Ramineni Foundation Awards will be presented on October 12

VIJAYAWADA:
The prestigious Ramineni Foundation awards will be presented on October 12, 2014 at Vijayawada A Convention Centre to famous personalities on the eve of its 15th anniversary.

Dr. Ramineni Foundation Convener Poturi Nagabhushanam speaking to press on Thursday at Taj Gateway Hotel said that educationalist and Director, Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology Director Ch. Mohan Rao will be presented with Visishta Puraskaram.

Senior Journalist Potturi Venkateswara Rao, Famous stage actor Achanta Venkataratnam Naidu, Cine actor Rallapalli Venkata Narasimha Rao with Viseesha Puraskaram. The Visishta Puraskaram awardee will be presented with a cash award of Rs,1 lakh and Viseesha Awardees with Rs.50, 000 cash prize.

Sakshi editorial Board Director K Ramachandra Murty, LV Prasad Eye Institute Director D.GN Rao, educationalist Dr.Pattabhiram were the members of the selection committee.

Ramineni Foundation:
The Ramineni Foundation was founded in 1995 by the children of late Dr. Ramineni Ayyanna Choudary in Cincinnato, Ohio, USA for promoting and protecting the Indian culture and Hinduism apart from a cross-spectrum of fields in arts, science and humanities.

Dr Ramineni Ayyanna Choudary, after whom the foundation and the awards were named, was born on October, 12, 1929 in Brahamankoduru, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India to Veeriah Choudary and Kanya Kumari. He completed his school education in Guntur District and obtained a postgraduate degree in Mathematics from Banaras Hindu University. Until 1955 he worked as a teacher in Palaparru and Movva. He left for the United States in 1955, and completed his Masters in Economics and Finance followed by a Doctorate from the University of Minnesota. During this time, he founded the Hindu Association of Minnesota to promote Hindu culture and civilisation and organised Hindu festivals & social activities regularly. He worked as a professor at Northland College in Ashland, Wisconsin, and Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio (1963–1973). He took early retirement from his job in order to devote his time to social and cultural activities. He established Downtown Property Management in Cincinnati. He married Suguna in 1967 and gave birth to 6 children - Dharmapracharak, Saradha Devi, Satyavadhi, Brahmananda, Vedacharya and Harichandra. He established Sangeeth Sahitya Samskrithi Hindu Dharma Nilayam and dedicated it to Indian fine arts. He developed agricultural activities and also established Hindustan Therapeutics at Hyderabad supply high-quality, cost-effective veterinary medicines and feed supplements to farmers. On the occasion of his 70th birthday, his children have started the Ramineni Foundation in India on October 12, 1999.Choudary died on April 24, 2000 in Cincinnati.