Gottipati Brahmayya
Gottipati Brahmayya (3 December 1889 – 1984) was a
freedom fighter, popularly known as Ryotu Pedda (Leader of Farmers). He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1982.[1]
Early life
Brahmayya was born in 1889 in a
Ghantasala (Divi Taluka of Krishna district) in Andhra Pradesh, India;[2] he was educated at Noble High School, Machilipatnam, he organized the library movement and the adult education movement in 1917. He was also the President of District Congress Committee during 1922-1923. He was the founder of the Khadi Consumers' and Producers' Society at Ghantasala and became President of Krishna Khadi Board during 1923-1929.[citation needed
]
Freedom fighter
Brahmayya was one of the pioneers of the Zamindari Ryot Movement. He participated in the boycott of the
]Politician in independent India
After independence, Brahmayya became President of
Legislative Council from 1964 to 1968. He was conferred with a doctorate "Kalaprapoorna" by Andhra University. Brahmayya 's autobiography Naa Jeevana Nauka was published in the Telugu daily newspaper Andhra Jyothi in the late 1970s.[3]
References
- ^ "Padma Bhushan awardees" (PDF).
- ISBN 978-1-317-80975-3.
- ^ "Legislative Council back in Andhra". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007.