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She was a queen of Sivaganga estate from c. 1780–1790. She was the first Indian queen to wage war with the East India Company in India.She is known by Tamils as Veeramangai ("brave woman"). Veerapandiya Kattabomman: He refused to accept the sovereignty of the British East India Company and waged a war against the British. [35] Vinayak Damodar ...
P. V. Ramana – He was a member of the India men's national volleyball team. In the 1986 Asian Games, he was part of the team that won a bronze medal; Tilakam Gopal – is a former volleyball player from India. He captained the India national team at the 1966 Asian Games; Weight Lifting. Karnam Malleswari – Olympic medalist in weight lifting
This is a list of notable people from Andhra Pradesh, India, throughout history. Independence advocates Alluri Sitarama Raju – revolutionary, freedom fighter, led the Rampa Rebellion of 1922-1924
Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, Sreeramulu participated in major independence movements, including the Salt Satyagraha and Quit India movement, and was imprisoned multiple times. Sreeramulu is most noted for his 56-day hunger strike in 1952, demanding a separate state for Telugu-speaking people from the Madras Presidency.
Andhra Mahasabha (Telugu: ఆంధ్ర మహాసభ, IAST: Āndhra mahāsabha) was a people's organisation in the erstwhile Hyderabad state of India. It was an association started by Telugu people of Telangana region against Nizam rule.
Alluri Sitarama Raju (4 July 1897 or 1898 – 7 May 1924) was an Indian revolutionary who waged an armed rebellion against the British colonial rule in India.Born in present-day Andhra Pradesh, he was involved in opposing the British in response to the 1882 Madras Forest Act that effectively restricted the free movement of adivasis in their forest habitats and prevented them from practicing ...
Vattikota Alwar Swamy (1915–1961), Telugu writer, human rights activist, communist leader, journalist and publisher Suddala Ashok Teja , Tollywood lyric writer Arunodaya Vimala , balladeer and social activist
Awards for films in seven regional language (Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu) started from 2nd National Film Awards which were presented on 21 December 1955. Three awards of "President's Silver Medal for Best Feature Film", "Certificate of Merit for the Second Best Feature Film" and "Certificate of Merit for the ...