Hamilton County GOP Treasurer recognized for numerous contribution to U.S.-India relations
Raju Chinthala was honored with the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for his multifaceted contributions and services to Indiana and India relations at the fourth annual Indiana India Gala hosted by the Indiana India Business Council.
The President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) is the premier volunteer awards program, encouraging citizens to live a life of service through presidential gratitude and national recognition. The PVSA recognizes United States citizens and lawfully admitted permanent residents of the U.S. who have achieved the required number of hours of service over a 12-month time period or cumulative hours over the course of a lifetime.
Chinthala is a native of India, citizen of the United States, and a community leader in Hamilton County, Indianapolis, and Indiana who has been working tirelessly over the past two decades to establish effective community and business outreach programs to improve opportunities for Indiana citizens, to promote trade and investment between Indiana and India, and foster improved international awareness and understanding. He has been widely recognized for his willingness to go beyond the norm and his ability to bring together divergent individuals and groups to see and seize opportunities, address challenges, solve problems, and enhance quality of life for all.
Currently, Chinthala serves as a Senior Advisor for India at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. He also serves on several organizations, including Indiana India Business Council, India Association of Indianapolis, Indianapolis Hyderabad Sister City Committee, the International MarketPlace Coalition, Carmel Mayor’s Advisory Commission on Human Relations, Carmel Midtown Building Corporation, Indiana Sister Cities Council, US India Political Action Committee and as Treasurer of the Hamilton County Republican Party.
Chinthala is the recipient of Sagamore of the Wabash Award from Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb in 2017, as well as from Governor Mike Pence in 2015.
Chinthala moved to the U.S. in 1994 and resides in Carmel with wife, Dr. Prasanna Chinthala, a geriatric psychiatrist; son, Anoop Chinthala, a second-year student at The Indiana University School of Medicine; and their dog, Snowball, a miniature American Eskimo.