Ramalinga Raju

Ramalinga Raju Byrraju is a pioneering businessman of India in the world of Information Technology.
He is the Chairman of Satyam Computer Services Limited which he established in 1987 in Hyderabad along with his brother-in-law DVS Raju.

Ramalinga was born on 16th September,1954 in Bhimavaram, Hyderabad. His father is Satyanarayan Raju and the name 'Satyam' has been kept after him.
His wife's name is Nandini and has two sons named Teja and Ramu. Ramalinga Raju graduated from Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada with a Bachelors degree in Commerce in 1975. Then he did his MBA from Ohio University, USA.

He came back to India in 1977 and initially developed a textile industry named Sri Satyam. Then he ventured into real estate business under the name Satyam Constructions.
Then he got interested in IT. Ramalinga loves reading books on science, philosophy and management.

• In 1992, he launched Satyam Infoway or Sify which has today become one of the leading Internet service providers in the Indian market.

Awards won by him:

• Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Services Award, 1999
• Dataquest IT Man of the Year Award, 2000
• CNBC's Asian Business Leader - Corporate Citizen of the Year Award, 2002
• Lifetime Achievement Award, given by Hyderabad Management Association (HMA), 2005

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