Radha Macherla

Radha was born to her parents, Sri G. Srinivas Rao and Smt. Venkata Laxmi, on November 6, 1957, at the Nizamabad Area Hospital.Her father was a popular English lecturer and an international writer, while her mother was a peace-loving homemaker and also a writer.She grew up in places like Bodhan and ... Read More

Radha was born to her parents, Sri G. Srinivas Rao and Smt. Venkata Laxmi, on November 6, 1957, at the Nizamabad Area Hospital.Her father was a popular English lecturer and an international writer, while her mother was a peace-loving homemaker and also a writer.She grew up in places like Bodhan and Banswada, as her maternal uncle was the Resident Medical Officer in those areas.She might not have thought that her future, including her young and middle-aged years, would be spent in Nizamabad district itself.She was the eldest of four siblings.Her schooling and graduation (B.A.) were completed in Hanamkonda.She moved to live with me in Shakarnagar, Bodhan, after marrying me on November 23, 1977. We lived our happy life in Shakarnagar until 2012, for a period of 35 years.She had a flair for writing and published a couple of articles as well.She played badminton, tenni-coit, throw ball and even hockey during her college days. After becoming a mother of two, she learned and practiced dancing.She was a lovable, affectionate, friendly, and very social person.A dignified lady, she preferred to live simply and was dedicated to raising her children in a decent and disciplined manner.She set aside a job offer to focus on taking care of her children.She earned a Master's degree in English in 2002.She used to discuss with her sister Rajani and friend Prashanta  on Shakespeare’s dramas, Wordsworth’s poems ”Tintern Abbey and Immortality ", Keats “Odes to Nightingale, Autumn, Grecian urn " etc, Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion, Milton’s Paradise Lost, Lycidas etc.Of late,  she liked novel Jane Eyre as suggested by her sis and watched the movie by same name number of times, it appeared.Radha was fond of listening to classical music, be it Carnatic or Hindustani. She developed an interest in enjoying listening to gazals as well.She was found quoting quite often from Kabir ke dohe.When left to herself, she loved reading novels, magazines and periodicals.She visited Singapore, Thailand, and the UK.She even dared to walk underwater with me in the Coral Islands, Thailand.After my retirement, we bought a home in Hanamkonda, where her parents and my siblings lived, and we have been staying there since then.She found satisfaction in serving her parents whenever necessary.She always wore a smiling face, and her helpful nature proved her to be a courageous lady with a positive and proactive attitude. She found more satisfaction in giving than in receiving.She was recently diagnosed with auto immune liver disease, from which she could not recover.... Show Less