Bondugula, a nondescript village in Rajapet mandal in Nalgonda district, has sent 25 persons to Indian Army and Central Armed Police Forces in the past 40 years.

Apart from that, at least 10 other persons from the village including an ASP rank officer are working with Telangana State Police.

Stating that youth from the village take pride in serving the nation, Kalluri Pochaiah, whose son Venkatesh was working with Border Security Force in the capacity of Lance Naik, said that at least a dozen youth from their village aspire for either Army, Central Armed Police Forces or State Police even today. After the recent State Government notification for recruitment of over 8,000 police personnel , he said a dozen eligible youth joined a coaching centre . The small village with a population of 3,000 was largely depended on agriculture for living, but Gaddameedi Mallesh set a new course for the village by joining Indian Army about 40 years ago. Though some of them had retired, at least 20 people from this village are currently working with the Army and Central Armed Police Forces. One youth Vijay Kumar joined the Indian Air Force recently thus becoming the first person to join the Air Force from Bondugula.

Two sons of B. Butchiramulu are also working with Central Armed Police Forces while Dr. M. Chandrasekhar is working as Assistant Superintendent of Police with Telangana State Police in Hyderabad. Chepuri Mallaiah, whose son Bikshpathi joined Army about 18 years ago, said the youth from the village have developed passion towards the uniform services. “My friend Mukka Rajmallaiah’s daughter also cleared Civil Services Mains, but failed in the interview, Mr. Mallaiah said. Otherwise, he said that they would have had a woman IPS officer from their village. “The woman, whose name Mr. Mallaiah could not recollect, later joined in a government job.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Telangana / by T. Karnakar Reddy / Nalgonda – August 16th, 2015