V. Koteswaramma
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Born15 September 1925
Died2019
AlmamaterAndhra Christian College, Nagarjuna University
OccupationsEducator, writer
V. Koteswaramma | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 September 1925 |
| Died | 2019 |
| Alma mater | Andhra Christian College, Nagarjuna University |
| Occupations | Educator, writer |
| Notable work | Over 50 books, essays, poems |
| Children | Davuluri Sheela Ranjani |
| Awards | Telugu Sahitya Akademi Award |
V. Koteswaramma (15 September 1925 - 2019) was an educator and teacher from Andhra Pradesh. She is the founder of Children’s Montessori School in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and the group of Montessori Educational institutions.[1]
Koteswaramma was to in Gosala village, Kankipadu, Krishna district. Both her parents were teachers.[2] She was the first woman graduate in Vijayawada taluka in 1945. She graduated from Andhra Christian College, Guntur, and later did a B.Ed. and aspired to take up teaching as a profession.[1][3] She then did her M.A. in Telugu literature in 1972 and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1980 by the Nagarjuna University. She has a daughter, Davuluri Sheela Ranjani.[2]