Kallam Anji Reddy (01 February 1939 – 15 March 2013)
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 (DRF), the corporate social
responsibility arm of the group, established 1996.
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma
Shri in 2001 and later with the Padmabhushan for his contribution to the
Indian pharmaceutical industry. He was a member of the Indian Prime
Minister's Council on Trade and Industry.
After graduating from the local high school, Reddy
went on to get his first Bachelor of Science degree from A.C. College at
Guntur in 1958. He then earned his BSc-Tech in Pharmaceuticals and Fine
chemicals from UDCT, Mumbai followed by a PhD in chemical engineering
from the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune in 1969.
Dr. Reddy succumbed cancer on 15 March 2013 at the Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad. He is survived by his wife, son and daughter.
The Dr. Anji Reddy Memorial was conceived in order to
celebrated. Reddy's life and works. Designed by Mindspace Architects,
the project commenced in June 2015 on a 0.8 acre parcel of land in
Hyderabad. Masters' Hyderabad office was involved as the Project
Management Consultants from inception till the recent handover and
completion in April 2016.
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