SIR.C.R.REDDY POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
Eluru, W.G.Dst, A.P.,India,Ph:+91 8812 231407
Dr. Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy
Date of Birth: 10 December 1880
Date of Death: 24 February 1951
Educationalist, Founder &
Vice-chancellor of Andhra University
Dr.Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy
(December 10, 1880 - February 24, 1951) also popularly known as Sir C.R. Reddy
was an educationist and political thinker, essayist and economist, and poet and
literary critic. He wrote his works in Telugu and English, which reveal his deep love
and learning of classics as well as modernity of his outlook.
Reddy was the foremost educationalist who played a major role in shaping the educational policy in India. He was also the recipient of Knighthood by the British crown in honour of his service to the country.
He was the founder of Andhra University and also served as its Vice-Chancellor from 1926 to 1931 and in a further second term from 1936 to 1949.
HISTORY OF COLLEGE
During the early 40s there was a long felt need for a full-fledged academic institution at the district head quarters of West Godavari District, A.P. To fulfil this dream, the then chairman of municipal council, Eluru, Late Rao Saheb Damaraju Venkata Rao went on a fund raising campaign and deposited Rs 2 lakh and 17 thousand in the municipal treasury for starting the college. Following this SIR C.R. R. MUNCIPAL COLLEGE came into being on 4th July 1945. It was named after SIR C.R. Reddy, a distinguished scholar and the then Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University. The college came to be treated as an institution under private management by the government since 1947, and the word municipal was dropped from its name. Since then the institute has been growing at a steady pace. A number of institutions have also came up under the umbrella of the same management. SIR C.R. Reddy Institutions, with a reputation for quality education and academic excellence, has carved a niche for themselves in the academic field of coastal Andhra Pradesh. The management consists of a team of eminent individuals and professionals from all over the state. An executive body elected by the general body from time to time carries out the general administration of the institutions.
Educational Institutions managed by Sir C R. Reddy College Management :
SIR C.R. Reddy College (Intermediate) SIR C.R. Reddy Degree College
SIR C.R. Reddy College ( PG Centre) SIR C.R. Reddy College of Education
SIR C.R. Reddy Polytechnic SIR C.R. Reddy Women’s College
SIR C.R. Reddy Public School