bay by his family. Later the family moved to Vijayawada and he joined the Siddharatha Degree College to pursue his Bachelors in Arts.

Ravi Teja got married to Kalyani in 2002. The couple has two children, Mokshadha and Mahadhan. He is known to be good friends with Puri Jagannadh.