C.V. Subbarao (17 November 1953 – 17 January 1994) was an activist, teacher of economics at

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, proponent of civil liberties, journalist, and Telugu writer At the time of his death he was Secretary of the People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR). He wrote poems, short stories, essays in literary criticism, the play ''Thodwnileni Povulu'', and an anthology of articles by social scientists on literature entitled ''Vibhata Sandhalu''. He was the first vice president of the

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in 1974. As part of PUDR he helped research and write reports on communal riots, prisoners and the penal system, rights to natural resources,

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, and development and democracy.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Subbarao, C. V. 1953 births 1994 deaths Indian civil rights activists Academic staff of Delhi University Economics educators Telugu writers