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	'''Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad''', also known as '''Challapalli Raja''' and '''Srimantu Raja Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad Bahadur''', (3 April 1903 - 1976) was a Telugu aristocrat, the last hereditary [[zamindar]] of the [[Challapalli\|Challapalli ''Samasthanam'']],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=18th century Challapalli Fort stands testimony to rule of Zamindars in Andhra {{!}} City - Times of India VideosTweets by TimesLitFestDelTweets by timeslitfestkol ►\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/hyderabad/18th-century-challapalli-fort-stands-testimony-to-rule-of-zamindars-in-andhra/videoshow/61833965.cms\|access-date=2021-06-19\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> an industrialist and a politician. He was an elected MLA from [[Krishna district\|Krishna District]] and the Minister of Health for [[Andhra Pradesh]] during the 1960s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|~~last~~=Grover\|~~first~~=Verinder\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzpuAAAAMAAJ~~&newbks=0&hl=en~~\|title=Encyclopaedia of India and Her States: Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa\|last2=Arora\|first2=Ranjana\|date=1996\|publisher=Deep & Deep\|isbn=978-81-7100-726-4\|pages=16\|language=en}}</ref>		'''Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad''', also known as '''Challapalli Raja''' and '''Srimantu Raja Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad Bahadur''', (3 April 1903 - 1976) was a Telugu aristocrat, the last hereditary [[zamindar]] of the [[Challapalli\|Challapalli ''Samasthanam'']],<ref>{{Cite web\|title=18th century Challapalli Fort stands testimony to rule of Zamindars in Andhra {{!}} City - Times of India VideosTweets by TimesLitFestDelTweets by timeslitfestkol ►\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/hyderabad/18th-century-challapalli-fort-stands-testimony-to-rule-of-zamindars-in-andhra/videoshow/61833965.cms\|access-date=2021-06-19\|website=The Times of India}}</ref> an industrialist and a politician. He was an elected MLA from [[Krishna district\|Krishna District]] and the Minister of Health for [[Andhra Pradesh]] during the 1960s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last1=Grover\|first1=Verinder\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzpuAAAAMAAJ\|title=Encyclopaedia of India and Her States: Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa\|last2=Arora\|first2=Ranjana\|date=1996\|publisher=Deep & Deep\|isbn=978-81-7100-726-4\|pages=16\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad was born to Raja Yarlagadda Ankineedu Prasad, the ruler of the Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' (estate), and his wife on April 3, 1903. The Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' was one of the largest in the [[Madras State]] and consisted of towns in [[Diviseema]] and other coastal parts of Krishna District surrounding [[Machilipatnam]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Assembly\|first=Andhra Pradesh (India) Legislature Legislative\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JM0IAQAAIAAJ~~&newbks=0&hl=en~~\|title=Debates; Official Report\|date=1978\|pages=30\|language=te}}</ref> Sivarama had a brother and a sister named Rajya Lakshmamma (Muktyala Rani), who later married the [[Muktyala Raja\|Raja of Muktyala.]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=India\|first=The Hans\|date=2018-03-10\|title=Jaggaiahpet ex-MLA dies\|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-03-09/Jaggaiahpet-ex-MLA-dies/364945\|access-date=2021-06-19\|website=www.thehansindia.com\|language=en}}</ref> Sivarama Prasad was crowned on December 26, 1929, an event attended by many Telugu and Sanskrit scholars who advised the new zamindar on how to manage the s''amasthanam's'' affairs.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dg4aAAAAIAAJ~~&newbks=0&hl=en~~\|title=Prabhākara smārika\|date=1989\|publisher=Maṇimañjari Pracuraṇalu, Vēṭūri Prabhākaraśāstri Memōriyal Ṭrasṭ\|pages=121\|language=en}}</ref>		Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad was born to Raja Yarlagadda Ankineedu Prasad, the ruler of the Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' (estate), and his wife on April 3, 1903. The Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' was one of the largest in the [[Madras State]] and consisted of towns in [[Diviseema]] and other coastal parts of Krishna District surrounding [[Machilipatnam]].<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Assembly\|first=Andhra Pradesh (India) Legislature Legislative\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JM0IAQAAIAAJ\|title=Debates; Official Report\|date=1978\|pages=30\|language=te}}</ref> Sivarama had a brother and a sister named Rajya Lakshmamma (Muktyala Rani), who later married the [[Muktyala Raja\|Raja of Muktyala.]]<ref>{{Cite web\|last=India\|first=The Hans\|date=2018-03-10\|title=Jaggaiahpet ex-MLA dies\|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-03-09/Jaggaiahpet-ex-MLA-dies/364945\|access-date=2021-06-19\|website=www.thehansindia.com\|language=en}}</ref> Sivarama Prasad was crowned on December 26, 1929, an event attended by many Telugu and Sanskrit scholars who advised the new zamindar on how to manage the s''amasthanam's'' affairs.<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dg4aAAAAIAAJ\|title=Prabhākara smārika\|date=1989\|publisher=Maṇimañjari Pracuraṇalu, Vēṭūri Prabhākaraśāstri Memōriyal Ṭrasṭ\|pages=121\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
	Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad was the last zamindar of the Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' to be crowned. His tenure saw the estate hit with communist-peasant rebellions, and the agitations were particularly intense in the Challapalli Estate. The peasantry in the Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' occupied thousands of acres of land owned by Sivarama, but the Congress-backed police aided the zamindar in putting down the rebellion.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Basu\|first=Jyoti\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqnaAAAAMAAJ~~&newbks=0&hl=en~~\|title=Documents of the Communist Movement in India: 1949-1951\|date=1997\|publisher=National Book Agency\|isbn=978-81-7626-006-0\|pages=722\|language=en}}</ref> Sivarama Prasad was the hereditary trustee of several Hindu temples in Krishna District, a patron of [[Kuchipudi]] classical dance, and he patronized [[Sanskrit]] by establishing new educational institutes.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Registrar\|first=India Office of the\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kdLKbiS40YQC~~&newbks=0&hl=en~~\|title=Census of India, 1961\|date=1962\|publisher=Manager of Publications\|pages=26\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Naidu\|first=T. Appala\|date=2014-07-08\|title=Make Kuchipudi heritage village: artistes\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/make-kuchipudi-heritage-village-artistes/article6190618.ece\|access-date=2021-06-19\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>		Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad was the last zamindar of the Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' to be crowned. His tenure saw the estate hit with communist-peasant rebellions, and the agitations were particularly intense in the Challapalli Estate. The peasantry in the Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' occupied thousands of acres of land owned by Sivarama, but the Congress-backed police aided the zamindar in putting down the rebellion.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Basu\|first=Jyoti\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqnaAAAAMAAJ\|title=Documents of the Communist Movement in India: 1949-1951\|date=1997\|publisher=National Book Agency\|isbn=978-81-7626-006-0\|pages=722\|language=en}}</ref> Sivarama Prasad was the hereditary trustee of several Hindu temples in Krishna District, a patron of [[Kuchipudi]] classical dance, and he patronized [[Sanskrit]] by establishing new educational institutes.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Registrar\|first=India Office of the\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kdLKbiS40YQC\|title=Census of India, 1961\|date=1962\|publisher=Manager of Publications\|pages=26\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Naidu\|first=T. Appala\|date=2014-07-08\|title=Make Kuchipudi heritage village: artistes\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/make-kuchipudi-heritage-village-artistes/article6190618.ece\|access-date=2021-06-19\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	In the financial and industrial sector, Sivarama Prasad financed [[Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya\|Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya's]] [[Andhra Bank]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book\|last=Damodaran\|first=Harish\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GG58DwAAQBAJ~~&newbks=0&hl=en~~\|title=India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation\|date=2018-11-25\|publisher=Hachette India\|isbn=978-93-5195-280-0\|pages=111\|language=en}}</ref> He also set up [[Saradhi Studios\|Sarathi Films]] in 1938, which produced many successful films like ''[[Mayalokam]]'' (1945) and ''[[Rojulu Marayi]]'' (1955).<ref name=":1" /> Following the success of the latter film, Sivarama Prasad used the money to buy twelve acres of land with a building in [[Hyderabad]] owned by [[Kishen Pershad]], the prime minister of [[Hyderabad State\|Hyderabad]] State, to build a film studio in 1956.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Narasimham\|first=M. L.\|date=2019-04-02\|title=Rhythm of rural mileu: Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalasi-vunte-kaladu-sukham/article26711379.ece\|access-date=2021-06-19\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Nanisetti\|first=Serish\|date=2018-04-02\|title=A house for Maharaja Kishen Pershad in Hyderabad\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/a-house-for-maharaja-kishen-pershad-in-hyderabad/article23413947.ece\|access-date=2021-06-19\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also established the Andhra Scientific Company. This company manufactured precise scientific instruments and was later acquired by [[Bharat Electronics]] in 1982.<ref name=":1" /> He also financed new sugar mills and factories in [[Vuyyuru]] and in [[Rayagada\|Rayagada, Odisha]].<ref name=":1" />		In the financial and industrial sector, Sivarama Prasad financed [[Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya\|Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya's]] [[Andhra Bank]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book\|last=Damodaran\|first=Harish\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GG58DwAAQBAJ\|title=India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation\|date=2018-11-25\|publisher=Hachette India\|isbn=978-93-5195-280-0\|pages=111\|language=en}}</ref> He also set up [[Saradhi Studios\|Sarathi Films]] in 1938, which produced many successful films like ''[[Mayalokam]]'' (1945) and ''[[Rojulu Marayi]]'' (1955).<ref name=":1" /> Following the success of the latter film, Sivarama Prasad used the money to buy twelve acres of land with a building in [[Hyderabad]] owned by [[Kishen Pershad]], the prime minister of [[Hyderabad State\|Hyderabad]] State, to build a film studio in 1956.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Narasimham\|first=M. L.\|date=2019-04-02\|title=Rhythm of rural mileu: Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalasi-vunte-kaladu-sukham/article26711379.ece\|access-date=2021-06-19\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Nanisetti\|first=Serish\|date=2018-04-02\|title=A house for Maharaja Kishen Pershad in Hyderabad\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/a-house-for-maharaja-kishen-pershad-in-hyderabad/article23413947.ece\|access-date=2021-06-19\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also established the Andhra Scientific Company. This company manufactured precise scientific instruments and was later acquired by [[Bharat Electronics]] in 1982.<ref name=":1" /> He also financed new sugar mills and factories in [[Vuyyuru]] and in [[Rayagada\|Rayagada, Odisha]].<ref name=":1" />

	In politics, Sivarama Prasad was affiliated with the [[Indian National Congress]], was the Minister of Health for Andhra Pradesh during the 1960s and was elected as an MLA from Krishna District.<ref name=":0" />		In politics, Sivarama Prasad was affiliated with the [[Indian National Congress]], was the Minister of Health for Andhra Pradesh during the 1960s and was elected as an MLA from Krishna District.<ref name=":0" />

	== Titles ==		== Titles ==
	Sivarama Prasad carried the hereditary title, [[Shrimant]] or ''[[Sriman]]t'', given to his ancestors by the [[Peshwa]]s of the [[Maratha Empire]].<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wF80wYVuOAC~~&newbks=0&hl=en~~\|title=Itihas\|date=2009\|publisher=Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh\|pages=124\|language=en}}</ref> Other titles he held were ''[[Raja]]'', ''[[Baghatur\|Bahadur]]'', and ''Zubdatul Aqran''. These three were conferred on his family by the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] Emperors.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Vadivelu\|first=A.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oFwDWt2N29cC~~&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA112~~&dq=Zubdatul+Aqran+title&hl=en\|title=The Aristocracy of Southern India\|date=2017-10-13\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|pages=112\|language=en}}</ref>		Sivarama Prasad carried the hereditary title, [[Shrimant]] or ''[[Sriman]]t'', given to his ancestors by the [[Peshwa]]s of the [[Maratha Empire]].<ref>{{Cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wF80wYVuOAC\|title=Itihas\|date=2009\|publisher=Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh\|pages=124\|language=en}}</ref> Other titles he held were ''[[Raja]]'', ''[[Baghatur\|Bahadur]]'', and ''Zubdatul Aqran''. These three were conferred on his family by the [[Mughal Empire\|Mughal]] Emperors.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Vadivelu\|first=A.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oFwDWt2N29cC&dq=Zubdatul+Aqran+title&pg=PA112\|title=The Aristocracy of Southern India\|date=2017-10-13\|publisher=Mittal Publications\|pages=112\|language=en}}</ref>

	== Legacy ==		== Legacy ==
	The town of Sivarampuram in [[Diviseema]] is named after him.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Katti\|first=Madhav N.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vEVuAAAAMAAJ~~&newbks=0&hl=en~~\|title=Studies in Indian Place Names\|date=1984\|publisher=Place Names Society of India by Geetha Book House\|pages=148\|language=en}}</ref> Srimantu Raja Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad Junior College in Challapalli is also named after him.		The town of Sivarampuram in [[Diviseema]] is named after him.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Katti\|first=Madhav N.\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vEVuAAAAMAAJ\|title=Studies in Indian Place Names\|date=1984\|publisher=Place Names Society of India by Geetha Book House\|pages=148\|language=en}}</ref> Srimantu Raja Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad Junior College in Challapalli is also named after him.

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Infobox person
| name = Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1903|4|3}}
| birth_place = [[Challapalli]], Andhra Pradesh
| death_date = 1976
| occupation = [[Zamindar]], Politician, and Industrialist
| title = Raja of Challapalli
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'''Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad''', also known as '''Challapalli Raja''' and '''Srimantu Raja Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad Bahadur''', (3 April 1903 - 1976) was a Telugu aristocrat, the last hereditary [[zamindar]] of the [[Challapalli|Challapalli ''Samasthanam'']],<ref>{{Cite web|title=18th century Challapalli Fort stands testimony to rule of Zamindars in Andhra {{!}} City - Times of India VideosTweets by TimesLitFestDelTweets by timeslitfestkol ►|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/city/hyderabad/18th-century-challapalli-fort-stands-testimony-to-rule-of-zamindars-in-andhra/videoshow/61833965.cms|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Times of India}}</ref> an industrialist and a politician. He was an elected MLA from [[Krishna district|Krishna District]] and the Minister of Health for [[Andhra Pradesh]] during the 1960s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Grover|first=Verinder|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gzpuAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Encyclopaedia of India and Her States: Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa|last2=Arora|first2=Ranjana|date=1996|publisher=Deep & Deep|isbn=978-81-7100-726-4|pages=16|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad was born to Raja Yarlagadda Ankineedu Prasad, the ruler of the Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' (estate), and his wife on April 3, 1903. The Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' was one of the largest in the [[Madras State]] and consisted of towns in [[Diviseema]] and other coastal parts of Krishna District surrounding [[Machilipatnam]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Assembly|first=Andhra Pradesh (India) Legislature Legislative|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JM0IAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Debates; Official Report|date=1978|pages=30|language=te}}</ref> Sivarama had a brother and a sister named Rajya Lakshmamma (Muktyala Rani), who later married the [[Muktyala Raja|Raja of Muktyala.]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2018-03-10|title=Jaggaiahpet ex-MLA dies|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-03-09/Jaggaiahpet-ex-MLA-dies/364945|access-date=2021-06-19|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref> Sivarama Prasad was crowned on December 26, 1929, an event attended by many Telugu and Sanskrit scholars who advised the new zamindar on how to manage the s''amasthanam's'' affairs.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dg4aAAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Prabhākara smārika|date=1989|publisher=Maṇimañjari Pracuraṇalu, Vēṭūri Prabhākaraśāstri Memōriyal Ṭrasṭ|pages=121|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad was the last zamindar of the Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' to be crowned. His tenure saw the estate hit with communist-peasant rebellions, and the agitations were particularly intense in the Challapalli Estate. The peasantry in the Challapalli ''Samasthanam'' occupied thousands of acres of land owned by Sivarama, but the Congress-backed police aided the zamindar in putting down the rebellion.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Basu|first=Jyoti|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mqnaAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Documents of the Communist Movement in India: 1949-1951|date=1997|publisher=National Book Agency|isbn=978-81-7626-006-0|pages=722|language=en}}</ref> Sivarama Prasad was the hereditary trustee of several Hindu temples in Krishna District, a patron of [[Kuchipudi]] classical dance, and he patronized [[Sanskrit]] by establishing new educational institutes.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Registrar|first=India Office of the|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kdLKbiS40YQC&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Census of India, 1961|date=1962|publisher=Manager of Publications|pages=26|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Naidu|first=T. Appala|date=2014-07-08|title=Make Kuchipudi heritage village: artistes|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/make-kuchipudi-heritage-village-artistes/article6190618.ece|access-date=2021-06-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

In the financial and industrial sector, Sivarama Prasad financed [[Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya|Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya's]] [[Andhra Bank]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Damodaran|first=Harish|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GG58DwAAQBAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation|date=2018-11-25|publisher=Hachette India|isbn=978-93-5195-280-0|pages=111|language=en}}</ref> He also set up [[Saradhi Studios|Sarathi Films]] in 1938, which produced many successful films like ''[[Mayalokam]]'' (1945) and ''[[Rojulu Marayi]]'' (1955).<ref name=":1" /> Following the success of the latter film, Sivarama Prasad used the money to buy twelve acres of land with a building in [[Hyderabad]] owned by [[Kishen Pershad]], the prime minister of [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]] State, to build a film studio in 1956.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Narasimham|first=M. L.|date=2019-04-02|title=Rhythm of rural mileu: Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/kalasi-vunte-kaladu-sukham/article26711379.ece|access-date=2021-06-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Nanisetti|first=Serish|date=2018-04-02|title=A house for Maharaja Kishen Pershad in Hyderabad|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/a-house-for-maharaja-kishen-pershad-in-hyderabad/article23413947.ece|access-date=2021-06-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He also established the Andhra Scientific Company. This company manufactured precise scientific instruments and was later acquired by [[Bharat Electronics]] in 1982.<ref name=":1" /> He also financed new sugar mills and factories in [[Vuyyuru]] and in [[Rayagada|Rayagada, Odisha]].<ref name=":1" />

In politics, Sivarama Prasad was affiliated with the [[Indian National Congress]], was the Minister of Health for Andhra Pradesh during the 1960s and was elected as an MLA from Krishna District.<ref name=":0" />

== Titles ==
Sivarama Prasad carried the hereditary title, [[Shrimant]] or ''[[Sriman]]t'', given to his ancestors by the [[Peshwa]]s of the [[Maratha Empire]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wF80wYVuOAC&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Itihas|date=2009|publisher=Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh|pages=124|language=en}}</ref> Other titles he held were ''[[Raja]]'', ''[[Baghatur|Bahadur]]'', and ''Zubdatul Aqran''. These three were conferred on his family by the [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] Emperors.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Vadivelu|first=A.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oFwDWt2N29cC&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA112&dq=Zubdatul+Aqran+title&hl=en|title=The Aristocracy of Southern India|date=2017-10-13|publisher=Mittal Publications|pages=112|language=en}}</ref>

== Legacy ==
The town of Sivarampuram in [[Diviseema]] is named after him.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Katti|first=Madhav N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vEVuAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Studies in Indian Place Names|date=1984|publisher=Place Names Society of India by Geetha Book House|pages=148|language=en}}</ref> Srimantu Raja Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad Junior College in Challapalli is also named after him.

== References ==
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[[Category:1903 births]]
[[Category:1976 deaths]]
[[Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh]]