Ma Ramamurthy

Ma Ramamurthy (1918–1967) also known as Kannadada Veera Senani, was an Indian writer, journalist and Kannada activist. He is often considered as a commander of Kannada movement in 1960s. Ramamurthy is known for designing the red-and-yellow arishina-kumkuma (turmeric-vermilion) Kannada flag.

Life Ma Ramamurthy was born at Nanjangud into a Brahmin family. His father Veerakesari Seetharama Shastri was a noted freedom fighter and litterateur.

Ramamurthy led the Kannada movement from the front in the 1950s and 1960s under the leadership of A. N. Krishna Rao and others.

He died in late 1967 in an accident when mud caved in onto him and two of his sons in a newly dug well in their field.

Commemoration A locality in Bangalore called Ramamurthy Nagar was named after him.