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{{Short description|Indian entrepreneur and founder of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories}}
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{{infobox person
| name = Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy
| image = Dr.AnjiReddy.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|02|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Tadepalle, Guntur district|Tadepalli]], [[Guntur district]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2013|03|15|1939|02|01|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]], Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
| nationality = [[India]]n
| other_names =
| occupation = Former Chairman, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
| known_for = [[Dr. Reddy's Laboratories]]
| net_worth = (USD) $1.39 Billion
| relatives = [[Kallam Satish Reddy]] (son)<br>[[G. V. Prasad]] (son-in-law)
| education =
*[[Bachelor of Science|B. Sc.]] ([[Andhra University|Andhra]]),
*B. Sc. ([[University of Bombay|Bombay]]),
*[[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph. D.]] ([[National Chemical Laboratory|NCL]])
| alma mater =
*[[Andhra Christian College]], [[Guntur]],
*[[Institute of Chemical Technology]], [[Mumbai]],
*[[National Chemical Laboratory]], [[Pune]]
}}
'''Kallam Anji Reddy''' (1 February 1939 – 15 March 2013) was an [[Indian people|Indian]] entrepreneur in the [[pharmaceutical]] industry, the founder-chairman of [[Dr. Reddy's Laboratories]], which he established in 1984, and chairman of Dr Reddy's Foundation (DRF), the [[corporate social responsibility]] arm of the group, established 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Always Reddy with a healthy dose |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Always-Reddy-with-a-healthy-dose-/articleshow/3720801.cms |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=17 November 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dr Reddy's prescription of passion |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Dr%20Reddy%92s%20prescription%20of%20passion/176379/ |work=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] |date=3 September 2006 }}</ref> The [[Government of India]] honoured him with the [[Padma Shri]] in 2001 and later with the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2011 for his contribution to the Indian pharmaceutical industry.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref> He was a member of the Indian Prime Minister's Council on Trade and Industry.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/govt-announces-padma-awards-81520 Govt announces Padma Awards | NDTV.com]</ref>

== Early life and education ==
After graduating from Annapotanna
Zilla parishath High School Nutakki, Reddy received his first Bachelor of Science degree from [[Andhra-Christian College|A.C. College]] at [[Guntur City|Guntur]] in 1958.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aPXP80nuYooI | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713062451/http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aPXP80nuYooI | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 July 2012 | work=Bloomberg | title=Dr. Reddy's Struggles for Homegrown Hit to Escape Rival Clones | date=4 December 2006 }}</ref> He then earned his B.Sc.(Tech) in Pharmaceuticals and Fine chemicals from the University Department of Chemical Technology of University of Mumbai (now [[Institute of Chemical Technology]], [[Mumbai]]), followed by a PhD in [[chemical engineering]] under [[L. K. Doraiswamy|L.K Doraiswamy]] from the [[National Chemical Laboratory]], [[Pune]] in 1969.<ref name=re>{{cite web |title= Dr Reddy's: From Rs 25 lakh to Rs 5,800 crore|url=http://www.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=//money/2007/jun/12bspec.htm |publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|page=12 June 2007}}</ref>

==Death==
Reddy died of cancer on 15 March 2013 at the Apollo Hospital in [[Hyderabad]].<ref>[http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/dr.-reddys-labs-founder-chairman-Dr.kallam-anji-reddy-passes-away/1/258096.html Dr. Reddy's Laboratories founder chairman Dr. Kallam Anji Reddy passes away : Corporate, News – India Today]</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130908215943/http://drreddys.com/aboutus/our-founder.html Biography of Dr Anji Reddy]
* [http://www.drreddys.com Dr Redddys, Corporate website]
* [http://www.drreddysfoundation.org/ Dr Reddy's Foundation]

{{Padma Shri Award Recipients in Trade & Industry}}
{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}
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[[Category:University of Mumbai alumni]]
[[Category:Institute of Chemical Technology alumni]]
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[[Category:20th-century Indian biologists]]
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