Kallam Anji Reddy (10 August 1941 – 15 March 2013) was an Indian entrepreneur in the

pharmaceutical Medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal product, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the ...

industry, the founder-chairman of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, which he established in 1984, and chairman of Dr Reddy's Foundation (DRF), the

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arm of the group, established 1996. He was a member of the Indian Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry.

Life

His High school studies went well in SKPVV Hindu High School, Vijayawada. After graduating from Annapotanna Zilla Parishath High School Nutakki, Reddy received his first Bachelor of Science degree from A.C. College at

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in 1958. He then earned his B.Sc.(Tech) in Pharmaceuticals and Fine chemicals from the University Department of Chemical Technology of University of Mumbai (now

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), followed by a PhD in

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under L.K Doraiswamy from the National Chemical Laboratory,

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in 1969. Reddy died of cancer on 15 March 2013 at the Apollo Hospital in

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Awarded

The

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honoured him with the

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

in 2001 and later with the

Padma Bhushan The Padma Bhushan (IAST: ''Padma Bhūṣaṇa'', lit. 'Lotus Decoration') is the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India, preceded by the Bharat Ratna and the Padma Vibhushan and followed by the Padma Shri. Instituted on 2 Januar ...

in 2011 for his contribution to the Indian pharmaceutical industry.

References

External links

Biography of Dr Anji Reddy

Dr Redddys, Corporate website

Dr Reddy's Foundation
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