Kasaraneni Sadasivarao


Dr. Kasaraneni Sadasivarao was a surgeon, politician, philanthropist and educationist in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh. He was from Takkelapadu in Guntur district.

Family

Coming from an agricultural family, he was the first one in his family to become a doctor. He married Chalasani Jayapradamba, who was also a doctor. Together, they provided healthcare for the people of Guntur for nearly 40 years and left a lasting impression on the people of Guntur. Dr Sadasivarao also helped two of his brothers become doctors, Dr Kasaraneni Satyanarayanarao and Dr Kasaraneni Manmadharao. The following members are doctors of his family who now practice medicine all over the world.
Dr Ramesh Kasaraneni
Dr Sri Valli Kasaraneni
Dr Suresh Kasaraneni
Dr Yamuna Kasaraneni
Dr Krishna Vardhan Kasaraneni
Dr Sumeet K Tewani
Dr Jayaprada Kasaraneni
Dr Suresh Vuyyuru
Dr Rama Bala Vuyyuru
Dr Venkata Subbarao Chadalavada
Dr Uma Bala Chadalavada
Dr Sumana Chadalavada
Dr Tulasi Chadalavada
Dr Vishnu Priyarao Paturi
Dr Usha Bala Paturi
Dr Bhanu Teja Paturi

Career

Sadasiva Rao started the Peoples Nursing Home in Guntur. This was a training hospital which also served much of the local village population. He never demanded money from his patients and many of his poor patients ended up getting financial aid from him.
After the death of his wife, he retired from public life and lives in his family home in Guntur. In memory of his spouse, he started the "Dr. Jayapradamba Degree College" in Guntur, which aims to provide education at an affordable price for youngsters. He is also the founding secretary of Nagarjuna Educational Society and served as its President for a number of years which expanded under his tenure.
He was a Member of the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly from Pedakurapadu constituency in the 1980s and till date remains one of the few non-corrupt politicians of India.

Felicitation

In 2008 October, the local community felicitated him for all that he has done for his home town. The felicitation was attended by local dignitaries, as well his siblings, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Death

He died at his home on 11 September 2012