Pithapuram Rajah remembered in Kakinada

Kakinada: Mayor Sunkara Pavani hailed the services of Rajah of Pithapuram, Rao Venkata Mahipati Surya Rao Bahaddur for spreading education.

Participating in 133rd  birth anniversary celebrations  of the Rajah at degree college premises  on Friday, she said that  the educational instructions started by the Rajah in the year 1864 stood as symbol of development from  high school  to degree and PG college. 

Besides this, the Rajah also donated site and infrastructure to Ranga Raya Medical College in Kakinada, she said.

Earlier, the mayor garlanded the statue of Rajah Mahipati Surya Rao at  Zilla Parishad centre behind P R College and  paid tributes.

Corporator of 36 division   S Lakshmi Prasanna,  PR Degree  College  principal  Dr C Krishna, staff and students participated.