Dilip Sankarreddy is the winner of World Bank India Development Marketplace Award

World Bank Development Marketplace Award

The Development Marketplace Award is a competitive grant programadministered by the World Bank. Since 1998, the DM has awarded morethan $46 million to some 1,000 early-stage, innovative projects worldwide.Projects are selected based on:* Innovation...

 in 2007 for innovating and providing a human-power based lighting solution "Swavalamban Mono Wheel Generator" to nomadic and tribal people in more than 120 rural locations in India.

Social Work

Dilip Sankarreddy serves as Vice President of Save Bombay Committee and Prakruti, nonprofits in India. He has taken up various issues concerning urban development and has given talks about environment and sustainable development in international conferences and forums.

He is a winner of World Bank India Development Marketplace Award

World Bank Development Marketplace Award

The Development Marketplace Award is a competitive grant programadministered by the World Bank. Since 1998, the DM has awarded morethan $46 million to some 1,000 early-stage, innovative projects worldwide.Projects are selected based on:* Innovation...

 in 2007 and his work has been recognized by various universities and governments.

Politics

He serves in the Executive Board of People For Lok Satta, a political organization, as Vice President - Finance. He has been instrumental in building the organization and driving various fund-raising activities.

Poetry

He has written two poetry collections, Song of a Bard and Other Poems (2005) and Wanderings with Poetry (2007).

Early life

He hails from Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India. He is a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore and a Full-Time MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Booth School of Business

The University of Chicago Booth School of Business is a graduate business school located in Chicago, Illinois, at the University of Chicago. Formerly known as the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, Chicago Booth is the second oldest business school in the U.S., the first such school...

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External links

• www.DilipSankarreddy.com, personal website