A Bouquet of Reminiscences on Shri N J Yasaswy

Intelligence and cleverness, great lineage, control of the senses, scientific pursuit fearlessness, measured speech, philanthropy and gratitude are the qualities that differentiate a great man.

He was a man of great charm and an attraction among his classmates, juniors and seniors as well. He was venerated by equals; emulated by juniors and appreciated by teachers. To put it briefly, he was a ‘friend, philosopher and guide’ to us in our lives.

Born on 9th February, at Tenali in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh, Shri N J Yasaswy was the only child of Shri Nandury Venkateswara Rao, a teacher and Smt. Seetharamamma.

Shri N. J. Yasaswy, the visionary founder of the Icfai group of educational institutions and a great human being.Yasaswy was indubitably a versatile genius and a man of many parts. That aside, he had a tremendous capacity to take risks but always launched every initiative with an amazing clarity: ‘ours is a private effort with a public purpose.’ Being an erudite leader, whenever a new initiative was undertaken, he would invariably emphasize to his colleagues: “We are aiming at a future beyond our ken and control; let us, therefore, be open to learn and steer through cautiously.”

Shri Yasaswy was a great teacher. Looking at his innate strengths, plus his tremendous ability to think laterally and his excellent ability to articulate, Yasaswy was one in a million and it was an absolute privilege remembering him as a....

Charismatic
Genius
Great Teacher
Visionary
Institution Builder