Kala Venkata Rao
Kala Venkata Rao | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Revenue, Government of Andhra Pradesh | |
In office 17 April 1957 – 28 March 1959 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy |
| Minister of Revenue, Madras Presidency | |
In office 23 March 1947 – 24 January 2050 | |
| Preceded by | K. Koti Reddi |
| Succeeded by | H. Sitarama Reddi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1900-07-07)7 July 1900 Mukkamala, British India Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India |
| Died | (1959-03-27)March 27, 1959 Hyderabad |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse(s) | Rajeswaramma |
Kala Venkata Rao (7 July 1900 – 28 March 1959) was an Indian independence activist and politician. He served as the Minister for Revenue in the governments of the Madras Presidency and Andhra Pradesh. He also served as the Minister of Finance in the latter.
A member of the Indian National Congress, Rao served as vice-president and general secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC). Recognizing his role in the independence movement, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy called him the "Dronacharya" of the movement.[1]
Contents
1 Birth
2 Education
3 Marriage
4 Politics
5 Offices held
6 See also
7 References
Birth
Rao was born in Mukkamala, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh on 7 July 1900[2] to Kala Lakshminarayana and Kala Lakshmi Somidevi.
Education
Rao had his primary education at his native place Mukkamala and secondary education at Middle School, Pulletikurru and Board High School, Amalapuram. He joined intermediate class in Maharajah's College, Vizianagaram. He passed Intermediate and joined B.A. in the same college during the academic year 1919–20. But he was sent out of college as he happened to be ring-leader of anti-British feelings in the college. Thereupon he joined senior B.A. class at Noble College, Machilipatnam. Those were the days of non-cooperation movement. When Mahatma Gandhi gave a call for boycott of the law courts, educational institutions and legislative bodies, Kala Venkata Rao who was bubbling with patriotic enthusiasm responded to this call; gave up his studies and jumped into the fray.
Marriage
Rao married Rajeswaramma, the daughter of Duvvuri Venkateswarulu, then the village munsiff of Mukkamala, on 20 April 1914. His father-in-law was a great patriot, philanthropist and gentleman.
Politics
Rao was a freedom fighter and joined the Indian National Congress. He held cabinet ministries during tenures of Omandur Ramaswamy Reddiar and Kumaraswamy Raja. He was also a member of Indian Constituent Assembly elected from Madras Presidency. He was member of 7-member Partition Committee which was set up on 7 December 1949 by then Madras Government for the formation of Andhra State out of Madras State. The committee was set up under the Chairmanship of Kumaraswamy Raja, the then Chief Minister of Madras Presidency, wherein Andhra was represented by other members along with him such as Tanguturi Prakasam, Bezawada Gopala Reddy and Neelam Sanjiva Reddy.
Rao died on 28 March 1959 in Hyderabad from cardiac arrest while he was recovering from influenza. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha, M. A. Ayyangar, while paying homage to Rao called him "one of the stalwart statesmen of Andhra Pradesh".[1]
Offices held
| Government offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by K. Koti Reddi | Minister of Revenue of Madras Presidency[3] 23 March 1947 – 24 January 1949 | Succeeded by H. Sitarama Reddi |
| Preceded by A. B. Shetty | Minister of Health of Madras State 26 September 1951 – 9 April 1952 | Succeeded by A. B. Shetty |
| Preceded by Post Created | Minister of Land Reforms of Andhra Pradesh 11 November 1956 – 28 March 1959 | Succeeded by Post Ceased |
| Preceded by Post Created | Minister of Finance of Andhra Pradesh 11 November 1956 – 16 April 1957 | Succeeded by Bezawada Gopala Reddy |
| Preceded by Post Created | Minister of Revenue of Andhra Pradesh 17 April 1957 – 28 March 1959 | Succeeded by K. V. Ranga Reddy |
| Preceded by - | General Secretary of Indian National Congress January 1949–September 1951 | Succeeded by - |
See also
- Madras Presidency legislative assembly election, 1946
- Madras State legislative assembly election, 1952
- Bouloussou Soubramanion Sastroulou
References
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