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[[File:D.V._Rao,_1957_Lok_Sabha_portrait.gif|thumb|D.V. Rao in 1957]]'''Devulapalli Venkateswara Rao''' (1917-1984) was an | [[File:D.V._Rao,_1957_Lok_Sabha_portrait.gif|thumb|D.V. Rao in 1957]]'''Devulapalli Venkateswara Rao''' (1917-1984) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the [[2nd Lok Sabha]] of [[India]]. He represented the [[Nalgonda (Lok Sabha Constituency)|Nalgonda]] constituency of [[Telangana]]. | ||
D.V. Rao was born in Ingurthi village, [[Warangal District]] on June 1, 1917, son of Devulapalli Varada Rao.<ref name=a>countercurrents.org. ''[https://countercurrents.org/2016/07/veteran-communist-revolutionary-dv-rao-remembered/ Veteran Communist Revolutionary DV Rao Remembered]''</ref><ref name=ls>Lok Sabha. ''[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1327.htm RAO, SHRI DEVULAPALLI VENKATESWARA]''</ref> His family hailed from Bandameedi Chandupatla village, Suryapet taluk, [[Nalgonda District]].<ref name=a/> | D.V. Rao was born in Ingurthi village, [[Warangal District]] on June 1, 1917, son of Devulapalli Varada Rao.<ref name=a>countercurrents.org. ''[https://countercurrents.org/2016/07/veteran-communist-revolutionary-dv-rao-remembered/ Veteran Communist Revolutionary DV Rao Remembered]''</ref><ref name=ls>Lok Sabha. ''[http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/1327.htm RAO, SHRI DEVULAPALLI VENKATESWARA]''</ref> His family hailed from Bandameedi Chandupatla village, Suryapet taluk, [[Nalgonda District]].<ref name=a/> | ||
Whilst a high school student in [[Khammam]] he took part in the 3rd conference of the [[Andhra Mahasabha]].<ref name=a/> D.V. Rao was active in the students movement, organizing protests against the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] government.<ref name=ls/> Whilst a B.A. student at [[Osmania University]], he was an organiser of the 'Vande Mataram' students movement in Hyderabad State.<ref name=a/><ref name=ls/> He was expelled from university for his role in the protests, but was able to complete his graduation at Jabalpur Arts College in 1938.<ref name=a/> He came into contact with Marxist literature during this period.<ref name=a/> After having returned to his village, he married Ranganayakamma in May 1939.<ref name=a/><ref name=ls/> | Whilst a high school student in [[Khammam]] he took part in the 3rd conference of the [[Andhra Mahasabha]].<ref name=a/> D.V. Rao was active in the students movement, organizing protests against the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] government.<ref name=ls/> Whilst a B.A. student at [[Osmania University]], he was an organiser of the 'Vande Mataram' students movement in Hyderabad State.<ref name=a/><ref name=ls/> He was expelled from university for his role in the protests, but was able to complete his graduation at Jabalpur Arts College in 1938.<ref name=a/> He came into contact with Marxist literature during this period.<ref name=a/> After having returned to his village, he married Ranganayakamma in May 1939.<ref name=a/><ref name=ls/> | ||
D.V. Rao was recruited by the [[Communist Party of India]] in 1939.<ref name=a/> D.V. Rao would serve as President of the Nalgonda District Committee of the [[Andhra Mahasabha]], and would go on to serve as secretary of the organization.<ref name=ls/> He was a key organiser of the [[Telangana armed struggle]] and spent eight years in the underground (until 1953).<ref name=ls/> He played an active part in the drafting of the 1948 ''Andhra Thesis'' of the Provincial Secretariat of CPI, which for the first time in India outlined a revolutionary line inspired by the experiences of the [[Communist Party of China]] under [[Mao Zedong]].<ref name=a/> In the late 1960s Rao argued that the surrender of arms of the Telangana struggle had been a great betrayal.<ref name="SundarayyaChattopadhyaya1972"/> | D.V. Rao was recruited by the [[Communist Party of India]] in 1939.<ref name=a/> D.V. Rao would serve as President of the Nalgonda District Committee of the [[Andhra Mahasabha]], and would go on to serve as secretary of the organization.<ref name=ls/> He was a key organiser of the [[Telangana armed struggle]] and spent eight years in the underground (until 1953).<ref name=ls/> He played an active part in the drafting of the 1948 ''Andhra Thesis'' of the Provincial Secretariat of CPI, which for the first time in India outlined a revolutionary line inspired by the experiences of the [[Communist Party of China]] under [[Mao Zedong]].<ref name=a/> In the late 1960s Rao argued that the surrender of arms of the Telangana struggle had been a great betrayal.<ref name="SundarayyaChattopadhyaya1972"/> | ||
He was the secretary of the Nalgonda District Committee of the CPI, and secretariat member of the CPI Telangana Committee (formed in February 1952) and a member of the CPI Central Committee.<ref name=ls/><ref name="SundarayyaChattopadhyaya1972">{{cite book|author1=Puccalapalli Sundarayya|author2=Harindranath Chattopadhyaya|title=Telangana People's Struggle and Its Lessons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TPjIh1G0TmcC&pg=PA323|year=1972|publisher=Foundation Books|isbn=978-81-7596-316-0| | He was the secretary of the Nalgonda District Committee of the CPI, and secretariat member of the CPI Telangana Committee (formed in February 1952) and a member of the CPI Central Committee.<ref name=ls/><ref name="SundarayyaChattopadhyaya1972">{{cite book|author1=Puccalapalli Sundarayya|author2=Harindranath Chattopadhyaya|title=Telangana People's Struggle and Its Lessons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TPjIh1G0TmcC&pg=PA323|year=1972|publisher=Foundation Books|isbn=978-81-7596-316-0|pages=323–324}}</ref> D.V. Rao was the youngest member of the CPI before [[1964 split in the Communist Party of India|the 1964 split]].<ref name=a/> He served as Vice President of the Telangana [[All India Kisan Sabha|Kisan Sabha]].<ref name=ls/> D.V. Rao was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] from the [[Nalgonda (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nalgonda constituency]] in the [[1957 Indian general election]].<ref name=ls/> | ||
In June 1968 Rao founded the [[Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries]] (APCCCR) along with [[T. Nagi Reddy]], [[Chandra Pulla Reddy]] and Kolla Venkaiah.<ref name="Calman2019">{{cite book|author=Leslie J Calman|title=Protest In Democratic India: Authority's Response To Challenge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=15SpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT64|date=16 August 2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-00-030844-0|page=64}}</ref> In April 1975 D.V. Rao and T. Nagi Reddy founded the [[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] (UCCRI(ML)).<ref name=a/> In 1974 D.V. Rao's ''Telangana Armed Struggle and the Path of Indian Revolution'' was published in English and Telugu.<ref name=a/> The pamphlet was a review of [[P. Sundarayya]]'s work ''Telangana People’s Struggle and its Lessons''.<ref name=a/> In the late 1970s, he became the founding editor of ''The Proletarian Line''.<ref name=a/> | In June 1968 Rao founded the [[Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries]] (APCCCR) along with [[T. Nagi Reddy]], [[Chandra Pulla Reddy]] and Kolla Venkaiah.<ref name="Calman2019">{{cite book|author=Leslie J Calman|title=Protest In Democratic India: Authority's Response To Challenge|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=15SpDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT64|date=16 August 2019|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-00-030844-0|page=64}}</ref> In April 1975 D.V. Rao and T. Nagi Reddy founded the [[Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist)]] (UCCRI(ML)).<ref name=a/> In 1974 D.V. Rao's ''Telangana Armed Struggle and the Path of Indian Revolution'' was published in English and Telugu.<ref name=a/> The pamphlet was a review of [[P. Sundarayya]]'s work ''Telangana People’s Struggle and its Lessons''.<ref name=a/> In the late 1970s, he became the founding editor of ''The Proletarian Line''.<ref name=a/> | ||
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Devulapalli Venkateswara Rao (1917-1984) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the 2nd Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Nalgonda constituency of Telangana.
D.V. Rao was born in Ingurthi village, Warangal District on June 1, 1917, son of Devulapalli Varada Rao.[1][2] His family hailed from Bandameedi Chandupatla village, Suryapet taluk, Nalgonda District.[1]
Whilst a high school student in Khammam he took part in the 3rd conference of the Andhra Mahasabha.[1] D.V. Rao was active in the students movement, organizing protests against the Nizam of Hyderabad government.[2] Whilst a B.A. student at Osmania University, he was an organiser of the 'Vande Mataram' students movement in Hyderabad State.[1][2] He was expelled from university for his role in the protests, but was able to complete his graduation at Jabalpur Arts College in 1938.[1] He came into contact with Marxist literature during this period.[1] After having returned to his village, he married Ranganayakamma in May 1939.[1][2]
D.V. Rao was recruited by the Communist Party of India in 1939.[1] D.V. Rao would serve as President of the Nalgonda District Committee of the Andhra Mahasabha, and would go on to serve as secretary of the organization.[2] He was a key organiser of the Telangana armed struggle and spent eight years in the underground (until 1953).[2] He played an active part in the drafting of the 1948 Andhra Thesis of the Provincial Secretariat of CPI, which for the first time in India outlined a revolutionary line inspired by the experiences of the Communist Party of China under Mao Zedong.[1] In the late 1960s Rao argued that the surrender of arms of the Telangana struggle had been a great betrayal.[3]
He was the secretary of the Nalgonda District Committee of the CPI, and secretariat member of the CPI Telangana Committee (formed in February 1952) and a member of the CPI Central Committee.[2][3] D.V. Rao was the youngest member of the CPI before the 1964 split.[1] He served as Vice President of the Telangana Kisan Sabha.[2] D.V. Rao was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Nalgonda constituency in the 1957 Indian general election.[2]
In June 1968 Rao founded the Andhra Pradesh Coordination Committee of Communist Revolutionaries (APCCCR) along with T. Nagi Reddy, Chandra Pulla Reddy and Kolla Venkaiah.[4] In April 1975 D.V. Rao and T. Nagi Reddy founded the Unity Centre of Communist Revolutionaries of India (Marxist–Leninist) (UCCRI(ML)).[1] In 1974 D.V. Rao's Telangana Armed Struggle and the Path of Indian Revolution was published in English and Telugu.[1] The pamphlet was a review of P. Sundarayya's work Telangana People’s Struggle and its Lessons.[1] In the late 1970s, he became the founding editor of The Proletarian Line.[1]
D.V. Rao died on July 12, 1984.[1] His work The History of the People’s Armed Struggle of Telangana (1946-51) Volume-I was published in Telugu posthumously in 1988, the book covers the history of the Telangana struggle up to the 1948 Police Action.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 countercurrents.org. Veteran Communist Revolutionary DV Rao Remembered
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Lok Sabha. RAO, SHRI DEVULAPALLI VENKATESWARA
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Puccalapalli Sundarayya; Harindranath Chattopadhyaya (1972). Telangana People's Struggle and Its Lessons. Foundation Books. pp. 323–324. ISBN 978-81-7596-316-0.
- ↑ Leslie J Calman (16 August 2019). Protest In Democratic India: Authority's Response To Challenge. Taylor & Francis. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-00-030844-0.