SRI VADLAMANI UMAMAHESWARA RAO S/o.Satyanarayana Murthy and Subhadra was born on 24.06.1929 and died on 02-03-2013. He was graduated in Batchelor of Sciences in First Class from Andhra University in 1949. Later he became Member of THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS OF INDIA in 1952. Before practicing under the name and style of UMAMAHESWARA RAO & CO., from 1956, he worked in P.Ramachandra Rao & Co., Chartered Accountants Guntur as Branch Manager from 1952 to 1956. He was the Founder Partner of UMAMAHESWARA RAO & CO., Chartered Accountants having its Branches at Hyderabad, Guntur, Vizag, Tirupathi and Gudivada. He had over Sixty Years of Post Qualification experience and is one amongst very few Chartered Accountants in the Country who served profession for more than SIX DECADES. By being in profession of Chartered Accountancy, he involved with many Professional Organisations and served viz., as “ Founder President of Tax Bar Association, Guntur, and Founder Chairman of Branches of “ The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India” Guntur and Past Chairman of Vijayawada and as Member in Direct Taxes Advisory Committee for two terms. “ He addressed many tax forums, Seminars, Study Circle Meets, Wokshops, All India and Regional Conferences on Taxation and Company Law Matters organised by the Southern Regional Council of ICAI as well as other Regions of the ICAI apart from other Professional and Public bodies for the benefit of members of Chartered Accountancy and General Public. He has very rich experience in the Audit of Banks as Statutory Central Auditor of Many Public Sector Banks viz., Andhra Bank, Canara Bank, State Bank of India, Indian Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, Pinakini Grameena Bank, Andhra Pradesh Vikas Grameena Bank etc., and Conducted Statutory Audits for many Maharatna and Navaratna Public Sector Undertakings viz., National thermal Power Corporation Ltd., New Delhi, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., New Delhi, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Visakhapatnam, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd., Vizag Steel Plant, Visakhapatnam, Bharat Heavy Plates & Vessels Ltd., Visakhapatnam, National Mineral Development Corporation, Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Electronics Corporation of India, Hyderabad. Presently, the Firm established by him is conducting Statutory Audit of Life Insurance Corporation of India, Mumbai which was one of his dreams. He was also the Recipient of “Professional Expertise Award” from Viswa Bharati Academy. Apart from Profession, he was very actively involved in Social Service Activities by Joining Rotary Club of Guntur in the Year 1954 and served as District Governor of R.I. District, 3150 from 1973-74. He became Member of Rotary International World Community Services Committee and served from 1975-77. He Represented District 3150 on “Council on Legislation” in 1998. He has also served Rotary as a Rotary Paul Harris Fellow. He was the Recipient of “Citation for Meritorious Services and Distinguished Service Award” from Rotary International and also recipient of Rotary International’s Highest Award “Service Above Self “ Award “Golden Century Certificate” and “Distinguished Past Governor”. Apart from Rotary Activity, he Served as District Secretary for Indian Red Cross Society for more than 30 years and was instrumental in running an Orphanage for 45 Boys for the last 25 years. At present in his loving memory his son Ravi Vadlamani has created a Blood Bank of State of Art at Indian Red Cross Society Branch, Guntur and named it after him. In recognition of his services to the Indian Red Cross Society, he was awarded “Certificate of Merit” from the President of India in 1973. Sri Vadlamani Umamaheswara Rao is also widely known for his generosity and concern for Charitable Organisations, Poor Children and Aged persons. He served for more than 30 years as President for Sri Guntur Annadana Samajam which is running “ Home for the Aged” and “Beggars Home” . He served as Chairman for 25 years for “ Daya Hrudaya Seva Samstha” a home for Street Children. His deep interest and involvement in Cultural Activities resulted in many national and international programs in Guntur and also served as Secretary for “The Tagore Memorial Theatre Trust” which owns Sri Venkateswara Vignana Mandir, a largest Auditorium in Andhra Pradesh. He was also the Founder President for Guntur Cultural Association and served till his death and served as Chairman for Lalitha Kala Academy of AP. He was an Ex-Member, Senate of the Nagarjuna University for Two terms. He was the President for Brahmana Seva Samithi at Guntur and also for Andhra Pradesh Brahmana Seva Sangha Samakhya for more than 6 years and constructed Brahmin Hostel Building at Guntur in memory of his wife Smt.Bhaskara Lakshmi. He constructed a Temple at Syamala Nagar, Guntur along with other Donors and was the president for more than Two Decades to “The State Government Gazetted Officers’ Co-operative Building Society Ltd.,” and was also the Managing Trustee for “Gayathri Chartiable Trust”. An Endowment is instituted in his memory by his Partners, CA Ravi Vadlamani, CA G.Sivaramakrishna Prasad, CA L.Shyama Prasad and other partners. His family consists of Two Sons who are Chartered Accountants and Two Daughters who are Post-Graduates are happily settled.