Ravi Narayana Reddy (5 June 1908 – 7 September 1991) was an Indian politician, a founding member of the Communist Party of India, and a peasant leader. He was a leader in the Telangana Rebellion against the rule of Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII. Reddy was also a philanthropist, social reformer,[1] and parliamentarian. He is renowned in Telangana for fighting on behalf of peasants.[2] Raavi Narayana Reddy also played a critical role in the Andhra Mahasabha as its chairman in 1941.[3]
Ravi Narayana Reddy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1952–1967 | |
| Preceded by | D.V. Rao |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Yunus Saleem |
| Constituency | Nalgonda (Lok Sabha Constituency) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 June 1908 Bollepally, Hyderabad State, British India (now in Telangana, India) |
| Died | 7 September 1991 (aged 83) Andhra Pradesh, India now in Telangana, India |
| Political party | Communist Party of India |
| Occupation | Indian independence movement, Telangana Rebellion |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan (1992) |
Post 1947
editIn the 1952 Indian general election, Reddy stood for the People's Democratic Front, (a pseudonym for the banned Communist Party of India), and polled more votes than Jawaharlal Nehru and also the first one entering in the parliament in independent India.[4]
An auditorium, the Raavi Narayana Reddy Memorial Auditorium Complex at Banjara Hills in Hyderabad, was built and named in his memory by the Telangana Martyrs' Memorial Trust.[1]
In 2006, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy presented the Raavi Narayana Reddy memorial national foundation award to A. B. Bardhan, Communist Party of India general secretary.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Patil hints at payment of pension to freedom fighters". The Hindu 22 September 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2011
- ^ Pavier, Barry (1981). The Telengana Movement, 1944-51. Vikas. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7069-1289-0.
- ^ Innaiah, N. (2002). A Century of Politics in Andhra Pradesh: Ethnicity & Regionalism in Indian State. Rationalist Voice Publications. p. 59.
- ^ Guha, Ramachandra (2008). India After Gandhi. Pan Macmillan India. pp. Part2 – chapter 7.7. ISBN 978-0-330-50554-3.
- ^ "Bardhan lashes out at critics of Left parties". The Hindu; 10 July 2006. Retrieved 27 March 2011
External links
edit- "Obituary Reference", Parliament of India; 11 September 1991. Retrieved 27 March 2011
- "Freedom Movement in Andhra Pradesh". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Retrieved 27 March 2011
- Shri Ravi Narayan Reddy gari Interview by Telugu university (part of Telugu velugulu)
- Dr Ravi Narayana Reddy Freedom Fighter Interview by All India Radio