Kammas World

Arvind Movva is the only Indian American doctor included in the list of 33 Ambulatory Surgery Center Industry leaders who — despite their continued success, far-reaching influence and deep knowledge of the industry — have yet to reach age 40. Arvind Movva, MD (35). Dr. Movva is currently CEO of Heartland Clinic, Valley View Anesthesia and Regional SurgiCenter, an eight-OR multi-specialty ASC in Illinois. He also practices as a gastroenterologist and serves as co-founder and consultant with Movva Medical Consulting. Dr. Movva joined Gastroenterology Consultants upon completion of his fellowship at the Medical College of Georgia in 2010. He offers a full range of gastroenterology care, including ERCP/EUS, hemorrhoidal banding and a cure for Barrett's Esophagus. Dr. Movva received his MD from The Chicago Medical School and completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago.  

Senior Income Tax officer Kosaraju Veeraiah Chowdary was today appointed member of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) in the Finance Ministry. K. V. Chowdary is an officer of the Indian Revenue Service. With a Masters degree in Mathematics from Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai, he joined the IRS in 1978 through the Civil Services Examination, he was till now serving as the Director General (Investigations) in the national capital and was heading a number of high-profile I-T probes including the 2G spectrum allocation case and the HSBC Geneva taxpayers list. With his appointment, the CBDT will function with full strength. It had a few vacancies for some time. The CBDT has six members apart from the Chairman and is the apex body for policy and administrative issues related to direct taxes and the Income Tax department. Chowdary is credited with initiating a host of new steps to enhance and build up the intelligence and investigation set up of the Inco...

For six years from 1999, Lingamaneni Maruti Sankar , with a B.E. and an MBA from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, was working at VisualSoft (sold to Megasoft later) in the product delivery and development team. While working there, he was visualising an enterprise of his own in the area of digital games, a fledgling area that was just catching the imagination of IT professionals. He quit the firm in 2006 and worked on the blueprint of his start-up for about six to eight months.   Selling the idea to angel investors was, as expected, a tough task.   “I believe in developing a pool of games and building a repository of intellectual property. I do not believe in developing a game to sell it once for all. I am here to a play a long-term game,” Maruti Sanker , now the Managing Director of 7Seas Entertainment , says.   While betting his personal savings from his VisualSoft job, he went on to sell the idea. He raised Rs 1 crore from an angel investor...

Ravi Yalamanchi is one of 13 candidates running for 2 spots on the OCC board. Rochester Hills City Councilmember Ravi Yalamanchi is looking to add a new duty to his long list of community involvements: that of Oakland Community College Trustee.   Yalamanchi is vying for a six-year term on the college's governing board this November. It's a nonpartisan, volunteer position. If elected, Yalamanchi will still be able to keep his spot on City Council. In his campaign flier, Yalamanchi says he will "promote quality education at an affordable price, promote curriculum that aligns with sector needs and growth areas, promote technology and training in vocational and technical trades, and promote collaboration with business, government and nonprofits." Yalamanchi is the CEO of Metro Community Development . Yalamanchi is one of 13 candidates for two six-year terms on the board of trustees. Other candidates are: Pamala Davis of Clawson Clay Jansson of Milford D...

Anudeep Kodali and Taylor wins doubles title at the U.S.T.A Boys 14 National Tennis Championship held Aug. 5-10 at San Antonio’s McFarlin Tennis Center. Taylor Fritz and his doubles partner Anudeep Kodali of Durham, N.C, the No. 1 seeds, dispatched the No. 3 team of Lane Leschly( Atherton, Calif.) and Mwendwa Mbithi ( Succasunna, N.J.) 6-0, 6-1 in the championship match.

      Oxford University PG topper Samara Kolli. The way Samarasimha Kolli acquired knowledge is astounding to say the least . “Mathematics is essentially a language. Mathematics and philosophy are like the hardware of a computer and every other subject the software. Maths and philosophy teach us how to think creatively and analyse, learning other subjects becomes very easy,” says Samarasimha Kolli (called Samara in short). Samara is one of the toppers of his class at Merton College, University of Oxford, in the subjects of mathematics and philosophy. With mathematics and philosophy being his passion, he wants to pursue Ph.D. in them.   Before diving headlong into academics again, he has come to India to discover his roots. Samara spent the first two years of his life in Madhira in Khammam district, where he was born. His mother Padmasri Chekuri belongs to the village. His father Prasanth, an anaesthesiologist, belongs to Jangaon in Warangal. ...

Kony Solutions continues to accelerate and consolidate its position in the worldwide mobile enterprise services market with its acquisition of Australian SAP-certified mobility solutions provider, Sky Technologies.   Kony CEO, Raj Koneru, said the acquisition of the Melbourne-based Sky was part of the company’s ongoing strategy to simplify enterprise mobility and made Kony the “undisputed mobile and multichannel application platform leader, with a strong roster of customers of all sizes, across multiple industries and regions." Koneru says the acquisition brings together Sky’s “deep enterprise expertise and large installed base of SAP mobile customers with Kony’s award-winning mobile and multichannel application platform, packaged mobile applications, and mobile application management (MAM) solutions.” “The resulting solution will enable corporations of all sizes to accelerate time to revenue and time to market by harnessing highly efficient mobile technologies for both bus...

After three days of competition, champions were crowned in 13 different age divisions on last Saturday, seven in the boys’ field and six in the girls’ field, of the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship. Playing at nine different courses in the area, the tournament brought more than 1,200 players from 39 countries to Moore County for the seventh consecutive year . The world championship had its share of highlights, starting with the opening ceremony that featured the parade of nations held in Pinehurst last Tuesday. Boys 11 division: Guang Shi Chen of Shenzhen, China, refused to let his foot off the gas at Talamore Golf Resort, firing a final-round 5-under-par 67 to post a tournament total of 17-under-par 199 to win the boys 11 division. The boys 11 division played Talamore Golf Resort at 5,522 yards. For the tournament, Chen recorded a remarkable 20 birdies and only three bogeys. He used his length off the tee to his advantage, as he birdied 12 of the 14 par-4s and par-5s dur...

Badminton referee Vemuri Sudhakar has the distinction of officiating in three consecutive Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000) He made a mark in the Olympics even before the likes of Gopichand, Saina Nehwal. But, with a difference. Vemuri Sudhakar (62) is the proud recipient of commemorative medallions for officiating in three consecutive Olympics (1992, 1996 and 2000). And, this Hyderabadi still happens to be the only Indian to achieve this rare feat in badminton. For Sudhakar, a student of Methodist School and the Nizam College, his maiden Olympics was also the same edition when badminton was introduced as a medal sport. “That actually makes me feel very special about the whole experience of Barcelona even now,” says the highly-respected official. Eventful Sudhakar didn’t care for reputations, stuck to the rules and not surprisingly had the ‘distinction’ of issuing the only official warning in badminton to the eventual gold medallist Alan Budi Kusuma of Indonesian in the men’s...

BANGALORE: This 21-year-old Bangalore-based Srikar Gullapalli currently at Colgate University , New York , has a passion — to 'shudhify ' (cleanse) the corrupt system in his home town. During his summer holidays this year, Srikar Gullapalli interviewed the aam janata at the offices of BBMP, BDA, sub-registrar , RTO as well as police stations and government hospitals. He found that 33.38% of those surveyed were not satisfied with service, 37.98% were asked to pay a bribe, 38.61% used a middleman to work done and 15% felt threatened. He's the youngest researcher at IIMB's seventh annual conference on public policy and management. IIM-B's Centre for Public Policy is coordinating with civic agencies to get rid of corruption in public services, based on his report. "We appreciate his efforts in reaching out to the public and asking them about corruption. Gullapalli was selected as one of 60 youngsters worldwide (out of 1,500 applicants ) with the potentia...

August 16: University of Cincinnati has announced the coveted Global Scholarship worth US $100,000 to be presented to Anurag Gogineni, the only recipient of the highest level award this year owing to his excellent academics and extracurricular achievements. Gogineni will receive a full tuition scholarship of US $25,000, renewable for four years, for a total value of US $100,000. He will be pursuing his bachelor’s degree at the university, which commences in August 2012. Out of the 1300 international applications received by the university, Gogineni was chosen as the most deserving candidate. “UC has a great business school, one of the best campuses according to popular rankings, well developed business leadership programs, and ample scholarships. It offers excellent placements & an enriching co-op programme,” Anurag said of Cincinnati. Anurag has also been admitted to the highly selective Kolodzik Business Scholar’s programme at the university, enabling him to ha...

Peoria, IL: Dr. Jasti Sambasiva Rao , head of cancer research at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria was named the first winner of the annual Peorian of the Year award presented Wednesday during a reception at the Par A Dice Hotel. The awarded was established by The Peorian and its parent company, AdCo Advertising Agency to honor a resident of Peoria region who through their work or avocation has improved the quality of life in the area. Also presented Wednesday was a $10,000 donation from The Peorian to Children's Hospital of Illinois in Dr. Rao's name.

Dallas -TX: Dallas Telugu community gathered to welcome Hon. Parvathaneni Harish, the newly appointed Consul General of India in the US at Pasand Irving Restaurant on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Prasad Thotakura, TANA President introduced Hon. CGI Harish to the gathering as he is the first of person of Telugu origin to assume this highest position in US consulate history. Hon. Harish grew up in Vijayawada, attended NSM Public School, Layola College and graduated from Osmania University, Hyderabad with a Mechanical Engineering degree. Prasad Thotakura and Dr. S. Raghavendra Prasad, former TANA President felicitated Hon. CGI Harish with a shawl, Manju Kanneganti, TANA SW Regional Representative presented a bouquet of flowers. Chalapathi Rao Kondrakunta, TANA Membership promotion Chair and Dr. Bhanumathi Ivatury, TANA Social Services Chair presented a token appreciation to Hon. CGI and his wife Nandita. Suresh Manduva, TANTEX President-elect also felicitated Hon. CGI by presentin...

South Africa's first MasterChef Deena Naidoo, with celebrity chef Reza Mahammad, right. Deena Naidoo, the affable 45-year-old IT specialist from Durban, has won the title of South Africa’s first MasterChef, beating 30-year-old Sue-Ann Allen in the final. In the nail-biting finalé to M-Net’s first season of MasterChef SA on Tuesday, 24 July, Naidoo battled it out for the top prize against Woodstock lighting designer Sue-Ann Allen in a grueling three-part cook-off. At the start of the episode Naidoo and Allen were flown to Johannesburg in the lap of luxury for a night in the glamorous Presidential Suite of the Palazzo Hotel at MonteCasino. “This place is obviously made for rock stars,” Allen swooned, before the two finalists were whisked off for the dinner of a lifetime at the MondoVino restaurant at Tsogo Sun’s SunSquare, which forms part of the winner’s prize package, where a three-course dinner was cooked especially for them by the MasterChef SA judges, Pete Goffe-Wood...

Johannesburg August 01, 2012: A veteran Indian-origin geologist has been appointed as the new president of the Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA). Pamela Naidoo , the country manager for exploration at international mining giant Rio Tinto, took over the reins of the GSSA, which was established in 1895, and is one of the oldest and largest societies of its kind in Africa. Naidoo has been a member of the Society for more than a decade and served as its vice-president on the management committee for five years. The Society promotes the study of the earth sciences, facilitates the professional development of its members, and advances the use of geoscience in the academic, professional, and public sectors. Naidoo said she was drawn into the field of Geology through a lifelong fascination with science, in particular earth sciences. She obtained degrees at various South African universities and was prompted to do a Master's degree after working on a magnetite dep...