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Rao was born in [[Bhimavaram]], [[West Godavari District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] to | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao | |||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1939|6|30}} | |||
| birth_place = [[Bhimavaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India | |||
| education = [[Andhra Medical College]], [[Visakhapatnam]] | |||
| occupation = Orthopaedic surgeon | |||
| awards = [[Padma Shri]] (2022) | |||
}} | |||
'''Sunkara Venkata Adinarayana Rao''' (born 30 June 1939) is an Indian [[orthopaedic surgeon]] noted for his work for the poor and needy.<ref>{{cite book|title=Yo Vizag April 2009|date=April 2009|publisher=Yo Vizag|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EZkQr_ij5nAC&q=Sunkara+Venkata+Adinarayana+Rao&pg=PT17|accessdate=6 November 2016|language=en}}</ref> He received India's fourth-highest [[Indian honours system|civilian award]] [[Padma Shri]] by the [[government of India]] in 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine|date=January 25, 2022 |title=Late CDS Bipin Rawat, Kalyan Singh and Ghulam Nabi Azad among Padma awardees {{!}} Full list here|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/late-cds-bipin-rawat-kalyan-singh-and-ghulam-nabi-azad-among-padma-awardees-1904364-2022-01-25|access-date=2022-01-25|magazine=India Today|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Early life and career == | |||
Rao was born in [[Bhimavaram]], [[West Godavari District]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] to Kanakam and Seshamma.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}} He is married to R. Sashiprabha, former superintendent of the King George Hospital.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}} His brother [[Sunkara Balaparameswara Rao]] is a neurosurgeon.<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|author1=B. Madhu Gopal|title=Polio eradication is his mission|url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030301190400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030507035406/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/03/stories/2003030301190400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 May 2003|accessdate=6 November 2016|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=3 March 2003}}</ref> | |||
He attended U.L.C.M. High School. He completed his [[M.B.B.S.]] degree in 1966 and in 1970, [[Master's degree]] in [[Orthopaedic Surgery]] from [[Andhra Medical College]], [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name="thehindu"/> | He attended U.L.C.M. High School. He completed his [[M.B.B.S.]] degree in 1966 and in 1970, [[Master's degree]] in [[Orthopaedic Surgery]] from [[Andhra Medical College]], [[Visakhapatnam]].<ref name="thehindu"/> | ||
In 1988, Rao was awarded the National Award by the [[Prime Minister of India]] for his welfare works for the disabled. He is also a recipient of the Madras Telugu Academy Award, and the National Award of the Mahaveer Foundation. In 2014, he received the National Award for Child Welfare from the [[President of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=డాక్టర్ సుంకరకు జాతీయ పురస్కారం|url=http://www.sakshi.com/news/national/sunkara-venkata-adinarayana-rao-gets-national-award-185577|accessdate=6 November 2016|work=Sakshi|date=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India honours its most talented and bravest kids|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-honours-its-most-talented-and-bravest-kids/20141114.htm|accessdate=6 November 2016|work=Rediff|date=14 November 2014}}</ref> | == Awards == | ||
In 1988, Rao was awarded the National Award by the [[Prime Minister of India]] for his welfare works for the disabled. He is also a recipient of the Madras Telugu Academy Award, and the National Award of the Mahaveer Foundation. In 2014, he received the National Award for Child Welfare from the [[President of India]].<ref>{{cite news|title=డాక్టర్ సుంకరకు జాతీయ పురస్కారం|url=http://www.sakshi.com/news/national/sunkara-venkata-adinarayana-rao-gets-national-award-185577|accessdate=6 November 2016|work=Sakshi|date=15 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India honours its most talented and bravest kids|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/report/india-honours-its-most-talented-and-bravest-kids/20141114.htm|accessdate=6 November 2016|work=Rediff|date=14 November 2014}}</ref> In 2022, he received [[Padma Shri]].<ref name=":0" /> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}}{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Medicine}} | ||
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