Maharajah's College

Not to be confused with Maharaja's College, Ernakulam, Maharaja's College, Mysore or Maharaja College, Jaipur.

Maharajah's College

Maharaja's College Seal
Motto	तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय
Type	Private
Established	1879
Founder	Maharaja Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju Maharaja Sir Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju C. Chandrasekhara Sastri
Principal	Dr. G.A.Kalyani
Chairman	Sri Pusapati Ananda Gajapati Raju
Undergraduates	2,192 per year
Location	Vizianagaram , Andhra Pradesh , India
Campus	Urban
Website	maharajahscollegevzm.com

Maharajah's College, or M. R. College, established in 1879, it is an autonomous institution located in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh.[1]

History

The institution was founded by Sir Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju, the 9th Maharajah of Vizianagram. It was started as a middle school in 1857 and upgraded to a high school in 1868. It was upgraded to a college in 1879 under the University of Madras, under the leadership of Principal C. Chandrasekhara Sastri, Professor of English and Sanskrit, and scaled thereafter with the aid of the 10th Maharaja, Sir Pusapati Ananda Gajapathi Raju.[2]

Academic Programmes

The college has 21 departments offering 19 undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts and science streams affiliated to the Andhra University. There are about 150 permanent and temporary academic and support staff members with an annual intake of about 2,192 students in 2009.

Campus

The Maharajah's College is spread over 18 acres, hosting six buildings with a built-up area of 115,307 sq ft (10,712.4 m^2). There is a central library and 14 other departmental libraries. The central library has over 50,000 books, and various digital resource. There are seminar halls, health centre, hostels, sports facilities and a gymnasium in the campus. The Union Bank of India had its branch in the campus to cater the staff and students.

Alumni Association

The Maharajah's College Old Students's Association (MRCOSA) has been functioning since the inception of college. Its organized the Maharajah Ananda Gajapati Sapada Sata Jayanti, the 125th Anniversary of Maharajah Ananda Gajapati Raju in 1976. It was revived when the college became Autonomous in 1987. It was made an integral part of the College in 1993.

Notable alumni

• Allam Appa Rao, Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada.[3]
• A. L. Rao, Chief Operating Officer, Wipro[4]
• Beela Satyanarayana, Vice Chancellor of Andhra University.
• Botsa Satyanarayana, Indian Parliamentarian.[5]
• Bulusu Sambamurti, was an Indian lawyer, politician and freedom-fighter
• Chaganti Somayajulu, Telugu writers.
• Dronamraju Krishna Rao or Krishna R. Dronamraju, an Indian-born geneticist and president of the Foundation for Genetic Research in Houston, Texas.
• Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao, musicologist and Principal of Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance.
• E. Venkatesam, former Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court[6]
• G. Ramanujulu Naidu, former Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court.[7]
• Ganti Jogi Somayaji, Telugu scholar and faculty in Andhra University.
• Gidugu Venkata Ramamurthy, the father of Colloquial Telugu language movement.
• Gurazada Apparao, poet.
• Indukuri Ramakrishnam Raju, better known as Rajasri, dialogue and lyrics writer in Telugu cinema.[8]
• J. V. Somayajulu, theater and film actor.
• K. Punnayya, former Judge of Andhra Pradesh High Court and Member of Legislative Assembly.[9]
• Dr. K. S. R. Krishna Rao
• General K. V. Krishna Rao, former Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army.
• Kala Venkata Rao, freedom fighter and politician.[10]
• Kandala Subrahmanyam, lawyer and Member of Parliament from Vizianagaram constituency.[11]
• Kotcherlakota Rangadhama Rao, Indian Physicist.
• M. V. Narayana Rao, Chief of Crime Investigation Department.[12]
• N. Dilip Kumar, Chief of Anti-Corruption Branch.[13]
• P. V. Ramanaiah Raja, founder of Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation.
• Pappu Venugopala Rao, musicologist.[14]
• Penmetsa Satyanarayana Raju former Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court.[15]
• T. V. R. Tatachari, Chief Justice of Delhi High Court.[16]

External links

• Official website

References

1. "Vizianagaram district Official website". Archived from the original on 26 August 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
2. "Welcome to Maharajah's College (Autonomous), Vizianagaram". www.mracollegevzm.com. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
3. "Biodata of Allam Apparao" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
4. Dr. A. L. Rao at Wipro Corporate.com
5. "Botcha Satyanarayana at Lok Sabha". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
6. "Biodata of Justice E. Venkatesam at Andhra Pradesh High Court". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
7. "Profile of G. Ramanujulu Naidu at Andhra Pradesh High Court". Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
8. Rajashri, 20th Century Telugu Luminaries, Part II, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 481-2.
9. "Profile of K. Punnayya at Andhra Pradesh High Court". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
11. "Biodata of Shri Kandala Subrahmanyam at Lok Sabha website". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
12. "List of CID Chiefs". Archived from the original on 21 October 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
13. "N. Dilip Kumar".
14. "Official website of Pappu Venugopala Rao". Archived from the original on 7 October 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
15. "Profile of P. Satyanarayana Raju at Andhra Pradesh High Court". Archived from the original on 27 February 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
16. Biodata of T. V. R. Tatachari at Delhi High Court website.