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Dr. Korukonda Subba Raju

...... a philanthropic medical doctor and humanist of Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh, India

April 24, 2008           

Acknowledgements

Contents:

• Brief intro

• Dr. Korukonda Subba Raju BSc (Hons) MBBS was a recipient of the Kalaprapurna (honorary Doctorate of Literature) citation from the Vice Chancellor of Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India

• Dr. Subba Raju's political activities, and his active participation in the independence movement headed by the Mahatma Gandhi!

• The following public institutions that Dr. Subba Raju spearheaded in establishing at Anakapalle:
  • The Gandhi TB Clinic
  • The Prema Samajam
  • The Anakapalle Merchants Association Lingamurty (A.M.A.L.) College (the college emblem)
  • The Sarada public library

• Family photograph of Dr. Subba Raju, 1964 (son, Prof. Linga Murty, is seated at the extreme left along with his parents, and second son, Butchi Raju; standing left to right are four daughters: Kasturba, Padmavathi, Ratnakumari, and Ratnamani)

Brief intro

From a 1987 article in a Visakhapatnam news media:-

Dr. Subba Raju founded the Cultural Association at Anakapalle which has the unique distinction of having organized over 300 lecture-meetings at which scholars and public figures from far and wide have spoken. The Sarada Sangeetha Parishat, Sarada Library, Gandhi TB Clinic, AMAL College, Prema Samajam, and other well-known bodies have benefited from the philanthropy, guidance and constant encouragement of Dr. K. Subba Raju. Most of them were started by him following the inspiration he had received from his father, the late Korukonda Lingamurty. A lover of books and an upholder of Gandhian ideals, Dr. Subba Raju has carved a niche for himself in the hearts of countless number of people-the poor, the needy, the connoisseurs of art and intelligentsia!

Dr. Subba Raju MBBS was a recipient of the Kalaprapurna citation from
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India

Dr. Subba Raju's political activities, and his active participation in the independence movement headed by the Mahatma Gandhi!

Dr. Subba Raju also went to jail in support of the nonviolent Gandhi movement during the independance struggles!

Subsequently in 1952, he ran for election as a candidate of the Congress Party for the Member of Parliament to represent the Anakapalle constituency in New Delhi, India's capital, but gracefully lost (his campaign photo)

Examples of public institutions that Dr. Subba Raju spearheaded in establishing at Anakapalle

The Gandhi TB Clinic

The Prema Samajam (2 photos):

The Sarada Library:

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