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'''[[Rao Bahadur]] Puttana Venkataramana Raju ''' (ISE).<ref name="HMSO">{{cite |chapter=Venkataramana Raju P Rao Bahadur |title=The India Office and Burma List 1947 & 1945 |publisher=Her Majesty’s Stationery Office}}</ref> BE(Hons), FIE(I). (1894-1975<ref>{{cite journal|last1=P Venkataramana Raju|title=Avadi Township, Madras 54, India|journal=Death Extract|date=1975|volume=Annual No. 50|issue=Monthly No. 1|page=8}}</ref>) was a [[civil engineer]] in the [[Indian Engineering Service|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 [[Rao Bahadur#Some people awarded the Rao Bahadur title|for his contributions]] to civil and hydraulics engineering and the development of engineering education.<ref name="HMSO" />
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==Career==
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'''Rao Bahadur Puttana Venkataramana Raju ''' (ISE).<ref name="HMSO">Venkataramana Raju P Rao Bahadur : The India Office and Burma List 1947 & 1945 - Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.</ref> BE(Hons), FIE(I). (1894-1975<ref>{{cite journal|last1=P Venkataramana Raju|title=Avadi Township, Madras 54, India|journal=Death Extract|date=1975|volume=Annual No. 50|issue=Monthly No. 1|page=8}}</ref>) was a [[civil engineer]] in the [[Indian Engineering Service|Indian Service of Engineers]]. His notable works include contributions to building the [[Dowleswaram Barrage]], [[Prakasam Barrage]], [[Madras Airport]], and many other more routine projects include the development of roads and the directing of waterways. He received a [[Rao Bahadur]] award for his contributions to civil and hydraulics engineering and the development of engineering education.<ref name="HMSO"/>
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He qualified for the [[Indian Engineering Services|Indian Service of Engineers]] in 1919,<ref name="HMSO" /><ref name="DDPL">Raju P Venkataramana (Rao Bahadur) : Eminent Indians Who was Who 1900-1980 - Durga Das Pvt. Ltd.,1985.</ref> and engaged in many civil engineering projects with the Public Works Department.<ref name="DDPL" /><ref>{{cite journal|author=Sri. Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju, Superintending Engineer, Madras |title=Madras Legislative Council Debates|journal=Official Report|date=1947|volume=11|page=252|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9EaAQAAIAAJ&q=p+v+raju|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|author=Sri P Venkataramana Raju|title=case studies of Roads in Holland & The reclamation of the Zuyder Zee in Holland|publisher=University of Madras|journal=The Calendar|date=1945|volume=1939-40|page=280|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nQbAQAAIAAJ&q=raju|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite conference|title=The Congress expresses its thanks to the PWD Madras and Rao Bahadur P V Raju|conference=Indian Roads Congress., 1944 - Highway engineering|volume=9 |date=1944|page=11|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8EoFAAAAMAAJ&q=p+v+raju|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Indian Roads Congress - Roads">{{cite conference|title=(iii) Design of Rigid Pavements|author=Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju|conference=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=1947|volume=XII-5|issue=September 1948|page=344|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4gUfAQAAMAAJ&q=rao%20bahadur%20p%20v%20raju|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="design-1948">{{cite conference|title=(ii) Design of Rigid Pavements|author=Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju|conference=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=1948|volume=XIII-4|issue=July 1949|page=3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7PoeAQAAMAAJ&q=rao+bahadur+p+v+raju|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite conference|title=Highway Engineering|author=P.V.Raj, Madras|conference=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=1950|volume=XV|issue=1950|page=51|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ff8eAQAAMAAJ&q=p+v+raju|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite conference|title=Highway Engineering|author=P.V.Raj|conference=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=11 December 1953|volume=XV11-1|issue=1953|page=654|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u8UEAAAAMAAJ&q=p+v+raju|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite conference|title=Roads|author=P.V.Raj|conference=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=12 April 1955|volume=XIX-1|issue=1955|page=775|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dsYEAAAAMAAJ&q=p+v+raju|access-date=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="FIE 1950">Shri. P V Raju : The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India)-The Institution, December1950 volume 30 issue=1-3 page=7,25,57</ref><ref name="FIE 1953">Shri. P V Raju : The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) The Institution, September1953 volume 34 page=209,690</ref>


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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.<ref name="HMSO" /><ref name="DDPL" /> He was subsequently conferred a Fellowship by the Institution of Engineers (India).<ref name="FIE 1950" /><ref name="FIE 1953" /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju|first1=Superintending Engineer - Madras Government|title=Felicitation on award of Rao Bahadur by Arya Kshatriya Seva Sangha Estd.1930, Bengaluru|date=10 October 1944|publisher=Vani Press, Bengaluru City, Mysore State|location=Bengaluru|page=1}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju|title=Sri Muktarishivamshodbhava Sri Soma Vamsha Arya Kshatriya Purana|date= 12 June 1966|publisher=Sri B N Srinivasa with research by Vidwan S R Krishna Shastri|location=Bengaluru City, Mysuru State, India|edition=1st Edition - Part 1|ref=9111/76}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju|title=Sri Somavamsha Puranam II|date= 12 March 1972|publisher=Sri B N Srinivasa|location=Bengaluru City, Mysuru State, India|edition=2nd Edition - Part II}}</ref> He was a Member of the International Association for Hydraulic Research.<ref name="DDPL" /> He represented the Madras Govt. as their official delegate to several Indian Roads Congress<ref>{{cite web|last1=Indian Roads Congress|url=http://www.irc.nic.in/index1.aspx?lsid=151&lev=2&lid=155&langid=1|title= Indian Roads Congress - Roads|website=IRC.NIC.IN|publisher=IRC|access-date=12 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="DDPL" /><ref name="Indian Roads Congress - Roads"/><ref name="design-1948"/> meetings. He was appointed to the position of Consulting Engineer<ref name="HMSO" /> to the Government of India(Roads) in May 1942 and was later appointed as Industrial Adviser to the Government of India in April 1944.<ref name="HMSO" />
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== Career ==
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He qualified for the [[Indian Engineering Services|Indian Service of Engineers]] in 1919,<ref name="HMSO" /><ref name="DDPL">Raju P Venkataramana (Rao Bahadur) : Eminent Indians Who was Who 1900-1980 - Durga Das Pvt. Ltd.,1985.</ref> and engaged in many civil engineering projectswith Public Works Department.<ref name="DDPL" /><ref name="DDPL" /><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sri. Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju, Superintending Engineer, Madras |first1= |title=Madras Legislative Council Debates|journal=Official Report|date=1947|volume=11|page=252|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Q9EaAQAAIAAJ&dq=rao+bahadur+p+v+raju&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=p+v+raju|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sri P Venkataramana Raju|first1=case studies of Roads in Holland & The reclamation of the Zuyder Zee in Holland|title=University of Madras|journal=The Calendar|date=1945|volume=1939-40|page=280|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=9nQbAQAAIAAJ&dq=p+venkataramana+raju&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=raju|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=The Congress expresses its thanks to the PWD Madras and Rao Bahadur P V Raju|title=Indian Roads Congress., 1944 - Highway engineering|journal=Volume 9|date=1944|page=11|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?lr=&id=8EoFAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=p+v+raju|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Indian Roads Congress - Roads">{{cite journal|last1=(iii) Design of Rigid Pavements|first1=Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju|title=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=1947|volume=XII-5|issue=September 1948|page=344|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=4gUfAQAAMAAJ&dq=rao%20bahadur%20p%20v%20raju&source=gbs_book_other_versions|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="books.google.co.in">{{cite journal|last1=(ii) Design of Rigid Pavements|first1=Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju|title=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=1948|volume=XIII-4|issue=July 1949|page=3|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=7PoeAQAAMAAJ&q=rao+bahadur+p+v+raju&dq=rao+bahadur+p+v+raju&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Highway Engineering|first1=P.V.Raj, Madras|title=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=1950|volume=XV|issue=1950|page=51|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ff8eAQAAMAAJ&q=p+v+raju&dq=p+v+raju&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj4rsui54XOAhWLNo8KHfV-AO04ChDoAQhdMAk|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Highway Engineering|first1=P.V.Raj|title=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=11 December 1953|volume=XV11-1|issue=1953|page=654|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?lr=&id=u8UEAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=p+v+raju|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Roads|first1=P.V.Raj|title=Indian Roads Congress - Roads|date=12 April 1955|volume=XIX-1|issue=1955|page=775|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?lr=&id=dsYEAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=p+v+raju|accessdate=22 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="FIE 1950">Shri. P V Raju : The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India)-The Institution, December1950 volume 30 issue=1-3 page=7,25,57</ref><ref name="FIE 1953">Shri. P V Raju : The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) The Institution, September1953 volume 34 page=209,690</ref>


===Post-retirement===
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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.<ref name="HMSO" /><ref name="DDPL" /> He was also subsequently conferred upon the Fellowship by the Institution of Engineers (India).<ref name="FIE 1950" /><ref name="FIE 1953" /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju|first1=Superintending Engineer - Madras Government|title=Felicitation on award of Rao Bahadur by Arya Kshatriya Seva Sangha Estd.1930, Bengaluru|date=10 October 1944|publisher=Vani Press, Bengaluru City, Mysore State|location=Bengaluru|page=1|accessdate=23 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju|title=Sri Muktarishivamshodbhava Sri Soma Vamsha Arya Kshatriya Purana|date= 12 June 1966|publisher=Sri B N Srinivasa with research by Vidwan S R Krishna Shastri|location=Bengaluru City, Mysuru State, India|edition=1st Edition - Part 1|accessdate= 12 June 2016|ref=9111/76}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Rao Bahadur P Venkataramana Raju|title=Sri Somavamsha Puranam II|date= 12 March 1972|publisher=Sri B N Srinivasa|location=Bengaluru City, Mysuru State, India|edition=2nd Edition - Part II|accessdate= 12 June 2016}}</ref> He was a Member of the International Association for Hydraulic Research.<ref name="DDPL" /> He represented the Madras Govt. as their official delegate to several Indian Roads Congress<ref>{{cite web|last1=Indian Roads Congress|url=http://www.irc.nic.in/index1.aspx?lsid=151&lev=2&lid=155&langid=1|title= "Indian Roads Congress - Roads"|website=IRC.NIC.IN|publisher=IRC|accessdate=12 August 2016}}</ref><ref name="DDPL" /><ref name="DDPL" /><ref name="DDPL" /><ref name="DDPL" /><ref name="Indian Roads Congress - Roads"/><ref name="books.google.co.in"/> meetings. He was appointed to the position of Consulting Engineer<ref name="HMSO" /> to the Government of India(Roads) in May 1942 and was later appointed as Industrial Adviser to the Government of India in April 1944.<ref name="HMSO" />
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After retiring from the ISE, he took over as the Chief Engineer with the [[Amalgamations Group|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.<ref name="DDPL" /> Later he took on the position of Dean of Engineering studies at [[Annamalai University]]<ref name="DDPL" /> He also served as the Chairman,<ref name="DDPL" /> Board of Examiners as well as a member of the Academic Senate,<ref name="DDPL" /> Syndicate and Academic Council<ref name="DDPL" /> and The Association of Principals and Technical Institutions.<ref name="DDPL" />

==Subsequent career==

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After retiring from the ISE, he took over as the Chief Engineer with the [[Amalgamations Group|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.<ref name="DDPL" /> Later he took on the position of Dean of Engineering studies at [[Annamalai University]]<ref name="DDPL" /> He also served as the Chairman,<ref name="DDPL" /> Board of Examiners as well as as a member of the Academic Senate,<ref name="DDPL" /> Syndicate and Academic Council<ref name="DDPL" /> and The Association of Principals and Technical Institutions.<ref name="DDPL" />


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
Raju 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.<ref name="DDPL"/><ref name="HMSO"/>
Raju 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.<ref name="DDPL"/><ref name="HMSO"/>


== Personal life ==
==Personal life==
Puttana Venkataramana Raju married S G Pillamma Venkatamma.They had 4 sons and 4 daughters.<ref name="DDPL" />
Puttana Venkataramana Raju married S G Pillamma Venkatamma.They had 4 sons and 4 daughters.<ref name="DDPL" />


==References==
==References==
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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

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He 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

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After 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

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Raju 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

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Puttana Venkataramana Raju married S G Pillamma Venkatamma.They had 4 sons and 4 daughters.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ P Venkataramana Raju (1975). "Avadi Township, Madras 54, India". Death Extract. Annual No. 50 (Monthly No. 1): 8.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ Sri P Venkataramana Raju (1945). "case studies of Roads in Holland & The reclamation of the Zuyder Zee in Holland". The Calendar. 1939–40. University of Madras: 280. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ^ The Congress expresses its thanks to the PWD Madras and Rao Bahadur P V Raju. Indian Roads Congress., 1944 - Highway engineering. Vol. 9. 1944. p. 11. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  7. ^ a b Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju (1947). (iii) Design of Rigid Pavements. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XII-5. p. 344. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  8. ^ a b Rao Bahadur P.V.Raju (1948). (ii) Design of Rigid Pavements. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XIII-4. p. 3. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  9. ^ P.V.Raj, Madras (1950). Highway Engineering. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XV. p. 51. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  10. ^ P.V.Raj (11 December 1953). Highway Engineering. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XV11-1. p. 654. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  11. ^ P.V.Raj (12 April 1955). Roads. Indian Roads Congress - Roads. Vol. XIX-1. p. 775. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  12. ^ 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
  13. ^ a b Shri. P V Raju : The Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India) The Institution, September1953 volume 34 page=209,690
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ Indian Roads Congress. "Indian Roads Congress - Roads". IRC.NIC.IN. IRC. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
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