Ravi Narayana Reddy

Ravi Narayana Reddy
Member of the Lok Sabha
In office
1952–1967
Preceded byD.V. Rao
Succeeded byMohammad Yunus Saleem
ConstituencyNalgonda (Lok Sabha Constituency)
Personal details
Born5 June 1908
Bollepally, Hyderabad State, British India
(now in Telangana, India)
Died7 September 1991 (aged 83)
Andhra Pradesh, India
now in Telangana, India
Political partyCommunist Party of India
OccupationIndian independence movement, Telangana Rebellion
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (1992)

Ravi Narayana Reddy (5 June 1908 – 7 September 1991) was an Indian politician, a founding member of the Communist Party of India, and a peasant leader. He was a leader in the Telangana Rebellion against the rule of Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII. Reddy was also a philanthropist, social reformer,[1] and parliamentarian. He is renowned in Telangana for fighting on behalf of peasants.[2] Raavi Narayana Reddy also played a critical role in the Andhra Mahasabha as its chairman in 1941.[3]

  1. ^ "Patil hints at payment of pension to freedom fighters". The Hindu 22 September 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2011
  2. ^ Pavier, Barry (1981). The Telengana Movement, 1944-51. Vikas. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-7069-1289-0.
  3. ^ Innaiah, N. (2002). A Century of Politics in Andhra Pradesh: Ethnicity & Regionalism in Indian State. Rationalist Voice Publications. p. 59.