Dandu Narayana Raju (Aged 55) was born on October 15, 1889, Bhimavaram Taluk NelapogulaBandar, Andhra Pradesh, India. He served as an advocate and was conferred the title of Sardar by the people of Andhra. He gave up his legal practice in response to the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920.
Raju collected money for the Tilak Swaraj Fund and held the office of Secretary of the District Congress Committee from 1921 to 1924, as well as its President in 1925, 1926, 1931, and 1934. He remained a member of AICC from 1921 until his death.
He organized national schools in Tanuku and Bhimavaram and held the posts of Vice-President of the Gandhian National School in Eluru, Secretary of the District Khadi Board in 1923, and its President in 1924 and 1925, and a member of the Debt Conciliation Board in Bhimavaram.
Raju was also Secretary of the District Ryots Association from 1923 to 1927 and it’s President in 1928 and 1929, as well as a member of the Composite Madras Legislative Assembly in 1926-29 and 1937, and President of the District Board for several years.
He organized the Salt Satyagraha and was sentenced to one year on April 23, 1930. He was confined in Rajahmundry, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli, and Bellary Jails and was released on March 14, 1931, due to the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. He participated in the Civil Disobedience movement and underwent seven months of rigorous imprisonment from January 8, 1932, in the Rajahmundry and Vellore Jails. He was again sentenced to six months of rigorous imprisonment on January 24, 1933, and was incarcerated until August 1, 1933, in the Vellore Central Jail.
Raju was arrested again for the Individual Satyagraha on December 14, 1940, and was sent to the Vellore and Tiruchirappalli Jails. He offered Satyagraha again on August 6, 1941, at Narasapur, and was sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 500/- and kept in the Alipuram Camp Jail.
He was released on December 13, 1941, by the Government, but was detained under Defence of India Rules during the “Quit India” movement in the Vellore and Tanjore Jails from August 12, 1942, to September 10, 1944. This illustrious patriot died around 6 p.m. on September 10, 1944, in Tanjore Jail due to heart failure.
Dandu Narayana Raju
(1889 – 1944) – (Andhra Pradesh)
Dandu Narayana Raju (Aged 55) was born on October 15, 1889, Bhimavaram Taluk NelapogulaBandar, Andhra Pradesh, India. He served as an advocate and was conferred the title of Sardar by the people of Andhra. He gave up his legal practice in response to the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920.
Raju collected money for the Tilak Swaraj Fund and held the office of Secretary of the District Congress Committee from 1921 to 1924, as well as its President in 1925, 1926, 1931, and 1934. He remained a member of AICC from 1921 until his death.
He organized national schools in Tanuku and Bhimavaram and held the posts of Vice-President of the Gandhian National School in Eluru, Secretary of the District Khadi Board in 1923, and its President in 1924 and 1925, and a member of the Debt Conciliation Board in Bhimavaram.
Raju was also Secretary of the District Ryots Association from 1923 to 1927 and it’s President in 1928 and 1929, as well as a member of the Composite Madras Legislative Assembly in 1926-29 and 1937, and President of the District Board for several years.
He organized the Salt Satyagraha and was sentenced to one year on April 23, 1930. He was confined in Rajahmundry, Vellore, Tiruchirappalli, and Bellary Jails and was released on March 14, 1931, due to the Gandhi-Irwin Pact. He participated in the Civil Disobedience movement and underwent seven months of rigorous imprisonment from January 8, 1932, in the Rajahmundry and Vellore Jails. He was again sentenced to six months of rigorous imprisonment on January 24, 1933, and was incarcerated until August 1, 1933, in the Vellore Central Jail.
Raju was arrested again for the Individual Satyagraha on December 14, 1940, and was sent to the Vellore and Tiruchirappalli Jails. He offered Satyagraha again on August 6, 1941, at Narasapur, and was sentenced to one year of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 500/- and kept in the Alipuram Camp Jail.
He was released on December 13, 1941, by the Government, but was detained under Defence of India Rules during the “Quit India” movement in the Vellore and Tanjore Jails from August 12, 1942, to September 10, 1944. This illustrious patriot died around 6 p.m. on September 10, 1944, in Tanjore Jail due to heart failure.
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