SHIVAJI RAO- ENVIRONMENTALIST
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Hony.Director,GITAM University |
| Location | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Introduction | Born in 1932 at Mudinepalli, near Gudivada, Krishna Dist. Andhra Pradesh, received Bachelors degree in Civil Engg., from Viswesaraiah Engineering College, Banglore (1956) and Masters Degree in Environmental Engineering from Rice university, Houston, Texas, (USA) (1962), Ph.D (Hony). Former Head of the Department of Civil Engineering and principal of College of Engineering, Andhra university.Formerly Hony.Professor in Andhra University,Manonmanian Sundarnar University,JNT University. Fellow of the Institution of Engineers,India Recipient of the University Grants Commissions National Award "Swami Pranavananda Award on Ecology and Environmental Sciences" for the year 1991. Recipient of Sivananda Eminent Citizen Award for 2002 by Sanathana Dharma Charitable Trust, Andhra Pradesh state. Presently Working as Director, centre for Environmental Studies, GITAM University, http://www.geocities.com/prof_shivajirao/resume.html http://www.eoearth.org/contributor/Shivaji.rao |
| Interests | Environmental Activist, Environmental Expert Advisor to the State And Central Government Organisations, Writing books on Environmental subjects,preparing EIA reports for development projects like Industries, Nuclear plants, Irrigation and Power projects from the angle of public interest. |
| Favorite movies | Yogi Vemana, Devadas, Tyagayya,Barsaat, |
| Favorite music | light film music by Ghantasala |
| Favorite books | Bhagavad Gita, Atma Bodha, Life Divine, Upanishads |