Rao Bahadur Puttana Venkataramana Raju (ISE).[1] BE(Hons), FIE(I). (1894-1975[2]) was a civil engineer in the Indian Service of Engineers. His notable works include contributions to building the Dowleswaram Barrage, Prakasam Barrage and Madras Airport, roads and waterways. He received a Rao Bahadur award for his contributions to civil and hydraulics engineering and the development of engineering education.[1]
Career
editHe qualified for the Indian Service of Engineers in 1919,[1][3] and engaged in many civil engineering projects with the Public Works Department.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
During World War II, he was posted as ARP Special Engineer under the War Department, Govt. of India to develop Madras Airport from 1942-44. He was promoted to the position of Superintending Engineer in March 1944.[1][3] He was subsequently conferred a Fellowship by the Institution of Engineers (India).[12][13][14][15][16] He was a Member of the International Association for Hydraulic Research.[3] He represented the Madras Govt. as their official delegate to several Indian Roads Congress[17][3][7][8] meetings. He was appointed to the position of Consulting Engineer[1] to the Government of India(Roads) in May 1942 and was later appointed as Industrial Adviser to the Government of India in April 1944.[1]
Post-retirement
editAfter retiring from the ISE, he took over as the Chief Engineer with the Simpsons Group.He was also a lecturer in Civil Engineering at the Madras University from 1939-40 under the Maharaja of Travancore-Curzon Endowment scheme.[3] Later he took on the position of Dean of Engineering studies at Annamalai University[3] He also served as the Chairman,[3] Board of Examiners as well as a member of the Academic Senate,[3] Syndicate and Academic Council[3] and The Association of Principals and Technical Institutions.[3]
Recognition
editRaju was honoured by the Government of India with the Rao Bahadur award for contributions to the fields of Civil & Hydraulics Engineering and the development of Engineering Education.[3][1]
Personal life
editPuttana Venkataramana Raju married S G Pillamma Venkatamma.They had 4 sons and 4 daughters.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g Venkataramana Raju P Rao Bahadur : The India Office and Burma List 1947 & 1945 - Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.
- ^ P Venkataramana Raju (1975). "Avadi Township, Madras 54, India". Death Extract. Annual No. 50 (Monthly No. 1): 8.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Raju P Venkataramana (Rao Bahadur) : Eminent Indians Who was Who 1900-1980 - Durga Das Pvt. Ltd.,1985.
- ^ Sri. Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju, Superintending Engineer, Madras (1947). "Madras Legislative Council Debates". Official Report. 11: 252. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Sri P Venkataramana Raju, case studies of Roads in Holland & The reclamation of the Zuyder Zee in Holland (1945). "University of Madras". The Calendar. 1939–40: 280. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ The Congress expresses its thanks to the PWD Madras and Rao Bahadur P V Raju (1944). "Indian Roads Congress., 1944 - Highway engineering". 9: 11. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b (iii) Design of Rigid Pavements, Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju (1947). "Indian Roads Congress - Roads". XII-5 (September 1948): 344. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b (ii) Design of Rigid Pavements, Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju (1948). "Indian Roads Congress - Roads". XIII-4 (July 1949): 3. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Highway Engineering, P.V.Raj, Madras (1950). "Indian Roads Congress - Roads". XV (1950): 51. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Highway Engineering, P.V.Raj (11 December 1953). "Indian Roads Congress - Roads". XV11-1 (1953): 654. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Roads, P.V.Raj (12 April 1955). "Indian Roads Congress - Roads". XIX-1 (1955): 775. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b Shri. P V Raju : The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India)-The Institution, December1950 volume 30 issue=1-3 page=7,25,57
- ^ a b Shri. P V Raju : The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) The Institution, September1953 volume 34 page=209,690
- ^ Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju, Superintending Engineer - Madras Government (10 October 1944). Felicitation on award of Rao Bahadur by Arya Kshatriya Seva Sangha Estd.1930, Bengaluru. Bengaluru: Vani Press, Bengaluru City, Mysore State. p. 1.
- ^ Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju (12 June 1966). Sri Muktarishivamshodbhava Sri Soma Vamsha Arya Kshatriya Purana (1st Edition - Part 1 ed.). Bengaluru City, Mysuru State, India: Sri B N Srinivasa with research by Vidwan S R Krishna Shastri.
- ^ Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju (12 March 1972). Sri Somavamsha Puranam II (2nd Edition - Part II ed.). Bengaluru City, Mysuru State, India: Sri B N Srinivasa.
- ^ Indian Roads Congress. "Indian Roads Congress - Roads". IRC.NIC.IN. IRC. Retrieved 12 August 2016.