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Indian politician
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.
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Early life
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Brahmayya was born in 1889 in a
Kamma
family in
Ghantasala
(Divi Taluka of
Krishna district
) in
Andhra Pradesh
,
India
;
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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.
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Freedom fighter
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Brahmayya was one of the pioneers of the Zamindari Ryot Movement. He participated in the boycott of the
Simon Commission
in 1927. He was sentenced to
imprisonment
for one year and six months in 1930 for participating in the black flag demonstration against the then Governor’s visit to
Machilipatnam
.
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citation needed
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He was imprisoned in
Rajahmundry
,
Berhampore
and
Vellore
jails. He again took part in the
civil disobedience
movement and was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in
Rajahmundry
,
Bellary
,
Madras
and
Cuddalore
jails. He was responsible for the temple entry of
dalits
at
Ghantasala
in 1933. He was General Secretary of Andhra Provincial Congress Committee during 1937-1940. He was again detained for participating in the
Quit India movement
in 1942 and placed in
Vellore
and
Thanjavur
prisons.
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citation needed
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Politician in independent India
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After independence, Brahmayya became President of
Andhra Pradesh
Congress Committee in 1962. He served as Chairman of
Andhra Pradesh
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.
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