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			{{Short description\|Indian lawyer and social reformer (1887–1943)}}
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	== Childhood and early years ==		== Childhood and early years ==
	Ramaswamy was born in the village of [[Angaluru]] in the [[Krishna District]] (present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]]) into a family of farmers. At the age of 23, he passed his [[Matriculation Examination]]. In the same year Ramaswamy wrote two plays: ''Karempudi Kadanam,'' based on the [[Palanadu]] battle, and ''Kurukshetra Sangramam,'' based on the [[Mahabharata]] war. In 1911, Ramaswamy joined the [[Noble College]] at [[Machilipatnam\|Bandar]] to study for the [[Intermediate Course]]. In those years he displayed his literary skills and prodigious memory in his [[Avadhanam]].		Ramaswamy was born in the village of [[Angaluru]] in the [[Krishna District]] (present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]]) into a family of farmers. At the age of 23, he passed his [[Matriculation Examination]]. In the same year Ramaswamy wrote two plays: ''Karempudi Kadanam,'' based on the [[Palanadu]] battle, and ''Kurukshetra Sangramam,'' based on the [[Mahabharata]] war. In 1911, Ramaswamy joined the Noble College at [[Machilipatnam\|Bandar]] to study for the [[Intermediate Course]]. In those years he displayed his literary skills and prodigious memory in his [[Avadhanam]].

	In 1914, Ramaswamy went to [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland\|Britain]] and studied law as well as [[English Literature]] and modern [[European culture]] in [[Dublin]]. During this time, Ramaswamy wrote to [[Krishna Patrika]], a [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] weekly appealing to Indians to support the [[Home Rule]] movement started by [[Annie Besant]]. He pleaded for [[Indian independence movement\|India's independence]]. Ramaswamy wrote many patriotic songs during the independence movement.		In 1914, Ramaswamy went to [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland\|Britain]] and studied law as well as [[English Literature]] and modern [[European culture]] in [[Dublin]]. During this time, Ramaswamy wrote to [[Krishna Patrika]], a [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] weekly appealing to Indians to support the [[Home Rule]] movement started by [[Annie Besant]]. He pleaded for [[Indian independence movement\|India's independence]]. Ramaswamy wrote many patriotic songs during the independence movement.
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	Ramaswamy chose literary writing as the vehicle for expressing his rationalist thoughts, and he worked with his close friend Unnava Lakshminarayana, who was a renowned [[Telugu Brahmin]] Brahmo leader.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Ramaswamy\|first=Uma\|date=1978\|title=The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India: The Andhra Case\|journal=Asian Survey\|volume=18\|issue=3 \|pages=294\|doi=10.2307/2643221\|jstor=2643221}}</ref>		Ramaswamy chose literary writing as the vehicle for expressing his rationalist thoughts, and he worked with his close friend Unnava Lakshminarayana, who was a renowned [[Telugu Brahmin]] Brahmo leader.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Ramaswamy\|first=Uma\|date=1978\|title=The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India: The Andhra Case\|journal=Asian Survey\|volume=18\|issue=3 \|pages=294\|doi=10.2307/2643221\|jstor=2643221}}</ref>

	His poetic work ''[[Kuppuswamy Satakam]]'' reveals the theme of social revolution and talks about social evils, blind faith and indignity to man. In his other works such as ''[[Sambhukavadha]]'', ''[[~~Suthashrama geethaalu~~]]'', ''[[Dhoortha maanava]]'', ''[[Khooni]]'', ''[[Bhagavadgita]]'', ''[[Rana Pratap]]'' and ''[[Kondaveeti pathanam]]'', Ramaswamy made a rational analysis of dogmas prescribed by ancient classics and the injustice these dogmas did to people belonging to the lower social orders. Moreover, Ramaswamy attacked discriminatory practices and fought against the idea of [[untouchability]].		His poetic work ''[[Kuppuswamy Satakam]]'' reveals the theme of social revolution and talks about social evils, blind faith and indignity to man. In his other works such as ''[[Sambhukavadha]]'', ''[[Suthapuranam]]'', ''[[Dhoortha maanava]]'', ''[[Khooni]]'', ''[[Bhagavadgita]]'', ''[[Rana Pratap]]'' and ''[[Kondaveeti pathanam]]'', Ramaswamy made a rational analysis of dogmas prescribed by ancient classics and the injustice these dogmas did to people belonging to the lower social orders. Moreover, Ramaswamy attacked discriminatory practices and fought against the idea of [[untouchability]].

	Ramaswamy was against the traditional [[Hindu marriage]] ceremony which resulted in burdensome expenditure, especially among the poor. He prepared a simple procedure in Telugu called [[Vivaha Vidhi]]. He officiated at many marriages.		Ramaswamy was against the traditional [[Hindu marriage]] ceremony which resulted in burdensome expenditure, especially among the poor. He prepared a simple procedure in Telugu called Vivaha Vidhi. He officiated at many marriages.

	Ramaswamy was a patriot even when he was a student. He wrote a patriotic play ''Rana Pratap'', which was proscribed by the British government. He was an ardent lover of the [[Telugu language]] and culture and was proud of their history. He was an educationist and was a member of the senate of the [[Andhra University]] for three terms. Ramaswamy was awarded many honors and was popularly known as 'Kaviraju', a title conferred on him.		Ramaswamy was a patriot even when he was a student. He wrote a patriotic play ''Rana Pratap'', which was proscribed by the British government. He was an ardent lover of the [[Telugu language]] and culture and was proud of their history. He was an educationist and was a member of the senate of the [[Andhra University]] for three terms. Ramaswamy was awarded many honors and was popularly known as 'Kaviraju', a title conferred on him.
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	==Children==		==Children==
	Among his children were [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]], who left his own mark on the [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] literature.		Among his children were [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]], who left his own mark on the [[Telugu language\|Telugu]] literature. Ramaswamy's grandson and Gopichand's son, [[Sai Chand]] is an actor in [[Telugu cinema\|Telugu film industry]].

	==References==		==References==
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	==Literary career and public life==		==Literary career and public life==
	Ramaswamy chose literary writing as the vehicle for expressing his rationalist thoughts, and he worked with his close friend Unnava Lakshminarayana, who was a renowned [[Telugu Brahmin]] Brahmo leader.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Ramaswamy\|first=Uma\|date=1978\|title=The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India: The Andhra Case\|journal=Asian Survey\|volume=18\|pages=294\|doi=10.2307/2643221\|jstor=2643221}}</ref>		Ramaswamy chose literary writing as the vehicle for expressing his rationalist thoughts, and he worked with his close friend Unnava Lakshminarayana, who was a renowned [[Telugu Brahmin]] Brahmo leader.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Ramaswamy\|first=Uma\|date=1978\|title=The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India: The Andhra Case\|journal=Asian Survey\|volume=18\|issue=3 \|pages=294\|doi=10.2307/2643221\|jstor=2643221}}</ref>

	His poetic work ''[[Kuppuswamy Satakam]]'' reveals the theme of social revolution and talks about social evils, blind faith and indignity to man. In his other works such as ''[[Sambhukavadha]]'', ''[[Suthashrama geethaalu]]'', ''[[Dhoortha maanava]]'', ''[[Khooni]]'', ''[[Bhagavadgita]]'', ''[[Rana Pratap]]'' and ''[[Kondaveeti pathanam]]'', Ramaswamy made a rational analysis of dogmas prescribed by ancient classics and the injustice these dogmas did to people belonging to the lower social orders. Moreover, Ramaswamy attacked discriminatory practices and fought against the idea of [[untouchability]].		His poetic work ''[[Kuppuswamy Satakam]]'' reveals the theme of social revolution and talks about social evils, blind faith and indignity to man. In his other works such as ''[[Sambhukavadha]]'', ''[[Suthashrama geethaalu]]'', ''[[Dhoortha maanava]]'', ''[[Khooni]]'', ''[[Bhagavadgita]]'', ''[[Rana Pratap]]'' and ''[[Kondaveeti pathanam]]'', Ramaswamy made a rational analysis of dogmas prescribed by ancient classics and the injustice these dogmas did to people belonging to the lower social orders. Moreover, Ramaswamy attacked discriminatory practices and fought against the idea of [[untouchability]].
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	{{Commons category\|Tripuraneni Ramaswamy}}		{{Commons category\|Tripuraneni Ramaswamy}}
	* Ramaswamy Tripuraneni (1887–1943), Luminaries of 20th Century, Part 2, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 552–3.		* Ramaswamy Tripuraneni (1887–1943), Luminaries of 20th Century, Part 2, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 552–3.
	* {{citation \|first=Uma \|last=Ramaswamy \|title=The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India: The Andhra Case \|journal=Asian Survey \|volume=18 \|number=3 \|date=March 1978 \|pages=290–300 \|jstor=2643221 \|ref={{sfnref\|Ramaswamy, The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India\|1978}} \|doi=10.~~1525~~/~~as.1978.18.3.01p0398i~~}}		* {{citation \|first=Uma \|last=Ramaswamy \|title=The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India: The Andhra Case \|journal=Asian Survey \|volume=18 \|number=3 \|date=March 1978 \|pages=290–300 \|jstor=2643221 \|ref={{sfnref\|Ramaswamy, The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India\|1978}} \|doi=10.2307/2643221}}
	* {{citation \|first=Yamada \|last=Keiko \|title=Politics and representation of caste identity in regional historiography: A case study of Kammas in Andhra \|journal=The Indian Economic and Social History Review \|volume=45 \|number=3 \|year=2008 \|pages=353–380 \|doi=10.1177/001946460804500302 \|s2cid=145663799 }}		* {{citation \|first=Yamada \|last=Keiko \|title=Politics and representation of caste identity in regional historiography: A case study of Kammas in Andhra \|journal=The Indian Economic and Social History Review \|volume=45 \|number=3 \|year=2008 \|pages=353–380 \|doi=10.1177/001946460804500302 \|s2cid=145663799 }}

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'''Tripuraneni Ramaswamy'''{{sfn|Ramaswamy, The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India|1978|p=292}}<ref name=remembering>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Remembering-lsquoKaviraju/article14686986.ece Remembering ‘Kaviraju'], ''The Hindu'', 17 April 2011.</ref> (1887–1943), also known as '''Tripuraneni Ramaswamy''', was a [[lawyer]], poet, [[playwright]] and reformer active among the [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking people. He was popularly known as '''Kaviraju''' (the "king of poets"), a title given to him by the Andhra Mahasabha in 1929.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wy4KAQAAIAAJ|title=The Radical Humanist|date=1987|publisher=Maniben Kara|editor-last=Roy|editor-first=Manabendra Nath|volume=51|pages=7|language=en}}</ref>

Ramaswamy was part of a growing movement in [[India]] to reassess the [[culture of India]]. This movement included such people as [[Ram Mohan Roy]], [[Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar]], [[Ranade]], [[Dayananda Saraswati]], [[Kandukuri Veeresalingam]] and [[Gurazada Apparao]].

== Childhood and early years ==
Ramaswamy was born in the village of [[Angaluru]] in the [[Krishna District]] (present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]]) into a family of farmers. At the age of 23, he passed his [[Matriculation Examination]]. In the same year Ramaswamy wrote two plays: ''Karempudi Kadanam,'' based on the [[Palanadu]] battle, and ''Kurukshetra Sangramam,'' based on the [[Mahabharata]] war. In 1911, Ramaswamy joined the [[Noble College]] at [[Machilipatnam|Bandar]] to study for the [[Intermediate Course]]. In those years he displayed his literary skills and prodigious memory in his [[Avadhanam]].

In 1914, Ramaswamy went to [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Britain]] and studied law as well as [[English Literature]] and modern [[European culture]] in [[Dublin]]. During this time, Ramaswamy wrote to [[Krishna Patrika]], a [[Telugu language|Telugu]] weekly appealing to Indians to support the [[Home Rule]] movement started by [[Annie Besant]]. He pleaded for [[Indian independence movement|India's independence]]. Ramaswamy wrote many patriotic songs during the independence movement.

After returning to India, Ramaswamy practiced law for some years, mostly in [[Tenali]] town. However, his main activity was directed towards social reforms. He launched a full-scale attack on [[Caste system in India|casteism]] and the [[Social justice|social injustices]] resulting from it.

==Literary career and public life==
Ramaswamy chose literary writing as the vehicle for expressing his rationalist thoughts, and he worked with his close friend Unnava Lakshminarayana, who was a renowned [[Telugu Brahmin]] Brahmo leader.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ramaswamy|first=Uma|date=1978|title=The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India: The Andhra Case|journal=Asian Survey|volume=18|pages=294|doi=10.2307/2643221|jstor=2643221}}</ref>

His poetic work ''[[Kuppuswamy Satakam]]'' reveals the theme of social revolution and talks about social evils, blind faith and indignity to man. In his other works such as ''[[Sambhukavadha]]'', ''[[Suthashrama geethaalu]]'', ''[[Dhoortha maanava]]'', ''[[Khooni]]'', ''[[Bhagavadgita]]'', ''[[Rana Pratap]]'' and ''[[Kondaveeti pathanam]]'', Ramaswamy made a rational analysis of dogmas prescribed by ancient classics and the injustice these dogmas did to people belonging to the lower social orders. Moreover, Ramaswamy attacked discriminatory practices and fought against the idea of [[untouchability]].

Ramaswamy was against the traditional [[Hindu marriage]] ceremony which resulted in burdensome expenditure, especially among the poor. He prepared a simple procedure in Telugu called [[Vivaha Vidhi]]. He officiated at many marriages.

Ramaswamy was a patriot even when he was a student. He wrote a patriotic play ''Rana Pratap'', which was proscribed by the British government. He was an ardent lover of the [[Telugu language]] and culture and was proud of their history. He was an educationist and was a member of the senate of the [[Andhra University]] for three terms. Ramaswamy was awarded many honors and was popularly known as 'Kaviraju', a title conferred on him.

The Indian government issued a commemorative postage stamp with his picture in 1987, his centenary year.

==Children==
Among his children were [[Tripuraneni Gopichand]], who left his own mark on the [[Telugu language|Telugu]] literature.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
{{Commons category|Tripuraneni Ramaswamy}}
* Ramaswamy Tripuraneni (1887–1943), Luminaries of 20th Century, Part 2, Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad, 2005, pp: 552–3.
* {{citation |first=Uma |last=Ramaswamy |title=The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India: The Andhra Case |journal=Asian Survey |volume=18 |number=3 |date=March 1978 |pages=290–300 |jstor=2643221 |ref={{sfnref|Ramaswamy, The Belief System of the Non-Brahmin Movement in India|1978}} |doi=10.1525/as.1978.18.3.01p0398i}}
* {{citation |first=Yamada |last=Keiko |title=Politics and representation of caste identity in regional historiography: A case study of Kammas in Andhra |journal=The Indian Economic and Social History Review |volume=45 |number=3 |year=2008 |pages=353–380 |doi=10.1177/001946460804500302 |s2cid=145663799 }}

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