P. Kodanda Rao | |
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 Rao at the University of Hawaii in 1954 | |
| Born | 25 December 1889 Vishakapatnam, British India |
| Died | 23 July 1975 (aged 85) Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Organization | Servants of India Society |
Pandurangi Kodanda Rao (25 December 1889 – 23 July 1975) was an Indian social and independence activist who served as a member and secretary of the Indian socio-political organization Servants of India Society between 1922 and 1958. He was the private secretary to V. S. Srinivasa Sastri with whom he traveled as an advisor and delegate to multiple Round Table Conferences and other international conferences. Rao was also an associate of Indian freedom leader Mahatma Gandhi and assisted him in his campaigns against untouchability. Rao wrote extensively on topics including overseas Indians, emigration, immigration, and Indian politics under British rule.