C.K.Junior College
Before 1944, secondary education was not in reach in Mangalagiri. To
cater the needs of student community, Sri Damarla Venkata Bhavannarayana
had taken initiative and District Local Board President Sri Pamulapati
Venkata Krishnaiah helped to start a High school here. This was a
turning point for development of education in Mangalagiri. The chief
donor Sri Chintakrindi Kanakaiah has donated Rs.26,000 on whose name the
school was started. Other main donors were Sri Pregada Anjaiah brothers
Rs.4,000, Sri Venigalla Thathaiah Rs.4,000, Sri Damarla Venkata
Bhavannarayana Rs.3,000, Sri Janjanam Ramaswamy Rs.2,000. The high
school was named after the Chief donor Sri Chintakrindi Kanakaiah. It
was registered under social organizations with the register number
18/1944.
The first organising committee of this institution formed with Sri
Chintakrindi Kanakaiah (president), Sri Venigalla Thathaiah
(vice-president), Sri Thadiparthi Srikantam (Secretarty and
Correspondent), and Sri Pregada Balanagu, Sri Damarla Venkata Bhava
Narayana, Sri Damarla Chinapullaiah, Sri Janjanam Ramaswamy, Sri
Janjanam Subbaiah, Sri Venigalla Narasimham, Sri Vudatha Veeraswamy, Sri
Janjanam Veeraswamy, Sri Ramanadham Mallaiah, Sri Goli Thandraiah, Sri
Isunuri Kotiratnam, and Sri Damarla Rama Kantharao (Members of the
Executive Committee).
On 29-8-1944, C.K.High School was inaugurated by the then Director of
Education Sir R.M.Statam. Initially, this school was running at the
present kalyana mantapam place in Old Mangalagiri. After that, they
changed to the present place. In 1947-48, the first batch of SSLC
completed their course. In 1972-73, this is upgraded to Junior College.
In 1982, a separate Girls High School was started to cater the needs of
the girl students, in the name C.K.Girls high school.
In 1977, a Degree college was started by the same management, and it was
another milestone in the educational history of Mangalagiri. To start
degree college, Sri Vemulapalli Srikrishna (MLA of Mangalagiri), and Sri
Siramdasu Lakshmi Narayana, I.A.S., had taken initiative, and by their
efforts it started without any corpus fund. It is named as Sri Venigalla
Thathaiah and Janjanam Mangaladri Degree College. On 30-8-1977, Chief
minister at that time Sri Jalagam Vengalarao inaugurated the degree
college. In 1996, B.Sc Computers course was introduced with the donation
of Sri Isumuri Venkata Thatha Rao. Recognising the same, the college
name had been changed to VTJM & IVTR Degree College.
Every year, nearly 4000 students are being imparted education in these
institutions. Many number of students of these institutions reached
great heights in their career and some of them are servinig as Teachers
and representing the Administrative Committee of these institutions. At
present Sri Tadiparthi Ramamohan Rao and Pragada Adi Satyanarayana are
holding the responsibilities as President and Secretary/Correspondent
respectively to the C.K.Junior College Committee. Sri I.V.Tata Rao and
Dr. Goli Ramamohana Rao are holding the posts of President and Secretary
respectively to the governing body of the Degree College. Sri
G.B.Franklin is the incharge principle of the degree college, and Sri
V.Anjaneyulu is the incharge principle of the junior college. Sri
V.Vijaya Lakshmi is the incharge Head Mistress of C.K.Girls high school.
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