Kallam Anji Reddy (10 August 1941 – 15 March 2013) was an

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entrepreneur in the

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industry, the founder-chairman of

Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Dr. Reddy's Laboratories is an Indian multinational pharmaceutical company based in Hyderabad. The company was founded by Kallam Anji Reddy, who previously worked in the mentor institute Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited. Dr. Reddy's ...

, which he established in 1984, and chairman of Dr Reddy's Foundation (DRF), the corporate social responsibility arm of the group, established 1996. He was a member of the Indian Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry.

Life

After graduating from Annapotanna Zilla parishath High School Nutakki, Reddy received his first Bachelor of Science degree from A.C. College at Guntur in 1958. He then earned his B.Sc.(Tech) in Pharmaceuticals and Fine chemicals from the University Department of Chemical Technology of University of Mumbai (now

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), followed by a PhD in

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under L.K Doraiswamy from the

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in 1969. Reddy died of cancer on 15 March 2013 at the Apollo Hospital in

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.Dr. Reddy's Laboratories founder chairman Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy passes away : Corporate, News – India Today
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Awarded

The

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honoured him with the

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in 2001 and later with the

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in 2011 for his contribution to the Indian pharmaceutical industry.

References

External links

Biography of Dr Anji Reddy

Dr Redddys, Corporate website

Dr Reddy's Foundation
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