Vundela Malakonda Reddy

Vundela Malakonda Reddy is an engineer who is better known as a Telugu poet and writer.^[1] He is also the founder of Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Gandipet, Hyderabad. Reddy was born on August 23, 1932 in Inimetla, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.

Career

Education:

Allur, Nellore, Madras (Chennai), Edinburgh, Great Britain

Qualifications:

B.E. (Civil Engineering), M.Sc.(Structural Engineering), Ph.D. (Structural Engineering)

Service:

• Civil Engineer, P.W.D., Andhra Pradesh (1955–57)
• Lecturer, Osmania Engg. College, Hyd. (1957–61)
• Professor, Head of Civil Engg., Regional Engg. College (NIT), Warangal (1961–1979)
• Founder Principal & Secretary, Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Gandipet, Hyderabad (1979–1990)
• Chairman, Chaitanya Bharathi Educational Society (2000–2003)
• Executive Secretary, Mediciti Institute of Medical Sciences, Ghanpur, Medchal Mandal R.R. Dt., A.P. (since 2002)
• Member, Executive Council, J.N.T. University, Hyderabad (since 1996)

Poetry (Telugu)

• Netaji (1946)
• Vivekanandhudu (1953)
• Kanthi Chakralu (1959)
• Mogali Rekulu (1981)
• Odesela Rallu (1986)
• Vilapinche Uttaram (1992)
• Satyam Sivam Sundaram (1996)

Poetry (English)

• Gloating Grass (1988) presented at 10th World Congress of Poets at Bangkok
• Special Number (1992) International Poets Academy, Madras

Awards

• Balasaraswathi - 1951
• Kavikireeti - 1986
• Mikhale Madhusudan Award - 1990
• Dasaradhi Award - 1990
• Creative Writing Award of Telugu University - 1991
• R.C.C. Design Competition Award by Indian Concrete Journal, Bombay - 1954
• Best Technical Paper Award of Institution of Engineers, A.P. -1972
• Entrepreneurship in Technical Education by ATA USA Award -1998
• American Biographical Institute Directory of distinguished Leadership Member-1998
• Fellow of A.P. Science Academy - 2003
• Indira Gandhi National Award - 2003
• Excellence in Science and Technology Award by ATA USA - 2004

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