<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Vijay Kumar Raju Vegesna, from Visakhapatnam, India, is a visionary</div><div dir="ltr">leader with conquering imagination and a Leader par Excellence with</div><div dir="ltr">a ﬁrm belief that if we dare to dream we dare to succeed.</div><div dir="ltr">Past international Director Lion Raju began his career as a techno</div><div dir="ltr">engineer in the Indian Air Force. He took voluntary retirement to take</div><div dir="ltr">up his family business.The call to service &amp; to derive a meaningful</div><div dir="ltr">purpose of his existence urged him to renounce materialistic beneﬁts</div><div dir="ltr">and channel his life to serve suffering humanity by bestowing noble</div><div dir="ltr">nurses to serve globally. This selﬂess desire rooted as Manisha</div><div dir="ltr">College of Nursing in the year 2003, which gradually spread its</div><div dir="ltr">branches in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.</div><div dir="ltr">He served a two-year term (2016-2018) as a Director of Lions Clubs</div><div dir="ltr">International. A member of the Visakhapatnam Samarasya Lions Club</div><div dir="ltr">since 1996, he has held many ofﬁces within the association, including</div><div dir="ltr">Club President, Zone Chairperson, District Governor, Multiple District</div><div dir="ltr">Council Secretary, and Regional LCIF coordinator. He is currently</div><div dir="ltr">appointed to the prestigious ofﬁce as Trustee of Lions Clubs</div><div dir="ltr">International Foundation.</div><div dir="ltr">A trainer at the International Level in ISAAME, Lion Raju has carved</div><div dir="ltr">phenomenal impressions in Lionism as the Campaign 100’s Lead gift</div><div dir="ltr">donor, Life Member, and Second Century Ambassador of the</div><div dir="ltr">Association. In recognition of his services to the association, he has</div><div dir="ltr">received numerous awards, including the Ambassador of Goodwill</div><div dir="ltr">Award which is the highest honour for a Lion, 100% District Governor</div><div dir="ltr">Excellence Award, 14 New Club Extension Awards, 6 times</div><div dir="ltr">International Leadership Medals, 10 International President’s Medals</div><div dir="ltr">and Four Diamond white Sapphire Gold pin for MJF. He is also a</div><div dir="ltr">Progressive Melvin</div><div dir="ltr">Jones Fellow. He is distinguished &amp; admired for his exceptional</div><div dir="ltr">guidance, motivation, inspiration, mentorship, incessant support and</div><div dir="ltr">professional ethics.</div><div dir="ltr">Past International Director Raju and his wife Lion SudhaVegesna are</div><div dir="ltr">blessed with one daughter Lion Kinnera, her soul mate Lion Kiran and</div><div dir="ltr">grandson Dhruva</div></div>