Founder Chairman

Founder Chairman:

Late Sri S. Alwardas (Founder of this Institution) whose commitment, unsparing zeal and broad vision brought up this Institution into one of the Best B-School's in India. Sri Sunkari Alwar Das was born on 31st October, 1930 in Visakhapatnam City in a respectable family. His parents were Sri Srinivasa Rao Naidu and Smt.Alivelu Manga Thayaramma. He had his school education in Narasipatnam, Srikakulam, Ichapuram, Parvathipuram and Anakapalli and Intermediate in Visakhapatnam. He is a Post graduate in Economics from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam and L.L.B. from Delhi University.

He took keen interest in Public affairs at an early age, worked in Student Congress and participated in Quit India Movement. After Independence he was in the thick of struggle for Andhra State in early 50s and also participated in agitation for steel plant at Visakhapatnam. He was elected as the municipal councellor of Visakhapatnam for 2 terms and became Vice – Chairman during the 2nd term in 1978. He was elected as a member of Legislative assembly of Andhra Pradesh and was elevated as the Minister for Municipal Administration, Urban Development and Education.

During his tenure as Municipal councellor, M.L.A. and Minister he laid firm foundation for the present prosperity of Visakhapatnam city and the region. When slums were considered as cancer of the cities and everybody advocated their removal from the middle of the cities, he took up slum improvement schemes in 1965 and got established Urban Community Development Department in Visakhapatnam city and as the Minister for Municipal Administration and Urban Development took up slum improvement and Weaker Section Housing schemes all over Andhra Pradesh. He personally established three educational societies – Sri Venkateswara Vidya Peeth (Regd.), Visakhapatnam in 1978, Sri Srinivasa Vidya Parishad (Regd.), Visakhapatnam in 1980, Sri Balaji Vidya Parishad (Regd.) Visakhapatnam in 1990.

He is an active member in many social organizations like Lions, Rotary, Y’s men. He is the founder president of Walkers International, a health oriented organization and it has over 300 clubs in India and Abroad.

Alwar Das Group runs 27 Educational Institutions in Greater Visakhapatnam right from Play School to Research and Consultancy. The Group constitutes two Schools, four Junior Colleges, five Degree Colleges, six Management Institutions, two Engineering Colleges, one Pharmacy College, One Polytechnic College, One ITI, One Music College, An Institute of Women Sports, An Institute of Development and Planning Studies (IDPS) A Research Institute and SISS Consultancy which offers Corporate Training etc.

The Institutions have been promoted by our Founder Chairman Late Sri S. Alwar Das, Ex-Minister of Andhra Pradesh, at a time when Visakhapatnam had only two Junior Colleges and three Degree Colleges. Our founder Chairman had taken up the responsibility to promote Educational Institutions in Visakhapatnam to see that no student faces any problem for education. Keeping this cause in mind, he had promoted the educational Institutions, in various prime locations in Visakhapatnam like MVP Colony, Madhurawada, PM Palem, Gajuwaka and Gopalapatnam in order to facilitate the students living in and around Visakhapatnam.