Madapati Hanumantha Rao
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Madapati Hanumantha Rao | |
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Andhra Pradesh Legislative council | |
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Born | Pokkunuru, Nandigama Taluk, Krishna district | January 22, 1885
Died | November 11, 1970 | (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.
References
- ^ Rao, P. Rajeswar (1991). The Great Indian Patriots. Vol. 2. Mittal Publications. p. 226. ISBN 978-8-17099-288-2.
- ^ Regani, Sarojini (1956). Highlights of the Freedom Movement in Andhra Pradesh. p. 189.
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