K. S. Rao (20 Dec 1936 - 09 Feb 2022) K S Rao to some, Chandrudu to some and Kopparapu Sudarsana Rao to some bid farewell at 0521 am IST on 09-Feb-2022 in Mumbai. We, Suneetha {Jayakumar, Vaidhehi, Niranjan} and Sunil {Namita, Sumit} are arranging a pooja (with the help of a pujari) on 21-Feb-2022 (13th day) between 1000-1400 hrs in Mumbai. Though he did not show any inclinations towards any rituals, we believe this might be the apt thing to do. The idea of the ritual (for those who believe) is to sincerely pray for the soul of the departed to journey to Yamapuri. It is believed, that the journey of the soul starts on the 13 th day and actually reaches Yamapuri on the 17 th day. The rituals are expected to support this journey of the soul. He lived a life on his own terms and was a person who was may be a couple of decades ahead of his time. He was a person who did not believe in fineness of communication. He did influence a lot of people in several different ways, be it as a c