FOUNDER PADMABHUSHAN Dr B V RAJU
Date of Birth: 15th of October, 1920
Birth Place: Kumadavalli near Bhimavaram, West Godavari District
Graduation: Chemical Engineering, Benaras Hindu University, Varnasi
Postgraduation: Management, Harvard University, USA
Awards: Padmabhushan by Govt. of India, 2001
Honorary Doctorate by JNTU, Hyderabad
Padmabhushan Dr. B.V. Raju, the founder chairman of Dr. B.V. Raju Foundation and Sri Vishnu Educational Society, is a prodigy of industrial discipline, unusual perception, scholarship, workmanship and creativity. He is a man of vision, inspiration, confidence, diligence and above all, humanity. Dr. B.V. Raju had a normal childhood like any other child of his age, with joys and sorrows in equal share. He grew up to be a man who accepted his success humbly and learnt from his failures. Though he started his career as a low grade employee in the cement industry, his sincerity and hard work elevated him to the position of Managing Director and Chairman of Cement Corporation of India. Within a span of six decades, he established a number of factories under the Raasi Group of Industries, which included Sri Vishnu Cements Ltd, Raasi Refractories Ltd., Raasi Ceramics Ltd and Raasi Finance and Investments Ltd. His achievements in the field won him the Padmabhushan, one of the most prestigious awards by the Govt. of India. He was also awarded Honorary Doctorate by JNTU, Hyderabad.
Being an earnest scholarly man, he knew best the value of education and so he diverted his focus from industrial field to the vast field of education to set up a series of colleges under Dr. B.V. Raju Foundation and Sri Vishnu Educational Society. Two campuses have been established, one at Narasapur in Medak Dist., where an Engineering college has been set up under the name of Dr. B.V. Raju Institute of Technology, and the other campus at Bhimavaram town which includes, Smt. B.Seetha Polytechnic, Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Padmabhushan Dr. B.V. Raju Institute of Computer Education, Sri Vishnu Engineering College for Women, Vishnu Dental College and Vishnu Public School. There is also a proposal to establish a Medical College. These institutes work to inculcate a sense of value in the minds of students and to equip them to serve the society well. The University and State ranks achieved by the students are themselves a mark of academic excellence and quality education provided in these colleges by qualified, experienced and dedicated staff.
Throughout his life, both as an industrialist and an educationalist, Dr. B. V. Raju continued to devote himself to the service of the people. He always kept his doors open to the poor and needy and participated actively in welfare programmes for improving the socioeconomic conditions of the society. His services for the welfare of the people are innumerable and invaluable.
Padmabhushan Dr. B.V. Raju lived an exemplary life. It teaches us that the well-to-do have a responsibility towards the less fortunate. Though we may not be in a position to help everybody, we can at least start by helping a few, because it is the motto of service in us that is important.
His message was simple and straight
"SERVE HUMANITY IN YOUR CAPACITY"
Vishnupur, Bhimavaram 534 202 West Godavari District Andhra Pradesh, India.
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