Former chancellor of GITAM Deemed-to-be University, former Vice-Chancellor of Andhra University, and Padma Shri awardee Koneru Ramakrishna Rao died here after a brief illness. He was 89.
He was an internationally recognized psychologist and served as president of the US-based Parapsychological Association and the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology. He had written more than 20 books and 300 research publications. He served as Chancellor of GITAM (Deemed to Be University). He was awarded Padma Shri in 2011.