About - Tatayya

I realized the wider the audience for this blog, the more the need to have a better introduction to dear tatayya. And, who else but the immediate dear ones to do that!

Kishan mama, i.e., Dr.Krishna Bharat, a renowned radiologist, is the only child of tatayya, who knows him as more than just father. He continues to discuss technical stuff even to this day and as you would read below; his sons got wind of it too!

It is with great privilege and pride that I am writing these few words about Dr.Sadasivudu. For me he is not only “pitrudevobhava” (father is equivalent to God) but also “acharya devo bhava” (teacher is equivalent to God) and “gurusakshath prarahbrahma swaroopam” (Guru or teacher ) for I was not only his son but also his student.

As a father he has been a great source of inspiration and a role model for me. He always commanded great respect just by his sheer benign presence. He never interfered in anything and always allowed us to choose our ways and path. And whenever we erred as children our mother (a great lady herself) used to control us by just mentioning his name. Such was the impact of his presence that I have never experienced admonishings from him.

And then I was lucky that I became his student and was able to experience his other side as a teacher and professional. He is a Biochemist of par excellence. Simply put for him ‘knowledge is power’ and the command he had over Bio-chemistry is phenomenal. He knew biochemistry like the back of his hand and the subject used to flow from his brain and heart like a river down the Himalayas. He literally used to breathe, drink, eat, sleep, sing and talk biochemistry. I can still vividly remember the extra lectures he used to take during weekends which no student used to miss and the lectures used to go on for 3 to 4 hrs at a stretch and everyone used to listen with rapt attention without getting tired. He had this uncanny ability to simplify complex topics so that every one could understand them. He also has this amazing ability of descending or ascending his level when ever he is teaching an undergraduate or discussing the subject with his peers. For me he was easily the best teacher through out my medical schooling and I am sure every one of his students will agree.

He was always studying the subject and the best part was that he was a relentless thinker and always used to analyse things and went about asking himself ‘why’ at every stage. That made him a great researcher and this reflects in the number of papers he has published and the awards he won. He is truly peerless!

During the later years of his career and now in his twilight period he combines science, philosophy and spiritualism and we are all fortunate that he passes his knowledge, wisdom to all of us with such analytical clarity. His down to earth demeanour and knowledge has earned him great respect worldwide. It is truly remarkable that given all his abilities, he is a very caring and loving person who is ever willing to help others in whichever way he can even though it was detrimental to himself sometimes. He is truly selfless!

I am really fortunate to have as father and teacher such a simple soul who is a great thinker, great teacher and peerless in the field of biochemistry. His approachable and helpful nature has won many hearts.