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| name = Amulya Reddy<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1930|10|21}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]]<br />
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2006|5|7|1930|10|30}}<br />
| death_place = Bangalore<br />
| occupation = Scientist, professor<br />
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'''Amulya Kumar N. Reddy''' (21 October 1930 – 7 May 2006) was a scientist and professor at the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc). Born in [[Bangalore]], India, he received his doctorate from [[Imperial College London]] and joined the IISc in 1967. He established a center for Application of Science and Technology in Rural Areas, and worked on rural technology. During his career, he authored over 250 academic papers and won the [[Volvo Environment Prize]]. Reddy died in 2006.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Amulya Kumar N. Reddy was born on 21 October 1930, in [[Bangalore]], India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timeline |url=http://www.amulya-reddy.org.in/Timeline.htm |access-date=17 August 2022 |website=amulya-reddy.org.in}}</ref><!-- Per [[WP:ABOUTSELF]], self published sources are allowed for claims about the person. --> His father, Narayana Reddy, was a supporter of [[Mahatma Gandhi]] and participated in the [[Indian independence movement]]. His uncle, Sir [[Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy]], was an author and the first vice chancellor of [[Andhra University]].<ref name = "ET" >{{Cite news |last1=Reddy |first1=B. S. |last2=Balachandra |first2=P. |date=13 May 2006 |title=A Scientist Truly Amulya |work=[[The Economic Times]] |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/a-scientist-truly-amulya/articleshow/1527986.cms?from=mdr |access-date=17 August 2022 |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><br />
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== Education and career ==<br />
Reddy received his [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] in [[electrochemistry]] from [[Imperial College London]]<ref name="Sengupta">{{Cite journal |last=Sengupta |first=D. P. |date=2006 |title=Amulya Kumar N. Reddy |journal=[[Social Scientist]] |volume=34 |issue=7/8 |pages=91–93 |issn=0970-0293 |jstor=27644157}}</ref>{{Rp|p=91}} under the supervision of [[John Bockris]].<ref name="ET" /> Together with Bockris, Reddy authored two volumes of ''Modern Electrochemistry''. From 1961 to 1966, he was a post-doctoral fellow at the [[University of Pennsylvania]].<ref name="Sengupta" />{{Rp|p=91}} He joined the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore, in 1967,<ref name="ET" /> and worked in the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry.<ref name="Sengupta" />{{Rp|p=91}} An extension of IISc was set up in a village, Ungra, intended to study the problems related to rural energy. Reddy set up a [[biogas]] plant at Ungra and researched to improve efficiency of [[stove]].<ref name="Sengupta" />{{Rp|p=92}} In 1974, Reddy established a center for Application of Science and Technology in Rural Areas (ASTRA) at IISc, with the intention to work on rural technology.<ref name="ET" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=David |first=Stephen |date=15 January 1996 |title=Amulya K. N. Reddy: Helping the Rural Poor in Solving Power Problem |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19960115-amulya-k.n.-reddy-helping-the-rural-poor-in-solving-power-problem-834804-1996-01-15 |access-date=17 August 2022 |issn=0254-8399}}</ref><br />
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Reddy worked together with Thomas Johansson, [[José Goldemberg]], and [[Robert H. Williams (physicist)|Robert H. Williams]] in 1987. They jointly published a study titled "Energy for a Sustainable World". The work later earned them the [[Volvo Environment Prize]].<ref name="Sengupta" />{{Rp|p=92}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=José Goldemberg, Amulya K N Reddy, Robert H. Williams, Thomas B Johansson|url=https://www.environment-prize.com/laureates/jose-goldemberg-amulya-k-n-reddy-robert-h-williams-thomas-b-johansson/|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Volvo Environment Prize|language=en}}</ref> During his career, Reddy authored over 250 academic papers.<ref name="ET" /><br />
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== Later life and death ==<br />
After the [[Pokhran-II]] test in 1998, Reddy was one of the few scientists to speak against the nuclear test,<ref name="DownToEarth">{{Cite magazine |last=Raina |first=Dhruv |date=30 June 2006 |title=Amulya K. N. Reddy: A Socially Responsible Maverick |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/amulya-k-n-reddy-a-socially-responsible-maverick-8010 |magazine=[[Down to Earth (magazine)|Down to Earth]] |issn=0971-2879 |access-date=17 August 2022}}</ref> saying: "Scientists must be involved in new coalition of people against the militaristic turn in the affairs of the nation."<ref name="Sengupta" />{{Rp|p=93}} Reddy died on 7 May 2006, due to [[Chronic kidney disease|chronic kidney failure]].<ref name="DownToEarth" /><br />
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== Selected works ==<br />
'''Articles'''<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Reddy |first=Amulya |date=1978 |title=Energy Options for the Third World |journal=[[Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists]] |volume=34 |issue=5 |pages=28–33 |doi=10.1080/00963402.1978.11458506 |issn=0096-3402 |ref=none }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Reddy |first=Amulya |date=1981 |title=A Strategy for Resolving India's Oil Crisis |journal=[[Current Science]] |volume=50 |issue=2 |pages=50–53 |issn=0011-3891 |jstor=24086283 |author-mask=7 |ref=none }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Reddy |first=Amulya |date=1990 |title=Funding Fundamental Research |journal=[[Current Science]] |volume=59 |issue=3 |page=133 |issn=0011-3891 |jstor=24092949 |author-mask=7 |ref=none }}<br />
* {{Cite journal |last=Reddy |first=Amulya |date=1992 |title=In Defence of DEFENDUS |journal=[[Economic and Political Weekly]] |volume=27 |issue=3 |pages=121–128 |issn=0012-9976 |jstor=41625364 |author-mask=7 |ref=none }}<br />
* {{Cite journal|last1=Reddy|first1=Amulya|last2=D'Sa|first2=Antonette|last3=Sumithra|first3=Gladys D.|last4=Balachandra|first4=P.|date=1995|title=Integrated energy planning: Part II. Examples of DEFENDUS scenarios|url=http://repository.ias.ac.in/34367/1/34367.pdf|journal=[[Energy for Sustainable Development]] | language=en |volume=2| issue=4| pages=12–26| doi=10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60147-7|issn=0973-0826|ref=none}}<br />
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'''Books'''<br />
* {{Cite book |last=Reddy |first=Amulya |url=https://archive.org/details/ruraltechnology00unse |title=Rural Technology |publisher=[[Indian Academy of Sciences]] |year=1980 |author-mask= |ref=none }}<br />
* {{Cite book |last1=Goldemberg |first1=José |url=http://pdf.wri.org/energyforsustainableworld_bw.pdf |title=Energy for a Sustainable World |last2=Johansson |first2=Thomas |last3=Reddy |first3=Amulya |last4=Williams |first4=Robert H. |publisher=[[World Resources Institute]] |year=1987 |isbn=978-0-915825-21-9 |ref=none }}<br />
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