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A true soldier, a visionary,
a great leader and a Gandhian, Colonel [Retd] Narne Ranga Rao
was born in the well-known family of Narnes of Andhra Pradesh in
1943. His grandfather was honored with the title of “Rao Bahadur”
and his father served in the Indian Army during World War II. In
due course of time he completed his graduation in engineering
and joined the Indian Army in 1964 in the Corps of Electrical
and Mechanical Engineers. He was fortunate to have firsthand war
experience in the 1971 Indo-Pak War.
Having
experienced the traumas and horrors of active combat, he views
life from a special perspective, based on extra special
relationships that develop between comrades-in-arms during war.
He had 23 years of rich and varied experience, including combat
experience, in the Corps of EME of the Indian Army before
premature retirement in 1987. A thorough professional, he was
recommended for the award of “VIR CHAKRA” for showing exemplary
courage during the 1971 Indo-Pak War. He witnessed the selfless
devotion to duty of his fellow servicemen, who made the supreme
sacrifice to safeguard the motherland. He made his immediate
resolve, right on the battlefield, to do everything possible
towards rehabilitation and welfare of his brothers-in-arms and
their dependents.
It was
this experience and resolve, which prompted him to float
“Gunrock Enclave Co-operative Housing Society” in 1977 while he
was posted at MCEME Secunderabad, to provide house plots to the
defence personnel. The 36 acres of land was distributed among
228 defence personnel at Rs. 53/- per square yard, inclusive of
all development works, i.e., water, electricity, sewerage,
avenue plantation etc., with adequate open spaces for gardens,
recreation facilities, etc. The cost of this land today is a
whopping Rs. 42,000/- per square yard !!! more than 800 times in
approximately 30 years.
The news
of the success of this venture travelled fast in the defence
circles and colleagues requested him to take up the job of
providing house plots to more defence personnel, who had no time
of their own to search and purchase house plots during their
short leave periods. Colonel [Retd] Narne Ranga Rao finally
bowed to the wishes of his colleagues and took premature
retirement from the army to devote himself fully for the welfare
of defence personnel by providing them house plots.
Col. (Retd) Narne Ranga
Rao, the founder of Narne Estates has received several
prestigious awards and accolades. |
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