B. V. Raju | |
|---|---|
 BhupathiRaju Vissam Raju | |
| Born | (1920-10-15)15 October 1920 |
| Died | 8 June 2002(2002-06-08) (aged 81)[1] |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Awards | Padma Shri Padma Bhushan |
Bhupathiraju Vissam Raju (1920–2002) was an Indian industrialist, a former chairman of Raasi Cements and theCement Corporation of India and one of the pioneers of Indian cement industry.[2] He was the director ofSagi Ramakrishnam Raju Constructions andPrasad and Company Project Works Limited.[3][4] He was also interested in ceramics and refractory industries[2] and Starting in 1997, he founded two engineering colleges, a dental college and hospital, a college of pharmacy, a computer education college, a polytechnic, and several schools,[5] and he is the founder of thePadmasri Dr. B.V Raju Institute of Technology.[6] TheGovernment of India awarded him the fourth-highest Indian civilian award, thePadma Shri, in 1977[7] and followed it with the third-highest honour, thePadma Bhushan, in 2001.[8]
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