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	==Education and activism==		==Education and activism==
	Kaloji completed his primary education in [[Madikonda]] and higher education in [[Warangal]] and [[Hyderabad]].		Kaloji was born on 9 September 1914 in Rattihalli village in Bijapur district, Karnataka. His mother Ramabayamma hailing from Karnataka. Father Kaloji Rangarao is from Maharashtra,<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-09-09\|title=Kaloji Narayana Rao: Remembering the poet’s birthday on Sep 9 as "Telangana Language Day"\|url=https://inspiretelangana.org/kaloji-narayana-rao-remembering-poets-birthday-sep-9-telangana-language-day/\|access-date=2021-09-09\|website=Inspire Telangana\|language=en-US}}</ref> his elder brother, Kaloji Rameshwar Rao, an Urdu poet, played a vital role in shaping his personality.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Rao\|first=K. Damodar\|date=2010-03-12\|title=Remembering Kaloji\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/Remembering-Kaloji/article16566630.ece\|access-date=2021-09-09\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Kaloji completed his primary education from [[Madikonda]] and higher education in [[Warangal]] and [[Hyderabad]].Kaloji is a polyglot. Although he studied Telugu from an early age, he also wrote poetry in Marathi, Kannada, Hindi and Urdu.Kaloji married Rukmini Bai in 1940.

	During his student days ~~and later~~, he was deeply influenced by and participated in popular movements of the time. like the [[Arya Samaj]] Movement, especially in the domain of civil rights. He has also involved in [[Andhra Maha Sabha]] activities since its formation in 1934, and part of the [[Satyagraha]], [[Osmania University]] Vandemataram, State Congress, [[Andhra Mahasabha]] (Telangana) and Library movements. Considered by many to be a [[freedom fighter]],{{according to whom\|date=June 2017}} he was part of the freedom movement of [[Hyderabad State]] and underwent imprisonment under the [[Nizam]].		During his student days, he was deeply influenced by and participated in popular movements of the time. like the [[Arya Samaj]] Movement, especially in the domain of civil rights. He has also involved in [[Andhra Maha Sabha]] activities since its formation in 1934, and part of the [[Satyagraha]], [[Osmania University]] Vandemataram, State Congress, [[Andhra Mahasabha]] (Telangana) and Library movements. Considered by many to be a [[freedom fighter]],{{according to whom\|date=June 2017}} he was part of the freedom movement of [[Hyderabad State]] and underwent imprisonment under the [[Nizam]].<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Rao\|first=Vanam Jwala Narasimha\|date=2021-05-30\|title=Brahmins as reformers\|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/editors-desk/brahmins-as-reformers-688425\|access-date=2021-09-09\|website=thehansindia.com\|language=en}}</ref>

	His commitment to [[human rights]]{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}} made him an active member of the Tarkunde Committee. Although opposed to power and the trapping of office Kaloji looked upon elections as a democratic exercise. He contested thrice and got elected once as a member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]. His most significant dispute was against [[Jalagam Vengal Rao]], then [[Chief Minister]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], in 1977.		His commitment to [[human rights]]{{citation needed\|date=June 2017}} made him an active member of the Tarkunde Committee. Although opposed to power and the trapping of office Kaloji looked upon elections as a democratic exercise. He contested thrice and got elected once as a member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]. His most significant dispute was against [[Jalagam Vengal Rao]], then [[Chief Minister]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], in 1977.
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	==Literary works==		==Literary works==
	Kaloji wrote poetry in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] languages.<ref>{{cite news \|date=14 November 2002 \|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403680400.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103201312/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403680400.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 November 2012 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|title=Governor, CM condole death \|access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref> In 1992, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by [[Kakatiya University]].<ref name="Chandrakanth">{{cite news \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=14 November 2002 \|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403740400.htm \|title=Kaloji won't cry any more! \|first=W. \|last=Chandrakanth \|access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref>		Kaloji wrote poetry in [[Telugu language\|Telugu]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]] and [[Marathi language\|Marathi]] languages.<ref>{{cite news \|date=14 November 2002 \|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403680400.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103201312/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403680400.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=3 November 2012 \|newspaper=[[The Hindu]] \|title=Governor, CM condole death \|access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref> In 1992, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by [[Kakatiya University]].<ref name="Chandrakanth">{{cite news \|newspaper=The Hindu \|date=14 November 2002 \|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403740400.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030102090216/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403740400.htm \|url-status=usurped \|archive-date=2 January 2003 \|title=Kaloji won't cry any more! \|first=W. \|last=Chandrakanth \|access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref>

	===Published writings===		===Published writings===
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	* ''Naa Godava'' (1953, 1st edition)		* ''Naa Godava'' (1953, 1st edition)
	* ''Tudi Vijayam Manadi Nijam'' (1962)		* ''Tudi Vijayam Manadi Nijam'' (1962)
	* ''Naa Godava ~~Parabhava~~ Hemantham'' (1966)		* ''Naa Godava Parashiva Hemantham'' (1966)
	* ''Naa Godava Parabhava Shishiram'' (1967)		* ''Naa Godava Parabhava Shishiram'' (1967)
	* ''Naa Godava Parabhava'' (1967, 1st edition, third print)		* ''Naa Godava Parabhava'' (1967, 1st edition, third print)
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	*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930070349/http://soyi.discover-telangana.org/mags/old/Kaloji_Telangana_Bhasha_Bathuku.pdf Kaloji's essay about Telangana and its dialect]		*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930070349/http://soyi.discover-telangana.org/mags/old/Kaloji_Telangana_Bhasha_Bathuku.pdf Kaloji's essay about Telangana and its dialect]
	*[http://etelangana.org/Kaloji_Bio.asp etelangana.org/Kaloji_Bio.asp]		*[http://etelangana.org/Kaloji_Bio.asp etelangana.org/Kaloji_Bio.asp]

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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2016}}
{{family name hatnote|Kaloji|lang=Telugu}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kaloji Narayana Rao
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1914|9|09}}
| birth_place = [[Ratthalli (India)|Ratthalli]], [[Bijapur]]
<br>( [[Karnataka]]), [[India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2002|11|13|1914|9|09}}
| death_place = [[Warangal (India)|Warangal]], [[Andhra Pradesh]],
<br>(now [[Telangana]]), [[India]]
| death_cause =
| other_names = Kalanna, Praja Kavi<ref name="othernames" />
| known_for = Political activist, poet
}}

'''Kaloji Narayana Rao'''<ref name="othernames">{{cite news | url=https://www.telanganastateofficial.com/kaloji-narayana-rao-life-history-telugu-english/ | location=Hyderabad | work=TSO | title=Telangana Poet: Kaloji Narayana Rao History | date=8 September 2017 | access-date=8 September 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910072745/https://www.telanganastateofficial.com/kaloji-narayana-rao-life-history-telugu-english/ | archive-date=10 September 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref> (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]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telanganastateofficial.com/telangana-language-day-on-september-9th/ | location=Hyderabad, India| work=TSO | title=Telangana Language Day Declared by CM Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao | date=8 September 2017}}</ref>

==Education and activism==
Kaloji completed his primary education in [[Madikonda]] and higher education in [[Warangal]] and [[Hyderabad]].

During his student days and later, he was deeply influenced by and participated in popular movements of the time. like the [[Arya Samaj]] Movement, especially in the domain of civil rights. He has also involved in [[Andhra Maha Sabha]] activities since its formation in 1934, and part of the [[Satyagraha]], [[Osmania University]] Vandemataram, State Congress, [[Andhra Mahasabha]] (Telangana) and Library movements. Considered by many to be a [[freedom fighter]],{{according to whom|date=June 2017}} he was part of the freedom movement of [[Hyderabad State]] and underwent imprisonment under the [[Nizam]].

His commitment to [[human rights]]{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} made him an active member of the Tarkunde Committee. Although opposed to power and the trapping of office Kaloji looked upon elections as a democratic exercise. He contested thrice and got elected once as a member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]. His most significant dispute was against [[Jalagam Vengal Rao]], then [[Chief Minister]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], in 1977.

==Honour==
In September 2014, the [[Government of Telangana]] in his honour, named the Medical University, [[Kaloji Narayana Rao University of Health Sciences]] after him.

==Literary works==
Kaloji wrote poetry in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], and [[Marathi language|Marathi]] languages.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 November 2002 |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403680400.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103201312/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403680400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2012 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |title=Governor, CM condole death |access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref> In 1992, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by [[Kakatiya University]].<ref name="Chandrakanth">{{cite news |newspaper=The Hindu |date=14 November 2002 |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/11/14/stories/2002111403740400.htm |title=Kaloji won't cry any more! |first=W. |last=Chandrakanth |access-date=6 May 2013}}</ref>

===Published writings===
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
* ''Anakathalu'' (1941)
* ''Naa Bharatadesha Yatra'' (1941, translation of Brail Ford's ''Rebel India'')
* ''Kaloji Kathalu'' (1943)
* ''Parthiva vijayam'' (1946)
* ''Naa Godava'' (1953, 1st edition)
* ''Tudi Vijayam Manadi Nijam'' (1962)
* ''Naa Godava Parabhava Hemantham'' (1966)
* ''Naa Godava Parabhava Shishiram'' (1967)
* ''Naa Godava Parabhava'' (1967, 1st edition, third print)
* ''Jeevana Geetha'' (1968, translation of Khalil Zibran's ''The Prophet'')
* ''Telangana Udyama Kavithalu'' (1969-70)
* ''Naa Godava (Yuva Bharathi)'' (1974)
* ''Naa Godava'' (1975-77)
* ''Idi Naa Godava'' (1995, [[autobiography|autobiographical]])
* ''Bapu! Bapu!! Bapu!!!'' (1995)
* ''Kaloji Kathalu'' (2000)
}}

==Death==
Kaloji died on 13 November 2002. He donated his body for research to [[Kakatiya Medical College]] in Warangal.<ref>{{url|http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2002-11-14/hyderabad/27320200_1_freedom-fighter-telangana-region-telangana-rashtra-samithi-president}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930070349/http://soyi.discover-telangana.org/mags/old/Kaloji_Telangana_Bhasha_Bathuku.pdf Kaloji's essay about Telangana and its dialect]
*[http://etelangana.org/Kaloji_Bio.asp etelangana.org/Kaloji_Bio.asp]

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