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Founder-chairman of Sri Chaitanya Group B. S. Rao passes away

Founder and Chairman of Sri Chaitanya Group of Educational Institutions Boppana Satyanarayana Rao, popularly known as B. S. Rao, died on Thursday at a private hospital while undergoing treatment after he reportedly had a fall in the bathroom, in Hyderabad. He was 76 and is survived by wife Jhansi Lakshmi Bai and two daughters Sushma and Seema.

His body is being brought to Vijayawada and the last rites would be performed at the main campus of Sri Chaitanya College at Tadigadapa, on Friday.

Dr. Rao, along with his wife Jhansi Lakshmi Bai, started Sri Chaitanya educational institute in a small way in 1986 and gradually expanded branches. Today, the Chaitanya group has more than 500 colleges and 300 schools across the country.

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