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Vaiko

2021-11-09T18:27:57Z

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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2014}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Indian name|Gopalsamy|Vaiyapuri}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Vaiko
| birth_name = Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy
| image = Special screeing for Mr. Vaiko (cropped).JPG
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|09|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kalingapatty]], [[Sankarankovil]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]] (now in [[Tenkasi district|Tenkasi]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]])
| residence = [[Anna Nagar]], [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start = 25 July 2019
| term_end =
| constituency = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| term_start1 = 1978
| term_end1 = 1996
| constituency1 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| term_start2 = 1998
| term_end2 = 2004
| predecessor2 = V. Alagirisamy
| successor2 = [[A. Ravichandran]]
| constituency2 = [[Sivakasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivakasi]]
| office3 = General Secretary of the [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| term_start3 = 6 May 1994
| predecessor3 = ''Position established''
| successor3 =
| party = [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (1994)
| religion =
| otherparty = [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (1964-1993)
| alma_mater = [[St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai]], [[Presidency College, Chennai]] , [[Madras Law College]]
| spouse = Renukadevi
| children = [[Durai Vaiyapuri]], Rajalakshmi, Kannagi
| website =
| footnotes =
| nationality = [[India]]
}}

'''Vaiyapuri Gopalsamy ''', better known as '''Vaiko''', is an Indian politician. He is a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/vaiko-anbumani-elected-unopposed-to-rajya-sabha-from-tamil-nadu/articleshow/70174819.cms | title=Vaiko, Anbumani elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu | publisher=[[The Economic Times]] | date=11 July 2019 | access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref> He is the founder and [[General Secretary]] of the [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (MDMK), a political party active mainly in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. He was earlier elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from [[Sivakasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Sivakasi]], [[Tamil Nadu]].

==Birth==
Vaiko was born in [[Kalingapatty]] near [[Sankarankovil]], [[Madras Presidency]].<ref>{{cite web|date=6 February 2017|title=News 18 : Politics|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/after-series-of-outsider-chief-ministers-sasikala-to-be-first-tamil-cm-after-29-years-1345645.html}}</ref><ref name="Interview with Vaiko">{{cite web|title=Interview with Vaiko|url=http://www.sangam.org/taraki/articles/2006/11-29_Vaiko.php?uid=2093|date=29 November 2006}}</ref>

==Education==
He graduated with a Gold Medal in his Bachelor of arts degree in economics from [[St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai]] and masters from [[Presidency College, Chennai|Presidency College]], [[Chennai]]. He obtained his bachelor's degree in law from [[Dr. Ambedkar Government Law College, Chennai|Madras Law College]].<ref name="Vaikospeech">{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/17266904.cms | title=Shooting from the lip | publisher=[[Times of India]] | date=28 June 2002 | access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref> He is an avid reader and orator known for his oratory skills both in Tamil and English. He has two daughters and a son.

==Political career==
Vaiko is now the general secretary of the [[Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|MDMK party]]. Vaiko was a part of [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] (DMK) and was formerly seen as the ideological protege of former [[Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]], [[Karunanidhi|Kalaignar M.Karunanidhi]].{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} Vaiko was detained for more than a year in 1976-77 during the [[Emergency (India)|Emergency]] and for 40 days on charges of organising black flag demonstration against former [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] [[Indira Gandhi]]'s visit to [[Tamil Nadu]] in October 1977.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} He has been arrested multiple times for demonstrations especially during the 1986-87 [[anti Hindi agitations]].{{citation needed|date=April 2016}}

He entered the [[Rajya Sabha]] in 1978 and has been member of the Upper House for three terms. He has also been elected to the [[Lok Sabha]]<ref name="VaikoLokSabha">{{cite web | url=http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=498&lastls=13 | title=Vaiko Parliament Bioprofile | publisher=[[Lok Sabha]] | access-date=2017-08-23}}</ref> twice.<ref name="Interview with Vaiko"/> In 1993, Vaiko started [[MDMK]] due to differences with [[M. Karunanidhi|Karunanidhi]].

Vaiko was known as "Lion Of Parliament" due to his vociferous speeches in [[Parliament of India|Parliament]].<ref name="AlwaysonMove">{{cite web | url=http://www.theweek.in/columns/Sachidananda-Murthy/always-on-the-move.html | title=Always on the move | publisher=The Week | work=Sachidananda Murthy | date=8 May 2016 | access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.telugumirchi.com/en/politics/modi-will-become-pm-vaiko.html | title=Modi will become PM : Vaiko | publisher=Telugu Mirichi | date=1 January 2014 | access-date=2016-05-31}}</ref> Vaiko protested against [[Kerala]]'s demand for a new dam at [[Mullaperiyar]] and proposed building of dams in Pambar and [[Siruvani]]. Vaiko also supported national interlinking of rivers and [[Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project]]. Vaiko filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in [[Madras High Court]] requesting closure of the copper smelting plant of [[Sterlite Industries]] in [[Tuticorin]] which did not follow the waste management procedures correctly and leading to the closure of the plant.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-09-29/news/27612526_1_smelting-plant-nadu-pollution-control-board-smelter|title=Smelting Plant Nadu Pollution Control Board Smelter|date=2010-09-29|website=The Economic Times}}</ref>

Vaiko often goes on foot marches along with his party cadres to attract attention to issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamil.oneindia.com/news/2012/12/10/tamilnadu-vaiko-call-total-abolishment-liquor-166056.html|title=பூரண மதுவிலக்கை அமல்படுத்தும் வரை 'சிலுவைப் போர்': வைகோ அறிவிப்பு|first=Mayura|last=Akilan|date=11 December 2012|website=[[Oneindia.com]]}}</ref>

===Support of LTTE===
Vaiko unequivocally supported [[LTTE]] and other organizations fighting for a separate [[Tamil Eelam]] country in [[Sri Lanka]]. He made a trip to [[Eelam]] 1989 at the height of the LTTE's war with [[Sri Lankan Army]] when [[IPKF]] [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] was at [[Jaffna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tamilnation.co/diaspora/tamilnadu/061127vaiko.htm|title=Vaiko: "Sri Lankan Tamils want a Separate Nation"|website=tamilnation.co|access-date=2017-04-04}}</ref> Vaiko was the first member of Parliament and chief of a registered political party in the country to be detained under the [[Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=12546|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925185411/http://www.expressindia.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=12546|url-status=dead|title=Vaiko arrested from Chennai airport|archive-date=25 September 2012}}</ref> He was released after spending 18 months in prison.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2004/feb/07mdmk.htm|title=Vaiko released from prison|website=Rediff}}</ref>

In 2008, [[Criminal Investigation Department]] of Tamil Nadu police arrested Vaiko on charges of sedition.<ref name=hindu241008>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/24/stories/2008102458440100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026125414/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/24/stories/2008102458440100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 October 2008 |title=Vaiko arrested on charges of sedition |first=S. Vijay |last=Kumar |date=24 October 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-02-04}}</ref> The charges stemmed from speeches Vaiko made at a party meeting on the Sri Lankan issue and the government's raids into LTTE-held areas on 21 October 2008.<ref name=hindu241008 /> After 14 days in judicial custody, Vaiko was released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Sedition-trial-against-Vaiko-from-Sept-6/articleshow/6253775.cms|title=Vaiko: Sedition trial against Vaiko from Sept 6 | Chennai News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

Vaiko has said that India should retract its ban on the LTTE, claiming the ban was a shield to suppress freedom of expression and stifle the voice of the Opposition.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/article797500.ece No justification for extending ban on LTTE, says Vaiko] The Hindu - 27 September 2010</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/26/stories/2011062663810900.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702054814/http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/26/stories/2011062663810900.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 July 2011|website=[[The Hindu]]|title=Lift ban on LTTE, demand MDMK lawyers|date=26 June 2011}}</ref>

On 3 April 2017, Vaiko was jailed in for sedition case filed by DMK in their 2010 regime.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/vaiko-jailed-for-sedition/article17769922.ece|title=Vaiko jailed in sedition case filed by DMK regime|last=Sivaraman|first=R.|work=The Hindu|access-date=2017-04-04|language=en}}</ref>

The Case filed against Vaiko against the Sovereignty of India. Case filed in 2009 and Vaiko served for 56 days in a jail sentence. Vaiko Sentenced To 1 Year imprisonment And 10,000 Rupees fine. Few days after the judgment Vaiko made an appeal over the judgment. On listening to Vaiko's appeal Judge Adikasevalu ordered the suspension of the sentence imposed on Vaiko.{{cn|date=June 2020}}

==Philanthropy==
In 2005, Vaiko started the Marumalarchi Blood Donors' Club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/23/stories/2006022307350400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060906005953/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/23/stories/2006022307350400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=6 September 2006 |title=Marumalarchi blood donors save boy's life |date=23 February 2006 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2012-02-04}}</ref> Vaiko has launched many engagement programmes in rural areas with the participation of villagers.<ref>{{cite web |title=More about Tank Desilting Program |url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/13/stories/2004101305610500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041127101543/http://www.hindu.com/2004/10/13/stories/2004101305610500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 November 2004 |language=en |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=13 October 2004}}</ref> Vaiko has undergone a month-long [[padayatra]] in Tamil Nadu for the interlinking of interstate rivers in India.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100315215030/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/10/18/stories/2004101813620400.htm Padayatra boosted MDMK's image: Vaiko]</ref> Vaiko during the time he represented Sivakasi Constituency in Loksabha conducted several medical camps for his constituents. He conducted medical camps for physically disabled people in his constituency with the help of Sri Venkateshwara Medical College, Thirupathi. Thousands of people afflicted by polio attended the camp and were given medical aid including corrective surgery at Thirupathi and Whitefield, Bengaluru and post-surgery aid, equipments, etc,. He conducted medical camps for providing the Hepatitis B vaccine for children and provided vaccines for 65000 children in his constituency. Considering the logistics and the planning involved in providing the vaccines in three doses to 65000 children, the program was successful without a hitch. And considering the fact that all these medical camps were organized by Mr. Vaiko without any government help and with his own money, it itself states the philanthropic nature of the leader.

==Personal life==
He married Renuka Devi on 14 June 1971. Vaiko enjoys writing in his free time and has authored over 50 books ([[Tamil language|Tamil]] & [[English language|English]]) apart from regular essays and columns in newspapers.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i0vLCwAAQBAJ&q=vaiko+tamil+nationalism&pg=PT193|title=Why Regional Parties?: Clientelism, Elites, and the Indian Party System|last=Ziegfeld|first=Adam|date=19 February 2016|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781316539002|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/print.php?printFOR=storydetail&story_url_key=no-real-tamil-speaking-leaders-in-tn&section_url_key=nation|title=The Pioneer|website=www.dailypioneer.com|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/angered-by-question-vaiko-storms-out-of-interview-1290900|title=Angered By Question, Vaiko Storms Out Of Interview|newspaper=NDTV.com|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewsminute.com/article/video-vaiko-and-art-walking-out-interview-40818|title=Video: Vaiko and the art of walking out of an interview|date=26 March 2016|newspaper=The News Minute|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/tamilnadu2016/vaiko-denies-receiving-any-money-from-aiadmk/article8442072.ece|title=Vaiko denies receiving any money from AIADMK|date=6 April 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Vaiko-storms-out-of-TV-interview-on-query-about-fund-offer/articleshow/51561889.cms|title=Vaiko storms out of TV interview on query about fund offer - Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India.|access-date=2016-11-26}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Wikiquote}}
* [http://www.mdmk.org.in Official website of MDMK]
*[http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=498&lastls=13 Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]

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Vedigundu Murugesan

2021-11-09T16:51:12Z

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Vedigundu Murugesan
| image =
| director = [[A. Govindamoorthy]]
| writer =
| starring = [[Pasupathy]]<br>[[Jyothirmayi]]<br>[[Vadivelu]]
| producer = M. Senthil Kumar, P.S. Ganesh
| music = [[Dhina]]
| cinematography = Bala Bharani
| editing = [[Praveen K. L.]]<br>[[N. B. Srikanth]]
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2009|7|17|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget = 5 crore
| gross = 24.7 crore
}}
'''''Vedigundu Murugesan''''' ({{Translation}} Bomb Murugesan) is a 2009 [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[A. Govindamoorthy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2009/jul/19/vedigundu-murugesan-69007.html|title=Vedigundu Murugesan}}</ref> It stars [[Pasupathy]] , [[Jyothirmayi]] and Deepa Shankar. The musicic was composed by [[Dhina]]. The film released on 17 July 2009 and received positive reviews for [[Vadivelu]]'s superb comedy in this film.

==Plot==
The movie is set in the village of [[Kizhrajakularaman]] in [[Rajapalayam]] Taluka. Vedigundu Murugesan ([[Pasupathy]]) is a small-time guy who breaks the law occasionally but is a [[Good Samaritan]] in the eyes of the local [[judge]] (Nirmala Perisamy) as he provides shelter and looks after a mentally challenged girl named Ponni (Deepa Shankar), who was deserted by her parents.

Parallel narration is the comedy track of
Alert Aarumugam ([[Vadivelu]]), a petty and clever thief.

Murugesan earns his living fetching water for factories and [[hotel]]s in his village. A lady [[constable]] named Nachiyar ([[Jyothirmayi]]), who rubs Murugesan the wrong way, falls in love with him due to his humanitarian nature and the will to help others. Soon, Ponni is raped by one of the baddies, leading to the final climax in the hospital.

==Cast==
* [[Pasupathy]] as Murugesan
* [[Jyothirmayi]] as Constable Nachiyar
* [[Vadivelu]] as Alert Aarumugam
* [[Thyagu (actor)|Thyagu]] as "Kandhu Vatti" Kanthan
* Deepa Shankar as Ponni
* Nirmala Periyasamy as Judge
* Raneesh as Kodanchan
* Veera as Ganesh
* Karnaa Radha

==Soundtrack==
Music was composed by [[Dhina]].<ref>https://www.raaga.com/tamil/movie/Vedikundu-Murugesan-songs-T0001928</ref>
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| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[Dhina]]
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| released = 10 June 2009
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| 1 || "Manjapattu" || [[Malathy Lakshman|Malathy]], Senthil Dass || [[Eknath]]
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| 2 || "Neenda Thooram" I || [[Vijay Yesudas]]|| [[Yugabharathi]]
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| 3 || "Neenda Thooram" II || [[Bombay Jayashree]] || Yugabharathi
|-
| 4 || "Rottoram" || [[Pasupathy]], [[Dhina]], [[Velmurugan]], [[Grace Karunas]], Vadivelu Ganeshan, Pichai Arasu, Hemambiga, Moorthi, Bhava Lakshmanan || Yugabharathi
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| 5 || "Sarale Sarale" || [[Madhu Balakrishnan]], [[Madhushree]] || Yugabharathi
|-
| 6 || "Seenicheevu Sivappukari" || Dharshana, [[Shankar Mahadevan]] || Yugabharathi
|}

==Critical reception==
Rediff wrote:"Despite its many failings and loop-holes, Vedigundu Murugesan does work at times chiefly because the climax and screenplay try to rise above the ordinary".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/review-vedigundu-murugesan/20090720.htm|title=Review: Vedigundu Murugesan works at times}}</ref> Indiaglitz wrote:"There's a certain deftness that you need to have, to handle both comedy and sentiment in the same vein. Moorthy, whose 'Vedigundu Murugesan' has just released, definitely displays that".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/review/9836.html|title=Tamil Cinema News | Tamil Movie Reviews | Tamil Movie Trailers - IndiaGlitz Tamil}}</ref> Behindwoods wrote:"there is nothing much to rave about the story and ditto with the performances and the direction. Awful dialogues, in the guise of comedy only tests your patience further as you are busy stifling yawns".<ref>http://behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/vedigundu-murugesan.html</ref>

==References==
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Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College

2021-11-01T06:34:36Z

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'''[[Velagapudi Ramakrishna]] Siddhartha Engineering College''' or '''VRSEC''' was the first private institution to offer [[undergraduate education]] in engineering in [[Andhra Pradesh]], India and first private college to offer PG Programmes in engineering in Andhra Pradesh in the year 1977. The college was approved to be an [[Autonomy|autonomous]] institution by [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]] in the year 1977.<ref name="About VRSEC">{{cite web|title=About VRSEC|url=http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/index.php/about-vrsec|website=www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in|access-date=16 July 2016}}</ref>

== Background ==
Siddhartha Academy of General & Technical Education, better known as Siddhartha Academy, came into being in the year 1975 with a Corpus Fund of Rs.25 lakhs (Rs.2.5 million) through the efforts of 250 life members drawn from different walks of life having a philanthropic bent of mind. This was registered as a Society under the Societies Registration Act in the same year. The main objective of the Academy is to establish and run educational institutions offering education at all levels in the fields of general, technical & professional education. The establishment of Siddhartha Educational Institutions followed by the establishment of other educational institutions in the last 28 years transformed this city into one of the major educational centres. As Indias second largest Railway Junction and as one of the biggest Agro Commodity Trading Centres and as the commercial hub krishna region, Vijayawada has become the second important place in the state after Visakhapatnam. Today, Siddhartha Academy is running 14 Educational Institutions, three colleges offering Intermediate(+2) and Degree (Under Graduate) courses for men and women along with a Post Graduate Centre (Graduate Programmes), two Schools one of which is fully residential, two Engineering colleges, a medical college, a college of Law, a college of Education(B.Ed), a college of Pharmaceutical Sciences and a college of Hotel Management & Catering Technology. All Siddhartha Institutions are duly approved by respective Central and State Governments and other concerned bodies.

== Location ==
The institution is located on {{convert|24.05|acre|m2}} of land in Kanuru on the outskirts of [[Vijayawada]] city at a distance of about {{cvt|8|km}} from the city centre, on the Vijayawada-Machilipatnam Highway ([[National Highway 65 (India)|NH 65]]).

== Campus ==
The College has about 5400 students, more than 350 faculty ( Faculty with 88 Ph.D.s & 100 pursuing Ph.D.s )and around 200 technical and supporting staff. Extracurricular opportunities include [[National Cadet Corps (India)|NCC]], [[National Service Scheme|NSS]], Students Chapters of [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers|IEEE]], social clubs and sports & games.

== Departments ==

=== Engineering ===
* [[Electrical engineering|Electrical and Electronics Engineering]]
* [[Electronic engineering|Electronics and Communication Engineering]]
* [[Civil engineering|Civil Engineering]]
* [[Computer science and engineering|Computer Science & Engineering]]
* [[Information technology|Information Technology]]
* [[Applied Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering|Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering]]
* [[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical Engineering]]
[[File:VRSEC-Mechanical Block.JPG|thumb|Mechanical Block Entrance]]

=== Science & humanities departments ===
*[[Chemistry]] Department
*[[English language|English]] Department
*[[Mathematics]] Department
*[[Physics]] Department

=== Professional departments ===
*Computer Applications
*Business Management
*Corporate Interface / T&P Cell
*Library Science Department
*Physical Education

==Academics==

The college is an autonomous college affiliated to the JNTUK, Kakinada. The college offers various UG and PG academic programs leading to the award of degrees such as B.Tech, M.Tech, MCA and MBA with English as medium of instruction. The programs are conducted on semester system and each semester provides for the minimum of 90 instructional days. The regulations in respect of the academic program of study are prepared and approved by the Academic council, the highest academic body in the college. The curriculum for the program of study is prepared by the respective board of studies and approved by the academic council. After successfully completing the program as per the relevant regulations JNUTK, Kakinada will award the degree.

== TIFAC-Core ==
[[File:TIFAC CORE in Telematics.jpg|thumb|Research in Telematics, INDIA]]
TIFAC-CORE in [[Telematics]] is a collaborative effort of TIFAC (representing government), VR Siddhartha Engineering College and Industries in the domain of Telematics. The centre was launched on 1 February 2009.

== Notable Alumni ==
*[[Ram Gopal Varma]](B.Tech 1979-1983), Indian Filmmaker
*[[Lagadapati Rajagopal]](B.Tech Mechanical 1978-1983) Industrialist and politician<ref>http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/images/Prominent_%20Alumni.pdf</ref>

== External links ==
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* [http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/ Official website of VRSEC]

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Sports in Pune

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{{See also|Pune FC|Pune Race course|Pune Warriors India|Pune}}
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[[File:Sahara Stadium Pune Outside view.jpg|thumb|[[Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium]]]]
[[File:Balewadi Athletics Stadiums Interior.jpg|thumb]]
Popular games and '''sports in Pune''' include [[sport of athletics|athletics]], [[cricket]], basketball, badminton, [[field hockey]], [[Association football|football]], tennis, [[kabaddi]], [[paragliding]], [[kho-kho]], [[Rowing (sport)|rowing]] and [[chess]]. The [[Pune International Marathon]] is an annual [[marathon]] conducted in Pune. The [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games]] were held in Pune.

==History==

===Badminton===
The beginnings of [[badminton]] can be traced to mid-19th-century Pune (then known as Poona). During a party, a few guests fastened feathers onto champagne corks and used the bottles as bats. They called this game ''Poonai''.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} The first rules of the game were written in Pune in 1873, by the British.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.badders.com/news/item/518/badminton-from-where-did-it-originate.html | title = Badminton – From Where did it originate? |access-date=19 May 2008 |work=Badders.com: The Independent Voice of Badminton| date=7 May 2002| last=Phillips| first=Rachel |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080502061828/http://www.badders.com/news/item/518/badminton-from-where-did-it-originate.html  |archive-date = 2 May 2008}}</ref>

[[Pune 7 Aces]] is the badminton team that represents the city in [[Premier Badminton League]].

===Cricket===
Cricket is played between clubs affiliated with the [[Maharashtra Cricket Association]], which maintains a domestic cricket team (the [[Maharashtra cricket team]]). This team, one of three based in the state of [[Maharashtra]], competes in interstate matches and leagues such as the [[Ranji Trophy]]. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium is where National and One Day International matches take place. It has been named after the First Prime Minister of Independent India, [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]].

An [[Indian Premier League]] cricket team based in Pune began play in 2011. A new stadium [[Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium]] built in Gahunje on the Mumbai–Pune expressway, inaugurated on 1 April 2012, is the home ground. The [[Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium]] has a seating capacity of 55,000 and is built on the [[Mumbai Pune Expressway]]. The team was named [[Pune Warriors India]] and was brought for Rs.1702 Crores or $370 million. It is the most expensive team in the Indian Premier League, and was owned by [[Sahara Group]].<ref>[http://punewarriorsindia.com/theteam.php Pune Warriors India – The Team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317021109/http://punewarriorsindia.com/theteam.php |date=2013-03-17 }}</ref> The cost was a frequent concern for the team that lead to withdrawing prior to the 2012 season. The league helped fund the team so they could compete in the competition but eventually they folded following the 2013 season.

Blades of Glory, India's first cricket museum, is based in Pune, run by Rohan Pate, a former Maharashtra Under-19 cricketer, inaugurated during IPL V by [[Sachin Tendulkar]] and located in the quaint Sahakar Nagar.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wisdenindia.com/blades-of-glory-cricket-history-in-a-room | title=Blades of Glory: Cricket history in a room | publisher = Wisden India | access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref>

===Football===
[[File:PuneFC Senior Squad and Staff.jpg|thumb|Pune FC]]
The [[Pune Football Club]], also known as Pune FC, is a football club that plays in the [[I-League|Indian Football League]]. It was established in August 2007.

===Basketball===
Pune has basketball at the [[Deccan Gymkhana#Deccan Gymkhana Sports Club|Deccan Gymkhana]] club and at [[Fergusson College]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://open.salon.com/blog/jdbasketball/2009/09/09/pune_basketball | title = Pune Basketball | publisher = Open Salon | access-date = 8 June 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131025022828/http://open.salon.com/blog/jdbasketball/2009/09/09/pune_basketball# | archive-date = 25 October 2013 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref> American coach [[JD Walsh (coach)|J. D. Walsh]] held his first ''JDBasketball'' India camp in Pune.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pressreleasepoint.com/jd-walsh-and-extentia-get-together-exclusive-morning | title = J D Walsh – Press release point}}</ref>

===American football===
The Elite Football League of India (ELFI) – an American gridiron football competition slated for a fall 2012 kickoff – announced that the [[Pune Marathas (American football)|Pune Marathas]] will be a member-franchise.

When the [[Elite Football League of India]] was introduced in August 2011, Pune was noted as one of eight cities to be awarded a team for the inaugural season, although the team's games would be played in [[Balewadi]]. All 56 games of EFLI's opening season were to be played at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, which was [[Retrofitting|retrofitted]] to host the sport. Named the [[Pune Marathas (American football)|Pune Marathas]], it was Pune's first professional [[American football]] [[Franchise (sports)|franchise]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/sns-ap-fbo-football-in-india,0,1978030.story |title=Topic Galleries |work=Chicago Tribune |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726170941/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/sns-ap-fbo-football-in-india,0,1978030.story |archive-date=26 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/08/04/they-need-tv-product-why-american-football-is-coming-to-india/|title=‘They Need TV Product’: Why American Football Is Coming To India|author=Sean Gregory | work=Time | date=4 August 2011}}</ref>

===Marathon===
[[Pune International Marathon]] is an annual marathon foot-race held in Pune. The first edition of the race was begun in 1983, and the 20th edition was held in 2005. It attracts many international participants who compete with local and national runners in the distinct climate of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. It hosted the [[Asian Marathon Championship]] race in 2010.

===Rugby===
Pune has a rugby team, men's and women's, registered with the IRFU as [[Rugby Football Sports Pune]] (RFS Pune). As of November 2010, RFS Pune has qualified for First Division Rugby, while placing second in the [[Callaghan Cup (rugby)|Callaghan Cup]] held in [[Chennai]] in the same month. Pune offers much promise in this sport. The women's team has been the national cup holder for two consecutive years and thrice since the all India women's 7s 2009. To date, the Pune Women's team has 13 and counting India international players.

===Kabaddi===
[[Puneri Paltan]] is a [[Kabaddi]] team based in Pune that plays in the [[Pro Kabaddi League]]. The team is currently led by [[Deepak Niwas Hooda]] and coached by [[K.Bhaskaran]]. The team is owned by [[Insurekot Sports]]. Paltan play their home matches at the [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]].

===Darts===
International darts player Ashfaque Sayed represented India for the PDC Worldcup telecast live on Ten Sports in 2007.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}}

===Derby===
The [[Pune Race course]], located in [[Pune Cantonment]], was built in 1830 over {{convert|118.5|acre|km2}} of land. The land is controlled by the Indian Army. The racing season is from July to October every year. The [[Royal Western India Turf Club]] manages the race course. The course has two training tracks and two racing surfaces. Major racing events include the Pune Derby, RWITC Invitational, Independence Cup and Southern Command Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rwitc.com/code/rwarticle.aspx?sta=y&pid=61 |title=RWITC – The Pune Race Course |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223011101/http://rwitc.com/code/rwarticle.aspx?sta=y&pid=61 |archive-date=23 February 2010 }}</ref>

===Martial arts===
Japan Karate-Do Nobukawa-Ha Shito-Ryu Kai India JKNSKI (Shito-Ryu Karate-Do Academy of India) is a direct branch of Japan Karate-Do Nobukawaha Shito-Ryu Kai recognised by Japan Karate-Do Federation. In India the academy is also approved by the Indian National Federation of Karate. The JKNSKI is headed by Naresh Sharma who is an international martial arts title holder and advanced dan grade in the Japanese martial arts.

===Gliding===
[[Hadapsar Airport|Gliding Centre Pune]]

The [[Hadapsar, Pune#Tourism|Gliding Centre]] is an undertaking of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Civil Aviation Department, Government of India. It uses two-seater sailplanes, LET L-23 Super Blanik and other LET gliding planes. The flying season starts in October and continues to May or early June. The club is closed during the monsoons. It is open Sunday to Thursday except public holidays, Sundays is an open day for joyrides, and Monday to Thursday are for training.

===Others===
Garware Balbhavan<ref>[http://garwarebalbhavanpune.org Garware Balbhavan]</ref> is a well known playground and a recreational center located in the heart of the Pune city. It has done meaningful work in the field of child development since 1985. Balbhavan is a living institute that seeks to make Pune India's first child-centric city. There are regular batches of [[roller skating]] at Balbhavan.

The National Education Foundation organises [[Enduro3]], a cross country adventure race in Pune. It is normally a two- or three-day event with activities like cycling, trekking, river-crossing and rifle shooting.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune-times/Pump-up-the-adrenaline/articleshow/35255209.cms | title = Pump up the adrenaline – Pune Times|work=Times of India | date=23 January 2003}}</ref> The city was host to the [[2009 FIVB Men's Junior World Championship]].

==Teams==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Sport
!Club
!League
!Venue
!Status
|-
| rowspan="5" |[[Cricket]]
| [[Pune Warriors India]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Indian Premier League]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium]]
|Defunct
|-
|[[Rising Pune Supergiant]]
|Defunct
|-
|[[Maharashtra cricket team|Maharashtra Cricket Team]]
|[[Ranji Trophy]] and [[Vijay Hazare Trophy]]
|Active
|-
| [[Veer Marathi]]
| [[Celebrity Cricket League]]
|Active
|-
| [[Sinhagad Supremos]]
| [[Maharashtra Premier League]]
| [[Deccan Gymkhana Ground]]
|Active
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Association football|Football]]
| [[Pune FC]]
| rowspan="2" |[[I-League]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]]
|Defunct
|-
| [[Bharat FC]]
|Active
|-
| [[FC Pune City]]
| [[Indian Super League]]
|Defunct
|-
| [[DSK Shivajians F.C.]]
| [[I-League 2nd Division]]
|Active
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Badminton]]
|[[Pune 7 Aces]]
|[[Premier Badminton League]]
| rowspan="2" |Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
|Defunct
|-
| [[Pune Pistons]]
| [[Indian Badminton League]]
|Defunct
|-
|[[Field Hockey]]
|[[Pune Strykers]]
|[[World Series Hockey]]
|[[PCMC Hockey Stadium]]
|Defunct
|-
|[[Kabbadi]]
|[[Puneri Paltan]]
|[[Pro Kabaddi League]]
|Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
|Active
|-
|[[Lawn Tennis]]
|[[Pune Marathas (tennis)|Pune Marathas]]
|[[Champions Tennis League]]
|Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
|Active
|-
|[[Basketball]]
|[[Pune Peshwas]]
|[[UBA Pro Basketball League]]
|Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
|Active
|-
|[[Table Tennis]]
|[[Puneri Paltan T.T.]]
|[[Ultimate Table Tennis]]
|Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
|Active
|-
|[[American Football]]
|[[Pune Marathas (American football)|Pune Marathas]]
|[[Elite Football League of India]]
|Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex
|Active
|}

==Sport institutions==

{{Further|Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex}}
Prominent sporting institutions in Pune include the [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]], the [[Deccan Gymkhana]], [[PYC Hindu Gymkhana]], [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Cricket Stadium]] and [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]].

The [[Nehru Stadium, Pune|Nehru Stadium]] is the home ground of the Maharashtra cricket team, and has hosted many prominent cricket events, including one of the matches in the [[1996 Cricket World Cup]].

A new cricket stadium, [[Pune International Cricket Centre]], is a premier cricket stadium in [[Gahunje]] on the [[Mumbai-Pune Expressway]] near [[Pune]]. This is the headquarters for the [[Maharashtra Cricket Association]] and home for the [[Maharashtra cricket team]]. It is a state-of-the-art stadium and the stadium also hosted the home matches of [[Sahara Pune Warriors]], IPL team of Pune.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singh|first=Ramendra|title=Wrong ‘un on e way|url=http://www.punemirror.in/article/62/20110111201101110010253748640283f/wrong-%E2%80%98un-on-e-way.html|access-date=11 January 2011|newspaper=Pune Mirror|date=11 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721181658/http://www.punemirror.in/article/62/20110111201101110010253748640283f/wrong-%E2%80%98un-on-e-way.html|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>

The [[Deccan Gymkhana]] has hosted [[Davis Cup]] tennis matches on several occasions. The facility at Balewadi hosted the [[National Games of India|National Games]] in 1994 as well as the [[2008 Commonwealth Youth Games]].

The [[Royal Connaught Boat Club]] is one of several boating clubs on the Mula-Mutha river.

==Sports persons==

===Cricketers===

* [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]
* [[Hemu Adhikari]]
* [[Kedar Bhave]]
* [[Surendra Bhave]]
* [[Chandu Borde]]
* [[Ajay Chavan]]
* [[Soniya Dabir]]
* [[Pratik Desai]]
* [[D. B. Deodhar]]
* [[Ganesh Gaikwad]]
* [[Mahendra Gokhale]]
* [[Kedar Jadhav]]
* [[Hemant Kanitkar]]
* [[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]]
* [[Robert Mackenzie (cricketer)|Robert Mackenzie]]
* [[Arvind Mehendale]]
* [[Balkrishna Mohoni]]
* [[Rohit Motwani]]
* [[Parag More]]
* [[Sushil Nadkarni]]
* [[Ujwala Nikam]]
* [[Aniruddha Oak]]
* [[Arthur O'Bree]]
* [[Bal Pandit]]
* [[Cecil Paris]]
* [[Snehal Pradhan]]
* [[Chandrakant Raut]]
* [[Cyril Reed]]
* [[Chandra Sathe]]
* [[Mukund Sathe]]
* [[Lisa Sthalekar]]
* [[Yogesh Takawale]]
* [[Arati Vaidya]]

===Hockey===

* [[Dhanraj Pillay]]
* [[Vikram Pillay]]
* [[Eliza Nelson]]

===Football===

* [[Sandesh Gadkari]]
* [[Prakash Thorat]]
* [[Shrikanth Molangiri]]

===Badminton===

* [[Suman Deodhar]]
* [[Nikhil Kanetkar]]
* [[Aditi Mutatkar]]
* [[Kashmira Joglekar]]

===Tennis===

* [[Radhika Tulpule]]
* [[Gaurav Natekar]]
* [[Nitin Kirtane]]
* [[Ashvarya Shrivastava]]

===Shooting===

* [[Anisa Sayyed]]

===Table tennis===

* [[Meena Parande]]
* [[Sujay Ghorpade]]

===Chess===

* [[Abhijit Kunte]]
* [[Pravin Thipse]]
* [[Soumya Swaminathan (chess player) | Soumya Swaminathan]]
* [[Eesha Karavade]]
* [[Kruttika Nadig]]
* [[Prathamesh Mokal]]
* [[Amruta Mokal]]

===Billiards===

* [[Pankaj Arjan Advani|Pankaj Advani]]
* [[Wilson Jones (billiards player) | Wilson Jones]]

===Weightlifting===

* [[Ganesh Mali]]

===Adventure===

* [[N. K. Mahajan|NK Mahajan]]

===Swimming===

* [[Amar Muralidharan]]
* [[Arjun Muralidharan]]

===Kabaddi===

* [[Nitin Ghule]]

===Basketball===

* [[Eban Hyams]]

==References==
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