Dr. B V Raju Garu is a septuagenarian came from a humble agricultural family of Kumudavalli village near Bhimavaram, W.G.Dist of Andhra Pradesh. He was a Chemical Engineer from Benaras Hindu University and a Management Graduate from Harvard University, U.S.A. He is a doyen of the Cement Industry and was an industrial adviser to several countries like Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal, Bhutan etc.After retirement, he promoted several industries in A.P like Raasi Cement, Vishnu Cement, Raasi Refractories, Raasi Ceramics, Telangana Paper Mills, Raasi Software, Raasi Finance & investment Limited etc. In due Recognition of his contribution for the industrial sector in India, he was awarded with “PADMA SHRI” in 1977 and “PADMA BHUSHAN” in 2001 by the Govt. of India., and was awarded “DOCTORATE” by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. Both the B.V.Raju Foundation and Sri Vishnu Educational Society are the culmination of his vision, inspiration, conscientious effort to help the society particularly the underprivileged people.