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Sitadevi, the youngest child of Telikicherla Suryanarayana Sastri and Appala Narasamma was born in 1912. She was only eight years old when her father died and grew up in the care of her brothers. She was married to Annavarapu Egneswara Sharma of Chavuduvada, a village near Chodavaram in Visakhapatnam in 1925. She started her family life in Radhamohanpur, a small railway station on the Bengal Nagpur Railway near Kharagpur, where Sharma was employed.
She imbibed an abiding interest in Telugu literature from her father and her brothers, particularly her youngest brother Krishnamurthi, who was nine years, her senior. She nurtured this interest even when her husband was posted in remote railway stations on the BNR, by subscribing to the well-known literary magazines of the day, like Bharati, Gruhalakshmi, etc. At the same time, following her father's example, she took pains to get her children a decent education. Sharma and Sita often sacrificed their own needs to cater to the growing needs of the children. They had the satisfaction of seeing all of them graduate and become professionals in different fields. An incident which signifies her commitment to the cause of her children occurred when she was in her late twenties. Sharma, a good bridge player, he lost heavily one day and returned late at night to report his loss. Sita was so upset, and so concerned about what could happen when the children grew up that she insisted on his abandoning playing cards altogether. After an argument Sharma, realising the depth of her concern for the family, took an oath not to touch playing cards. He maintained his vow for twenty years and broke it only after his sons assured him that it was no longer necessary.
When Sharma retired in 1961, the last three boys were still in school. He bought a house in Nagpur to facilitate their education. Between 1961 and 1974, Sitadevi became the motivating force for a Bhajana Mandali in Nagpur, singing and composing Telugu Bhajans. The Nagpur establishment was wound up when Sharma died in 1974, and Sitadevi lived with her children in Bilaspur, Visakhapatnam, Bombay, Calcutta, and Hyderabad. She continued writing devotional songs and also compiled Sri Govinda Nama Koti, which she deposited in Tirupathi. A collection of her songs was published in book form in 1985, entitled SriVenkateswara Pooja Vidhanam.
Sitadevi passed away on 8th April 1993 at Hyderabad. She left behind seven children namely,
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