Raavi Narayana Reddy
Indian politician
About Raavi Narayana Reddy
Lived 1908 – 1991 (aged 83). Raavi Narayana Reddy was an Indian politician, indian independence movement and telangana Rebellion.
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, and parliamentarian. He is renowned in Telangana for fighting on behalf of peasants. Raavi Narayana Reddy also played a critical role in the Andhra Mahasabha as its chairman in 1941.
Post 1947
In 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.
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.
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Who was Raavi Narayana Reddy?
Indian politician (1908–1991)
When was Raavi Narayana Reddy born?
Raavi Narayana Reddy was born on 5 June 1908 in Bhongir.
When did Raavi Narayana Reddy die?
Raavi Narayana Reddy died on 7 September 1991 in Andhra Pradesh.
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Raavi Narayana Reddy was a politician, indian independence movement and telangana Rebellion.
What nationality was Raavi Narayana Reddy?
Raavi Narayana Reddy was Indian.
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