Archive · 16 Nov 2025
Srikanth Bolla Honored with Ramoji Excellence Youth Icon Award
Srikanth Bolla, a successful businessman and MIT graduate, has won a special award called the Ramoji Excellence Award for Youth Icon.
He is known for leading a company that helps people with disabilities and also cares for the environment.
The award was created by the Eenadu group to honor its founder.
Many important people, like the Vice-President and Chief Ministers of two states, were at the event.
Other people also received awards for their work in areas like art, rural development, and science.
Srikanth Bolla, founder of Bollant Industries, received the Ramoji Excellence Award in the Youth Icon category.
The award recognizes Bolla's role as a symbol of resilience and inclusive leadership, empowering people with disabilities and promoting sustainable manufacturing.
The Ramoji Excellence Awards were instituted by the Eenadu group in memory of its founder, Cherukuri Ramoji Rao.
The award ceremony was attended by Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan and Chief Ministers N Chandrababu Naidu and A Revanth Reddy.
Other recipients included Sathupati Prasanna Sree for Art and Culture, Amla Ashok Ruia for Rural Development, and Jaideep Hardikar for Journalism.
- Who
- Srikanth Bolla, Founder and Chairman of Bollant Industries, an MIT alumnus, and recipient of the Ramoji Excellence Award in the Youth Icon category.
- What
- Received the Ramoji Excellence Award in the Youth Icon category.
- When
- Published on November 16, 2025
- Where
- Award ceremony attended by political dignitaries from Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- Recognized for being a national symbol of resilience and inclusive leadership, empowering people with disabilities and advancing sustainable manufacturing.
- Award Name
- Ramoji Excellence Award - Youth Icon category
- Recipient
- Srikanth Bolla
- Organization
- Bollant Industries
- Award Instituted By
- Eenadu group in memory of Cherukuri Ramoji Rao
- Award Ceremony Attendees
- Vice-President C P Radhakrishnan, Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, AP CM N Chandrababu Naidu, Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy