JVV celebrates scientist Yellapragada’s birth anniversary

Bhimavaram: The Jana Vignana Vedika (JVV) conducted the 123rd birth anniversary of world-famous scientist, Dr Yellapragada Subba Rao at the Government Area Hospital here on Friday.

MLA Pulaparti Ramanjaneyulu garlanded the bust of Dr Yellapragada Subba Rao and paid tributes to the great inventor of Tetracycline and Hetrazon medicines. “Dr Yellapragada’s life was an inspiration to one and all. It is proud to say that Yellapragada is the native of Bhimavaram town,” he said, remembering the 

Jana Vignana Vedika State leader, Dr V Suresh said that the JVV would organise the birth anniversary celebrations of Dr Yellapragada to inculcate scientific thinking among people and shun superstition.

JVV division committee chairman Nandyala Bhaskara Raju, Government Hospital Superintendent Mogili Veeraswamy, Municipal Chairman Kotikalapudi Govinda Rao, Hospital Development Committee chairman Mamidisetty Prasad, members T Subba Rao, Sayyad Naseema Begum, Dr Govind Babu, JVV leaders Ch Prasada Rao, R Venkannababu were seen at the event