Dr. N. Manga Devi and Ms. G.Prabhavathi, with a strong belief that the child is the right instrument to change the face of the society, gave up their secured government jobs in Women Development and Child Welfare Department. They took training in an international training institute run by Mr. Justen, the personal representative of Mariya Montessori to equip themselves as full fledged Montessori Teachers. When school for threes were unheard of, in 1965 they started a “House of children” in the name “Sri Venkateswara Bala Kuteer” with a single child on rolls.
Hurdles like financial stringencies and inhibition towards a new system have been transformed into stepping stones to reach their goal — Education with
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- love towards the mother land
- concern for the fellow being
- respect for the human values so on and so forth
A few of Dr.Manga Devi’s Awards:
- Life Achievement Award from Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam by Association of writers and illustrators for children, A wing of International Board of Books for Young people
- Best Academician Award bestowed by Indian Council for Child Education, New Delhi
- Mukhya Adhyapak Siromani Award by CBSE South Zone.
- National Award – Sarvottamacharya by Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan.
- Honorary Doctorate from Padmavathi University.
- Jamnalal Bajaj Award for social service.
- NCERT National Award for Children’s Literature.
- National Award from NCERT for innovative Methods in Teaching.
Titles of some books authored by Dr.N.Manga Devi :
- Prakrithi saranam Gachami(NCERT Award)
- Vegu Chukka(Sahithya Academy Award)
- Bonsai (In English, Telugu, Hindi).
- Rani Rudrama Devi.
- Tinku Pinku(Fiction).
- Eega – Teneteega ( In Telugu, Hindi).
- Hellen Keller (Biography).
