1. Inviting Nominations for the Chittoor District Centenary Awards for the Year-2018, by AGRASRI, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh. 2. 109th Chittoor District Formation Day Lecture-2019 by AGRASRI, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

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109th Chittoor District Formation Day Lecture-2019 and
Chittoor District Centenary Visishta Ratna and Shiromani Awards-2018
1 April, 2019 - Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Instituted & Conferred by:
ACADEMY OF GRASSROOTS STUDIES AND RESEARCH OF INDIA, Tirupati, AP
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Chairman, Awards Jury: Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, Former Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, New Delhi
Convener, Awards Jury: Dr. D. Sundar Ram, Founder and Director, AGRASRI, Tirupati
Inviting Nominations for the Chittoor District Centenary
Visishta Ratna, Shiromani and Special Jury Awards-2018
The Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India (AGRASRI), Tirupati, is
organising the 109th Chittoor District Formation Day Lecture-2019, in conjunction with the
conferment of the Chittoor District Centenary Visishta Ratna, Shiromani and Special Jury
Awards for the year 2018, on 1st April, 2019 at Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, on the eve of the
109th Formation Day Celebrations of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh.
The AGRASRI is inviting Nominations from the distinguished sons of Chittoor District for
the Centenary Awards (in 8 Categories) for the Year-2018.
The Chittoor District Centenary Awards Jury, comprising 9 Peers and Luminaries
drawn from different segments of society, headed by Dr. Subhash C. Kashyap, eminent
Constitutional expert and Former Secretary-General of Lok Sabha, New Delhi, after
deliberations finally picks one Leader for the Award in each category.
The Academy of Grassroots Studies and Research of India, Tirupati has instituted the
Chittoor District Centenary Visishta Ratna, Shiromani and Special Jury Awards (in 8 Categories)
to honour the infinite genius of the leaders of Chittoor District, who have contributed and
enriched their services to the District in particular and state of Andhra Pradesh in general, as
visionaries.
The Chittoor District Centenary Visishta Ratna, Shiromani and Special Jury Awards
comprises of a Trophy and a Citation. It is given by a high dignitary every year on 1st April, i.e.
the Formation Day of Chittoor District at Tirupati. The Award honours role model policy makers,
administrators, scholars, exemplary leaders in respective fields, who have exhibited exceptional
leadership through pursuit of excellence.
ROLL OF HONOUR
Recipients of the Chittoor District Centenary Visishta Ratna Award since 2011
1. Shri N.P. Chengalraya Naidu -2011
Former Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha), MLA of AP, MLC of AP and
First Chairman of the District Board, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh-2011.
2. Dr. Agarala Easwara Reddi -2012
Former Speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Hyderabad-2012.
3. Prof. L. Venugopal Reddy -2013
Chairman, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Eduction, Hyderabad-2013.
4. Prof. S. Jayarama Reddy -2014
Chancellor, SCSVMV University, Kanchipuram-2014.

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5. Dr. K. Narayana -2015
National Secretary, Communist Party of India, New Delhi-2015.
6. Dr (Smt) G. Kuthuhalamma - 2016
Former Deputy Speaker, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Hyderabad-2016.
7. Prof. K. Ramamurthy Naidu-2017
Chancellor, Vignan University, Guntur-2017.
Recipients of the Chittoor District Centenary Shiromani Awards since 2014
 VIDYA SHIROMANI AWARD
1. Prof. K. Venkata Reddy -2014
Former Vice-Chancellor, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur-2014.
2. Prof. P. V. Arunachalam -2015
Former Vice-Chancellor, Dravidian University, Kuppam-2015.
3. Shri S. Balasubramaniam, IAS (Retd.) -2016
Former Secretary to the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad-2016.
4. Prof. A. Damodaram -2017
Vice-Chancellor, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati-2017.
 NYAYA SHIROMANI AWARD
1. Shri Justice D. Reddeppa Reddi-2014
Former Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court, Hyderabad-2014.
2. Shri Justice P. S. Narayana-2015
Former Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court, Hyderabad-2015.
3. Shri Justice D. Subrahmanyam-2016
Former Judge, Andhra Pradesh High Court, Hyderabad-2016.
4. Dr. Imtiyaz Ahmed-2017
Former State Information Commissioner (RTI), Govt. of AP, Hyderabad-2017.
 VAIDYA SHIROMANI AWARD
1. Prof. V. Krishnamurthy-2014
Past-President, Andhra Pradesh Ophthalmologists Association, Tirupati-2014.
2. Prof. Cipai Subramanyam-2015
Past-President, Indian Medical Association, Andhra Pradesh Chapter, Tirupati-2015.
3. Dr.K. Udaya Sankar-2016
Renowned Infantile Colic Specialist and Limca Book of Recorder, Puttur-2016.
4. Dr.P. Shivasankar-2017
Chief Medical Officer, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati-2017.
 SAHITHYA/KALAMKARI/NATYA/NATA/KREEDA/SANGEETHA SHIROMANI AWARD
1. Dr. Medasani Mohan-2014
Maha Sahashravadhani, Tirupati-2014.
2. Prof. Rachapalem Chandrasekhar Reddy-2015
Professor of Telugu Studies (Retd.), Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur-2015.
3. Shri J. Gurappa Chetty-2016
Popular Kalamkari Artist and Recipient of Padma Shri Award, Sri Kalahasthi-2016.
4. Shri P.R. Mohan-2017
Former Chairman, Sports Authority of AP, Govt. of AP, Hyderabad-2017.
 YUVA SHIROMANI AWARD
1. Shri P.V. Mithun Reddy-2014
Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Rajampet-2014.
2. Shri G. Bhanu Prakash Reddy-2015
Former President, BJP Yuva Morcha, Andhra Pradesh State Unit, Tirupati-2015.
3. Shri J. Madhusudhan-2016
President, BJP OBJ Morcha, Andhra Pradesh State Unit, Tirupati-2016.

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4. MITS Sparkers, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Sciences-2017
MITS Sparkers, Madanapalle Institute of Technology and Sciences, Madanapalle-2017.
 MAHILA SHIROMANI AWARD
1. Smt. N.P. Durga-2014
Former Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha), Chittoor-2014.
2. Smt. S. Lakshmi-2015
Project Director, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Govt. of AP, Chittoor-2015.
3. Smt. K. Santha Reddy-2016
Former Member, National Commission for Women, Govt. of India, Tirupati-2016.
4. Smt. B. Rathna Reddy-2017
Director, Rathna Bio-tech Industries, Kolamasanapalle, Palamaner-2017.
Recipients of the Chittoor District Centenary Special Jury Award since 2015
 SPECIAL JURY AWARD
1. Dr. G.Jagadeesh-2015
Director, BIRRD, TTD, Tirupati-2015.
2. Dr (Smt) B. Vengamma-2016
Former Director and Vice-Chancellor, SVIMS University, Tirupati-2016.
3. Dr. Chadalawada Krishnamurthy-2017
Former Chairman, TTD Trust Board and Former MLA, Tirupati-2017.
For those interested in submitting the Nomination Forms for the Chittoor District
Centenary Visishta Ratna, Shiromani and Special Jury Awards (in 8 categories), please do
download the prescribed Nomination Form of the respective category and submit the filled-in
Nomination Form along with necessary documents to Dr. D. Sundar Ram, Convener, Awards
Jury and Director, AGRASRI, #Plot No.11, Sri Venkata Sai Nilayam, Thummalagunta, S.V.
University P.O., Tirupati-517502, Andhra Pradesh.
Telefax: 0877-2244777 Mobile: 09441245085, 06302947338
E.mail: drsundarram@gmail.com Website: www.agrasri.org.in
Download the Nomination Form of the each Award in respective categories:
 Nomination Form of the Chittoor District Centenary VISISHTA RATNA Award.
 Nomination Form of the Chittoor District Centenary NYAYA SHIROMANI Award.
 Nomination Form of the Chittoor District Centenary VIDYA SHIROMANI Award.
 Nomination Form of the Chittoor District Centenary VAIDYA SHIROMANI Award.
 Nomination Form of the Chittoor District SAHITHYA/NATA/NATYA/SANGEETHA SHIROMANI Award.
 Nomination Form of the Chittoor District Centenary MAHILA SHIROMANI Award.
 Nomination Form of the Chittoor District Centenary YUVA SHIROMANI Award.
 Nomination Form of the Chittoor District Centenary SPECIAL JURY Award.