Saturday, April 3, 2010

Alluri Sita Rama Raju

Alluri Sita Rama Raju - A Great Freedom Fighter, Manyam Rebellion(Warroir), Revolutionary. (Telugu: అల్లూరి సీతారామరాజు b. 4 July 1897- d. 1924), also known as Aluri Rama Raju, Rama Chandra Raju, and Alluri Seetha Rama Raju, was a young Indian revolutionary during the freedom struggle and to this day he remains an inspiring role model for those who fight against oppression. His father was from Mogallu village in the West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India and was an official photographer in the central jail at Rajahmundry.Sita Rama Raju was born in Pandrangi,a village near Visakhapatnam which happened to be his mother's native place. Raju led the ill-fated Rampa Rebellion joined by many tribal leaders and their sympathisers in the fight against the British from 1922 to 1923. He was adoringly referred to Manyam Veerudu (Hero of the jungles) by the Telugus.
Contents[hide]
1 Birth and education
2 The Rampa Rebellion
3 Legacy
4 Miscellany
5 References

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