Shri Gullapalli Sitaramachandra Murthy Ghanapathi, Founder and Principal of Sri Dattatreya Vedavidya Gurukulam, Konthamuru – Katheru Road, Rajamahendravaram.
CREDENTIALS OF GULLAPALLI SITARAMACHANDRA MURTHY GHANAPATHI
| Name | Gullapalli Sitaramachandra Murthy Ghanapathi |  |
| Date of Birth | 15-02-1966 – “Vishwavasu” telugu year | |
| Fathers’ Name | “Vedatapasvi” “Kashipandita” Sri.Gullapalli Anjaneya Ghanapathi Garu | |
| Mothers’ Name | Smt.Yajna Mahalakshmi Chinamma |
Academic credentials
- Sri KrishnayajurvedaSalakshanaGhanantham
- Vedangamulu (sadangamulamulu and its origin.)
- Complete Vidyaranya Veda Bhashyam,
- Literature
- Shastra PrakaranaGranthamulu – volumes
- Pratisakhyam
- ShroutaSmarthamulu
- PrasthanatryaSreesankaraBhasyamulu
(Gita Bhashyam, Sutra Bhashyamulu, Upanishad Bhashyam)
- DharmashastraGranthamulu – volumes etc.
Eminent scholarly mentors :
- “Dwivedi” “Sangavedavidvanamani” “RashtrapatiSammanita” BrahmashriGullapalliAnjaneyaGhanapathiGaru (Father)
- “SangasvadhyayaBhaskara” “RashtrapatiSammanita” BrahmashriSannidhanamLakshminarayana Murthy AwadhanuluGaru
- “Panditapravara” “Vidvadratna” “AnushthanaChakravarti” “RashtrapatiSammanita” BrahmashriBhalachandraShastri Joshi Garu (Dharwad) – and many other learned mentors and techers.
Vedic Services :
- Foundeda vedic school as Sri Dattatreya Veda Vidya Gurukulam in 2000 and untiringly mentoring many vedic students as a Principal with high level of discipline and commitment towards vedic service.
Titles and Accolades :
- “Vedavidyalankara” in the holy presence of Sri SriSriBhartitirthaMahaswami at Andhra Mahasabha Mumbai in 1992.
- “Swadhyayaratna” awarded by SwadharmaSwarajyaSangham Vijayawada in 1998.
- “VedardhaPrakashaka”awarded by World Welfare Culture Guntur in 2002.
- “Veda Bhaskara” awarded by Sitaramanjaneya Vedic School Bangalore in 2002.
- “Vedacharya” awarded by his holy highness SriShankaracharyaMahaSansthanam Kolhapur Maharashtra in 2007.
- “Amnayavidvanmani” awarded by Tirumala Tirupati Temple Dharmagiri in 2008.
- “Vedavidyanidhi” awarded by Vedic Science Teaching Society Hubli Karnataka in 2010.
- “UttamadhyapakaPuraskaram” awarded by Vedarakshananidhi Trust Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu in 2011.
- “Vedajyoti” awarded by Sri AshtalakshmiPeethamAnakapalli in 2016.
- “Bharatajyoti” awarded by India International Friendship Society New Delhi in 2016.
- “The Best Citizens of India” awarded by International Publishing House New Delhi in 2016.
- “Amnayavachaspati” awarded by Sri ShankaraGurukul Vedic School (Veda Bhavan) Hyderabad in 2018.
- “Vedavidyavachaspati” awarded by Sri Shankara Math KanchikamakotiMahasansthana in 2018 at Visakhapatnam.
- “Jeeyar Award” awarded by Jeeyar Educational Trust, Shamshabad in 2018 at Telangana.
- “Veedardhachudamani” awarded by Sri.PrasannaAnjaneyaSwamy Temple at Ragigudda, Banglore in 2018.
- “Vedanidhi” awarded by Sri.AvadhoothaDattaPeetham, Mysore, Karnataka in 2019.
- Special honours were receivedas a Vedic Examiner at the Vedic Theological Seminar as a Vedic Lecturer in the holy shrine with the blessings of Sri Venkateshwara swamy during the annual festivals (Brahmotsavams) held at the temples of Sri ThirumalaTirupati.
- Yeomen services have been rendered by Ghanapathi as an examiner for many Vedic examination centres and as a consultant advisor for numerous spiritual activities.
- His services not only extended to the vedic teaching but also many overseas assignments were bestowed upon him as opportunities which were not acceptable for the vision and mission of the work undertaken for the vedic living.
- His committed, dedicated, disciplined vedic way of life style has been greatly admired and adored by pontiffs of these and those days is setting great bench-mark to the vedic society.