M. Kodandaram
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Muddasani Kodanda Rama Reddy (born 1955) known as M. Kodandaram is a educator and political activist. He is also the chairman of all-party Telangana Political Joint Action Committee (JAC), which is formed for fighting for separate Telanaga as state. He is a professor in Political Science from Osmania University
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in Adilabad district
. He did his major part of education in Warangal. After completing his degree from Warangal government college, he joined Osmania University
in 1975 to pursue his post-graduation in political science. He completed his M. Phil in political science in 1980.
He worked as a civil liberties activist in the 1980s.
He is also an activist on Polavaram
displacement issues.
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...
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Early life
Kodandaram was born to M. Janardhan Reddy who is a farmer from MancherialMancherial
Mancherial ) located on the banks of GODAVARI river, is a town and a major municipality in Adilabad district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located north east of state capital, Hyderabad, India. There has been a demand to make Mancherial as a separate district from the political...
in Adilabad district
Adilabad district
Adilabad District is a district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The district headquarters is at Adilabad town. A famous Temple of the Goddess Saraswathi, the Hindu Goddess of Education, is located here in the town of Basara.-Origin of name:...
. He did his major part of education in Warangal. After completing his degree from Warangal government college, he joined 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...
in 1975 to pursue his post-graduation in political science. He completed his M. Phil in political science in 1980.
Career
M. Kodandaram returned to the state in 1980 and joined Hyderabad Central University as a research scholar. After few months, he returned to Osmania University to join as a lecturer in political science. He obtained his doctorate from Osmania University in 2003.He worked as a civil liberties activist in the 1980s.
Telangana movement
From 1996, he started organising seminars on the Telangana issue and after joining Telangana Vidya Vanthula Vedika, was elected its president in 2003.He is also an activist on Polavaram
Polavaram
Polavaram is a village and mandal in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is about 35 km away from the banks of Godavari River at Papi Hills of Eastern Ghats. It consists of 23 villages, 4 in plain area and 19 in scheduled area. The Geddapalli panchayat & its villages are in...
displacement issues.