Kaloji Narayana Rao

In this Telugu name, the surname is Kaloji.

Kaloji Narayana Rao
Born(1914-09-09)9 September 1914
Ratthalli, Bijapur
(now Karnataka), British Raj
Died13 November 2002(2002-11-13) (aged 88)
Warangal, Andhra Pradesh
(now Telangana), India
Other namesKalanna, Praja Kavi[1]
Known forPolitical activist, poet

Kaloji Narayana Rao[1] (9 September 1914 – 13 November 2002) was an Indian poet, freedom fighter, anti-fascist and political activist of Telangana. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1992. The Telangana government honored Kaloji's birthday as Telangana Language Day.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Telangana Poet: Kaloji Narayana Rao History". TSO. Hyderabad. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Telangana Language Day Declared by CM Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao". TSO. Hyderabad, India. 8 September 2017.