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==Family==
==Family==
Ramakrishna was born in a Telugu-speaking zamindari landowning family to Velagapudi Venkata Subbayya Chowdary in 1896 in the village Bellamvaripalem ([[Nagaram, Guntur district|Nagaram mandal]], near [[Repalle]]) in the [[Guntur district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Damodaran|first=H.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WJp_DAAAQBAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA99|title=India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|date=2008-06-25|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-0-230-59412-8|pages=99–100|language=en}}</ref> He studied at [[The University of Edinburgh]] and acquired [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] and [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)|M.A.]] degrees. He further was affiliated with the [[London School of Economics]].<ref name=":0" /> His father (pre-adoption surname: Katragadda) originally came from [[Tellapadu]], [[Maddipadu]] Mandal, in [[Prakasam District]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Chalichema| first = Venkataramaiah| title = Guntur Jilla Kammavaaru| year = 1964| pages = 176–177}}</ref>
Ramakrishna was born in a Telugu-speaking zamindari landowning family to Velagapudi Venkata Subbayya Chowdary in 1896 in the village Bellamvaripalem ([[Nagaram, Guntur district|Nagaram mandal]], near [[Repalle]]) in the [[Guntur district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], India.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Damodaran|first=H.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WJp_DAAAQBAJ&pg=PA99|title=India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|date=2008-06-25|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-0-230-59412-8|pages=99–100|language=en}}</ref> He studied at [[The University of Edinburgh]] and acquired [[Bachelor of Science|B.Sc.]] and [[Master of Arts (Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin)|M.A.]] degrees. He further was affiliated with the [[London School of Economics]].<ref name=":0" /> His father (pre-adoption surname: Katragadda) originally came from [[Tellapadu]], [[Maddipadu]] Mandal, in [[Prakasam District]].<ref>{{cite book| last = Chalichema| first = Venkataramaiah| title = Guntur Jilla Kammavaaru| year = 1964| pages = 176–177}}</ref>


Ramakrishna died in 1968 and was survived by two sons and a daughter: V. Maruthi Rao, V. Lakshmana Dutt, and Rajeshwari Ramakrishnan.<ref>http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=2004083006950400.htm&date=2004/08/30/&prd=th&</ref>
Ramakrishna died in 1968 and was survived by two sons and a daughter: V. Maruthi Rao, V. Lakshmana Dutt, and Rajeshwari Ramakrishnan.


Ramakrishna's second son, V. L. Dutt, a past chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ([[FICCI]]),<ref>http://envfor.nic.in/cc/cop8/chennai/vldutt.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.ficci.com/media-room/speeches-presentations/2002/july/july13-climate-dutt.htm</ref><ref>http://www.iccindiaonline.org/events/oct27_04.htm</ref><ref>http://www.natcomindia.org/chennai.pdf</ref> was the [[chairman]] and [[managing director]] of KCP Limited.<ref>http://www.kcp.co.in/html/Chairman's%20Speech.pdf</ref> His wife, Indira Dutt, is a daughter of the [[Raja of Muktyala]] and the President of the World [[Telugu people|Telugu]] Federation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070308111329/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/06/stories/2007030615960200.htm The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : KCP's Indira Dutt is now looking to new horizons<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Ramakrishna's daughter, Smt. Rajeswari Ramakrishnan, is the [[managing director]] of Jeypore Sugar Company Limited. Her son R. Prabhu is the Congress [[Member of Parliament|MP]] from [[Nilgiris district|the Nilgiris]] ([[Ootacamund|Ooty]]), [[Tamil Nadu]], a five-term [[Member of Parliament]]<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=2846 Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and a former [[Council of Ministers, India|Union minister]] in [[India]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />
Ramakrishna's second son, V. L. Dutt, a past chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry ([[FICCI]]),<ref>http://envfor.nic.in/cc/cop8/chennai/vldutt.pdf</ref><ref>http://www.ficci.com/media-room/speeches-presentations/2002/july/july13-climate-dutt.htm</ref><ref>http://www.iccindiaonline.org/events/oct27_04.htm</ref><ref>http://www.natcomindia.org/chennai.pdf</ref> was the [[chairman]] and [[managing director]] of KCP Limited.<ref>http://www.kcp.co.in/html/Chairman's%20Speech.pdf</ref> His wife, Indira Dutt, is a daughter of the [[Raja of Muktyala]] and the President of the World [[Telugu people|Telugu]] Federation.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070308111329/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/06/stories/2007030615960200.htm The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : KCP's Indira Dutt is now looking to new horizons<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Ramakrishna's daughter, Smt. Rajeswari Ramakrishnan, is the [[managing director]] of Jeypore Sugar Company Limited. Her son R. Prabhu is the Congress [[Member of Parliament|MP]] from [[Nilgiris district|the Nilgiris]] ([[Ootacamund|Ooty]]), [[Tamil Nadu]], a five-term [[Member of Parliament]]<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=2846 Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and a former [[Council of Ministers, India|Union minister]] in [[India]].<ref name=autogenerated1 />
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* The [[Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College]], near [[Vijayawada]] has been posthumously named after him.<ref>[http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/ Welcome, V R Siddhartha Engineering College<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* The [[Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College]], near [[Vijayawada]] has been posthumously named after him.<ref>[http://www.vrsiddhartha.ac.in/ Welcome, V R Siddhartha Engineering College<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* He also funded the VSR & NVR College<ref>http://gist.ap.nic.in/cgi-bin/edn/ednshow.cgi/?en=9403</ref> in [[Tenali]] and the Sri Velagapudi Ramakrishna Memorial College<ref>[http://naacindia.org/Colleges.asp Accredited Colleges<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in Nagaram, [[Guntur district]].
* He also funded the VSR & NVR College<ref>http://gist.ap.nic.in/cgi-bin/edn/ednshow.cgi/?en=9403</ref> in [[Tenali]] and the Sri Velagapudi Ramakrishna Memorial College<ref>[http://naacindia.org/Colleges.asp Accredited Colleges<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> in Nagaram, [[Guntur district]].
* The Andhra Chamber of [[Commerce]] building in [[Chennai]]<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/29/stories/2004082910920300.htm The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : In Chennai Today<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> has also been named after Velagapudi Ramakrishna.
* The Andhra Chamber of [[Commerce]] building in [[Chennai]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070308114844/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/08/29/stories/2004082910920300.htm The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : In Chennai Today<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> has also been named after Velagapudi Ramakrishna.
* V Ramakrishna Polytechnic in Thiruvottiyur, Near Chennai is an institution within KCP campus and is named in memory of Velagapudi Ramakrishna.
* V Ramakrishna Polytechnic in Thiruvottiyur, Near Chennai is an institution within KCP campus and is named in memory of Velagapudi Ramakrishna.


Latest revision as of 02:49, 26 October 2021

Velagapudi Ramakrishna
Born1896 (1896)
Nagaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
Died1968 (aged 71–72)
NationalityIndian
Parent(s)
  • Velagapudi Venkata Subbayya Chowdary (father)

Velagapudi Ramakrishna (1896-1968) was an Indian Civil Service (ICS) officer, industrialist, and philanthropist. He started the KCP (Krishna Commercial Products) group of companies in 1941 with a co-operative sugar factory in Andhra Pradesh.[1] He was a pioneering industrialist in the erstwhile Madras State.

Family[edit]

Ramakrishna was born in a Telugu-speaking zamindari landowning family to Velagapudi Venkata Subbayya Chowdary in 1896 in the village Bellamvaripalem (Nagaram mandal, near Repalle) in the Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[2] He studied at The University of Edinburgh and acquired B.Sc. and M.A. degrees. He further was affiliated with the London School of Economics.[2] His father (pre-adoption surname: Katragadda) originally came from Tellapadu, Maddipadu Mandal, in Prakasam District.[3]

Ramakrishna died in 1968 and was survived by two sons and a daughter: V. Maruthi Rao, V. Lakshmana Dutt, and Rajeshwari Ramakrishnan.

Ramakrishna's second son, V. L. Dutt, a past chairman of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI),[4][5][6][7] was the chairman and managing director of KCP Limited.[8] His wife, Indira Dutt, is a daughter of the Raja of Muktyala and the President of the World Telugu Federation.[9] Ramakrishna's daughter, Smt. Rajeswari Ramakrishnan, is the managing director of Jeypore Sugar Company Limited. Her son R. Prabhu is the Congress MP from the Nilgiris (Ooty), Tamil Nadu, a five-term Member of Parliament[10] and a former Union minister in India.[10]

Positions held[edit]

Memorial institutions[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ KCP Web site
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Damodaran, H. (2008-06-25). India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. Springer. pp. 99–100. ISBN 978-0-230-59412-8.
  3. ↑ Chalichema, Venkataramaiah (1964). Guntur Jilla Kammavaaru. pp. 176–177.
  4. ↑ http://envfor.nic.in/cc/cop8/chennai/vldutt.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.ficci.com/media-room/speeches-presentations/2002/july/july13-climate-dutt.htm
  6. ↑ http://www.iccindiaonline.org/events/oct27_04.htm
  7. ↑ http://www.natcomindia.org/chennai.pdf
  8. ↑ http://www.kcp.co.in/html/Chairman's%20Speech.pdf
  9. ↑ The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : KCP's Indira Dutt is now looking to new horizons
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Current Lok Sabha Members Biographical Sketch
  11. ↑ Welcome, V R Siddhartha Engineering College
  12. ↑ http://gist.ap.nic.in/cgi-bin/edn/ednshow.cgi/?en=9403
  13. ↑ Accredited Colleges
  14. ↑ The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : In Chennai Today

External links[edit]

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