Ms Munuswamy Shanthi, a scientist at SHAR, Sriharikota was conferred with Nari Shakti Puraskar. She is a notable woman scientist/engineer (SG-Meteorology & Wind Profiler instrumentation and range operations). Some of her most noteworthy work include commissioning the first Telecommand station … Continue reading Munuswamy Shanthi of SHAR conferred with Nari Shakti Puraskar
Dodla Sunil Reddy is the son of leading Nellore industrialist Dodla Sesha Reddy, founder chairman of Nelcast Ltd in Gudur. Nelcast manufactures a wide range of ductile iron and grey iron castings like cylinder blocks, housings, rear hubs, spring, shackle, … Continue reading Dodla Sunil Reddy of Dodla Dairy, Nellore
Ranked as No. 2 snooker player in India, the 27-year-old E. Pandurangaiah of Nellore gave a tough fight to the former world champion Shaun Murphy in the qualifying round of the Indian Open world ranking snooker tournament on 12th Sep. Earlier, … Continue reading Nellore snooker player Pandurangaiah going places
Mr Muppavarapu Venkaiah Naidu of Chavatapalem village in Nellore district has been elected as the next Vice President of India. He will be taking office on 11th August. A proud moment for Nelloreans and an exhilarating news for Chavatapalem villagers. Read more about Mr Venkaiah Naidu on Wikipedia. Photo courtesy: Wikipedia (By Geospatial World – IMG_8722, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=61108648) Continue reading Our Venkaiah Naidu is the next Vice President of India
Malli Masthan Babu, 32-year old mountaineer from Gandhi Girijana Sangam village of Sangam mandal in Nellore district who has been missing in the Andes mountain range since March 24 has been found dead. The Chile Government has confirmed the news from his fellow mountaineers and informed the Indian Embassy. Babu is a top Indian mountaineer, who had set Guinness World Record in mountaineering by climbing seven summits in seven continents within 172 days. He is also the first Indian to climb Mt Vinson Massif, the tallest peak in Antarctica and first person from Andhra Pradesh to scale the Everest. He is an alumnus of NIT Jamshedpur, … Continue reading Mountaineer Masthan Babu
Sri Mamidipudi Anandam was born in Madras (Chennai) on 13th May 1919. He is the son of Padma Bhushan Mamidipudi Venkatarangayya, a noted political scientist and historical writer from Nellore. His daughter Padma Shri Shantha Sinha, a professor in politics, … Continue reading Mamidipudi Anandam, a noteworthy politician from Nellore
Mamidipudi Venkatarangayya was a financial and political scientist and historical writer. He received Padma Bhushan award from Govt of India in 1968. He was born on January 8, 1889 in Purini village of Kovur taluk in Nellore district to Venkatesham and Narasamma. … Continue reading Padma Bhushan Mamidipudi Venkatarangayya, Financial and Political Scientist and Historical Writer from Nellore
Prof. Shantha Sinha is an anti-child labour activist of international reputation. She is a Professor of Political Science in Hyderabad Central University. She lives in Marredpally, Hyderabad. Shantha Sinha was born in an illustrious Brahmin family in Nellore district on 7th … Continue reading Padma Shri Shantha Sinha, Ramon Magsaysay Award Winner from Nellore
An illustrious politician, agriculturist and a supporter of liberalization, Sri Bezawada Ramachandra Reddy was born on November 24, 1894 to Sri Subba Reddy & Kamala (Dodla) in Buchireddipalem in the Madras Presidency. Ramachandra Reddy is a relative of Indian National … Continue reading Bezawada Ramachandra Reddy, Buchireddipalem, Nellore
Sri Potti Sreeramulu (16 March 1901 – 16 December 1952), became famous for his hunger strike demanding the formation of a separate Andhra state. He lost his life in the process. His sacrifice led to linguistic re-organisation of states in … Continue reading Amara Jeevi Potti Sreeramulu
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