Shyama Raju

P. Shyama Raju (born 6 January 1950) is an Indian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and an educationist based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. He is the Chairman & Managing Director of DivyaSree Developers Pvt. Ltd, Chairman at Rukmini Educational Charitable Trust, and the Chancellor of REVA University, Bengaluru.[1][2][3] He was bestowed with Karnataka Rajyotsava Award 2017 by Honourable Chief Minister of Karnataka Shri Siddaramaiah (Government of Karnataka). [2][3]

P. Shyama Raju
Born (1950-01-06) 6 January 1950
SRR Kandriga, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationChancellor, REVA University, Bengaluru.
Chairman of Rukmini Educational Charitable Trust.
Chairman & Managing Director, DivyaSree Developers Pvt. Ltd., Bengaluru.
Spouse(s)Late Smt.Rukmani Shymaraju

Early life and education

He attended school at Athimanjeri Pet and studied his collegiate years at SGS Arts College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, graduating with a Degree in Commerce.

Business career

P. Shyama Raju founded his pilot project DivyaSree Chambers.[4] DivyaSree is a commercial property developer, especially in metros like Bengaluru and Hyderabad.[5] It was presented with the NDTV Property awards 2016 for Luxury villa project of the year.[6]

He established the Rukmini Educational Charitable Trust. He founded the REVA Group of Educational Institutions under Rukmini Educational Charitable Trust which reinstated REVA in its present form in 2004. REVA Group of Educational Institutions shaped REVA University in Bengaluru which got accorded with the Private University status in the year 2014.[7]

Awards and honors
  • Honorary doctorate (honoris causa) by Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi in 2015. [8]
  • BERG Education Awards - Distinguished and Innovative Educationist in 2015.[9]
  • Visionary Educationist 2016 award for Sir. M. Visvesvaraya Shiromani Award.[10]
  • Global Asian of the year 2017.[11]
  • The Hindu Group, "The Doyens", Guardian of Knowledge - Exemplary Commitment and Impactful Positive Contribution to Education in Karnataka in 2017.[12]
  • Global Education Forum, Geneva, Switzerland - Exemplary Leader in Internationalization of Indian Education in 2018.
  • 10th Annual India Leadership Conclave & Indian Affairs Business Leadership Awards - Indian Affairs Indian of the Year(Education) in 2019.[13]
  • Forbes India Magazine - Featured on their cover page in the special edition issue on Global Indian Brands and Leaders in 2019.[14]
  • Awarded as Asia One Person of the Year 2018-19 by Asia One Magazine and United Research Services Media Consulting [15]
  • Honoured by The Statement Election Commission, Government of Karnataka for the contribution in creating awareness on voting and civic rights in the City 2019 - On 25 January 2019 [16]
  • Awarded the Indian affairs Indian of the year 2019 (Education) by Indian leadership conclave 2019 [17]
  • Nominated as the Karnataka Education Board Mentoring System Committee Member in June 2020. [18]
  • REVA Life Time Achievement Award to R. SUNDARAM Chairman & Managing Director – Sundaram Architects Pvt. Ltd [19]
  • The Academic Insights – July 2020 [20]
  • Education Post – March 2020 [21]
  • Higher Education Digest – January 2020 [22]
  • Passion Vista – December 2019 [23]
  • Higher Education Digest – November 2019 [24]
  • Seasonal Magazine – July 2019 [25]
  • Diplomacy & Beyond Plus (A Journal of Foreign Policy & National Affairs) – July 2019 [26]
  • OPEN Magazine – May 2019 [27]
  • Forbes India – March 2019 [28]
  • OPEN Magazine – March 2019 [29]
  • CAREERS360 – January 2019 [30]
  • Higher Education Review – December 2018 [31]
  • FORBES India – September 2018 [32]


References
  1. "Globally Recognized Indian Business Leaders". Forbes India. March 2019.
  2. "DivyaSree". www.divyasree.com.
  3. User, Super. "Chancellor's Message - REVA University". reva.edu.in.
  4. Govindarajan, Nirmala (18 November 2006). "'That Bangalore is a pensioner's paradise will come back'" – via The Economic Times.
  5. Badrinath, Raghuvir (20 January 2012). "DivyaSree plans to raise Rs 1,100 cr" – via Business Standard.
  6. "Winners 2016 - NDTV Property Awards". 24 March 2017.
  7. "Untitled Page" (PDF). www.ugc.ac.in.
  8. "Raj Bhavan approves two names for VTU honorary doctorate degree - Times of India".
  9. October 23, P. T. I.; October 23, 2015UPDATED; Ist, 2015 17:20. "BERG 3". India Today.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "Government to help M.V. Foundation". 19 September 2008 – via www.thehindu.com.
  12. "Awards Archives".
  13. "Dr. P. Shyama Raju, founder & Chancellor, REVA University honored with Indian Affairs Indian of the Year 2019 (Education) at ILC Power Brand Awards 2019". 26 August 2019.
  15. "Asiaone magazine". asiaone.co.in.
  16. Team, Editorial (2 December 2019). "REVA University's School of Commerce and Management Studies-Underlining 'Ethos' in Management Education".
  17. "Award Categories".
  18. "Expert panel bats for mentoring system in higher education". Deccan Herald. 14 June 2020.
  19. "REVA Life Time Achievement Award". REVA University.
  20. "Cover Story : Reva University Creation, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge". 7 January 2020.
  21. "The REVA legacy: Why Shyama Raju's vision has shaped the future of education". The New Indian Express.
  22. "Higher Education Digest – January 2020 - India Edition - Karnataka Special".
  23. "Dr. P Shyama Raju".
  24. Shyam, Sarath (13 January 2020). "REVA University: The Art of Making a Recession-Proof Campus".
  25. "Seasonal Magazine - Latest Issue - REVA University Cover". Issuu.
  26. "HED Universities of the year 2020". Issuu.
  30. "Reva Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore Reviews". www.careers360.com.
  31. "REVA University | TheHigherEducationReview". www.thehighereducationreview.com.
  32. "From Entrepreneur To Edupreneur". Forbes India.


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