Dr. CVG Choudary

Dr.CVG Chowdary was one of the earliest pioneers of veterinary education in India and was widely known in veterinary and scientific circles both in India and abroad.

MAJOR DR.C.V.G. CHOWDARY - 1914-1989 

Gorantla Chinna Venkateswarlu Choudary was born in a village called Veerannapalem in present day Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, in the year 1914. His father Gorantla Veerarghavaiah owned agricultural land and was also the village Munsif. Father was the eldest of four siblings - three brothers Ramaih Choudary, Venkata Subbaiah, Buchiya Choudary and a sister Smt.Kodali Lakshmi Devamma 

He did his early schooling and High School education at Bapatla, in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. On completing his secondary education, he enrolled in the B.Sc program at Pithapur Raja’s College in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. Following graduation, he set sail for the United Kingdom where he wanted to specialize in Sugar Technology owing to his interest in Chemistry. However, his Indian friends in Britain, recommended that he pursue higher education in Veterinary Science since there was a shortage of veterinarians in India.

He therefore applied for admission to the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh (Scotland) and was accepted. The professors and classmates found pronouncing his name (Gorantla Chinna Venkateswarlu choudary) a mouthful. To make life easy for themselves, they shortened his name to CVG Choudary.

After obtaining the MRCVS (Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons) credential, he returned to India and worked briefly at the Imperial Veterinary Research Institute at Mukteswar, in erstwhile United Provinces. 

The Second World War had started Dr.Chowdary joined the British Indian army as a commissioned officer in the rank of substantive lieutenant and was allotted to the Indian Army Veterinary Corps (IAVC). He was soon posted to the Burma (present day Myanmar) front as part of the 14th Indian Division where they faced the Japanese imperial army. 

MEDALS AWARDED TO MAJOR CHOWDARY 

Choudary unit faced bombing and machine gun fire from the Japanese in the Arakan - Mayu peninsula war zone. He however, remained steadfast and led his unit in an exemplary manner. For his bravery and devotion to duty, the British government awarded him the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1943.

MBE is the third highest ranking Order of 

the British Empire award 

CVG Chowdary resigned from the army in 1947 when he held the rank of Major.

Dr. CVG Choudary started his new professional carrier in 1947 by joining as a college faculty in the UP College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry at Mathura,Uttar Pradesh. As a professor in 1947 and rose to the position of Principal in 1956, in which capacity he served till his retirement in 1974.

Following his tenure at the UP College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (now the UP Veterinary University) he worked as a Project Manager in a joint FAO/UNDP project in Syria from 1974 to 1977. where he helped set up a veterinary college.

Mrs. Sarojini Choudary 

Dr.CVG Chowdary was one of the earliest pioneers of veterinary education in India and was widely known in veterinary and scientific circles both in India and abroad. Following retirement he settled in Hyderabad (present day Telangana) where he resided till his last breath on 21st May 1989 at the age of 75 years. His life partner Smt. Sarojini Devi left for heavenly abode in 2002.

L - R - INDIRA DEVI, Dr.CHOWDARY, Mrs.SAROJINI DEVI, RAMACHANDRA RAO, 

RAJYA LAKSHMI, AND RAGHVENDRA RAO

UNO PEACE MEDAL

We his offspring (two daughters and two sons) would like to commemorate his noble memory as well as that of our kindly mother Mrs Sarojini Choudary. Our father passed away in 1989 while our mother followed him in 2002.

In grateful remembrance by

His beloved daughters ( Smt.Indira Devi, Smt.Rajya Lakshmi)

and beloved sons(Sri Ramachandra rao,Sri Raghvendra rao)