Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah (1921-1993) was an
Indian politician. He was the Governor of
Bihar from 15 March 1985 to 25 February 1988 and the Governor of
Karnataka, India from 26 February 1988 to 5 February 1990. He was elected to the
Lok Sabha and was the Union Minister of State for Home and Parliamentary Affairs in both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi cabinet.
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Profile from Lok Sabha Website
Early life
He was born on 18 June 1921 into an affluent family of agriculturists at Sanjamala, a village in the erstwhile Princely State of Banaganapalli
Banaganapalli is a town in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It lies in Nandyal district, 38 km west of the city of Nandyal. Banaganapalli is famous for its mangoes and has a cultivar, ''Banaganapalli'', named after it. Between 1790 and ...
in Madras Presidency, British India.
Other work
He founded the Vasavi Academy of Education, an organization which runs several educational institutions including the Vasavi College of Engineering
Vasavi College of Engineering (Autonomous) (VCE) is a self-financed technical institution located in Ibrahimbagh, Hyderabad, India. It is 12 km from the city center. The institution is affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. Founded in ...
, Pendekanti Law College
Pendekanti Law College was founded in 1991 by Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah, former Governor to the state of Bihar and Karnataka. It is affiliated with Osmania University, India's 7th oldest university (1918). The school initially occupied a thre ...
, and Vasavi High School.
See also
* List of Governors of Karnataka
* List of Governors of Bihar
References
External links
Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
Governors of Karnataka
Governors of Bihar
1921 births
1993 deaths
India MPs 1957–1962
India MPs 1962–1967
India MPs 1967–1970
India MPs 1971–1977
India MPs 1977–1979
India MPs 1980–1984
Lok Sabha members from Andhra Pradesh
People from Rayalaseema
People from Kurnool district
Telugu politicians
Indian National Congress politicians from Karnataka
Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh
Indian National Congress politicians from Bihar
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