<P> A. Shama Rao was born in 1909 in a village in Udupi Taluk . After his BA & LT degrees from Madras University, he began his teaching career in Mangalore, in 1939 . He was the founder Headmaster of the well - known SVH higher secondary residential school, Mangalore from 1943--1956 . After his retirement too, he continued to be active in the field of education and social service . </P> <P> A. Shama Rao was a committed teacher and a great educationist . He firmly believed that only the right kind of education could lead to the overall development of an individual . In his memory, his son, Mr. A. Raghavendra Rao, a famous Chartered Account, Industrialist of Mangalore and now the Chancellor of the newly formed Srinivas University, established the A. Shama Rao Foundation to serve as an intellectual nerve center for science, technology and management with the ability to leverage industrial vibrancy to its advantage . The President is assisted by his illustrious son, Dr A. Srinivas Rao, VIce - President of the Foundation and Pro Chancellor of Srinivas University . </P> <P> A. Shama Rao Foundation, Mangalore, is a leading education service provider in South Kanara District of Karnataka State . The Foundation is a registered charitable trust with an objective of training young men and women through quality higher education and preparing them for challenges in life . </P> <P> Mr. A. Shama Rao, was a person who had worked in the field of education as Teacher & Headmaster . The college was established to realize his dream, of empowering the youth so as to build a just and equitable society . The Trust has established several educational institutions called Srinivas Group of Colleges in the field of professional studies . Mr. A Raghavendra Rao, a senior Chartered Accountant and an advisor of Hotel Srinivas now guides and leads the trust, as its President and also as the Chancellor of Srinivas University . </P>

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