https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Nadimpalli_Venkata_Lakshmi_Narasimha_RaoNadimpalli Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao - Revision history2026-08-19T11:21:15ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nadimpalli_Venkata_Lakshmi_Narasimha_Rao&diff=160098&oldid=previmported>DaxServer: clean up2021-07-26T19:06:22Z<p>clean up</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Indian politician}}<br />
{{Distinguish|Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2021}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox person<br />
|name= Nadimpalli Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao<br />
|image=Andhra Pradesh politician Nadimpalli Venkata Lakshmi Narasimharao in the 1970s.jpg<br />
|education= M.A. Economics, Barrister<br />
|caption= Nadimpalli Narasimha Rao<br />
|other_names= Guntur Kesari<br />
|birth_place= [[Guntur]] in the [[Guntur District]] of present day [[Andhra Pradesh]], India<br />
|birth_date= 1 January 1890<br />
|death_place= [[Guntur]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
|death_date= {{death date and age|df=yes|1978|1|16|1890|8|8}}<br />
|movement= [[Indian independence movement]] <br />
|organization =[[Guntur Municipal Corporation]], [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|alma_mater = [[Andhra Christian College]], [[The University of Edinburgh]], [[Lincoln's Inn]]<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[File:Nvl statue vice president.jpg|thumb|M. [[Venkaiah Naidu]] with the statue of Nadimpalli Venkata Lakshmi Narsimharao in Guntur]]<br />
'''Nadimpalli Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha Rao''' (1 January 1890 - 16 January 1978) (often known as N.V.L.) of [[Guntur]] popularly known as "Guntur Kesari" was an [[Indian freedom fighter]] who worked in tandem with "Andhra Kesari" [[Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu]]. In 1953 he acted as [[protem]] [[Speaker (politics)|speaker]] of the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<br />
<br />
== Early life and education ==<br />
He was born on 1 January 1890 in Guntur to parents Ramaiah and Lakshmamma.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KHIvAQAAMAAJ&q=Nadimpalli+Venkata+Lakshmi+Narasimharao&pg=PA304|title=The Law Times|date=1815|publisher=Published at the office of The Law times|language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
After graduating from [[Andhra Christian College]] in Guntur he travelled to England with his childhood friend [[Duggirala Gopalakrishnayya]] ([[Andhra Ratna]]) where he studied for his M.A. Hons (Economics) at [[Edinburgh University]]. He was then [[called to the bar]] at [[Lincoln's Inn]].<ref name="books.google_b">{{cite book|last=Rao|first=P. Rajeswar|title=The Great Indian Patriots, Volume 1|year=1991|publisher=Mittal Publications|location=New Delhi|pages=128–131|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTrs9MF9374C&q=duggirala+gopalakrishnayya&pg=PA128|isbn=9788170992806}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |title=Makers of Modern India - Gem of an Andhra by Rama Rao Vadapalli V.B. |website=www.boloji.com |url=https://www.boloji.com/articles/49260/makers-of-modern-india--gem-of-an-andhra}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Career ==<br />
In 1915, he enrolled in the [[Madras High Court]].He joined the office as a junior to [[Tanguturi Prakasam]] (Andhra Kesari). He was nominated as chairman of [[Guntur Municipal Corporation|Guntur Municipal Council]] by Shri [[Motilal Nehru]], After he gave a welcome address to the committee led by [[Motilal Nehru]] defying the orders of the British Collector.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of Freedom Movement in Guntur District, 1921-47 |page=422 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wfwzOAAACAAJ|first=Seshagirirao|last=Bhadriraju|publisher=Andhra University|year=1976}}</ref><br />
<br />
In 1922, N.V.L Narasimharao was the first person to hoist the [[Flag of India]] during British rule when he did so on the Guntur Municipality building.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bhadriraju |first1=Seshagirirao |title=History of Freedom Movement in Guntur District, 1921-47 |date=1976 |publisher=Andhra University |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wfwzOAAACAAJ |language=en}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Salt Satyagraha in Coastal Andhra ==<br />
<br />
In 1930 he actively participated in the [[Salt March]] in [[Coastal Andhra]], led by [[Mahatma Gandhi]]. As a Chairman of Municipality he made all employees volunteers to the [[Salt Satyagraha]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Salt Satyagraha in Coastal Andhra |publisher=Mittal Publications |page=103 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5dqRvDui1-4C&q=nvl+narasimha+rao&pg=PA103|author=Ch. M. Naidu|year=1986}}</ref><br />
<br />
== Andhra Legislative Assembly ==<br />
In 1953, just after the formation of the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]], when [[Kurnool]] was the capital, he was made [[protem]] [[Speaker (politics)|speaker]] of the newly-formed [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite book|title=AP Assembly Archives |website=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly archives |url=https://archives.aplegislature.org/documents/archives/A-000011_23-11-1953.pdf}}{{dead link|date=July 2020}}</ref><br />
<br />
== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
<br />
[[Category:Speakers of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Edinburgh]]<br />
[[Category:Members of Lincoln's Inn]]<br />
[[Category:People from Guntur]]<br />
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:19th-century Indian lawyers]]<br />
[[Category:Indian barristers]]<br />
[[Category:1890 births]]<br />
[[Category:1978 deaths]]</div>imported>DaxServer