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Komarraju Atchamamba was born to [[Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao]], a historian, and his wife in [[Guntur]] in 1906. She participated in the [[Indian independence movement]]. She was a student leader of girl volunteers at [[Indian National Congress]] Session held at [[Kakinada]] in 1924. In 1928, she was also the leader of a black flag demonstration of female students against the [[Simon Commission]] in the | Komarraju Atchamamba was born to [[Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao]], a historian, and his wife in [[Guntur]] in 1906. She participated in the [[Indian independence movement]]. She was a student leader of girl volunteers at [[Indian National Congress]] Session held at [[Kakinada]] in 1924. In 1928, she was also the leader of a black flag demonstration of female students against the [[Simon Commission]] in the city of [[Madras]] (now Chennai). During 1943–1948, she was the member of the [[Communist Party of India]]. Soon thereafter, she joined the Indian National Congress party in 1948. In 1957, she was elected as a [[Parliament of India|member]] to the [[2nd Lok Sabha]] from [[Vijayawada (Lok Sabha constituency)|Vijayawada]] representing the Indian National Congress. | ||
She authored a book on ''Prasuthi – Sisu Poshana'' in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] that aimed to remove the traditional misconceptions held about children's growth. She also published ''Mahila'', a magazine for women.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Satyavathi|first=Kondaveeti|title=Hitha Suchani to Bhumika: Women's Magazines in Telugu|journal=Sparrow Newsletter|date=May 2009|volume=61|issue=16–17|pages=3–4|url=http://www.sparrowonline.org/downloads/SNL17.pdf|accessdate=15 October 2010}}</ref> She married V. Venkatarama Sastry in 1940; a daughter Tanya was born out of their marriage. | She authored a book on ''Prasuthi – Sisu Poshana'' in [[Telugu language|Telugu]] that aimed to remove the traditional misconceptions held about children's growth. She also published ''Mahila'', a magazine for women.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Satyavathi|first=Kondaveeti|title=Hitha Suchani to Bhumika: Women's Magazines in Telugu|journal=Sparrow Newsletter|date=May 2009|volume=61|issue=16–17|pages=3–4|url=http://www.sparrowonline.org/downloads/SNL17.pdf|accessdate=15 October 2010}}</ref> She married V. Venkatarama Sastry in 1940; a daughter Tanya was born out of their marriage. | ||