Kallam Anji Reddy
Kallam Anji Reddy was an Indian entrepreneur in the pharmaceutical industry, the founder-chairman of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, which he established in 1984, and chairman of Dr Reddy's Foundation, 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
His High school studies went well in SKPVV Hindu High School, Vijayawada. 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. in Pharmaceuticals and Fine chemicals from the University Department of Chemical Technology of University of Mumbai, followed by a PhD in chemical engineering under L.K Doraiswamy from the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune in 1969.Reddy died of cancer on 15 March 2013 at the Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad.