Prof. Alladi Uma Receives Award

Prof. Alladi Uma, the worthy daughter of the worthy father late Sri Alladi Kuppuswami , the former chief justice of high court  was   given an award by Ramineni Foundation for her service to the cause of education  on 12 October,2012 at Visakhapatnam.

Professor Uma  stands as a symbol of hope and courage in the present scenario. She has been an erudite professor, committed researcher , able translator and a compassionate person to the core. Her inspiration has been her parents and her aunt who  taught her the love of the story and imagination and she dedicated her award  to them.

As a professor she has given nectar of knowledge to many batches of students in Osmania University and later at University of Hyderabad  in her illustrious career stretching over three decades.

As a researcher she wrote many articles and books and also encouraged many of her students to develop their original thinking. ‘Excellence’ was her  watchword.

As a compassionate human being she has been imparting education to the children of the poor and disadvantaged sections studying in government schools. Her generosity is natural and her modesty  impressive since she  had to be persuaded by the jury    to accept  the award.    

To her, teaching  profession was not for survival or career but to express her passion for  certain core values which she cherished  deeply. Recently she took voluntary retirement from teaching position.

Her translated works such as ‘Ayonija’ and ‘Untouchable Spring’ (in collaboration with  Prof.Sridhar) testify to  her concern for social progress.

She has  been charting through her life with indefatigable spirit and work ethics.

 All the best in her future endeavours to the cause of society and education.