Before my Grand Father, BizzulaVenkata Narshima Reddy  married my Grandmother Rama Lakshamma, he had married Rani Shankeramma’s brother’s (Charles Wahab ) daughter Seethamma, i.e my Mother’s (Vimala Devi’s father Govind Reddy’s elder sister) Aunt. Govind Reddy’s Father was Charles Wahab, who was a very big and very rich Deshmuk of Babusaipeta, Nalagonda, and had over hundred villages under him. A very powerful Deshmukh, who had direct access to the Prime Miniter of  Nizam of Hyderabad .Charles Wahab was the man, who was practically running the administration of Wanaparthy in the name of Rani Shankeramma, along with his huge estate of hundred villages in Nalgonda.

Sitamma had one son by my Grand Father. His name is Bijjula Chandra Shaker Reddy, Jagirdar of Pallepad.Sitamma, died when her son was a teenager. My Grand Father again married Rama Lakshamma of Bijjinapalli, who had one son Bijjula Rameshwer Reddy,Jagirdar i.e my father and two sisters Ruknamma and Sitamma ( who was named in memory of his first wife) /Pramela Pingle ( Aftermarriage).

Ruknamma was again married into Bijjanapalli family, who has a son named Jaipal Reddy and five daughters. Sitamma, who was renamed Pramela Pingle, was married to the son of Pingle Venkatram Reddy of Warangal, a very rich Industralist, Pingle Jagan Mohan Reddy, who went to become a Supreme Court Judge of India.

The Bijjinapalli household was totally taken care by Rani Shankeramma of Wanaparthi, wife of Raja Rameshwer Rao-1, after the death of the dominating mother-in-law of the Ghost, Mamgamma., as her adopted son Rama Krishna Reddy of  Taddor, had become old and  was too mild to look after the huge estate and also a very big family, This family in Bijjinapally  was the family of the Raja Saheb’s  sister, who was married to Tadoor  Dashmuk Rami Reddy. The other Son of the Rami Reddy, who inherited the Taddor fortune was very independent and had no personal touch with the family in Bijjinapalli and also Wanaparthy.

This is the story of my Nainamma, our grandmother. The only serving member of that generation is Kishtamma Nainamma (Last of eleven siblings), who now resides in Marridpalli, Secunderabad has a phenomenal memory. She can remember all this in such clarity, which is unbelievable. We dedicate this to her for letting the present generations to know who our ancestors are.

We also like to Thank Kamalamma, our Naimma’s only brother’s ( Ranga Reddy),  daughter, who instigated us to probe this history. She has written books on religion and is well learned.

Ranga Reddy was educated in Calcutta. He studied Law and became a lawyer of repute in Mahabubnagar.He was educated by Rani Shakaramma of wanaparthy, who financed all his education. Rani Shakaramma too financed other cousins of his for higher education. Thus the whole Bijjinapalli family was well educated. Mr Chinna Reddy, elder to Ranga Reddy had a son. who again married a girl from Wanaparthy family.

 Apart from kamalamma, whose father was our Nainaamma’s only brother, was brought up by her Step-father, who was the head of the family, until he died. He looked after all the four girls and two sons as their mother had died very young, along with his only son as his own children. All the girls were married well into big families.

Finally, I am thankful to bring this story of my Naimma to you because of my Attamma( My father's sister) i.e Pingle Pramela Reddy/ Sitamma, who spend long hour with Kishtamma Naimma and meticulously jotted the whole history of her mother. She had comprehensive discussions with her niece Kammalamma to put the history in right prospective.

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