Madapati hanumantha rao in telugu

Madapati Hanumantha Rao, Hyderabad’s first mayor who led the renaissance of Telugu


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Madapati Rao’s rise as a public figure

Rao was born on 22 January 1885 into a middle-class family in Pokkunuru village of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh. Rao’s father, Vekatappayya, was a ‘karanam’ (clerk) and is said to have died early in Rao’s childhood. Growing up in his uncles’ house, who were employed by Nizam Mahboob Ali Khan’s government, he also followed in their footsteps and joined the education department as a clerk in 1904, where he worked for eight years. Soon after, he moved to Hyderabad to become a lawyer.

After years of practice, in 1921, Rao transformed into a public figure of immense importance to the Telugu people.

On 11 and 12 November that year, the Nizam’s States’ Social Reforms Conference was conducted in English, Urdu and Marathi. Though the absence of Telugu itself was a contention, the matters were made worse when one of the participants

Hanumantharao Madapati

Hanumantharao Maadapaati (1885-1970) was one of the founding fathers of modern Telugu Nation. He awakened the sleeping Telugu people of Telangana to rise against the autocracy of Nizam rule in the independent kingdom of Hyderabad.  He stirred up love and nationalistic feelings for Telugu language and Telugu nation.  He played a huge role in the renaissance of Telugu literature and Telugu language.  He played a prominent role in the development and spread of a literary movement for libraries and Andhra movement in the formation of State of Andhra Pradesh.

Hanumantharao was born on January 22, 1885 in his maternal grandparents' home in Pokkunuru village of Krishna district. His father was Vekatappayya and mother was Venkatasubbamma.  Venkatappayya was karanam (clerk or accountant) of Kasarabad village.

Hanumantharao finished his primary education in Suryapeta and Warangal.   After graduating from high school, he joined the Office of Educational Inspector in Warangal and worked for 8 years as a clerk.  Then, he went to H

Madapati Hanumantha Rao

Indian politician

Madapati Hanumantha Rao

Indian statesman, poet and a short-story writer

Born(1885-01-22)January 22, 1885
Pokkunuru, Nandigama Taluk, Krishna district
DiedNovember 11, 1970(1970-11-11) (aged 85)

Madapati Hanumantha Rao (22 January 1885 – 11 November 1970) was an Indian statesman, poet and a short-story writer. He was the first Mayor of Hyderabad from 1951 to 1954. He is also a Padma Bhushan recipient.

Revival of the Telugu Language in Nizam's Dominion

He helped to found the Andhra Mahasabha. He came to be called the Andhra Pitamaha.[citation needed]

Public worker

He was a member of the Senate and Syndicate of Osmania University.[1]

He held political meetings outside the limits of the Hyderabad state.[citation needed] The first Hyderabad political conference was held in Kakinada in 1923,[2] due to the initiative taken by M. Hanumantha Rao.

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