Gottipati Brahmaiah (Aged 94) was born on 3 December 1889, He was a freedom fighter who was popularly referred to as Ryotu Pedda (Leader of Farmers). In 1982, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan. During 1922-1923, he was the President of District Congress Committee. He founded the Khadi Consumers’ and Producers’ Society at Ghantasala and served as the President of Krishna Khadi Board from 1923 to 1929.
Brahmaiah was a pioneer of the Zamindari Ryot Movement. He participated in the boycott of the Simon Commission in 1927 and was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and six months in 1930 for taking part in a black flag demonstration against the Governor’s visit to Machilipatnam. He was jailed in Rajahmundry, Berhampore, and Vellore.
He continued his participation in the civil disobedience movement and was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in Rajahmundry, Bellary, Madras, and Cuddalore jails. In 1933, he was responsible for the temple entry of Dalits at Ghantasala. From 1937 to 1940, he was the General Secretary of the Andhra Provincial Congress Committee. He was detained again for participating in the Quit India movement in 1942 and was placed in Vellore and Thanjavur prisons.
After India gained independence, Brahmaiah became the President of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee in 1962. He served as the Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 1964 to 1968. Andhra University conferred him with a doctorate “Kalaprapoorna”. Brahmaiah’s autobiography, Naa Jeevana Nauka, was published in the Telugu daily newspaper Andhra Jyothi in the late 1970s. He passed away by 1984.
Gottipati Brahmaiah
(1889 – 1984) – (Andhra Pradesh)
Gottipati Brahmaiah (Aged 94) was born on 3 December 1889, He was a freedom fighter who was popularly referred to as Ryotu Pedda (Leader of Farmers). In 1982, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan. During 1922-1923, he was the President of District Congress Committee. He founded the Khadi Consumers’ and Producers’ Society at Ghantasala and served as the President of Krishna Khadi Board from 1923 to 1929.
Brahmaiah was a pioneer of the Zamindari Ryot Movement. He participated in the boycott of the Simon Commission in 1927 and was sentenced to imprisonment for one year and six months in 1930 for taking part in a black flag demonstration against the Governor’s visit to Machilipatnam. He was jailed in Rajahmundry, Berhampore, and Vellore.
He continued his participation in the civil disobedience movement and was sentenced to two years of imprisonment in Rajahmundry, Bellary, Madras, and Cuddalore jails. In 1933, he was responsible for the temple entry of Dalits at Ghantasala. From 1937 to 1940, he was the General Secretary of the Andhra Provincial Congress Committee. He was detained again for participating in the Quit India movement in 1942 and was placed in Vellore and Thanjavur prisons.
After India gained independence, Brahmaiah became the President of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee in 1962. He served as the Chairman of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council from 1964 to 1968. Andhra University conferred him with a doctorate “Kalaprapoorna”. Brahmaiah’s autobiography, Naa Jeevana Nauka, was published in the Telugu daily newspaper Andhra Jyothi in the late 1970s. He passed away by 1984.
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