Paturi Rajagopala Naidu | |
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| Born | 5 April 1920 Diguvamagham, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Died | 21 October 1997 (aged 77) |
| Children | Galla Aruna Kumari |
Paturi Rajagopala Naidu, better known as Rajanna (5 April 1920 – 21 October 1997), was an Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian, and kisan (farmer) leader. He was the political guru of Nara Chandrababu Naidu. He was an exponent of the peasant philosophy, and considered the father of the Indian Peasant Movement after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati.[1]
- ^ Parliamentary career: http://rajyasabha.nic.in/photo/princets/p16.html Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine