Dr. Panduranga Rao is a read. CEO of Novartis. He runs an NGO Jana Vikasa Deva Samithi that visits primary schools and imparts moral science to prepare good citizens for future. He Also founded a Forum for Fair Practices that keeps a check on ignoble activities. He was in Loksatta party for 14 years and later worked with Prof. Kodandaram and presently with BJP. He contested assembly polls in 2009 from Malakpet. A writer and a powerful speaker