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== Early and personal life ==
== Early and personal life ==
Chityala Ilamma was born in 1895 as the fourth child of Oruganti Mallamma and Sailu in Krishnapuram of [[Warangal district]], of present-day [[Telangana]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-09-10|title=దొరను ఢీకొన్న ధీర.. ఐలమ్మ|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/guest-columns/special-article-about-chakali-ilamma-1314025|access-date=2020-11-23|website=[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]]|language=te}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> She belongs to [[Rajaka]] caste.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Teja|first=Charan|date=10 September 2020|title=Remembering Chakali Ailamma on death anniversary, a key figure in Telangana history|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-chakali-ailamma-death-anniversary-key-figure-telangana-history-132773|access-date=23 November 2020|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chakali Ilamma statue in Hyderabad soon, says K Chandrasekhar Rao|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/chakali-ilamma-statue-in-hyderabad-soon-says-k-chandrasekhar-rao/articleshow/65372488.cms}}</ref>
Chityala Ilamma was born in 1895 as the fourth child of Oruganti Mallamma and Sailu in Krishnapuram of [[Warangal district]], of present-day [[Telangana]], [[India]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2020-09-10|title=దొరను ఢీకొన్న ధీర.. ఐలమ్మ|url=https://www.sakshi.com/telugu-news/guest-columns/special-article-about-chakali-ilamma-1314025|access-date=2020-11-23|website=[[Sakshi (newspaper)|Sakshi]]|language=te}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> She belongs to [[Rajaka]] caste.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Teja|first=Charan|date=10 September 2020|title=Remembering Chakali Ailamma on death anniversary, a key figure in Telangana history|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/remembering-chakali-ailamma-death-anniversary-key-figure-telangana-history-132773|access-date=23 November 2020|website=[[The News Minute]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Chakali Ilamma statue in Hyderabad soon, says K Chandrasekhar Rao|website=[[The Times of India]]|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/chakali-ilamma-statue-in-hyderabad-soon-says-k-chandrasekhar-rao/articleshow/65372488.cms}}</ref>


Ilamma was married to Chityala Narasimah at the age of 11.<ref name=":2" /> The couple had four sons and a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Archived copy|url=https://www.telanganastateofficial.com/chakali-ilamma-history-english-pdf/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311223548/http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/chakali-ilamma-history-english-pdf/|archive-date=11 March 2016|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>
Ilamma was married to Chityala Narasimah at the age of 11.<ref name=":2" /> The couple had four sons and a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chakali Ilamma History in English|url=https://www.telanganastateofficial.com/chakali-ilamma-history-english-pdf/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311223548/http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/chakali-ilamma-history-english-pdf/|archive-date=11 March 2016|access-date=15 September 2017}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Ilamma took the red flag against the anarchy of Deshmukh and Razakar in Visnur between 1940 and 1944.<ref name=":0" />
Ilamma took the red flag against the anarchy of Deshmukh and Razakar in Visnur between 1940 and 1944.<ref name=":0" />


She joined the [[Andhra Mahasabha]] as well as the [[Communist Party of India]]. {{cn|date=January 2021}}She worked actively against the [[Nizam]] government and her house was the center for activities conducted against the feudal land lords who collaborated with the Nizam.
She joined the [[Andhra Mahasabha]] as well as the [[Communist Party of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://feminisminindia.com/2017/12/28/remembering-chakali-ilamma/|title=Chakali Ilamma - A Revolutionary Bahujan Woman &#124; #IndianWomenInHistory|date=27 December 2017}}</ref> She worked actively against the [[Nizam]] government and her house was the center for activities conducted against the feudal land lords who collaborated with the Nizam.


==Death==
==Death==


Ilamma died on 10 September 1985 at [[Palakurthi]] due to illness.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sumitra|first=|date=2020-09-10|title=Chakali Ailamma : ప్రజా పోరాటాలకు స్ఫూర్తి చాకలి ఐలమ్మ : మంత్రి ఎర్రబెల్లి|url=https://www.hmtvlive.com/telangana/minister-errabelli-dayakar-rao-paid-tributes-to-chakali-ailamma-52780|access-date=2020-11-23|website=[[HMTV]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 September 2014|title=వీర తెలంగాణ వీరనారి|url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/abnarchievestorys-16144|access-date=2020-11-23|website=[[Andhra Jyothi]]}}</ref>
Ilamma died on 10 September 1985 at [[Palakurthi]] due to illness.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sumitra|date=2020-09-10|title=Chakali Ailamma : ప్రజా పోరాటాలకు స్ఫూర్తి చాకలి ఐలమ్మ : మంత్రి ఎర్రబెల్లి|url=https://www.hmtvlive.com/telangana/minister-errabelli-dayakar-rao-paid-tributes-to-chakali-ailamma-52780|access-date=2020-11-23|website=[[HMTV]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=10 September 2014|title=వీర తెలంగాణ వీరనారి|url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/abnarchievestorys-16144|access-date=2020-11-23|website=[[Andhra Jyothi]]}}</ref>


==References==
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Chakali Illama
Chakali Illama Statue
Personal details
Born
Chityala Ailamma

c. 1895
Krishnapuram, Warangal district, Hyderabad State (present-day Telangana, India)
Died10 September 1985(1985-09-10) (aged 89)
Palakurthi, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
Political partyCommunist Party of India
Spouse(s)
Chityala Narasimah
(
m. 1906)
Children5

Chityala Ilamma (c. 1895 – 10 September 1985), better known as Chakali Ilamma, was an Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangana Rebellion.[1][2] Her act of defiance against Zamindar Ramachandra Reddy, known as Visnoor Deshmukh, to cultivate her land, became an inspiration for many during the rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region.[3]

Early and personal life[edit | edit source]

Chityala Ilamma was born in 1895 as the fourth child of Oruganti Mallamma and Sailu in Krishnapuram of Warangal district, of present-day Telangana, India.[4][5] She belongs to Rajaka caste.[6][7]

Ilamma was married to Chityala Narasimah at the age of 11.[6] The couple had four sons and a daughter.[8]

Career[edit | edit source]

Ilamma took the red flag against the anarchy of Deshmukh and Razakar in Visnur between 1940 and 1944.[4]

She joined the Andhra Mahasabha as well as the Communist Party of India.[9] She worked actively against the Nizam government and her house was the center for activities conducted against the feudal land lords who collaborated with the Nizam.

Death[edit | edit source]

Ilamma died on 10 September 1985 at Palakurthi due to illness.[10][5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Demand for installing Chakali Ilamma's statue
  2. "Chakali Ilamma Biography In Telugu". TelanganaState.
  3. "Chakali Ilamma's life to be captured in a 30-minute-long documentary". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "దొరను ఢీకొన్న ధీర.. ఐలమ్మ". Sakshi (in తెలుగు). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "వీర తెలంగాణ వీరనారి". Andhra Jyothi. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Teja, Charan (10 September 2020). "Remembering Chakali Ailamma on death anniversary, a key figure in Telangana history". The News Minute. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  7. "Chakali Ilamma statue in Hyderabad soon, says K Chandrasekhar Rao". The Times of India.
  8. "Chakali Ilamma History in English". Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  9. "Chakali Ilamma - A Revolutionary Bahujan Woman | #IndianWomenInHistory". 27 December 2017.
  10. Sumitra (10 September 2020). "Chakali Ailamma : ప్రజా పోరాటాలకు స్ఫూర్తి చాకలి ఐలమ్మ : మంత్రి ఎర్రబెల్లి". HMTV. Retrieved 23 November 2020.