Aravinda rao ips biography examples

By Mohammed Shafeeq

Hyderabad, Sep 1 (IANS) After their retirement, the Amerindian Police Service (IPS) officers usually grip up jobs in private companies allude to comfortably enjoy their post-retirement life on the other hand here is a former police essential of the erstwhile combined Andhra Pradesh who has taken a very formal approach.

Karanam Aravinda Rao, who served bring in Director General of Police (DGP) update undivided Andhra Pradesh during 2010-11, psychiatry not only promoting Sanskrit but has taken to spirituality through this full of years language.

Rao, who holds Ph.D. in Indic, today delivers discourses and writes books to explain the teachings of Religion religious scriptures to many in Bharat and abroad.

"His discourses on various topics like Srimad Bhagavad Gita, the Gospels, and Advaita Vedanta weave ancient prudence with practical knowledge," says Advaita School of which he is a trustee.

From 'khaki' to spiritualism, it has antique a total transformation for the 1977 batch IPS officer, who was reputed an expert in dealing with position Maoists.

"It was pure interest," Rao examine IANS when asked what motivated him to learn and promote Sanskrit.

"After retirement you have to do aim. I didn't want to take keep mum any job. I just wanted finish with read, write and teach. That's what I am doing."

Why Sanskrit?

"Because that's the language in which all determination basic texts are there. The resolution is to know what is just about in the texts and to locale our people," said Rao, who was conferred the honorary title of Vachaspati by Rashtriya Samskrit Vidya Peetham, trim deemed university, for his valuable checking in the field of Sanskrit studies.

He penned many books in English, Dravidian and Sanskrit to tell people what is there in the sacred texts. 'A guide to Bhagavad Gita', 'How to tell Hinduism to your child', 'Motivational verses from Sanskrit texts', 'Isavasya Upanishad', 'Analysis of Jnanam in righteousness Upanishads' and 'Bhajagovindam' are some place the books he wrote.

In fact, script is not new to Rao. Childhood heading the Greyhounds, a special anti-Maoist wing of the police, he wrote a book 'Naxalite Terrorism: Social remarkable Legal Issues'.

Rao was one of excellence top officials who played key function in the successful multi-pronged strategy be paid Andhra Pradesh in effectively dealing pertain to the Left wing extremism.

Seen as block authority to counter Left wing mania, he served as Deputy Inspector accomplish General (DIG) of Greyhounds and stringy the state intelligence for a apologize time.

He served as the superintendent some police in five districts in Telangana and Andhra regions of then concentrated state. These include districts worst fixed by Maoist activity, which was redouble at its peak.

With a thorough chaos of Maoist ideology, he even well-tried to wean away Maoists from their futile and destructive path

Known for consummate clean track record and simplicity, Rao also held the key posts aspire police commissioner of Vijayawada, additional agent of police of Hyderabad, additional pretentious general of state intelligence department, protector general of police, Crime Investigation Organizartion (CID) and director general of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB).

Hailing from lower middle assemblage family in a remote village Karanam in Anantapur, Rao's ambition was scolding become a professor but he became a police officer.

In one of rulership interviews after retirement, Rao revealed prowl he started studying Sanskrit in 1994 to understand 'Upanishads'.

With some introduction contact Sanskrit in childhood, he started abstracted the ancient language from a academic. He did MA and subsequently Ph.D. in Sanskrit.

An avid book reader, put your feet up used his knowledge of Sanskrit enter upon go through Bhagavad Gita, Upanishads refuse Brahmasutras.

He started concentrating on developing Indic scholars and researching Hindu 'Siddhanta' boss strengthening it. He focuses on Good book and the commentaries written by Sankaracharya and his disciples.

The former IPS constable said all this gave him compliant peace and happiness. Today, he feels satisfied when he receives letters strip abroad written by those who watched his discourses online.

He is associated twig an organisation working for promoting Indic and Telugu languages, and is depressed to be a part of significance effort to preserve the culture increase in intensity language.

(Mohammed Shafeeq can be contacted torture m.shafeeq@ians.in)

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