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Dr. P Shyama Raju
Born (1950-01-06) 6 January 1950 (age 74)
SRR Kandriga, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Chancellor, REVA University, Bengaluru.
Chairman of Rukmini Educational Charitable Trust.
Chairman & Managing Director, DivyaSree Developers Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru.
SpouseLate Smt.Rukmani Shymaraju
Websitehttps://www.reva.edu.in/

Dr. P. Shyama Raju (born 6 January 1950) is an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and an educationist based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He is the chairman and managing director of DivyaSree Developers Pvt. Ltd, chairman at Rukmini Educational Charitable Trust, and the chancellor of REVA University, Bengaluru.[1][2][3] He holds prominent positions and memberships in reputed institutions across India. He is also on the board of many companies in the field of infrastructure development, charitable institutions and welfare trusts. In 2017, the Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri Siddaramaiah awarded him the Karnataka Rajyotsava award.[2][3]

Early life and education

He attended school at Athimanjeri Pet and studied his collegiate years at SGS Arts College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, graduating with a Degree in Commerce.

Business career

P. Shyama Raju founded his pilot project DivyaSree Chambers.[4] DivyaSree is a commercial property developer, especially in metros like Bengaluru and Hyderabad.[5] It was presented with the NDTV Property awards 2016 for Luxury villa project of the year.[6]

As a philanthropic gesture of give back to society what you earn from society, Dr Shyama Raju founded the REVA Group of Educational Institutions under Rukmini Educational Charitable Trust. The vision of the Trust is to establish and provide a global standard of education to the aspiring youth of the country in higher education. The Group moved into the highest realm of education with the Karnataka Government inviting the Trust to start REVA University in Bengaluru.[7]

Motto

A consistent facilitator of knowledge and education, his sole purpose in life is to ensure that REVA University empowers learners with enough knowledge that will enable them to create opportunities and build a better society. The very motto of REVA University, ‘Knowledge is Power’, is worn like a badge of honour by all at REVA. A visionary, Shyama Raju is a builder of careers and one who peddles dreams for those who are inclined and ambitious.

One of the beliefs that Dr. P. Shyama Raju propounds is ‘To labour is to pray.’ A grounded man, who never forgets his humble beginnings, Dr. P. Shyama Raju is an amicable and approachable personality. ‘A true leader must be able to empathize with every level of society’ and he has perfectly done just that. He has proven the popular adage that ‘Ideas are bulletproof’ to be true and his legacy shall remain till the end of time.

Awards and honors

  • Honorary doctorate (honoris causa) by Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi in 2015.[8]
  • BERG Education Awards - Distinguished and Innovative Educationist in 2015.[9]
  • Visionary Educationist 2016 award for Sir. M. Visvesvaraya Shiromani Award.[10]
  • Global Asian of the year 2017.[11]
  • The Hindu Group, "The Doyens", Guardian of Knowledge - Exemplary Commitment and Impactful Positive Contribution to Education in Karnataka in 2017.[12]
  • Global Education Forum, Geneva, Switzerland - Exemplary Leader in Internationalization of Indian Education in 2018.
  • 10th Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards - Indian Affairs Indian of the Year(Education) in 2019.[13]
  • Forbes India Magazine - Featured on their cover page in the special edition issue on Global Indian Brands and Leaders in 2019.[14]
  • Awarded as Asia One Person of the Year 2018-19 by Asia One Magazine and United Research Services Media Consulting [15]
  • Honoured by The Statement Election Commission, Government of Karnataka for the contribution in creating awareness on voting and civic rights in the City 2019 - On 25 January 2019 [16]
  • Awarded the Indian affairs Indian of the year 2019 (Education) by Indian leadership conclave 2019 [17]
  • Nominated as the Karnataka Education Board Mentoring System Committee Member in June 2020.[18]
  • REVA Life Time Achievement Award to R. SUNDARAM Chairman & Managing Director – Sundaram Architects Pvt. Ltd [19]
  • ET-EDGE recognizes Dr. P. Shyama Raju Chancellor, REVA University as the Most Promising Business Leader of Asia for his exemplary leadership qualities [20]
  • Edupreneur of the Year award by ET Now [21]
  • Trade Commissioner of Karnataka for INDIA ASEAN TRADE COUNCIL 2022
  • The Academic Insights – July 2020[22]
  • Education Post – March 2020[23]
  • Higher Education Digest – January 2020[24]
  • Passion Vista – December 2019[25]
  • Higher Education Digest – November 2019[26]
  • Seasonal Magazine – July 2019[27]
  • Diplomacy & Beyond Plus (A Journal of Foreign Policy & National Affairs) – July 2019[28]
  • OPEN Magazine – May 2019[29]
  • Forbes India – March 2019[30]
  • OPEN Magazine – March 2019[31]
  • CAREERS360 – January 2019[32]
  • Higher Education Review – December 2018[33]
  • FORBES India – September 2018[34]

References

  1. ^ "Globally Recognized Indian Business Leaders". Forbes India. March 2019.
  2. ^ a b "DivyaSree". www.divyasree.com.
  3. ^ a b "Chancellor's Message - REVA University". reva.edu.in.
  4. ^ Govindarajan, Nirmala (18 November 2006). "'That Bangalore is a pensioner's paradise will come back'". The Economic Times.
  5. ^ Badrinath, Raghuvir (20 January 2012). "DivyaSree plans to raise Rs 1,100 cr". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  6. ^ "Winners 2016 - NDTV Property Awards". 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Untitled Page" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in.
  8. ^ "Raj Bhavan approves two names for VTU honorary doctorate degree - Times of India". The Times of India.
  9. ^ "BERG 3". India Today. P. T. I. 23 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Government to help M.V. Foundation". 19 September 2008 – via www.thehindu.com.
  11. ^ [1][dead link]
  12. ^ "Awards Archives".
  13. ^ "Dr. P. Shyama Raju, founder & Chancellor, REVA University honored with Indian Affairs Indian of the Year 2019 (Education) at ILC Power Brand Awards 2019". 26 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  15. ^ "Asiaone magazine". asiaone.co.in.
  16. ^ Team, Editorial (2 December 2019). "REVA University's School of Commerce and Management Studies-Underlining 'Ethos' in Management Education".
  17. ^ "Award Categories".
  18. ^ "Expert panel bats for mentoring system in higher education". Deccan Herald. 14 June 2020.
  19. ^ "REVA Life Time Achievement Award". REVA University.
  20. ^ "Most Promising Business Leader of Asia". ET EDGE.
  21. ^ "Watch ET Now Live: Live Business Financial News Channel Streaming Online". ETNow.
  22. ^ "Cover Story : Reva University Creation, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge". 7 January 2020.
  23. ^ "The REVA legacy: Why Shyama Raju's vision has shaped the future of education". The New Indian Express.
  24. ^ "Higher Education Digest – January 2020 - India Edition - Karnataka Special".
  25. ^ "Dr. P Shyama Raju".
  26. ^ Shyam, Sarath (13 January 2020). "REVA University: The Art of Making a Recession-Proof Campus".
  27. ^ "Seasonal Magazine - Latest Issue - REVA University Cover". Issuu.
  28. ^ "HED Universities of the year 2020". Issuu.
  29. ^ "REVA University: Distinguished Learning for the futureBusiness - Open the Magazine". Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  30. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  31. ^ [2][dead link]
  32. ^ "Reva Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore Reviews". www.careers360.com.
  33. ^ "REVA University | TheHigherEducationReview". www.thehighereducationreview.com.
  34. ^ "From Entrepreneur To Edupreneur". Forbes India.
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