V. Koteswaramma

V. Koteswaramma (15 September 1925 - 2019) was an educator and teacher from Andhra Pradesh. She is the founder of Children’s Montessori School in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh and the group of Montessori Educational institutions.

Early life and education Koteswaramma was to in Gosala village, Kankipadu, Krishna district. Both her parents were teachers. She was the first woman graduate in Vijayawada taluka in 1945. She graduated from Andhra Christian College, Guntur, and later did a B.Ed. and aspired to take up teaching as a profession. She then did her M.A. in Telugu literature in 1972 and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1980 by the Nagarjuna University. She has a daughter, Davuluri Sheela Ranjani. She ran a monthly named, 'Illu Illalu' (The home and the homemaker) for 39 years.

Awards

In 1971, she got the National Award for Teachers. In 1980, she got Andhra Pradesh state's Best Teacher Award. In 2017, she received Padma Shri in the Education and Literature category.