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| name = Andhra University | | name = Andhra University | ||
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| motto = ''Tejasvi nāvadhītamastu'' (from the ''[[Aranyaka#Taittiriya Aranyaka|Taittiriya āraṇyaka]]'' of the [[Yajurveda]], 8.0.0) | | motto = ''Tejasvi nāvadhītamastu'' (from the ''[[Aranyaka#Taittiriya Aranyaka|Taittiriya āraṇyaka]]'' of the [[Yajurveda]], 8.0.0) | ||
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| website = {{url|andhrauniversity.edu.in}} | | website = {{url|andhrauniversity.edu.in}} | ||
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'''Andhra University''' ([[IAST]]: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a [[public university]] located in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It was established in 1926.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in|title=Welcome to Andhra University |website=andhrauniversity.edu.in|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="andhrauniversity.edu.in">http://andhrauniversity.edu.in/about/au-profile</ref> | '''Andhra University''' ([[IAST]]: ''Āndhra Vișvakalāpariṣhat'') is a [[public university]] located in [[Visakhapatnam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. It was established in 1926.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.andhrauniversity.edu.in|title=Welcome to Andhra University |website=andhrauniversity.edu.in|access-date=23 May 2011}}</ref><ref name="andhrauniversity.edu.in">{{cite web |url=http://andhrauniversity.edu.in/about/au-profile |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007065715/http://andhrauniversity.edu.in/about/au-profile |archive-date=7 October 2018 |title=.: Andhra University {{!}} AU Profile :.}}</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:H.H. Maharajah Sri Vikram Dev Varma Bahadur.jpg|thumb| | [[File:H.H. Maharajah Sri Vikram Dev Varma Bahadur.jpg|thumb|Maharajah Sri Vikram Dev Varma Bahadur, the founding father of Andhra University]] | ||
King [[Vikram Deo Verma]], the [[Maharaja]] of [[Jeypore]] was one of the biggest donors of the university. He donated lands and two million rupees for the establishment of the university which was set to be shifted elsewhere by the education authorities due to lack of funding.<ref>{{cite news|url =https://m.timesofindia.com/city/visakhapatnam/au-to-celebrate-150th-birth-anniv-of-maharaja-vikram-deo/amp_articleshow/69949545.cms |title = Andhra University to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Maharajah Vikram Deo|newspaper=The Times of India|date= 26 June 2019}}</ref> Furthermore, he provided {{INR|1}} lakh annually to the university, an approximate figure of {{INR|17}} lakhs between 1930s - 1940s.a<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/maharaja-vikram-deos-birth-anniversary-observed/article31948345.ece/amp/|title = Maharajah Vikram | King [[Vikram Deo Verma]], the [[Maharaja]] of [[Jeypore]] was one of the biggest donors of the university. He donated lands and two million rupees for the establishment of the university which was set to be shifted elsewhere by the education authorities due to lack of funding.<ref>{{cite news|url =https://m.timesofindia.com/city/visakhapatnam/au-to-celebrate-150th-birth-anniv-of-maharaja-vikram-deo/amp_articleshow/69949545.cms |title = Andhra University to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of Maharajah Vikram Deo|newspaper=The Times of India|date= 26 June 2019}}</ref> Furthermore, he provided {{INR|1}} lakh annually to the university, an approximate figure of {{INR|17}} lakhs between 1930s - 1940s.a<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/maharaja-vikram-deos-birth-anniversary-observed/article31948345.ece/amp/|title = Maharajah Vikram Deo's birth anniversary observed|newspaper=The Hindu|date= 29 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = https://m.timesofindia.com/city/visakhapatnam/andhra-university-donors-park-fails-to-draw-funds/amp_articleshow/57300058.cms|title = Andhra University donor's park fails to draw funds|newspaper=The Times of India|date= 23 February 2017}}</ref> The liberal king was conferred an Honorary Doctorate degree from the university. The Jeypore College of Technology and Science in Andhra University was founded by Maharajah Vikram Deo.<ref name=":0">{{cite journal|author=Mahalik, Nirakar|year=2013|title=Vikram Dev Verma|url=http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2013/nov/engpdf/66-68.pdf|journal=Odisha Review|pages=66–68}}</ref> | ||
== University emblem == | == University emblem == | ||
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== Notable alumni == | == Notable alumni == | ||
{{alumni|date=December 2021}} | |||
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* [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]], electronics and communications engineering, member of the [[16th Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Vizags-non-local-localite/articleshow/34016778.cms|title=Vizag's non-local 'localite'|last1=Manish|date=21 April 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> | * [[Kambhampati Hari Babu]], electronics and communications engineering, member of the [[16th Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/lok-sabha-elections-2014/news/Vizags-non-local-localite/articleshow/34016778.cms|title=Vizag's non-local 'localite'|last1=Manish|date=21 April 2014|work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> | ||
* [[G. M. C. Balayogi]], 12th Speaker of Lok Sabha | * [[G. M. C. Balayogi]], 12th Speaker of Lok Sabha | ||
* [[Neeli Bendapudi]], 18th president of the [[University of Louisville]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], Kentucky, [[United States of America|US]] | * [[Neeli Bendapudi]], 18th president of the [[University of Louisville]] in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], Kentucky, [[United States of America|US]], president elect of [[Pennsylvania State University|Penn State University]] | ||
* [[Jasti Chelameswar]], judge of Supreme Court | * [[Jasti Chelameswar]], judge of Supreme Court | ||
* [[B. M. Choudary]], inorganic chemist, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate | * [[B. M. Choudary]], inorganic chemist, [[Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize|Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar]] laureate | ||
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* [[N. S. Raghavan]], Electrical Engineering 1959–1964, co-founder of Infosys | * [[N. S. Raghavan]], Electrical Engineering 1959–1964, co-founder of Infosys | ||
* [[Anumolu Ramakrishna]], former Deputy Managing Director of [[Larsen & Toubro]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient | * [[Anumolu Ramakrishna]], former Deputy Managing Director of [[Larsen & Toubro]] and [[Padma Bhushan]] recipient | ||
*[[B. L. S. Prakasa Rao]], statistician, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate and [[National Science Foundation]] Fellow<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bose|first1=Arup|date=27 September 2010|title=The ET Interview: B.L.S. Prakasa Rao|journal=Econometric Theory|volume=27|issue=2|pages=373–411|doi=10.1017/S0266466610000319|issn=1469-4360}}</ref> | *[[B. L. S. Prakasa Rao]], statistician, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate and [[National Science Foundation]] Fellow<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bose|first1=Arup|date=27 September 2010|title=The ET Interview: B.L.S. Prakasa Rao|journal=Econometric Theory|volume=27|issue=2|pages=373–411|doi=10.1017/S0266466610000319|s2cid=121673858|issn=1469-4360}}</ref> | ||
* [[Barry Ramachandra Rao]], space physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | * [[Barry Ramachandra Rao]], space physicist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||
* [[C. R. Rao]], statistician, [[National Medal of Science]] laureate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww2.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=13|title=Statisticians in History – Calyampudi R. Rao|website=ww2.amstat.org|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704210128/https://ww2.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=13|archive-date=4 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | * [[C. R. Rao]], statistician, [[National Medal of Science]] laureate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ww2.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=13|title=Statisticians in History – Calyampudi R. Rao|website=ww2.amstat.org|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704210128/https://ww2.amstat.org/about/statisticiansinhistory/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=13|archive-date=4 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
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* [[Adusumilli Srikrishna]], organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | * [[Adusumilli Srikrishna]], organic chemist, Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar laureate | ||
* [[Trivikram Srinivas]], MSc (Nuclear Physics), film director | * [[Trivikram Srinivas]], MSc (Nuclear Physics), film director | ||
* [[Raghu Rama Krishna Raju]], Member of Parliament in 17th Lok Sabha<ref>{{Cite web|title=Members : Lok Sabha - Kanumuru, Shri Raghu Ramakrishna Raju|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/Members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=5097|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-17|website=[[Lok Sabha]]}}</ref> | |||
* [[Duvvuri Subbarao]], economist and former [[Reserve Bank of India]] Governor<ref>{{cite news|title=There can't be painless adjustments|url=http://businessworld.in/article/-There-can-t-be-painless-adjustments-/08-11-2014-54648/|access-date=1 October 2017|work=BW Businessworld|date=20 June 2008|language=en}}</ref> | * [[Duvvuri Subbarao]], economist and former [[Reserve Bank of India]] Governor<ref>{{cite news|title=There can't be painless adjustments|url=http://businessworld.in/article/-There-can-t-be-painless-adjustments-/08-11-2014-54648/|access-date=1 October 2017|work=BW Businessworld|date=20 June 2008|language=en}}</ref> | ||
* [[Varanasi Subramanyam]], Indian Maoist politician | * [[Varanasi Subramanyam]], Indian Maoist politician | ||
* [[P. Susheela]], An Indian playback singer associated with the South Indian Cinema | |||
* [[Srinivasan Varadarajan]], chemist and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee | * [[Srinivasan Varadarajan]], chemist and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee | ||
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* [[List of universities in India]] | * [[List of universities in India]] | ||
* [[Universities and colleges in India]] | * [[Universities and colleges in India]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||