Chukka Ramaiah
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Dr. Chukka Ramaiah popularly known as IIT Ramaiah is an Indian educationist and MLC of Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

. He is an acclaimed expert in IIT coaching in mathematics. He is famously known for IIT Study Circle
Ramaiah IIT Study Circle
The Ramaiah IIT Study Circle, popularly known as Ramaiah Institute, is a crammer for IIT-JEE entrance coaching loacted near Shanker Mutt in Nallakunta, Hyderabad, India.- History :...

, an IIT JEE coaching centre
Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination
The Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination is an annual college entrance examination in India. It is used as a sole criterion for the Indian Institutes of Technology as well as other institutes.The exam is conducted by the various IITs by a policy of rotation...

 at Nallakunta
Nallakunta
Nallakunta is a suburb of Hyderabad, India.-Transport:APSRTC connects Nallakunta with all parts of the city.The closest MMTS Train station is at Vidyanagar near Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital.-Education:...

, Hyderabad.

Early life

Born in a Brahmin family
Brahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...

 in Gudur village in Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 to Narasamma and Anantharamaiah. His father died when he was only 14.

He studied at his village school till third standard, with his mother's insistence to pursue his education,. He did his bachelors degree in a Dalit related course in Osmania University
Osmania University
Osmania University , , since 1918, is a public university located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India. It was established and named after the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan. It is one of the oldest modern universities in India. It is the first Indian University to have Urdu and...

 and went on to do his M.Sc.

Career


Chukka Ramaiah fought the feudal system that was rampant in his village by landlords. He actively participated in the helping the poor, and was banished by his Brahmin community for helping the dalit
Dalit
Dalit is a designation for a group of people traditionally regarded as Untouchable. Dalits are a mixed population, consisting of numerous castes from all over South Asia; they speak a variety of languages and practice a multitude of religions...

s and the downtrodden. He joined the Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , pronounced . 2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and ideological leader of India during the Indian independence movement...

's untouchability movement and tried to reform backward sections in his village. He actively participated in the rebellion against the Nizam, Razakar Movement
Razakars (Hyderabad)
Razakars were a private militia organized by Qasim Razvi to support the rule of Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII and resist the integration of Hyderabad State in India....

 and was jailed for several years.

Teaching career

After his release from the jail, he joined as a teacher in a school at Janagaon. He taught Mathematics at various schools across the Telangana region before retiring as the principal of the AP Residential School, Nagarjuna Sagar in 1983.

The institute

Chukka Ramaiah, after retiring in 1983, could not get his pension and other benefits approved by the government. This made him to look for means for livelihood. He went to Basar's Saraswati temple
Basar - Saraswathi temple
Gnana Saraswati Temple is a Hindu temple of Goddess Saraswati located on the banks of Godavari River at Basar, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the two famous Saraswati temples in India, the other being in Jammu & Kashmir. Saraswati is the Hindu Goddess of knowledge and learning...

 and stayed there for a week to contemplate his future. There he decided to start teaching again privately. He owes much of his success in his post-retirement life to Basar saraswati temple. He moved to Hyderabad and settled in Nallakunta
Nallakunta
Nallakunta is a suburb of Hyderabad, India.-Transport:APSRTC connects Nallakunta with all parts of the city.The closest MMTS Train station is at Vidyanagar near Durgabai Deshmukh Hospital.-Education:...

. Some students who were appearing for the IIT JEE entrance exam asked his help in mathematics. That batch was very successful in clearing the test. He became very popular and now an entrance exam is conducted for admission into the institute, Ramaiah Institute, which is called as Entrance exam for the entrance exam and over 12,000 students take the exam and the intake is 125 for every batch. Over 1,000 students got into IITs since its launching in 1985.

Activisim

He was instrumental in the fight to set up an IIT
Indian Institutes of Technology
The Indian Institutes of Technology are a group of autonomous engineering and technology-oriented institutes of higher education. The IITs are governed by the Institutes of Technology Act, 1961 which has declared them as “institutions of national importance”, and lays down their powers, duties,...

 in Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

 at Basar. But the government set it up near Hyderabad, which was opposed by him.

He is a strong votary for the statehood of Telangana and often speaks of poverty and backwardness of the region.

Writing career

Chukka Ramaiah authored over 16 books in Telugu mainly focusing on education like Chinna Paatam, Desadesallo Vidya etc.

Personal life

Chukka Ramaiah is married to late Lakshmi. They have two sons, Srinivas and Achuyth Kumar and two daughters, Rajeshwari and Uma. Mrs Lakshmi died.

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