We the Garimella's. are the family originated from Srikakulam District , Bhimili Mandal near Tagarapuvalasa . Traditional brahmin family of vidika velanadu's , the main profession of the people is teaching and preching religion. My great grand father Late Garimella Kama Sastry was a headmaster of a teacher training institute situated at Visakhapatnam, now the so called super market at choultry. Well known teachers such as Late Velamuri Naraana Murthy, Late Devarikunda Poornayya are few of his disciples.
His sons, Late Garimella Venkata Ramana Murthy and Late Garimella Surya Narayana Murthy, followed his legacy. Late Venkata Ramana Murthy a scholar of Mathematics and graduate of Andhra University deviated from the tradition to join British Army in 1942. After his retirement from the services, he has taken up the teaching profession and taught mathematics and English through Tutorials. Late Surya Narayana Murthy continued the tradition of the profession through services to administration of Andhra University.
Myself Garimella Raghu Ram Murthy opted Marine Engineering as a profession and rendered services to the shipping industry as a Chief Engineer. Presently, I am rendering shore based operations only. My brother Garimella Kama Sastry who is also a graduate from Andhra University, working in Visakhapatnam Port Trust is a deeply religious minded person. He goes on a pilgrimage every year to Shabharmalai , Tirupathi and various other places of religious significance.He also visited famous Amarnath Temple and Manasa sarovar .
I have four sisters, the eldest sister already grandmother for three children, retired from AP revenue services and enjoying retired life . My second sister, a house wife and a religious person keeps herself busy with house work. She has a son who is working for an IT industry. My third sister is a preacher for an Internationally renowned religious Organization of Raja yoga. My youngest sister works as a Head Of department of electrical engineering in an engineering collage.
My brothers eldest son graduated as Mechanical Engineer and Master of Mathematics from BITS-PILANI, opted IT industry working for an Internationally renowned Company. His second son, graduated from DA-IICT and pursuing higher studies.
My son, a topper of IIT-JEE is pursuing his studies at IIT Madras as a computer engineer. My little girl , a classical singer,completed 10 th. std. and joined higher secondary school for higher studies.
