Wikipedia:Y. M. Reddy

Y Muniventaka Reddy (born 8 January 1939) is an educationist and a National Record Holder - Limca Book of Records. He has worked in various educational institutions in south India. He is popularly known as Y M Reddy. Recently, he has been Coordinator of Sri Siddhartha Education Society, and previously he was Principal of Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology.

National Records (Limca Book of Records) ( India Book of Records)
Mr. Reddy holds three records in his name with Limca Book of Records and India Book of Records.

He holds this record for serving as principal of engineering college in India for 241 months ( 20 years and 1 month)
 * He holds a record has longest served principal of an Engineering College in India and is listed in India Book of Records. He served as principal of Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur from Oct, 1984 to November 2004

He is listed in Limca Book of Records 2013 That's a woofing 65 years Every single day of his life from past 54 years has been recorded. And there has not been a day where he has missed to write his daily diary
 * Maintaining all the personal accounts from 1953 till date.
 * Diaries from 1964 till date.

Early life and education
Y M Reddy was born in Nallaralahalli, a remote village in Chintamani Taluk, Kolar District (presently Chikballapura District), Karnataka India. He completed his early schooling at Mindigal, close to in his native. Later high school at Municipal High School in Chintamani in 1956.
 * Completed PCM Intermediate at Government Intermediate College in 1958
 * Graduated in BSc at Vijaya College, affiliated to Mysore University, Bangalore in 1960.
 * Then he joined UVCE for his graduation in Civil Engineering and graduated in 1964 from Mysore University.
 * He attended IIT Mumbai, from where he graduated with Master of Technology in Civil Engineering with Hydraulics Specialization in 1967.
 * Got Interdisciplinary PhD (Faculty of Engineering) in 1981 by Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi for the research work in agriculture, namely Irrigation Water Management for Rice, under the guidance of Prof. G H Shankara Reddy, who was Professor and Dean of Agronomy at Andhra Pradesh University and Principal Sri Venkateshwara Agricultural College

Academic career
Currently Y M Reddy is coordinator of Sri Siddhartha Education Society, Tumkur, and prior to that, he was the Principal of Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur, and offspring of Sri Siddhartha Education Society. After completion of Master of Technology
 * 1964–65 – Worked as a Junior Engineer at PWD. for Land Acquisition Survey for BEMEL/KGF Due to the corruption in the department he resigned and continued his education in IIT Mumbai.
 * 1967–71 – worked as Assistant Lecturer in IIT Madras; in 1971 resigned IIT Madras for racism, linguistic problems.
 * 1971–80 – worked as lecturer and Asst. Professor in Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi.
 * 1980–84 – worked as Professor, HOD & Vice Principal of KSRM College of Engineering
 * 1984–2004 – Joined as 7th Principal of Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur. and worked for more than 20 years.
 * After retirement from Principal work, he is continuing his service as a coordinator of SSES, Tumkur

Awards and honours
He received 2 gold medals for four research papers published by the Institution of Engineers, India in their journal of :


 * Civil Engineering Division
 * Agricultural Engineering Division

He has been honored with
 * " Eminent Engineers" award by Insititute of Engineers (India), Karnataka State Center on Engineer's Day
 * Rajyotsava Award for his contribution towards education field by District Administration, Tumkur, Karnataka

He is listed in:
 * Twentieth Century Distinguished Personalities
 * Reference Asia
 * Biography International
 * Who is Who of Men and Women of Achievement and Distinction
 * Who is Who in the World
 * Top 100 Educators, 2012
 * Who is Who in Asia 2012

Fellowships and Life Memberships
and also he is the former member of Syndicate, Senate, Academic Council, Board of Studies and Faculty of Engineering of Bangalore University and Board of Examiners and Board of Studies of Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi

Personal life
Y M Reddy is married to Jayalakshmi in 1968. He has two sons, M Rajaram – HOD, Professor of Mechanical in BGSIT and M Raghuram

Books and research papers
He published 33 technical papers in journals and seminars and a book, Optimization Inputs in Rice Production – through the Registrar, S V University, Tirupati.

He was awarded a prize, a certificate of merit and two gold medals for four papers published in Institution of Engineers, India in their Journals of Civil Engineering and Agricultural Engineering