G. Ram Reddy

G Ram Reddy
Chairman of the University Grants Commission (India)
In office 1990–1995
1st Vice Chancellor of the Indira Gandhi National Open University
In office 1985–1990
Succeeded by	V C Kulandaiswamy
1st Vice Chancellor of the Andhra Pradesh Open University
In office 1982–1985
12th Vice Chancellor Osmania University
In office 1977–1982
1st Chairman Social Sciences Research Council
In office 1969–1974
Personal details
Born	December 4, 1929 Mylaram, Karimnagar district, Telangana India
Died	2 July 1995 (aged 65) London, UK
Spouse(s)	Smt. G Pramila Ram Reddy
Profession	Political Scientist Academician
Religion	Hindu

Professor G. Ram Reddy (December 4, 1929 – July 2, 1995) is renowned architect of Distance Education and the father of open learning in India.

Recognition

He was presented the prestigious Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation Award for his stupendous work in Education in 1994. In memory of his remarkable services, the Andhra Pradesh Government named the Centre of Distance Education in Osmania University as G. Ram Reddy Centre of Distance Education. Also, Prof. G. Ram Reddy Memorial Lecture was instituted in his memory by the IGNOU, New Delhi.

References

• 20th Century Luminaries of Andhra Pradesh, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005.

External links

• Memorial in Commonwealth of Learning at the Wayback Machine (archived November 20, 2008).
• Osmania University Centre for Distance Education official website.