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{{Short description|Singer and social activist}}
{{for|other people named Vamala|Vimala (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox Indian politician
| name = Vimalakka
| image = Vimalakka.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1964}}
| birth_place = [[Kolanupaka]], [[Aleru]], [[Nalgonda]], [[Telangana]]
| residence = [[Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]
| marital status = [[Married]] to Amar
| constituency = [[Aleru]]
| office =
| alma_mater =
| term_start =
| party = Telanganna United Front (TUF)
}}

'''Arunodaya Vimala''' (born 1964), popularly known as '''Vimalakka''' ({{lang-te|విమలక్క}}), is a [[Telugu people|Telugu]] [[ballad]]eer and social activist. Her folk troupe is known as Arunodaya Samskritika Samakhya (ACF).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Gaddar-unveils-TPF-flag/articleshow/6817880.cms|title=Gaddar unveils TPF flag {{!}} Hyderabad News - Times of India|last=Oct 27|first=TNN {{!}}|last2=2010|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2020-03-20|last3=Ist|first3=20:54}}</ref> She also heads a Joint Action Committee for the creation of [[Telangana state]].

== Early life ==
Vimalakka was born in [[Aler, Nalgonda district|Aler village]] in [[Nalgonda district]] to Narsamma and Bandru Narsimayya, a Telangana revolutionary who participated in [[Telangana rebellion]]. She belongs to [[Kurma community]]. She was youngest among five children. She did her graduation in [[Bhongir]].

== Life ==
Vimalakka was greatly influenced by her father's association with the rebellion. She started singing at a young age after being encouraged by Ram Sattaiah, an activist. She fought against [[Jogini]] system. She was a civil rights, woman's activist.

She has been fighting for Telangana statehood since 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epaper.ntnews.com/Home/Index?aspxerrorpath=/Details.aspx|title=Namasthe Telangana e Paper {{!}} e Paper ntnews|website=epaper.ntnews.com|access-date=2020-03-20}}</ref> She is now touring Telangana districts by organizing folk concerts, Telangana dhoom-dhaam & Bathukamma Festival.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Name-panel-for-creation-of-Telangana-says-MLC/article15977856.ece | title=Name panel for creation of Telangana, says MLC | date=4 February 2010 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=21 February 2020 }}</ref>

She married Koora Devender, the revolutionary party leader of CPI (ML) Janashakthi. She is the president of Arunodaya Cultural Federation (ACF) which played a key role in formation of Telangana state by their cultural programmes coordinated by Mohan Bairaagi the vice president of the cultural federation.

She also has number of police cases during separate Telangana statehood movement.{{clarify|date=June 2016}} She was in jail for 4 months with her cultural organisation colleagues Mohan Bairaagi, Santhosh, Venkat, Mallu, and others. Now she is working for Saamajika Telangana with her organisation Telangana United Front (TUF) as chairperson.

Her mother in law Koora Mallama (101) died on 31 January 2019, at Vemulawada Rajanna Siricilla district, Telangana.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

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