Manthena Venkata Raju
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Manthena Venkata Raju was an India
n politician and social worker from Manthenavaripalem
, Bapatla
, Andhra Pradesh
. He participated in the non-violent resistance against the British rule in India.
. This was the year 1921. Since that year, he participated in several campaigns and Satyagraha
movements till the year India achieved its independence
. He was jailed on several occasions during his participation in the struggle. He occupied several important positions in the Andhra Congress party during this period. He served as Sceretary and President of the [Guntur] District Congress and was the General Secretary of the Andhra Congress Party.
Among the notable leaders of Andhra Pradesh, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, Alapati Venkataramayya,Venigalla Satyanarayana and Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy were all introduced to politics by Manthena Venkata Raju.
In 1938, Sri Manthena Venkata Raju conducted the All India Workshop for Politics in the village of Manthenavaripalem
and helped educate several leaders in the importance of politics and governance. Several leaders with Socialist-Communist lenience, within the Congress, also participated in the Workshop.
He conducted widow marriages in the village of Karlapalem and also conducted several inter-caste marriages during his lifetime.
constituency, Guntur
District of Andhra Pradesh
, in the year 1946, and was a member till the year 1962, barring a gap of two years. During his tenure in the State Assembly, he assumed a very important role in the State Politics. During those times, Chief Ministers like, Sri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, Sri Gopal Reddy and Sri Sanjeevayya, were among those who sought the blessings of Sri Manthena Venkata Raju.
He always professed the principal of retirement from active politics after a certain age, like in any other salaried job; in accordance with this principle, he retired from Politics at the age of 58 years, in the year 1962. He believed in strong principles and was among those who lived by example.
Even without having the strength of riches or the caste equation working to his advantage, Sri Manthena Venkata Raju, established his presence in the political arena of the State of Andhra Pradesh through his disinterest in positions and his commitment to social work.
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India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n politician and social worker from Manthenavaripalem
Manthenavaripalem
Manthenavaripalem is a village in Guntur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Famous people from this village:* Sri Manthena Venkata Raju - Freedom fighter* Sri Manthena Venkata Raju...
, Bapatla
Bapatla
Bapatla, formerly known as Bhavapuri, is a town and mandal of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south of Guntur City on the East Coast.-Assembly constituency:Bapatla is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh....
, 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 participated in the non-violent resistance against the British rule in India.
Freedom fighter
At the age of 17, he walked out of the National College and gave up education to participate in the Indian independence movementIndian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
. This was the year 1921. Since that year, he participated in several campaigns and Satyagraha
Satyagraha
Satyagraha , loosely translated as "insistence on truth satya agraha soul force" or "truth force" is a particular philosophy and practice within the broader overall category generally known as nonviolent resistance or civil resistance. The term "satyagraha" was conceived and developed by Mahatma...
movements till the year India achieved its independence
Independence Day (India)
The Independence Day of India is celebrated on the fifteenth of August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation in 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. All over the country, flag-hoisting ceremonies are conducted by the local administration in...
. He was jailed on several occasions during his participation in the struggle. He occupied several important positions in the Andhra Congress party during this period. He served as Sceretary and President of the [Guntur] District Congress and was the General Secretary of the Andhra Congress Party.
Among the notable leaders of Andhra Pradesh, Kasu Brahmananda Reddy, Alapati Venkataramayya,Venigalla Satyanarayana and Kotla Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy were all introduced to politics by Manthena Venkata Raju.
In 1938, Sri Manthena Venkata Raju conducted the All India Workshop for Politics in the village of Manthenavaripalem
Manthenavaripalem
Manthenavaripalem is a village in Guntur district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.Famous people from this village:* Sri Manthena Venkata Raju - Freedom fighter* Sri Manthena Venkata Raju...
and helped educate several leaders in the importance of politics and governance. Several leaders with Socialist-Communist lenience, within the Congress, also participated in the Workshop.
Social worker
Sri Manthena Venkata Raju participated in several Social causes. In 1934, he participated in a campaign to allow Harijans into temples. He helped dig many wells to provide drinking water to several villages and also encouraged people from all castes to inter mix socially.He conducted widow marriages in the village of Karlapalem and also conducted several inter-caste marriages during his lifetime.
Political leader
He entered the State Assembly, from BapatlaBapatla
Bapatla, formerly known as Bhavapuri, is a town and mandal of Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south of Guntur City on the East Coast.-Assembly constituency:Bapatla is an assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh....
constituency, Guntur
Guntur
Guntur , is a city and a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, located to the north and west of the Bay of Bengal. It is approximately to the south of the national capital, New Delhi and south east of state capital, Hyderabad. Guntur is the fourth largest city in Andhra...
District 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...
, in the year 1946, and was a member till the year 1962, barring a gap of two years. During his tenure in the State Assembly, he assumed a very important role in the State Politics. During those times, Chief Ministers like, Sri Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, Sri Gopal Reddy and Sri Sanjeevayya, were among those who sought the blessings of Sri Manthena Venkata Raju.
He always professed the principal of retirement from active politics after a certain age, like in any other salaried job; in accordance with this principle, he retired from Politics at the age of 58 years, in the year 1962. He believed in strong principles and was among those who lived by example.
Even without having the strength of riches or the caste equation working to his advantage, Sri Manthena Venkata Raju, established his presence in the political arena of the State of Andhra Pradesh through his disinterest in positions and his commitment to social work.
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