Vundela Malakonda Reddy

Vundela Malakonda Reddy (23 August 1932 – 20 April 2022) was an engineer who is better known as a Telugu poet and great writer.^[1] He is also the founder of Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology, Gandipet, Hyderabad. Reddy was born on 23 August 1932 in Inimerla, Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh. He died on 20 April 2022 in Hyderabad, Telangana.^[2]

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)

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