Chinny Krishna
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S. Chinny Krishna | |
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_Dr._R.M._Kharb,_AVSM,_addressing_the_media,_in_Chennai._The_Vice_Chairman,_AWBI,_Dr._S._Chinny_Krishna_is_also_seen._The_Chairman.jpg) Chinny Krishna (left) and R.M. Kharb addressing the media, in Chennai on January 10, 2011. | |
| Born | 1945[1] |
| Education | B. Tech and M. Tech in Chemical Engineering, University of Madras M.S. in Business Administration, Bucknell University |
| Known for | Animal welfare advocacy |
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S. Chinny Krishna is an Indian animal welfare activist, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Blue Cross of India. He is known for introducing the Animal Birth Control-Anti-Rabies (ABC-AR) programme. Born to V. Sundaram and Usha Sundaram, the country's first woman pilot, Chinny had a deep love and compassion for animals.
Chinny pursued Chemical Engineering and Business Administration. He founded Aspick Engineering Pvt Ltd in 1974, where he led projects in radio telescopes and robotic satellite arms, contributing to the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment.
Chinny is the youngest son of V. Sundaram and Usha Sundaram, the first woman pilot in the country.[2] In 1974, he had a traditional marriage with Nanditha Krishna, an author and an environmentalist.[3][4] Chinny's love for animals began in his childhood home, a refuge for rescued dogs, cats, birds, and donkeys, carried on by Usha Sundaram's parent's profound love for animals.[5][4] He was an avid tennis player and has been mostly vegan since 1964, avoiding leather, silk, and most animal products.[4]
Early life and career
After finishing school at St Joseph's Boys' High School, Bangalore, Chinny pursued an MTech in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras in Chennai.[6][7] He then pursued an MS in Business Administration from Bucknell University, and joined the American Cyanamid in New York.[6][7] Upon returning to India, Chinny established Aspick Engineering Pvt Ltd in 1974.[6][8] He used the proceeds from selling a motorcycle to fund the company, which focused on building radio telescopes and robotic satellite arms for the Department of Space.[6] In 1975, Aspick Engineering manufactured 10-meter diameter dish antennae, contributing to the Satellite Instructional Television Experiment (SITE) project. This project, hailed by Arthur C. Clarke as "the greatest communications experiment in history", aimed to bring television to rural areas. The dish antennas were designed for a 15-year lifespan, but they are still in use 45 years later.[6]