Rana Uppalapati is a business entrepreneur and a philanthropist. He believes that education plays a significant role in the transformation of a country and its citizens. He has skated 6000km on the Indian Golden Quadrilateral to raise awareness on child safety and on education of underprivileged girl children, along with raising funds for the latter. He supports social service activities in and around the city of Vizag and plays a key role in mentoring startup enterprises and students, especially in the social sphere.