V. Koteswaramma
{{Short description|Indian educator, Padma Shri awardee}}
{{Infobox person
| name = V. Koteswaramma
| birth_date = {{Birthdate and age |15 September 1925}}
| death_date = 2019
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Educator, writer
| alma_mater = Andhra Christian College, Nagarjuna University
| notable_works = Over 50 books, essays, poems
| awards = Telugu Sahitya Akademi Award
| children = Davuluri Sheela Ranjani
}}
V. Koteswaramma (15 September 1925 - 2019) was an educator and teacher from Andhra Pradesh. She is the founder of Children’s Montessori School in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and the group of Montessori Educational institutions.{{Cite web |date=2019-07-01 |title=Padma Shri Koteswaramma, founder of Vijayawada's Montessori schools, passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/Jun/30/padma-shri-koteswaramma-founder-of-vijayawadas-montessori-schools-passes-away-1997475.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}
Early life and education
Koteswaramma was to in Gosala village, Kankipadu, Krishna district. Both her parents were teachers.{{Cite news |date=2017-01-26 |title=Padma award at ripe age of 92 for Montessori founder |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/padma-award-at-ripe-age-of-92-for-montessori-founder/articleshow/56792916.cms |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} She was the first woman graduate in Vijayawada taluka in 1945. She graduated from Andhra Christian College, Guntur, and later did a B.Ed. and aspired to take up teaching as a profession.{{Cite news |last=Varma |first=P. Sujatha |date=2019-06-30 |title=Educationist Koteswaramma dies at 94 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/educationist-koteswaramma-dies-at-94/article28237271.ece |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}} She then did her M.A. in Telugu literature in 1972 and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1980 by the Nagarjuna University. She has a daughter, Davuluri Sheela Ranjani.
Career
Koteswaramma started as a government teacher at the Government Zilla Parishad School in Patamata, a suburban area near Vijayawada. In 1955, she was offered a chance to start a nursery for 20 children, and she took it up. In 1973, she started Montessori Junior and Degree Colleges. In 1984, she added the Montessori College of Education to the group of institutions.
= Writer =
She wrote more than 50 books, besides essays and poems. She was also Telugu Sahitya Akademi winner.{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. N. M. |date=2019-07-01 |title=Educationist, writer and activist Koteswaramma dies at 93 in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/educationist-writer-and-activist-koteswaramma-dies-93-andhra-pradesh-104607 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=The News Minute |language=en}} She ran a monthly named,
Awards
- In 1971, she got the National Award for Teachers.{{Cite news |last=Varma |first=P. Sujatha |date=2017-01-25 |title=Hard work pays off, says Padma awardee Koteswaramma |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Hard-work-pays-off-says-Padma-awardee-Koteswaramma/article17094713.ece |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
- In 1980, she got Andhra Pradesh state's Best Teacher Award.{{Cite web |last=TEAM |first=TNILIVE USA |date=2019-07-02 |title=మహిళామణులకు ఆదర్శం-మాంటిస్సోరి కోటేశ్వరమ్మ |url=https://www.tnilive.com/2019/07/02/the-inspiring-life-story-of-montessori-koteswaramma/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Telugu News International - TNILIVE |language=en-US}}
- In 2017, she received Padma Shri in the Education and Literature category.
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Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri
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