Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad

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Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad
Born(1903-04-03)3 April 1903
Challapalli, Andhra Pradesh
Died1976
OccupationZamindar, Politician, and Industrialist
TitleRaja of Challapalli

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 Samasthanam,[1] an industrialist and a politician. He was an elected MLA from Krishna District and the Minister of Health for Andhra Pradesh during the 1960s.[2]

Early life[edit]

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.[3] Sivarama had a brother and a sister named Rajya Lakshmamma (Muktyala Rani), who later married the Raja of Muktyala.[4] 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 samasthanam's affairs.[5]

Career[edit]

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.[6] 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.[7][8]

In the financial and industrial sector, Sivarama Prasad financed Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya's Andhra Bank.[9] He also set up Sarathi Films in 1938, which produced many successful films like Mayalokam (1945) and Rojulu Marayi (1955).[9] 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, to build a film studio in 1956.[10][11] He also established the Andhra Scientific Company. This company manufactured precise scientific instruments and was later acquired by Bharat Electronics in 1982.[9] He also financed new sugar mills and factories in Vuyyuru and in Rayagada, Odisha.[9]

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.[2]

Titles[edit]

Sivarama Prasad carried the hereditary title, Shrimant or Srimant, given to his ancestors by the Peshwas of the Maratha Empire.[12] Other titles he held were Raja, Bahadur, and Zubdatul Aqran. These three were conferred on his family by the Mughal Emperors.[13]

Legacy[edit]

The town of Sivarampuram in Diviseema is named after him.[14] Srimantu Raja Yarlagadda Sivarama Prasad Junior College in Challapalli is also named after him.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "18th century Challapalli Fort stands testimony to rule of Zamindars in Andhra | City - Times of India VideosTweets by TimesLitFestDelTweets by timeslitfestkol ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Grover, Verinder; Arora, Ranjana (1996). Encyclopaedia of India and Her States: Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. Deep & Deep. p. 16. ISBN 978-81-7100-726-4.
  3. ↑ Assembly, Andhra Pradesh (India) Legislature Legislative (1978). Debates; Official Report (in తెలుగు). p. 30.
  4. ↑ India, The Hans (2018-03-10). "Jaggaiahpet ex-MLA dies". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  5. ↑ Prabhākara smārika. Maṇimañjari Pracuraṇalu, Vēṭūri Prabhākaraśāstri Memōriyal Ṭrasṭ. 1989. p. 121.
  6. ↑ Basu, Jyoti (1997). Documents of the Communist Movement in India: 1949-1951. National Book Agency. p. 722. ISBN 978-81-7626-006-0.
  7. ↑ Registrar, India Office of the (1962). Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 26.
  8. ↑ Naidu, T. Appala (2014-07-08). "Make Kuchipudi heritage village: artistes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Damodaran, Harish (2018-11-25). India's New Capitalists: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. Hachette India. p. 111. ISBN 978-93-5195-280-0.
  10. ↑ Narasimham, M. L. (2019-04-02). "Rhythm of rural mileu: Kalasi Vunte Kaladu Sukham". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  11. ↑ Nanisetti, Serish (2018-04-02). "A house for Maharaja Kishen Pershad in Hyderabad". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
  12. ↑ Itihas. Director of State Archives, Government of Andhra Pradesh. 2009. p. 124.
  13. ↑ Vadivelu, A. (2017-10-13). The Aristocracy of Southern India. Mittal Publications. p. 112.
  14. ↑ Katti, Madhav N. (1984). Studies in Indian Place Names. Place Names Society of India by Geetha Book House. p. 148.
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