My deepest condolences to the family of Mukunda Rao thatha. My father met Mukunda's father, Babu Rao, on many occasions and was very fond of him. I've always noticed he looks so much like my Kantamneni family, more so than any other family members. Mukunda Rao was my third cousin twice removed, and my grandmother shares great-great-grandparents with him, Acchanna & Veeramma Kothapalli Kantamneni. I will never forget my first time reading his father's book, Maa Taralu. He has carried on the family legacy of exceptional hard-work and ingenuity. It is a deep sorrow for the entire Kantamneni community to lose him.
Hitesh Dasari, great-grandson of Kantamneni Venkata Rama Rao.