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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = V. Koteswaramma<br />
| birth_date = {{Birthdate and age |15 September 1925}}<br />
| death_date = 2019<br />
| occupation = Educator, writer<br />
| alma_mater = Andhra Christian College, Nagarjuna University<br />
| notable_works = Over 50 books, essays, poems<br />
| awards = Telugu Sahitya Akademi Award<br />
| children = Davuluri Sheela Ranjani<br />
}}<br />
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'''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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-07-01 |title=Padma Shri Koteswaramma, founder of Vijayawada's Montessori schools, passes away |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/Jun/30/padma-shri-koteswaramma-founder-of-vijayawadas-montessori-schools-passes-away-1997475.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Koteswaramma was to in Gosala village, [[Kankipadu]], [[Krishna district]]. Both her parents were teachers.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2017-01-26 |title=Padma award at ripe age of 92 for Montessori founder |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/padma-award-at-ripe-age-of-92-for-montessori-founder/articleshow/56792916.cms |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Varma |first=P. Sujatha |date=2019-06-30 |title=Educationist Koteswaramma dies at 94 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/educationist-koteswaramma-dies-at-94/article28237271.ece |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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== Career ==<br />
Koteswaramma started as a government teacher at the Government Zilla Parishad School in [[Patamata]], a suburban area near Vijayawada. In 1955, she was offered a chance to start a nursery for 20 children, and she took it up. In 1973, she started Montessori Junior and Degree Colleges.<ref name=":2" /> In 1984, she added the Montessori College of Education to the group of institutions.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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=== Writer ===<br />
She wrote more than 50 books, besides essays and poems''.'' She was also [[Sahitya Akademi Award|Telugu Sahitya Akademi]] winner.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. N. M. |date=2019-07-01 |title=Educationist, writer and activist Koteswaramma dies at 93 in Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/andhra-pradesh/educationist-writer-and-activist-koteswaramma-dies-93-andhra-pradesh-104607 |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=The News Minute |language=en}}</ref> She ran a monthly named, ''<nowiki/>'Illu Illalu''' (The home and the homemaker) for 39 years.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
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* In 1971, she got the [[National Award for Teachers (India)|National Award for Teachers]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Varma |first=P. Sujatha |date=2017-01-25 |title=Hard work pays off, says Padma awardee Koteswaramma |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/Hard-work-pays-off-says-Padma-awardee-Koteswaramma/article17094713.ece |access-date=2024-10-11 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
* In 1980, she got Andhra Pradesh state's Best Teacher Award.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=TEAM |first=TNILIVE USA |date=2019-07-02 |title=మహిళామణులకు ఆదర్శం-మాంటిస్సోరి కోటేశ్వరమ్మ |url=https://www.tnilive.com/2019/07/02/the-inspiring-life-story-of-montessori-koteswaramma/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Telugu News International - TNILIVE |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
* In 2017, she received [[Padma Shri]] in the Education and Literature category.<ref name=":1" /><br />
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[[Category:1925 births]]<br />
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[[Category:Recipients of the Padma Shri]]<br />
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