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Right from the time when Vijayawada was called as Bezawada and when the region was under the might
of King Madhava Varma, the urban center has come a long way. At one time, Vijayawada was primarily
identi ed for its historic religious sites. Today, Vijayawada is an important commercial hub of South India
and recognized as the 'Business Capital of Andhra Pradesh'.

Though, the contributions of the British towards the development of the city are huge, it is actually the
people of Vijayawada who brought the city to the world's stage! The metropolitan city has given
numerous personalities to the country, who in turn introduced this beautiful city to the whole world.
Let's nd out some of the famous personalities from Vijayawada (in no particular order).

Turlapaty Kutumba Rao

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A well known public speaker and journalist, Turlapaty Kutumba Rao is recognized for his service to the
news media in Telugu language. Have written more than 4,000 biographies and delivered over 16,000
public speeches which have been entered as a world record by the Telugu Book of Records. Turlapaty
Kutumba Rao played an important role behind the thought of delimiting Indian states in terms of
language during Indian independence.

Awards and Accolades:

Received the prestigious title of 'Guardian of Telugu' from the former Governor of Andhra Pradesh,
C. Rajagopalachari
Recipient of prestigious Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award

Chetan Anand Buradagunta

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V I J AYA W A D A ) A popular badminton player from Vijayawada, Chetan Anand is regarded as one of the nest badminton
players of India. Started his professional sporting career during the year 1992 (at the age of 12 years),
Chetan Anand is considered as the future of Indian badminton.
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In 2002, Chetan Anand made his entry into the international badminton arena and participated in the
illustrious Thomas Cup also known as the World Men's Team Championships - an international
badminton contest among teams playing for member nations of the badminton's global governing body,
Badminton World Federation (BWF). Chetan Anand went on to become the National Badminton
Champion for four times (2004, 2007, 2008 and 2010). In the year 2013, Chetan Anand launched his
own badminton academy in Vijayawada.

Awards and Accolades:

Chetan Anand was ranked World No. 12 and India No. 1 when he was at his peak of his sporting
career
In 2006, Chetan Anand was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna awards

Siva Subrahmanyam Banda

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In the year 1980, Siva Subrahmanyam Banda completed his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in aerospace
engineering at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Presently, Siva Subrahmanyam Banda is the Director of
the Control Science Center of Excellence and Chief Scientist for the Aerospace Systems Directorate at
the United States Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Accomplishments, Awards and Accolades:

In 2001, Dr. Banda received Royal Aeronautical Society Silver Medal
In 2004, Dr. Banda received Meritorious Senior Professional Presidential Rank Award
Dr. Banda authored or co-authored several articles brought out in refereed journals, books and
technical report and delivered more than 100 lectures
In 2010, Dr. Banda received President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service

Koneru Humpy

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.IN / C I T Y-chess player from India, Koneru Humpy became India's youngest woman Grandmaster in the
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In 1999, Koneru Humpy became Asia's youngest international woman master
In 2001, she won the World under-14 championship
In 2003, she was conferred with the prestigious Arjuna awards

Padmasree Warrior

A baccalaureate holder in chemical engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi,
Padmasree Warrior started her career with Motorola. After serving for more than 20 years, Padmasree
was named as Chief Technology Of cer (CTO) of Motorola's Semiconductor Products Sector.

Her contributions as a CTO was commendable that Motorola went on to receive the 2004 National
Medal of Technology, awarded by the President of the United States of America, the very rst time,
Motorola had received this award. Presently, Padmasree Warrior is the Chief Technology and Strategy
Of cer (CTO) of Cisco Systems.

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