▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Vid y av ati , ▁former ▁Vice - Ch an cell or , ▁K ak ati ya ▁University , ▁War ang al , ▁Tel ang ana , ▁India ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁in ▁G oud ▁community . ▁She ▁is ▁President ▁of ▁Ph y colog ical ▁Society ▁of ▁India . ▁She ▁was ▁hon ored ▁by ▁Tel ang ana ▁State ▁Government ▁as ▁E min ent ▁Women ▁on ▁ 8 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁on ▁the ▁occasion ▁of ▁" Intern ational ▁Women ' s ▁Day " ▁celebr ations . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁She ▁studied ▁at ▁B ans il al ▁Bal ika ▁Vid yal aya , ▁Beg um ▁B az aar , ▁Hy der abad ▁( G overn ment ▁High ▁School ) ▁and ▁passed ▁High er ▁School ▁Second ary ▁Cert ificate ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁she ▁studied ▁Inter mediate ▁at ▁K oti ▁Women ’ s ▁College , ▁Hy der abad . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁she ▁passed ▁her ▁gradu ation ▁( B . Sc .) ▁with ▁Bot any ▁main , ▁Zo ology ▁and ▁Chem istry ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁college . ▁She ▁did ▁post - grad u ation ▁in ▁M . Sc ▁Bot any ▁with ▁H ydro bi ology ▁main ▁in ▁Final ▁level ▁at ▁Os mania ▁University . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁Ph . D ▁for ▁her ▁th esis ▁on