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10 unusual facts about Andhra University


1972 Jai Andhra movement

In 1972, Gouthu Latchanna took a leading role in the Jai Andhra movement started by students of Andhra University demanding the division of Andhra Pradesh into old Andhra state and Telangana state on the issue of "Mulkhi" rules.

Acharya Nagarjuna University

The university is an outgrowth of a post-graduate centre of Andhra University, which was established in 1967 at Nallapadu area of Guntur and then relocated to Nambur/Kaza area on the east of the city.

Dickman function

V. Ramaswami of Andhra University later gave a rigorous proof that \Psi(x,x^{1/a}) was asymptotic to x \rho(a), with the error bound

Ernest Holmes

In 1945, he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy by Andhra University in India.

Etcherla

Postgraduate Center of Andhra University and an engineering college are located near Etcherla.

Meka Rangaiah Appa Rao

R. Appa Rao (21 March 1915 – 31 January 2003) was Vice Chancellor of Andhra University, Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Minister in Government of Andhra Pradesh, Member of Rajya Sabha and Telugu film producer.

Paddada Jagadeeswar Rao

degree in Watershed Management with reference to groundwaterform Andhra University.

Robert G. Jahn

He has received the Curtis W. McGraw Research Award of the American Society for Engineering Education and an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Andhra University.

S. B. Rao

Rao hails from Andhra Pradesh and completed his M.A. (1965) in mathematics from Andhra University.

Yarlagadda Lakshmi Prasad

He is the Chairman of the A.P. Hindi Academy; Professor in Hindi at Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, India, and is a former Rajya Sabha Member.


Mohammad Ismail

A philosophy student, he went on to receive a master's degree from Andhra University, then worked as a lecturer in philosophy at Kakinada, Anantapur and Vijayawada.

Pallam Raju

He is an alumnus of the Hyderabad Public School (HPS), Begumpet (1971–1979), an Electronics & Communications Engineering graduate (BE) from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh (1979–1983) and an MBA from Temple University, Philadelphia, USA (1983–1985).