Social reformer G. Lavanam, politician Chennupati Vidya, and physician G. Samaram are his children.

[1] Gora was born on 15 November 1902, into an orthodox Telugu Brahmin family in India.

He taught botany for fifteen years at various institutes at Madurai, Coimbatore, Colombo and Kakinada.

He and his wife publicly viewed solar eclipses, as there was a superstitious belief that pregnant women should not do so.

[3][4] Gora used to run a monthly programme called "cosmopolitan dinners" every full moon night, where people of all castes and religions gathered together.

[2] After his dismissal in 1940 he and his wife founded the Atheist Centre in a small village called Mudunur in the Krishna district.

[3] On 5 October 1970, O'Hair mentioned Gora and his Atheist Center on her radio show.

[2] Gora first organized Beef and Pork Friendship party in Vijayawada on 15 August 1972, the Silver Jubilee of Indian Independence.

Puri Shankaracharya and some orthodox people violently opposed and threatened to disrupt the function.

When the matter went up to the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the government reacted positively and provided police protection.

When similar programme was held at Coimbatore, Periyar EV Ramaswami and Gora participated.

In various places including Visakhapatnam, Gudivada and Suryapet, Beef and Pork programmes were held.

Gora got his eldest daughter, Manorama, married to Arjuna Rao in 1949.The marriage was held in Sevagram, in the presence of Jawaharlal Nehru.

The marriage of his eldest son, Lavanam, with Hemalatha, the daughter of Gurram Jashuva, was also held in Sevagram In 1960.

[2] The Atheist Centre continued under the guidance of Saraswathi Gora, until her death in 2006 on 19 August.