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{{Infobox person
| name = G. V. N. Raju
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| caption =G.V.N. Raju at Andhra Pradesh Ventriloquism Festival 2012
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|03|28}}
| birth_place = [[Bobbili]], [[Vizianagaram]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| death_place =
| nationality = Indian
| education =
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| other_names =
| occupation = Ventriloquist, Puppeteer, Mimicry artist, Writer, Speaker
| years_active =
| known_for =
| notable_works = 101 Sins on Public Speaking<br>Upanyasa Kala
| website = {{URL|http://www.gvnraju.com/}}
}}

'''G. V. N. Raju''' (born 26 March 1964) is an Indian [[ventriloquist]], [[puppeteer]], [[mimicry artist]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Kathi Karthika With Telangana Mimicry Artist GVN Raju - V6 Exclusive Interview|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRCtroe4Qrg|publisher=[[V6 News]]|date=June 25, 2013|language=Telugu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ఉపన్యాసాలు ఆలోచింపచేయాలి|url=http://gvnraju.com/media1.html|publisher=[[Andhra Jyothy]]|date=September 27, 2012|language=Telugu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=International Ventriloquist GVN Raju Special Mimicry Show|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxGcidQU-A8|publisher=[[TV5 News]]|date=January 14, 2017|language=Telugu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Celebrity Talk: G.V.N. Raju - Mimicry Artist in Coffee With Sowjanya|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW-l3XkSZ9A|publisher=Mahaa News|date=February 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=G.V.N. Raju - Mimicry Artist|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AitUE53mzUs|publisher=99TV Telugu|date=August 18, 2014|language=Telugu}}</ref> [[author]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Books from Author: G.V.N. Raju|publisher=Kinige.com|url=http://kinige.com/author/G.V.N.+Raju|accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref> and soft skill trainer.<ref>{{cite news|title=A revealing and refreshing counselling session for students taking up higher education|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/a-revealing-and-refreshing-counselling-session-for-students-taking-up-higher-education/article8043780.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=December 30, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Have role models|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/hbs-gets-national-excellence-award/article8265113.ece|publisher=[[The Hindu]]|date=February 22, 2016}}</ref> He is the Vice President of Icon HRD, a human resource development company based in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reddy|first1=R. Ravikanth|title=Oral communication is a mandatory skill|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-educationplus/oral-communication-is-a-mandatory-skill/article7340306.ece|publisher=[[the Hindu]]|date=June 22, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ఈనాడు-ఈతరం క్లబ్ ఆద్వర్యంలో వాక్పటిమపై శిక్షణ|url=http://gvnraju.com/media2.html|accessdate=March 22, 2017|publisher=[[Eenadu]]|language=Telugu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Devalla|first1=Rani|title=Summer camp focuses on skill development|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/summer-camp-focuses-on-skill-development/article8635387.ece|publisher=The Hindu|date=May 23, 2016|location=[[Visakhapatnam]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Infatuation with safe jobs is why country lacks entrepreneurs|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/infatuation-with-safe-jobs-is-why-country-lacks-entrepreneurs/article6900166.ece|publisher=[[the Hindu]]|date=February 16, 2015|location=[[Kalaburagi]]}}</ref> He is [[Limca Book of Records]] holder in [[ventriloquism]].<ref name=limca/>

== Early life and education ==
GVN Raju is a post-graduate in [[Sociology]] and [[Business Management]], a law graduate and has also other postgraduate diplomas to his credit.

== Career ==
G. V. N. Raju was invited to perform his [[ventriloquism]] show during the visit of [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], as he performed a show for [[UNICEF]] for getting awareness on Universal Immunisation.<ref name=limca/>

Raju, who worked in postal department of [[Central Government of India]], has been performing mimicry and [[ventriloquism]] since 1982 and so far held 5000 shows in India and abroad including [[United States]], [[Canada]], [[Thailand]], [[China]], [[Nepal]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Switzerland]], [[London]], [[Belgium]], [[Italy]], [[Germany]], [[France]], [[Dubai]] and [[Abu Dhabi]] .<ref name=limca/> He is disciple of Padmasree Dr. [[Nerella Venumadhav]]ed

== Record ==
G. V. N. Raju holds a record in [[Limca Book of Records]] in 2002 for conducting a 12-hour nonstop show on April 17, 2001 with his puppet, before the audience at Thyagaraya Gana Sabha from 7:20 AM to 7:20 PM. Raju's show focused on importance of adopting safe practice and shedding misconception about [[AIDS]]. Although the message was serious but was delivered in a simple way, to keep the session lively he imitated the voice of many cine actors and personalities.<ref name=limca>{{cite book|last1=Ghosh|first1=Vijaya|title=Did you say something|publisher=[[Limca Book of Records]]|isbn=978-81-901148-5-1|page=113|edition=2002}}</ref>

== Books ==
* 101 Sins on Public Speaking (2013)<ref>{{cite book|title=101 Sins on Public Speaking (2013) by GVN Raju|publisher=Sree Chandana|url=https://www.amazon.in/dp/B00ROTCNY6|accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref>
* Upanyasa Kala<ref>{{cite book|title=ఉపన్యాస కళ ( ఉత్తమ వక్త గా ఎదగడానికి ఉన్నత ప్రమాణాలు) Upanyasa Kala|publisher=Jayanthi Publications
|url=http://kinige.com/book/Upanyasa+Kala|accessdate=March 22, 2017}}</ref>

== Recognition ==
* Entered in [[Limca Book of Records]] in 2002.<ref name=limca/>

==References==
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