Talk:Puttana Venkatramana Raju

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He was a good student throughout his school years and was admitted into College of Engineering, Guindy, Madras (initially located at Chepauk campus)^[1]. He was awarded the Madras University Gold Medal in the Civil Engineering discipline where he completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree; The Indian Service of Engineers was a covenanted service under the direct control of the Secretary of State – Govt. of India. He joined the ISE at Tamil Nadu Public Works Department in Madras.

He was born in Madras in 1894. His father Shri B.Puttayya Raju was established in Jewellery and Bullion trading including handling the Mint for the Government of the Madras Presidency. The family anscestral bungalow was located in the Triplicane area of Madras. In line with his thinking on the importance of education, all of them including the daughters Smt.Radhamma, Smt.Shakuntalamma, Smt.Saroijiniamma and Smt.Ahalyamma were educated to graduate levels and a few to Post-graduate levels while obtaining acadamic honours. His sons were Brigadier Venkataramana Krishna Raju(Indian Army) BE, Venkataramana Sreenivasa Raju. BA, Venkataramana Ramachandra Raju MA(Ranked Tennis player in Madras and later turned professional in USA) and Commander Venkataramana Narayan Raju(Indian Navy-Paschim Star, Poorvi Star and Sangram Medal) BE, MIEE(USA), FIE(I).

and was also involved in construction of inland waterways connected with the Dowleswaram Barrage and Prakasam Barrage Projects.

Madras Airport remained a military airport until 1952 when it was handed over for civilian use.

^ College of Engineering Guindy, Madras. ""College of Engineering Guindy"". cached article from The Hindu 20.08.2013. The Hindu. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

Blue Rasberry (talk) 11:28, 16 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[1] College of Engineering Guindy, Madras. ""College of Engineering Guindy"". cached article from The Hindu 20.08.2013. The Hindu. Retrieved 12 August 2016.

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