60 Notable alumni of
Andhra University

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Andhra University is 795th in the world, 160th in Asia, and 14th in India by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 60 notable alumni from Andhra University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. N. T. Rama Rao

    N. T. Rama Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1923-1996 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    film actorwriteractorfilm producerpolitician
    Biography

    Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao, often referred to by his initials NTR, was an Indian actor, filmmaker and politician who served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for seven years over three terms. He starred in over 300 films, predominantly in Telugu cinema, and was referred by the media as Viswa Vikhyatha Nata Sarvabhouma (transl. Universally-renowned star of acting). Rao received three National Film Awards for co-producing Thodu Dongalu (1954) and Seetharama Kalyanam (1960) under National Art Theater, Madras, and for directing Varakatnam (1970). Known for his breakthrough performances in Raju Peda (1954) and Lava Kusa (1963), Rao garnered the Nandi Award for Best Actor for Kodalu Diddina Kapuram in 1970, and the Inaugural Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Telugu in 1972 for Badi Panthulu.

  2. Akkineni Nageswara Rao

    Akkineni Nageswara Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1923-2014 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    stage actorplayback singerfilm actorfilm producer
    Biography

    Akkineni Nageswara Rao, widely known as ANR, was an Indian actor and producer, known for his work majorly in Telugu cinema. He starred in many landmark films in his seventy five-year career, and became one of the most prominent figures of Telugu cinema. Akkineni received seven state Nandi Awards, and five Filmfare Awards South. He is a recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of Art and Cinema.

  3. Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu

    Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu is an Indian politician who served as the 13th vice president of India from 2017 to 2022. He is the first Indian vice president born in independent India. He has also served as the minister of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Urban Development and Information and Broadcasting in the Modi Cabinet.

  4. Trivikram Srinivas

    Trivikram Srinivas
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    writersongwriterfilm directorscreenwriterlyricist
    Biography

    Trivikram Srinivas, often credited with his Pen name Trivikram also called Guruji and 3V at times, is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. He is one of the highest-paid directors in South Indian cinema. He has garnered six state Nandi Awards for Best Dialogue Writer and two Filmfare Awards for Best Director. In 2015, he received the BN Reddy National Award for his contribution to Indian cinema.

  5. Rajendra Prasad

    Rajendra Prasad
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    actorpoliticianfilm director
    Biography

    Gadde Rajendra Prasad is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Telugu films. He is a recipient of four Andhra Pradesh state Nandi Awards, three SIIMA Awards, and three Santosham Film Awards.

  6. Tanikella Bharani

    Tanikella Bharani
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    writerfilm directorscreenwriteractorjournalist
    Biography

    Tanikella Bharani is an Indian actor, screenwriter, poet, playwright and director who works predominantly in Telugu cinema. He has worked as an actor in more than 750 films, including some in Tamil and Hindi; while he was also screenwriter for 52 films. He has won three Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards.

  7. P. Susheela

    P. Susheela
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1935-.. (age 89)
    Occupations
    singeractor
    Biography

    Pulapaka Suseela is an Indian playback singer associated with the South Indian cinema primarily from Andhra Pradesh for over six decades and is referred to as Evergreen Nightingale of Indian cinema. She is one of the greatest and best-known playback singers in India. She has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as well as by the Asia Book of Records for performing a record number of songs in different Indian languages. She is also the recipient of five National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer and numerous state awards. Susheela is widely acclaimed as a singer who defined feminism in South Indian cinema and is well known for her mellifluous vocal performances for over 50,000 (counted as per records) film and devotional songs across South Indian languages.

  8. Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao

    Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1920-2023 (aged 103)
    Enrolled in Andhra University
    Studied in 1935-1940
    Occupations
    statisticianeconomistmathematicianuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao was an Indian-American mathematician and statistician. He was professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University and Research Professor at the University at Buffalo. Rao was honoured by numerous colloquia, honorary degrees, and festschrifts and was awarded the US National Medal of Science in 2002. The American Statistical Association has described him as "a living legend” whose work has influenced not just statistics, but has had far reaching implications for fields as varied as economics, genetics, anthropology, geology, national planning, demography, biometry, and medicine." The Times of India listed Rao as one of the top 10 Indian scientists of all time.

  9. Srinivas Avasarala

    Srinivas Avasarala
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    songwriterfilm directorscreenwriteractorlyricist
    Biography

    Srinivas Avasarala is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, racquetball player, and television presenter known for his works in Telugu cinema. He received two Nandi Awards and a SIIMA Award.

  10. L. V. Prasad

    L. V. Prasad
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1908-1994 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    actorfilm producerfilm director
    Biography

    Akkineni Laxmi Vara Prasada Rao, known professionally as L. V. Prasad, was an Indian film director, producer, actor, and businessman. He was one of the pioneers of Indian cinema and is the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest Award for films in India. In 1980, he was awarded the Raghupathi Venkaiah Award, for his contribution to Telugu cinema.

  11. Konijeti Rosaiah

    Konijeti Rosaiah
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1933-2021 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Konijeti Rosaiah was an Indian politician who served as the 15th chief minister of Andhra Pradesh from 2009 to 2010. He also served as the Governor of Tamil Nadu from 2011 to 2016 and the Governor of Karnataka (additional charge) for two months. He was previously an MLC, MLA and MP from the Indian National Congress numerous times and handled many ministerial posts over his long political career spanning over half a century.

  12. Duvvuri Subbarao

    Duvvuri Subbarao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Occupations
    economist
    Biography

    Duvvuri Subbarao is an Indian economist, Central Banker, and retired IAS officer. He was the 22nd Governor of Reserve Bank of India, served under Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. After stepping down from RBI, he was a Distinguished Visiting Fellow first at the National University of Singapore and later at the University of Pennsylvania.

  13. Gollapudi Maruti Rao

    Gollapudi Maruti Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1939-2019 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    journalistwriterscreenwriterfilm actor
    Biography

    Gollapudi Maruti Rao was an Indian actor, writer and director known for his works in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Telugu Literature. Rao acted in over 250 Telugu films in a variety of roles. His noted literary works and plays, like Rendu Rellu Aaru, Patita, Karuninchani Devatalu, Mahanatudu, Kaalam Venakku Tirigindi, Aasayaalaku Sankellu, won numerous State Awards.

  14. Venu Sree Raam

    Venu Sree Raam
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1979-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    film director
    Biography

    Venu Sriram is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Telugu cinema. In 2011, he made his directorial debut with Oh My Friend. He went on to direct films such as MCA and Vakeel Saab (2021).

  15. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna

    Bhanumathi Ramakrishna
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1925-2005 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    singer-songwriterwriteractorsingerfilm director
    Biography

    P. Bhanumathi Ramakrishna was an Indian actress, singer, film producer, director, music composer, and novelist. She is regarded as the first female super star of Telugu cinema. She is also considered the first female director of Telugu cinema with her debut directorial Chandirani (1953). Bhanumathi appeared in over 100 films predominantly in Telugu and Tamil languages. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2001 for her contribution to the Indian cinema. She was honored among "women in cinema" at the 30th International Film Festival of India.

  16. Jasti Chelameswar

    Jasti Chelameswar
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    judge
    Biography

    Jasti Chelameswar is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. He retired on 22 June 2018 as the second most senior supreme court judge. He previously served as the chief justice of the Kerala High Court from 2010 to 2011 and the Gauhati High Court from 2007 to 2010. He was also one of the four judges who held a controversial press conference against Chief Justice Dipak Misra.

  17. Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu

    Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1957-2012 (aged 55)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kinjarapu Yerran Naidu was an Indian politician.

  18. G. M. C. Balayogi

    G. M. C. Balayogi
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1951-2002 (aged 51)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ganti Mohana Chandra Balayogi was an Indian lawyer and politician.

  19. Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishna Raju

    Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishna Raju
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1962-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politicianindustrialist
    Biography

    Kanumuru Raghu Rama Krishna Raju is an Indian industrialist and politician who is serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 17th Lok Sabha representing Narasapuram constituency, Andhra Pradesh. He belongs to the YSR Congress Party.

  20. B. V. R. Mohan Reddy

    B. V. R. Mohan Reddy
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1950-.. (age 74)
    Occupations
    businessperson
    Biography

    B. V. R. Mohan Reddy is an Indian business executive and engineering manager who founded and served as Executive Chairman of Cyient. He joined the DCM Group in 1974, and has subsequently worked with MICO Bosch, HCL, and OMC Computers Limited. He was the Chairman of NASSCOM from 2014–2015, and is a prolific business analyst.

  21. Kambhampati Hari Babu

    Kambhampati Hari Babu
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kambhampati Hari Babu is an Indian politician and the current Governor of Mizoram, being the first person from divided Andhra Pradesh and first Telugu person serving as Governor of Mizoram in North East India. He was a member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. He is former state unit President of Bharatiya Janata Party for Andhra Pradesh.

  22. Neeli Bendapudi

    Neeli Bendapudi
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Enrolled in Andhra University
    In 1983 graduated with bachelor's degree in English
    In 1985 graduated with Master of Business Administration
    Occupations
    deanacademicuniversity teacherprovostuniversity president
    Biography

    Neeli Bendapudi is an American academic administrator who is the 19th president of Pennsylvania State University. From 2018 until 2021, she served as the 18th president of the University of Louisville. In December 2021, Penn State announced Bendapudi as the university's president; she succeeded Eric J. Barron following his retirement. She assumed office in May 2022 and is the first woman and the first non-white person to serve as Penn State's president.

  23. Aarudhra

    Aarudhra
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1925-1998 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    historianwritersongwriterpoetlyricist
    Biography

    Arudra was an Indian author, poet, lyricist, translator, publisher, dramatist, playwright, and an expert on Telugu literature. He is also known for his works in Telugu cinema as a lyricist, dialogue writer, and story writer. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987.

  24. M. V. V. S. Murthi

    M. V. V. S. Murthi
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1942-2018 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Mathukumilli Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Murthi was an Indian politician, businessperson and teacher. He was the founder of Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management.

  25. Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham

    Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1867-1946 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    author
    Biography

    Chilakamarti Lakshmi Narasimham was an Indian playwright, novelist and author of short stories, who wrote in the Telugu language. He was a romantic and a social reformer in the tradition founded by Veeresalingam. His best-known plays are probably Gayopakhyanam (1909) and Ganapati (1920).

  26. Kothapalli Geetha

    Kothapalli Geetha
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1971-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Kothapalli Geetha is an Indian Politician and a former member of parliament from Araku, Andhra Pradesh. She won the 2014 Indian general election from Araku Constituency in a reserved Scheduled Tribe (ST) seat being a Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) candidate. She started the Jana Jagruti Party in 2018. She later joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 2019.

  27. Tirupati Venkata Kavulu

    Tirupati Venkata Kavulu
    Years
    1872-1919 (aged 47)
    Occupations
    poet
    Biography

    Tirupati Venkata Kavulu refers to the Telugu poet duo Divakarla Tirupati Sastry (1872–1919) and Chellapilla Venkata Sastry (1870–1950). These twin poets are acclaimed as the harbingers of modern poetry in Telugu. They have dramatised several of the Hindu epics into dramas and plays consisting of singable verses set to perfect meter. Several of their plays, especially pandavodyogavijayalu have been extremely popular with many drama clubs and audiences across Andhra Pradesh. Venkata Sastry has trained a large number of later age poets including Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Pingali Lakshmikantam and Veturi.

  28. Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu

    Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu
    Years
    1907-1963 (aged 56)
    Occupations
    film directoractor
    Biography

    Chilakalapudi Seeta Rama Anjaneyulu, popularly known as C. S. R., was an Indian method actor, and thespian best known for his works in Telugu cinema, and Telugu theater. He acted in many stage dramas and portrayed lead characters and mythological roles in over 175 movies. He was one of the lead actors of his time. Anjaneyulu was an established lead actor by the late 1930s, preceding the entrance of actors such as NTR and ANR. His performance in the super-hit Bhaktha Ramadasu in 1937 won him many accolades. In the 1950s, starting with Pathala Bhairavi screened at the first International Film Festival of India, he began acting in character roles. In Pathala Bhairavi, he plays a king worried about his daughter, a princess kidnapped by a wicked magician played by Ranga Rao.

  29. Lakshmi Nandan Bora

    Lakshmi Nandan Bora
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1932-2021 (aged 89)
    Occupations
    writer
    Biography

    Lakshmi Nandan Bora was an Indian novelist and short story writer in the Assamese language, known for over 60 books he has authored, including award winning novels, Patal Bhairavi and Kayakalpa. A recipient of Sahitya Academy Award and Saraswati Samman, Bora was honoured by the Government of India in 2015 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. He died on 3 June 2021 from complications caused by COVID-19.

  30. Sheik Chinna Moulana

    Sheik Chinna Moulana
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1924-1999 (aged 75)
    Occupations
    musician
    Biography

    Sheik Chinna Moulana, popularly known as Sheik, was a legendary nadhaswaram player in the Carnatic tradition. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1998. He achieved high position through his outstanding control over the instrument, rendering the Krities in the Gayaki style and for his extraordinary style of Raga Alapana.

  31. Alla Venkata Rama Rao

    Alla Venkata Rama Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1935-.. (age 89)
    Occupations
    chemistchemical engineer
    Biography

    Alla Venkata Rama Rao is an Indian inventor and chemist, known for his pioneering researches in the field of drug technology. He is the founder of the A. V. Rama Rao Research Foundation, a non governmental organization promoting research and doctoral studies in chemistry and Avra Laboratories, an organization dealing in intermediates and active pharmaceutical ingredients, used in therapeutics. An elected fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, India, and Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), Rama Rao is a recipient of several awards such as TWAS Technology Award, VASVIK Industrial Research Award and Om Prakash Bhasin Award. The Government of India awarded him Padma Shri in 1991 and Padma Bhushan in 2016.

  32. Ipsita Pati

    Ipsita Pati
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Ipsita Pati is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at Miss Intercontinental 2011 where she placed Top 15. She has won multiple beauty pageant contests including that of Miss Asia and Miss International. Pati has also acted in Hindi film, Chor Bazaari. Forty Two Feet Long Statues of Lord Shiva and Parvati donated by Ipsita Pati at Budhakhol, Buguda, Odisha.

  33. Keshav R Murugesh

    Keshav R Murugesh
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    chief executive officer
    Biography

    Keshav R. Murugesh is an Indian businessman who is the Group CEO and Member of the Board of Directors of WNS Holdings, a multinational business process management company.

  34. S. K. Misro

    S. K. Misro
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1945-.. (age 79)
    Occupations
    actorfilm directortelevision actor
    Biography

    S. K. Misro, popularly known as Misro, is an Indian actor known for his works exclusively Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre and Television. He is one of the pioneers of modern Telugu social theatre, and has received six state Nandi Awards. He is best known for his association with director K. Viswanath.

  35. Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastry

    Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastry
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1922-1993 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    writerlawyer
    Biography

    Rachakonda Viswanatha Sastri was a Telugu writer who published several novels and more than 60 short stories in six volumes. Often praised for his unique style, Ravi Sastry supported marginalized communities. Professionally, he was a lawyer.

  36. Pavani Parameswara Rao

    Pavani Parameswara Rao
    Years
    1933-2017 (aged 84)
    Occupations
    lawyer
    Biography

    Pavani Parameswara Rao was a Senior Advocate practising in the Supreme Court of India. Widely considered a doyen of Constitutional Law, he had argued a number of landmark cases before the Supreme Court. He died on 13 September 2017 in a private hospital in South Delhi following a cardiac arrest, India.

  37. Rajanala Kaleswara Rao

    Rajanala Kaleswara Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1925-1998 (aged 73)
    Occupations
    actor
    Biography

    Rajanala Kaleswara Rao, known mononymously by his surname as Rajanala, was an Indian actor known for his works predominantly in Telugu cinema, Telugu theatre, and a few Tamil, Kannada, and Hindi films. In a film career spanning more than four decades, Rajanala acted in more than 1400 feature films in a variety of characters. Regarded as one of the finest method actors, Rajanala was known for his gruesome portrayals of lead antagonist roles during the Golden age of Telugu cinema. The Government of Andhra Pradesh and the film industry felicitated him for his achievements and contribution to Indian Film Industry. He won several Filmfare Awards South and Nandi Award.

  38. Pantula Rama

    Pantula Rama
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Pantula Rama is an Indian singer, instrumentalist, and author who performs Carnatic music. She has been performing since the age of 8. Known as Andhra's Nightingale and Golden Voice, Pantula Rama lives in Vishakhapatnam and is married to violinist MSN Murthy.

  39. K. Padmanabhaiah

    K. Padmanabhaiah
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1938-.. (age 86)
    Biography

    K. Padmanabhaiah is a retired Indian civil servant and a former Home Secretary of India. He is the chairman of the Court of Governors of the Administrative Staff College of India, and has headed many government committees such as the Committee on Police Reforms (2000), the Committee on Reorganization of the Services Selection Board, and the committee to Review the working of National Institute of Urban Management. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2008, for his contributions to Indian civil service.

  40. Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao

    Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1920-2018 (aged 98)
    Occupations
    musicologistwritersongwriter
    Biography

    Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao was an Indian writer, composer and poet in the Telugu language. He was the son of Balantrapu Venkatarao, one of modern Telugu poet-duo "Kavi Rajahamsa" Venkata Parvateswara Kavulu. He won several national and state level awards for his work. He died in April 2018 at the age of 98.

  41. T. K. Chand

    T. K. Chand
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    chief executive officer
    Biography

    Dr. Tapan Kumar Chand is an Indian mining veteran, executive, and author. He is the Resident Director of Vedanta Limited. He was the chairman cum managing director of National Aluminium Company. NALCO is the largest integrated aluminium unit in Asia and is also one of the largest aluminium complexes of the world. He has been in the mining and metal sector since 1982, earlier serving as the director commercial of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited / Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and Director Personnel & Director I/c (Sales & Marketing), of Central Coalfields Limited.

  42. G. S. Maddala

    G. S. Maddala
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1933-1999 (aged 66)
    Occupations
    economist
    Biography

    Gangadharrao Soundalyarao "G. S." Maddala was an Indian American economist, mathematician, and teacher, known for his contributions in the field of econometrics and for the textbooks he authored in this field.

  43. Krishna Palepu

    Krishna Palepu
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1954-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    economist
    Biography

    Krishna Palepu is an American academic, author, consultant and director of various corporations. He is the Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He serves as Senior Adviser to the President of Harvard University for Global Strategy.

  44. Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari

    Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1949-.. (age 75)
    Biography

    Shuddhaanandaa Brahmachari born 10 May 1949, is a motivational speaker and social advocate. He lives in Kolkata, India, where he founded and is the current mentor of Lokenath Divine Life Mission. He has authored several books and travels internationally, speaking on stress reduction, mindfulness and meditation and microcredit.

  45. Vajja Sambasiva Rao

    Vajja Sambasiva Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Biography

    Vajja Sambasiva Rao, also known as V. S. Rao is an Indian academician and the former President of NIIT University. Relinquishing his position at NIIT University on 30 June 2020, he embraced the role of Vice-Chancellor at SRM University-AP, Andhra Pradesh from 1 July 2020. He was previously the Acting Vice-Chancellor of Birla Institute of Technology and Science, and the Director of the Hyderabad Campus of the BITS-Pilani University. He was responsible for establishing BITS Pilani Hyderabad campus. He is an alumnus of BITS-Pilani and had been associated with the university for more than four decades in various capacities. As director, he was regarded as being instrumental in the establishment of the Hyderabad Campus.

  46. Ratnam V. Raja Kumar

    Ratnam V. Raja Kumar
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Biography

    Ratnam V. Raja Kumar is an Indian academic who served as the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. He has served as the first vice-chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies.

  47. U. Aswathanarayana

    U. Aswathanarayana
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1928-2016 (aged 88)
    Occupations
    geologist
    Biography

    Uppugunduri Aswathanarayana was the Honorary Director of the Mahadevan International Centre for Water Resources Management, India. He is counted among the doyens of geology in independent India and revered as a leading scientist from Andhra Pradesh. He studied and taught geology at Andhra University, India; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California; Oxford University, United Kingdom, University of Western Ontario, Canada; University of Sagar, India; University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique. He has served as the Dean and Director of Centre for Advanced Study in Geology, University of Sagar, India; Head of Department of Geology, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Director, State Mining Corporation, Tanzania and Adviser on Environment and Technology, Mozambique. He also served as Consultant to UNDP, World Bank, Louis Berger Inc., and SIDA, while in Mozambique.

  48. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao

    Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1898-1972 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    physicist
    Biography

    Prof. Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao was an Indian physicist in the field of Spectroscopy.

  49. Papineni Sivasankar

    Papineni Sivasankar
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    writerpoet
    Biography

    Dr. Papineni Sivasankar, a doyen of Modern Literature in Telugu, recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award, 2016 is an Indian poet, short story writer, and critic.

  50. Sathupati Prasanna Sree

    Sathupati Prasanna Sree
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1964-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    linguistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Sathupati Prasanna Sree is an Indian linguist.

  51. Bhagavatula Dattaguru

    Bhagavatula Dattaguru
    Years
    1942-.. (age 82)
    Occupations
    academic
    Biography

    Professor Bhagavatula Dattaguru is an Indian engineer and academic. He has received several awards, including the Padma Shri Award, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2005 in the field of science and engineering.

  52. T. C. Rao

    T. C. Rao
    Years
    1940-.. (age 84)
    Occupations
    metallurgistengineer
    Biography

    Tadimety Chakrapani Rao, also known as T.C. Rao, is an Indian mineral processing scientist and researcher.

  53. Amareswari Konamaneni

    Amareswari Konamaneni
    Years
    1928-2009 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    judge
    Biography

    Justice K. Amareswari was the first woman judge of the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

  54. Ravi Vadlamani

    Ravi Vadlamani
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    social worker
    Biography

    Ravi Vadlamani is a chartered accountant, and elected as Director on the Board of Rotary International. He is past District Governor Rotary International (Dist.3150).

  55. Turaga Janaki Rani

    Turaga Janaki Rani
    Years
    1936-2014 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    writerbroadcasteractivist
    Biography

    Turaga Janaki Rani was an Indian broadcaster, social activist and a writer worked with All India Radio for two decades. Popularly known as Radio Akkayya (Telugu: రేడియో అక్కయ్య Radio Sister).

  56. B. E. Vijayam

    B. E. Vijayam
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1933-2019 (aged 86)
    Occupations
    geologist
    Biography

    Bunyan Edmund Vijayam was an Indian geologist with major contribution to the field of Geology. A 1958–1959 Technical Report of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research heralded the news that new developments had taken place in scientific matters led by a team of researchers at the Andhra University,

  57. Natteri Veeraraghavan

    Natteri Veeraraghavan
    Years
    1913-2004 (aged 91)
    Occupations
    microbiologist
    Biography

    Natteri Veeraraghavan was an Indian physician, microbiologist and medical researcher, known for his contributions to the understanding of diseases like rabies, tuberculosis and leprosy. He was a former director of the Pasteur Institute of India, Coonoor and the chairman of the World Health Organization International Reference Center on Rabies. He was honoured by the Government of India in 1967, with the award of Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award for his contributions to the society.

  58. T. B. D. Prakasa Rao

    T. B. D. Prakasa Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1939-2018 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    priest
    Biography

    Bishop T. B. D. Prakasa Rao was the fourth CSI-Bishop - in - Krishna-Godavari of the Protestant Church of South India who occupied the Cathedra placed at CSI-St. Paul's Cathedral, Vijayawada. The Bishopric of Prakasa Rao lasted for two decades from 1981 through 2001, one of the longest in the history of the Church of South India Society. Prakasa Rao led the bishopric of Krishna-Godavari that comprised the Christian missions established by the London Missionary Society (LMS) and the Church Missionary Society (CMS) which merged its South India Christian missions in India into the Church of South India Society which was inaugurated in 1947 at the CSI-St. George's Cathedral, Madras.

  59. Asrat Atsedeweyn

    Asrat Atsedeweyn
    Enrolled in Andhra University
    2011-2014 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
    Occupations
    politicianstatisticianacademic administrator
    Biography

    Asrat Atsedeweyn is an Ethiopian statistician, academic administrator, servant leader and politician currently serving as president of University of Gondar, Ethiopia. He was previously Academic Vice President of the University of Gondar. He also holds Government office as a Representative of the House of Peoples in one of 10 regions of Ethiopia.

  60. Kalagara Sai Lakshmana Rao

    Kalagara Sai Lakshmana Rao
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    lecturerpolitician
    Biography

    Kalagara Sai Lakshmana Rao, commonly known as K. S. Lakshmana Rao, is a member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council.