Arutla Ramchandra Reddy was an Indian freedom fighter. He represented Bhongir constituency from 1962 to 1967. He was among the leaders and fighters in the armed freedom struggle against the rule of

Nizam Nizam of Hyderabad was the title of the ruler of Hyderabad State ( part of the Indian state of Telangana, and the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka). ''Nizam'' is a shortened form of (; ), and was the title bestowed upon Asaf Jah I ...

(the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of

Hyderabad Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part of Southern India. With an average altitude of , much ...

). The communists joined with the poor peasants in the present day Telangana state during the 1940s to overthrow the Nizam's feudal regime. It was a sub-movement in the larger independence struggle of India, his wife

Arutla Kamala Devi Arutla Kamala Devi is an indian politician, freedom fighter and leader of Communist Party of India. She represented Alair constituency from 1952 to 1967 with 3 consecutive terms. She was among the leaders and fighters in the armed freedom strugg ...

was involved in Freedom Struggle and she too was a Member of Legislative Assembly for 3 terms .

Early life

Arutla Ramchandra Reddy was born in Kolanpak in Alair mandal of

Nalgonda district Nalgonda district is a district in the Telangana state of India. Nalgonda district has the highest number of mandals in the state with 31 mandals. The district shares boundaries with Suryapet district, Suryapet, Rangareddy, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, ...

Career

Arutla Ramachandra Reddy participated in the armed struggle against the tyrannical regime of the Nizam, during which time he underwent rigorous imprisonment and led underground life.

Personal life

Arutla Ramchandra Reddy was married to Arutla Kamaladevi.

References

Telangana Rebellion Telugu politicians People from Nalgonda district Andhra Pradesh MLAs 1962–1967 Communist Party of India politicians from Telangana {{India-activist-stub