- AVS Raju
Venkata Sathyanarayana Raju Alluri familiarly known as AVS Raju is famous person in Indian Construction Industry. He is also now as Doyen of Indian Construction Industry. He is the Promoter and Chairman of Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd. and also NCC Group of companies.
Early Life
AVS Raju was born on 18th April, 1937 and hails from a family that has been in the construction for over three generations. He left his village Antervedipalem in
East Godavari District ,Andhra Pradesh ,India , after Matriculation at the age of 18 years to make his career inHyderabad and started contributing his share in developing the state in the areas of Industry, Infrastructure, Agriculture and Power.Last 45 years of his career, he has contributed in promoting many industries around Hyderabad and various parts of Andhra Pradesh while spreading the Construction activity in the country. [ [http://avsraju.org/autobio.htm AVS Raju autobiography] ]He was the Secretary and Treasurer of Sri Nagarjuna Cooperative Housing Society Limited in 1975 and presently is it's President.
He was one of the promoters of M/s Nagarjuna Steels Ltd ., during 1975-76, the first company of the present popular Nagarjuna group of Companies in Hyderabad and Deccan Cements Ltd., during 1983-84 a successfuly and the first mini-cement plant in the country.
He was also Promoter and Managing Director of M/s AVS Containers Ltd. in 1983-84.
Literature
Despite hectic business occupation for last 45 years, he devoted time for Literary, Cultural and Social activities and earned a great name as a freelance writer. He was member of many social and literary associations in the Andhra Pradesh. He wrote more than 10,000 poems on various subjects including his two well known books one on Sri Rama entitled “ Rama Rasamrutham ” and another one is on Bhagawan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba entitled “ Sri Sai Sudha Madhuri”.
He has received UGADI PURASKAR from Govt. of Andhra Pradesh, India in 1998.
Social Service and Other Achievements
1. He had undertaken social forestry with a target of planting 2 LAKH trees on large scale as a protagonist of environmental protection and preservation of ecological balance and achieved the goal.
2. Chairman for a Unique Venture "Galaxy of Prominent Telugus 1st World Conference-1995" which was successfully organised on 30.12.1995 and 31.12.1995 at Sri Sathya Sai Nigamagam, Hyderabad and documented the achievements of 1000 distinguished personalities of World Telugus Origin, in varied fields.
3. Developed along with Associates a Mega Horticulture farm with 100 varieties of fruit bearing trees in an extent of 550 acres in Medak, East and West Godavari Districts of A.P., along with other farmers.
4. He was awarded "Life Time Achievement award" instituted by the Builders' Association of India. The Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs,
Vayalar Ravi , presented the award to AVS Raju at a function held inKochi in 2006. [ [http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/05/stories/2006120502581600.htm AVS Raju's Lifetime Acheivement award] ]ee also
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