Chaganti Koteswara Rao
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| Birth name | Chaganti Koteswara Rao |
| Titles/honours | Sharada Gnyana Putra, Pravachana Chakravarti. |
| Philosophy | Advaita Vedanta |
| Quotation | Bhava shankara Deshika mey Sharanam |
Brahmasri Chaganti Koteswara Rao (Telugu: చాగంటి కోటేశ్వరరావు) is a scholar-speaker on the Sanathana Dharma. Born to Chaganti Sundara Siva Rao and Suseelamma, he married Subramanyeswari with whom he has two children. He works for the Food Corporation of India, Kakinada but also gives spiritual discourses.
[edit] Spiritual Discourses and Felicitations
Koteswara Rao is a silent reader of puranas and has oratory skills. He started giving pravachan on puranas extempore and has had a unique perspective and command on various Purnanas, epics like Srimad Ramayanam and Srimad Bhagavatham; as well as devotional hymns like Soundarya Lahari and Lalitha Sahasranama. He has delivered discourses for 42 days continuously at Guntur on Sampoorna Ramayanam during 2009, Srimad Bhagavatham for 42 days during 2006, Shiva Maha Puranam for 30 days during 2007 and Sree Lalitha Sahasranama Stothram for about 45 days during 2008. He gives his discourses in Telugu interspersing it with little English.
With a deep love for humanity and devotion, Koteswara Rao has spoken with elan on a variety of topics, including:
- Sampoorna Ramayanam
- Shiva Maha Puranam
- Shiva Tattwam
- Sri Kalahasteeswara Shatakam
- Bhagavatam
- Lalita Sahasranamam
- Sri Guru Charithamulu
Chaganti Koteswara Rao has been felicitated with titles like UPANYASA CHAKRAVARTHI, SARADA GNANA PUTRA, etc. Recently, a group of his admirers started a Web site ( http://srichaganti.net ) to make his lectures reach all the enthusiasts about Hindu culture and tradition.
[edit] References
http://www.hindu.com/2009/11/20/stories/2009112053160200.htm
http://en.srichaganti.net/
http://www.srichaganti.net/brahmasri.htm
http://exploreneedy.com/Spiritual/Brahmasri-Chaganti-Koteswara-Rao-Garu.php
http://www.brahmasri.com
http://www.bhaktisudha.com
http://www.bhaktisudha.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=26&Itemid=107
