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Secunderabad sailor wins Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award

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Secunderabad sailor wins Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Award.

The INSV Tarini team with (inset)Lieutenant Commander Aishwarya Boddapati during their 254-day voyage circumventing the globe | Express

Hyderabad :

Secunderabad-based Navy sailor Lt Commander Aishwarya Boddapati who, along with five other Navy women, became the first to circumnavigate the world on a shipping vessel, was surprised when she learnt that she had won the Tenzing Norgay Award for Adventure.

“I couldn’t believe it. This is the highest award for adventure in the country,” a jubilant Boddapati told Express on Tuesday. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports informed the Lieutenant and the five other Naval officers via email late on Monday night. She is set to receive the award from President Ram Nath Kovind on September 25 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi.

She said, “The expedition was a gruelling challenge for all of us. It was never done before by women and we were given extensive physical, psychological and emotional training for six months before embarking upon the mission.”

She considers the Pacific Ocean to be the most gruelling part of her journey that spanned 254 days. “Even though we chose to circumnavigate around the world during the summer season, the average temperature in the Pacific Region was -six degree Celsius,” Bodapatti said.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New IndianExpress / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Aihik Sur, Express News Service / September 19th, 2018

Hyderabad entrepreneur is new DICCI Working President

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The Dalit Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DICCI) elevated its south India president Narra Ravi Kumar, an entrepreneur from the city, as its National Working President.

His appointment was announced in a communication issued by DICCI Chairman Milind Kamble and the Governing Council, a release said.

Born to slum-dweller parents in Hyderabad – his father was a daily-wage mason and mother a daily-wage labourer – Mr. Ravi Kumar struggled to get education. He did his postgraduation in law and also acquired PG diploma in journalism as well as in public relations.

After his studies, he got into construction business. He is the managing director of several businesses—Apna Door Step Services Pvt Ltd, Smart Green Infra and Logistics Management India (P) Ltd and Aditya Communications.

As Working President, he will be second in command of the Pune-headquartered body of 8,500 Dalit entrepreneurs that has 26 State chapters and seven international chapters. “My challenges as National Working President of DICCI is to bring together all Dalit entrepreneurs under one umbrella and make the organisation a one-stop resource centre to promote entrepreneurship among Dalits as a solution to their socio-economic problems,” he said in the statement.

Mr. Ravi Kumar is the first Dalit entrepreneur to be awarded Padma Shri from south India, for his contribution to the growth of Indian industry. He played an active role in formulating a role model policy support for entrepreneurs in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, which is now being adopted by various States, the release said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – July 17th, 2018

A literary trove found in a grain market

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Sarojini Naidu’s unseen private collection will soon be available for research

A treasure trove of hundred thousand private papers, books, paintings and scribblings of poetess and stateswoman Sarojini Naidu was discovered after a massive hunt ended in the Mahankali Grain Market attached to the famous Ujjaini Mahankali temple in Secunderabad.

Now, books and documents filling about eight almirahs have been moved to Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute (MCRHRDI) for safe-keeping and cataloguing. They will soon be available for researchers and historians. Though Sarojini Naidu hailed from Hyderabad, most of her personal papers and collections were donated to the Nehru Memorial Museum in New Delhi by her daughter Padmaja Naidu while some are with the National Archives of India.

The hint

The hint about these lost documents first came when former Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh was writing the biography of the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Then again while former journalist and author Sheela Reddy was writing a book about the Jinnahs, she began searching for the documents and located them in the upper floor room of a busy grain market.

“It was 7.20 p.m. on August 2, 2017, and it had already become dark when the custodian of the market opened the door. Without any light, I could not see anything. The next day I reached there at 6 a.m. and the treasure in the almirahs blew my mind away,” said Raghavendra Singh, Director-General National Archives of India who was helped in tracing the papers by Ms. Sheela Reddy.

Among the collection were a few autographed portraits of Sarojini Naidu. “See this. This one has been drawn by the brother of W.B. Yeats (John Butler Yeats),” says Mr. Singh, showing an image clicked with his cellphone.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Serish Nanisetti / Hyderabad – July 11th, 2018

From Everest with Love, a climbing experience

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Mountaineer Neelima Pudota at book release function.

Mithali Raj’s book Unguarded soon

Neelima Pudota, the first woman from Hyderabad to climb Mount Everest launched her book ‘From Everest with Love’ in an event at Dr.Y.S.R. National Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Gachibowli recently.

Neelima, who penned her experience of scaling the peak in her book said it consisted of letters she wrote to her mother from the Everest. The objective behind compiling the letters into a book and publishing it is to share her experience with everyone, she said. The book would give the readers a virtual climb of the mountain, she said.

Mithali Raj, Captain of Indian Women’s Cricket team, released the book along with former MD and Vice Chairman of SAAP G. Rekha Rani. The SAAP had supported Neelima’s expedition to the Mount Everest.

Neelima’s mountaineering equipment on display got a lot of curious audience followed by a book signing session by the author.

The book is available for purchase on Amazon.in and Flipkart. Mithali Raj whose book ‘Unguarded’ due for release in October, shared her own journey.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – July 11th, 2018

State funeral for Venu Madhav

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CM, Governor, Ministers convey condolences

Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan, Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao have expressed their heartfelt condolences on the demise of renowned Mimicry artist and Padmasri awardee Nerella Venu Madhav on Tuesday.

Condolences also poured in from various sections of people who expressed their sense of shock over the death of Venu Madhav (85).

Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao described Venu Madhav as a person who brought name and fame to the mimicry art as well as universal recognition to it. He became famous as a grand old man of mimicry and strove hard to include mimicry art in the educational syllabus.

In his death, the artiste world has lost a great personality, Mr. Rao said and conveyed his condolences to the members of the bereaved family.

Venu Madhav was born on December 28 in 1932 in Mattewada of Warangal and he served as an MLC from 1972 to 1978. He has been ailing for sometime. Recipient of several accolades for his mimicry shows performed nationally and internationally, Venu Madhav was honoured during the recent State Formation Day by the State Government.

Chief Minister issued instructions to the Chief Secretary that funeral of the renowned artist be conducted with State honours, according to a release.

Governor Narasimhan in his message expressed shock at the sudden demise of Venu Madhav and said he was a multi-faceted personality with unsurpassed talent.

Housing and Endowments Minister Indrakaran Reddy in his message said Venu Madhav’s death would create a void in the field of mimicry.

YSR Congress President Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy said Venu Madhav brought international recognition to Telugu people through his inimitable mimicry and he has innumerable fans in both the Telugu States.

He mimicked in several Indian languages and also mimicked popular Hollywood actors and won the hearts of people with his humour and mimicry.

Telangana BC Commission senior member Vakulabharanam Krishna Mohanrao said demise of great mimicry artist Venu Madhav was a great loss and Telangana State was proud of him.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – June 20th, 2018

Keshav Rao Jadhav passes away

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Keshav Rao Jadhav

He was active in 1969 Telangana movement

Noted socialist and a strong supporter of separate Telangana, Keshav Rao Jadhav, passed away at the age of 86 following brief illness. He is survived by wife and three daughters.

His third daughter, who is unmarried, performed the last rites at Amberpet crematorium.

Keshav Rao Jadhav, who retired as Professor in English Department of Osmania University, was the president of Osmania University Teachers Association. He was actively involved in the separate Telangana movement in 1969 and also associated with the People’s Union of Civil Liberties.

He stood for a dialogue with the Maoists to end violence. He worked closely with socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia.

With breathing problem, he was shifted to a private hospital in Barkatpura on Friday where he breathed his last on Saturday.

Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and other leaders condoled his death

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> States> Telangana / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – June 16th, 2018

Award for Singareni CMD

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N. Sridhar

The Institute of Economic Studies (IES) has selected Chairman and Managing Director of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd N. Sridhar for its Outstanding Global Leadership Award in recognition of the latter’s leadership skills in improving the performance of the company over the last four years.

The award would be presented at the global economic summit to be held at Dubai on June 28. It is the second international award to be received by the top executive of the SCCL this year with the Enterprise Asia presenting him the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship award for 2017, according to officials.

In a letter sent to SCCL, Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Studies, Sangeetha Singh, stated that the award would also comprise a gold medal and invited Mr. Sridhar to attend 28th global economic summit to be held in Dubai. It said ‘IES confers the leadership award to financial experts, parliamentarians, financial research experts for India’s financial stability’.

Officials of the SCCL stated that the company has gained international recognition along with scaling up its performance during the last four years.

The company’s turnover has increased from ₹11.928 crore in 2013-14 to ₹22,667 crore in 2017-18.

Similarly, profit of the company has also gone up from ₹419 crore to ₹1,200 crore during the last four years, registering an increase of over 186%.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – June 12th, 2018

Prime posting for journalist from Hyderabad

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Joins Columbia Journalism School

Columbia Journalism School announced on Monday that Raju Narisetti, a leading digital media executive and editor, will join the faculty as Professor of Professional Practice and also serve as the new director of the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship in Economics and Business Journalism.

Mr. Narisetti is from Hyderabad and did his B.A. (Economics) from Osmania University and an MBA from IRMA in India. He also holds an M.A. from Indiana University, lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Kim Barrington Narisetti, and daughters Leila and Zola.

“I am delighted to join the journalism faculty and also lead the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship program at Columbia University,” he said in a release. He recently served as chief executive of Gizmodo Media Group and earlier, was News Corp’s senior vice president of strategy. He also spent 14 years at The Wall Street Journal, starting as a summer intern in 1991 and becoming an Editor too.

He also served as the managing editor for digital and new products at The Washington Post, has been Founder-Editor of Mint. He began his business journalism career at The Economic Times in New Delhi, and his U.S. journalism career at The Dayton Daily News.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – June 06th, 2018

Award for hospital founder

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Continental Hospitals founder and Director Guru N. Reddy was conferred the ‘UK & Asia Inspirational Business Leaders award 2018’ in London by Ambassador and Deputy High Commissioner of UK Dinesh K. Patnaik, Lord Swaraj Paul and Lord Karan Billimoria on May 17.

Dr. Reddy was chosen from among 200 leaders by a distinguished jury of ibrands 360 and editorial team of Leaders Asia Magazine.

Other recipients of this award in the past include Apollo Hospitals chairman Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Biocon chairperson and MD Kiran Mazumdar Shaw and Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, a release said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – May 19th, 2018

HYSEA office-bearers elected

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Software testing services firm ZenQ founder and CEO Murali Bollu and president-APAC of ValueMomentum Software Services Ravi S. Rao have been elected president and secretary respectively of Hyderabad Software Enterprises Association (HYSEA).

Other members of the new executive committee, for 2018-2020, elected at the 26th annual general body of HYSEA on Friday were Infopeers Solutions CEO Bharani K.Aroll (vice-president); Global Delivery Head BSG and centre head of Tech Mahindra Vijay Rangineni (treasurer); VP international finance of C3I Support Services Padmaja Chowdary (joint secretary). The new president has over three decades of experience in the IT industry, including 13 years in the US, and has been active in the association since 2007, a release from HYSEA said.

Mr. Bollu said the new Committee would like to increase efforts to assist IT SMEs accelerate growth. This would be accomplished through workshops/ events on new business opportunities in emerging technologies and new geographies by exploring funding options to meet their capex and opex needs and by promoting innovations in sales and marketing of their services and products.

HYSEA would like to expand competency development programmes for employees of member companies in leadership and technical skills and plans to start a ‘Biz Series’ to improve business and operational competencies. A new infrastructure forum to address the strategic needs of the industry focused on transportation, green energy and water management would be created, Mr. Bollu added.

A new managing committee, comprising Bipin Chandra Pendyala, SVP of Moschip Semiconductor; Kiran Babu Cherukuri, founder and CEO of Tech Era IT Consulting; Manisha Saboo, AVP and centre head Pocharam Campus of Infosys; Sai Giridhar Chintamaneni, president and CEO of Promantra Synergy Solutions and Gogineni Srinivasa Rao, managing director of FutureTech Information Systems, was unanimously elected. Five more members would be co-opted to the Managing Committee by the Executive Committee, the release said.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Special Correspondent / Hyderabad – May 03rd, 2018