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providing wholesome food to the needy and deserving students of the college every day. The arrangement worked admirably, the primary reason being that the element of sustainability had been introduced.Ayyagari Sambasiva Rao, known widely as AS Rao, was one of India's icons of self-reliance being the founder and Managing Director of the Electronics Corporation of India, set up to generate a strong indigenous capability in the field of professional grade electronics. Coming from a family that was hard put to make ends meet, higher studies were a challenge for him but %u201cProvidence came from yet another corner: the Maharaja of Vizianagaram, who used to provide free meals in his local choultry to deserving students pursuing their studies at the M R College in Vizianagaram, a renowned seat of education.%u201d (AS Rao: Scientist, Visionary, Humanist: A story of self-reliance in electronics, SR Vijayakar, EVR Rao and MR Parthasarathy, 2020 A S Rao could complete his studies owing in part to the generosity of the Maharaja.This set PVG Raju thinking about his legacy and inheritance. When the estates had been abolished, he had come into a considerable fortune. Being the eldest, he had inherited the lion's share, also earlier known as the impartible part of the estate. There was a practical reason for this as it was the responsibility of the eldest to fulfil the duties and obligations of the larger family. But unlike earlier times, because of the estate abolition, he was now freed of the legal obligations that went along with the impartible share of the estate %u2013 it exclusively belonged to him to do as he pleased. Being the manner of man he was, PVG Raju felt a strong compulsion to use his inheritance properly and this meant keeping the family tradition of service to the larger community 92