"Telugu Tejam" is used to represent those who earned name(fame) for them and for the Telugu community.
NRI(Non-Resident Indian) Political Stars- USA,Germany,Fiji
USA:
Upendra Chivukula: Deputy Speaker of New Jersey Assembly.Upendra is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 2002, where he represents the 17th legislative district.
Assemblyman Chivukula is the first Asian Indian American elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and the fourth Indian American in the United States to be elected to state office.
Chivukula has been the Assembly's Deputy Speaker since 2007. He serves in the Assembly on the Chair of Telecommunications and Utilities Committee and the Commerce and Economic Development Committee.
Germany:
Dr.Ravindra Gujjula: Dr.Ravindra Gujjula is most popular-Visionary Politician in Germany& Most Popular NRI- Politician in the World.
Member of Legislature of Federal State(Member of parliament): Dr. Ravindra is a doctor by profession, recently elected as a Member of Legislature of Federal State of Brandenburg(near Berlin) in Germany.Dr. Ravindra's Win is Historic in The German politics.Dr.Ravindra is German Social Democratic Party(SPD) politician.
Three-time Mayor: Previously, Three-time Mayor of Altlandsberg in Germany.There had never been a non-white mayor anywhere in Germany before Gujjula's success. Dr. Ravindra was elected mayor of Altlandsberg in 1993 when he captured 80 percent of the vote."A dark-skinned becoming a Mayor was a big news."
Head of the Anti-Right club: Dr. Ravindra is Head of the Anti-Right club "Brandenburg against rightists." Dr. Ravindra fought radicals from the right-wing scene in the Election time.Gujjula has been working hard to foster peaceful cooperation between Germans and foreign citizens.
Fiji:
Kamlesh Reddy: Member of Parliament in Fiji for Labasa Communal Constituency. Kamlesh Reddy is Fiji Labour Party(FLP) politician.
* Dr.Nagagopal Venna- The Brian McGovern Award- 2007 for Clinical Excellence at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Dr. Nagagopal Venna, MD, MRCP(I), MRCP(UK), was honored with The Brian McGovern Award- 2007 for Clinical Excellence at the Annual Physician Recognition Dinnerof the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, attended by about 600 physicians in October 2007.This group represents nearly 1500 physicians from a wide range of medical specialties at the Massachusetts General Hospital, the premier teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.
The Brian McGovern Award: This award recognizes commitment to clinical excellence and patient-centered care at the Massachusetts General Hospital. The citation was read by Dr. Anne Young, chief of the neurology department- "Dr.Venna is incredibly well-read, erudite, knowledgeable, and likes to teach.His experience in even the rarest of clinical cases is tremendous and he makes the diagnosis of even the rare syndromes seem easier than it is for any one else.He is one of the great teacher-clinicians.In the clinic every single patient who is seen is discussed in detail with something interesting emergingin the most routine cases. He is the doctor that you want your ill family memberto see. He is the sage whom you want to discuss your case with. Every single interaction with him leads to an insight into the patient or yourself".
Dr. Nagagopal Venna is an eminent neurological physician, practicing and teaching at the Massachusetts General Hospital. and Harvard medical School forthe past 10 years. He worked in similar roles at the Neurological Unit of Boston City Hospital, a major teaching hospital for Boston University Medical School.
He is an expert in the disease of the brain and nerves with special interest in the infections of the nervous system, especially in the neurological disorders caused by AIDS.
Dr Venna is a graduate of Guntur Medical College in Andhra Pradesh where he had the influence of stalwart clinicans and teachers such as Dr T. Srinivasan and Dr Mallikharjuna Rao and Dr Lakshmana Rao.
He did his internship at Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabd with Dr S Ramachandra rao and Dr Veera Ragahava rao, among other distinguished physicians. He was trained in Internal Medicine in Ireland and in Neurology at the neurological unit of Boston City Hospital by Dr Thomas Sabin.
Dr. Venna's Family: Dr Nagagopal lives with his wife Usharani and sons Drs Suraj and Praveen Venna in Brookline, MA
Awards:
Best Doctots in America Award: Dr Venna's excellence as a physician with expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the brain and nerves has been recognized by his peers by selection to the Best Doctors in America 5 times since 1996 and including current year 2007.
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching: Dr. Venna's many years of contributions and dedication to teaching and training of medical students and post-graduate physicians in the medical speciality of neurology have been recognized by the Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching at Boston University.The Metcalf Awardee is selected across all the schools of the University.
His portraits on the occassion of this award are displayed permannently at the Boston University main campus and in the Medical School library.
Teacher of the Year Award: Dr Venna was honored 3 times as the Teacher of the Year by the Neurology Department of Massachusetts General Hospital. He was elected to the Academy at the Harvard Medical School in recognition of his committent and contributions to teaching.
Source: "America Bharathi"(ATA Magazine)- 2007- Q4(Oct-Dec)
* Jay Reddy- "Indian American Businessman" - "Jay Reddy "has received the "State Small Business Person of the Year award"- 2007 in this year's Small Business Administration's (SBA) nationwide search.
There were no Indian Americans in the nine categories that make up the National Small Business Champions list in 2007.
The event was attended by Senator John Kerry, chairman, US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship and Matt Kistler, senior vice president, marketing, research and insights, Sam's Club.
Virginia-based Reddy, Chairman and CEO of ProLogic, Inc., received the award April 24 at a glittering ceremony held in Washington. Reddy got the award for West Virginia.
Reddy formed ProLogic, an IT firm, in 1995 and steadily built it into a successful business, providing quality software development, IT products and systems integration and engineering.
With SBA's help, Reddy won several federal contracts leading to a 400 percent increase in employment and a 600 percent rise in revenues in the last four years, according to SBA.
"This is the first time a West Virginia company has made it to the list, which reflects positively on the leadership at ProLogic and also on West Virginia and the technology corridor as a whole," said Judy McCauley, district director of SBA's West Virginia office.
Reddy said: "From simple beginnings and a dream to become a successful business, ProLogic has become home to over 230 skilled and valuable employees. This recognition is a validation of the hard work and effort our employees have put forth, not just in 2004 but over the 10-year history of the company.
* Meassage from SBA(Small Business Administration)"
Congratulations Jay Reddy, ProLogic CEO and Founder. Your vision and entrepreneurship have created hundreds of new jobs in the last 12 years. Your dedication to the American dream has made the skies over America safer by developing and delivering innovative air defense programs like Link-16 Alaska (LAK) and Pocket J. Your insight and investment in new technologies have created a new paradigm for military and civilian trauma-patient data recording with devices like the Emergency Management System - Mobile (EMS Mobile™) which has its roots in a device designed and successfully used by the U.S. military in Iraq. Your compassion and caring have helped hundreds of people all over the world through ProLogic’s contributions to hurricane and tsunami relief, scouting, as well as curing vision problems among the underprivileged youth worldwide.
You’re proof that the American dream is alive and well and that small businesses play a big part in the business of America!.
Source: "America Bharathi"(ATA Magazine)- 2007- Q3(July-Sept)
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