Janardhana Rao's occupation was Station Master.
- Occupation Notes
- He worked originally in the Nizam State Railway which later became South Central Railway. He worked in stations: Kamareddy, Bolda, Warangal, Indalvai, Cavalry Barracks for 3 years at each station as ASM (assistant station master ) and at Talamadla and Bodhan as Station Master for 3 years each. After Bodhan he took up an office job in Secunderabad Parcel Office, where he eventually retired in 1976.
Sai Shanker was born in Warangal, Sudhir in Indalvai and Ram Chander in Cavalry Barracks; all three were deliveries at home. When in Talamadla, mother moved to a small rental portion in Shivaji Nagar, Secunderabad for childrens' schooling. The whole family moved into 8-1-86, Shivaji Nagar, Secunderabad home in the year 1962.
In some stations where he worked, like Talamadla, there used to be no electricity or running water. It was very difficult to buy vegetables or meat as there were no villages or markets nearby. Occasional vegetables used to come from the kitchen gardens of staff and people visiting neighboring station, Kamareddy. Talamadla had several tamarind trees and fig trees (medi chettu). So, green figs curry was very common at meals. Tender tamarind leaves are tart and are a good source of vitamin C and was generously used in all curries and pappu.
Occasionally, Janardhana Rao's friends used to visit for hunting and they used to bring in rabbits and deer. Once they killed a large sized sambar ~200Kg and the meat was shared by all the railway staff. Excess meat was cut into thin steaks and marinated (ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric and salt) and air-dried for 3-4days for later use. This sun-dried meat was fried in oil and it used to be the tastiest dish of all.
Talmadla was in the middle of nowhere. Except the railway station and the staff quarters, there was nothing around. Kerosene lamps were lit-up during night time and going out in the dark was prohibited, becuse of the cobras. Foxes used to howl at night and the barn owl call (chaoo pitta) was common during the night time.
Janardhana Rao Vallabha 
Details of Janardhana Rao's family with Aravinda (Sajjala) Vallabha
