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'''Raja Vasireddy Ramagopala Krishna Maheswara Prasad''', popularly known as '''Muktyala Raja''' (4 October 1917 – 28 August 1972) | '''Raja Vasireddy Ramagopala Krishna Maheswara Prasad''', popularly known as '''Muktyala Raja''' (4 October 1917 – 28 August 1972) was a [[zamindar]] of Muktyala, politician, and patron of [[Ayurveda]]. He was instrumental in the construction of the [[Nagarjuna Sagar Dam]], the tallest masonry dam in the world, located across the [[river Krishna|Krishna River]] between [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Rich-tributes-paid-to-Muktyala-Raja/article12546009.ece|title=Rich tributes paid to Muktyala Raja|newspaper=The Hindu|accessdate=5 October 2018|date=5 October 2012}}</ref> He also represented the [[Jaggayyapeta (Assembly constituency)|Jaggayyapeta Constituency]] in the Andhra Legislature.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Assembly|first=Andhra Pradesh (India) Legislature Legislative|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bx0gAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Debates; Official Report|date=1973|pages=202|language=te}}</ref> | ||
== | == Early life == | ||
Vasireddy Ramagopala Krishna Maheswara Prasad was born in the Muktyala village of Krishna District to Raja Vasireddy Chandramauleeshvara Prasad Bahadur of the Muktyala ''Samasthanam'' and his wife in a [[Kamma (caste)|Kamma]] family. He descends from [[Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu]], was the brother-in-law of the [[Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad|Raja of Challapalli]] (Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad),<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=2021-06-21|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref> and the nephew of the Raja of Jayanthipuram (Vasireddy Durga Sadasiveswara Prasad).<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=312|language=en}}</ref> He married Yarlagadda Rajya Lakshmamma (Muktyala Rani), the sister of the Raja of Challapalli. | |||
==Work== | |||
The Raja of Muktyala strived hard for the construction of the [[Pulichinthala Project]] across the Krishna River and put the project on track.<ref name=":0">Rao, K.L., Cusecs Candidate: Memoirs of an Engineer, 1978, Metropolitan, p. 31; https://books.google.com/books?id=850aAAAAMAAJ&q=muktyala+raja&dq=muktyala+raja&pgis=1</ref> Former Union Minister of Irrigation & Power [[Kanuri Lakshmana Rao]] said that Vasireddy suffered for leading the agitation for the Pulichinthala Project.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
Vasireddy came to know that the Government of the Madras Presidency had made plans to divert Krishna River water to Madras by linking the Krishna and Pennar rivers. He embarked upon a tour of nine districts of [[Andhra Pradesh]] to collect the signatures of people in favour of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam project. He traveled through the thick and inhospitable jungles near [[Macherla]] to visit the site of Nandikonda and formed a team of retired engineers at his own expense to make the project plans and designs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-08-23|title=Demand rises for opening royal castles in Andhra|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-08-23/Demand-rises-for-opening-royal-castles-in-Andhra/249985|url-status=live|access-date=|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref> The government of Madras tried to scuttle his plans for which the Raja established the 'Krishna Farmers Welfare Society' and exerted pressure on the Government of India in favour of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. The Government of India instituted the Khosla Committee but the committee refused to visit the site on the excuse that there was no motorable road to Nandikonda. The Raja gathered villagers and volunteers from twenty five villages and built a road at his own expense. The Khosla committee visited the site and found it to be the most ideal location to build a gigantic dam across the river.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} | |||
There were attempts to suppress the report of the Khosla committee. The Raja went to [[New Delhi]] and with the support of [[N. G. Ranga]], Moturi Hanumantha Rao and [[Kotha Raghuramaiah]] resurrected the report, distributed it to important people and urged the Planning Commission (Government of India) to take cognizance.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} | There were attempts to suppress the report of the Khosla committee. The Raja went to [[New Delhi]] and with the support of [[N. G. Ranga]], Moturi Hanumantha Rao and [[Kotha Raghuramaiah]] resurrected the report, distributed it to important people and urged the Planning Commission (Government of India) to take cognizance.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} | ||
[[Chandulal Trivedi]], the Governor of the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] urged the Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to accept the report of the Khosla Committee. An announcement was made in 1954 for the construction of the project. The foundation stone was laid on 10 December 1955. Raja donated fifty two lakh rupees and fifty five thousand acres of land as a matching grant for the project construction. The | [[Chandulal Trivedi]], the Governor of the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] urged the Prime Minister [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to accept the report of the Khosla Committee. An announcement was made in 1954 for the construction of the project. The foundation stone was laid on 10 December 1955. The Raja of Muktyala donated fifty two lakh rupees (crores of rupees in today's money) and fifty five thousand acres of land as a matching grant for the project construction.<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=2021-07-19|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref> | ||
The Raja of Muktyala was also a patron of Ayurveda. The Arsa Rasayana Sala of Muktyala, which contained unique Ayurveda literature in its libraries and published Sanskrit and Telugu Ayurvedic works like the ''Carucarya'' in 1957, functioned under his patronization.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Medicine|first=Indian Institute of History of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VZlNAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine|date=2005|publisher=B. Rama Rao, Research Officer, Indian Institute of History of Medicine|pages=159|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bhagavatam|first=Rama Rao|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DjFAAQAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Cārucaryā: A Medieval Work On Personal Hygiene|date=1974|publisher=Indian Institute of History of Medicine|pages=80|language=hi}}</ref> The patronage that the Rajas of Muktyala gave to the revival of Ayurveda has been described as "remarkable."<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oe8VAQAAMAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Journal of the Andhra Historical Research Society|date=1963|publisher=Andhra Historical Research Society|pages=18|language=en}}</ref> Many notable classical musicians, poets, and scholars were also patronized at the Muktyala ''Samasthanam''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0861AAAAIAAJ&newbks=0&hl=en|title=Telugu Vaani|date=1977|volume=2|pages=27|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 13:38, 19 July 2021
Raja Vasireddy Ramagopala Krishna Maheswara Prasad | |
|---|---|
 Statue of Muktyala Raja at Nagarjuna Sagar project site. | |
| Born | 4 October 1917 |
| Died | 28 August 1972 (aged 54) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Zamindar of Muktyala |
| Known for | Nagarjuna Sagar Dam |
Raja Vasireddy Ramagopala Krishna Maheswara Prasad, popularly known as Muktyala Raja (4 October 1917 – 28 August 1972) was a zamindar of Muktyala, politician, and patron of Ayurveda. He was instrumental in the construction of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, the tallest masonry dam in the world, located across the Krishna River between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1] He also represented the Jaggayyapeta Constituency in the Andhra Legislature.[2]
Early life
Vasireddy Ramagopala Krishna Maheswara Prasad was born in the Muktyala village of Krishna District to Raja Vasireddy Chandramauleeshvara Prasad Bahadur of the Muktyala Samasthanam and his wife in a Kamma family. He descends from Vasireddy Venkatadri Nayudu, was the brother-in-law of the Raja of Challapalli (Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad),[3] and the nephew of the Raja of Jayanthipuram (Vasireddy Durga Sadasiveswara Prasad).[4] He married Yarlagadda Rajya Lakshmamma (Muktyala Rani), the sister of the Raja of Challapalli.
Work
The Raja of Muktyala strived hard for the construction of the Pulichinthala Project across the Krishna River and put the project on track.[5] Former Union Minister of Irrigation & Power Kanuri Lakshmana Rao said that Vasireddy suffered for leading the agitation for the Pulichinthala Project.[5]
Vasireddy came to know that the Government of the Madras Presidency had made plans to divert Krishna River water to Madras by linking the Krishna and Pennar rivers. He embarked upon a tour of nine districts of Andhra Pradesh to collect the signatures of people in favour of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam project. He traveled through the thick and inhospitable jungles near Macherla to visit the site of Nandikonda and formed a team of retired engineers at his own expense to make the project plans and designs.[6] The government of Madras tried to scuttle his plans for which the Raja established the 'Krishna Farmers Welfare Society' and exerted pressure on the Government of India in favour of the Nagarjuna Sagar Dam. The Government of India instituted the Khosla Committee but the committee refused to visit the site on the excuse that there was no motorable road to Nandikonda. The Raja gathered villagers and volunteers from twenty five villages and built a road at his own expense. The Khosla committee visited the site and found it to be the most ideal location to build a gigantic dam across the river.[citation needed]
There were attempts to suppress the report of the Khosla committee. The Raja went to New Delhi and with the support of N. G. Ranga, Moturi Hanumantha Rao and Kotha Raghuramaiah resurrected the report, distributed it to important people and urged the Planning Commission (Government of India) to take cognizance.[citation needed]
Chandulal Trivedi, the Governor of the state of Andhra Pradesh urged the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to accept the report of the Khosla Committee. An announcement was made in 1954 for the construction of the project. The foundation stone was laid on 10 December 1955. The Raja of Muktyala donated fifty two lakh rupees (crores of rupees in today's money) and fifty five thousand acres of land as a matching grant for the project construction.[7]
The Raja of Muktyala was also a patron of Ayurveda. The Arsa Rasayana Sala of Muktyala, which contained unique Ayurveda literature in its libraries and published Sanskrit and Telugu Ayurvedic works like the Carucarya in 1957, functioned under his patronization.[8][9] The patronage that the Rajas of Muktyala gave to the revival of Ayurveda has been described as "remarkable."[10] Many notable classical musicians, poets, and scholars were also patronized at the Muktyala Samasthanam.[11]
References
- ↑ "Rich tributes paid to Muktyala Raja". The Hindu. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ↑ Assembly, Andhra Pradesh (India) Legislature Legislative (1973). Debates; Official Report (in తెలుగు). p. 202.
- ↑ India, The Hans (10 March 2018). "Jaggaiahpet ex-MLA dies". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ Prabhākara smārika. Maṇimañjari Pracuraṇalu, Vēṭūri Prabhākaraśāstri Memōriyal Ṭrasṭ. 1989. p. 312.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Rao, K.L., Cusecs Candidate: Memoirs of an Engineer, 1978, Metropolitan, p. 31; https://books.google.com/books?id=850aAAAAMAAJ&q=muktyala+raja&dq=muktyala+raja&pgis=1
- ↑ "Demand rises for opening royal castles in Andhra". www.thehansindia.com. 23 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ India, The Hans (10 March 2018). "Jaggaiahpet ex-MLA dies". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ↑ Medicine, Indian Institute of History of (2005). Bulletin of the Indian Institute of History of Medicine. B. Rama Rao, Research Officer, Indian Institute of History of Medicine. p. 159.
- ↑ Bhagavatam, Rama Rao (1974). Cārucaryā: A Medieval Work On Personal Hygiene (in हिन्दी). Indian Institute of History of Medicine. p. 80.
- ↑ Journal of the Andhra Historical Research Society. Andhra Historical Research Society. 1963. p. 18.
- ↑ Telugu Vaani. Vol. 2. 1977. p. 27.
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