Kumetha Chinnarapa Reddy (Aged 95) born in 1870 in Peddavadugur, Gooty taluk, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, was a person of remarkable intellect, despite having completed only up to the fifth standard in his education. He held the status of a landowner and a skilled agriculturist. He ventured into various businesses, including cotton and groundnut trade, and later established a cotton seed separation industry, along with a groundnut husking ginning mill. His industrial reach extended to many locations such as Madras, Bombay, Anantapur, and Gooty, earning him a significant reputation.
During the struggle for India’s freedom, Kumetha Chinnarapa provided financial support to numerous freedom fighters. He held deep admiration for Mahatma Gandhi and other champions of independence. Close associates like Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy (the Sixth President of India), Gooty Kesavapillai, Pamidi Tirupati Rao, and Illuru Keshamma were fellow participants in the freedom movement. In 1930, he vehemently protested against the arrest of Gandhiji, Achanta Rukmini, and Amala Devi Chattopadhyay. Despite being the head of his taluka board, he would sit on the floor during board meetings.
Chinnarapa, along with his associates, attended a crucial meeting convened by Mahatma Gandhi in December 1930 at Morena Beach in Madras. During this meeting, Gandhiji recounted his extensive travels across the country in the mission to free India from British rule, which incurred various expenses. He called upon the patriots present to contribute generously to the cause.
When Gooty Kesavapillai translated this appeal into Telugu, Chinnarapa Reddy expressed his willingness to donate if Gandhiji visited his village. In response to this invitation, Mahatma Gandhi arrived in Peddavadugur on January 3, 1934. Hundreds of villagers sought his audience and presented petitions detailing their concerns. In the afternoon, Gandhiji addressed the assembled crowd on a ground owned by Kumetha Chinnarapa Reddy in the south of Peddavadugur. The donations collected amounted to around Rs. 27,000 and nearly 5 kilograms of gold. Additionally, Kumetha Chinnarapa Reddy contributed the proceeds from auctioning his 30-acre cultivable land and the car used during Gandhi’s four-day local tour. He was a fervent patriot who devoted his life to the welfare of the people. Kumetha Chinnarapa Reddy passed away in 1965.
Kumetha Chinnarapa Reddy
(1870 – 1965) – (Andhra Pradesh)
Kumetha Chinnarapa Reddy (Aged 95) born in 1870 in Peddavadugur, Gooty taluk, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh, India, was a person of remarkable intellect, despite having completed only up to the fifth standard in his education. He held the status of a landowner and a skilled agriculturist. He ventured into various businesses, including cotton and groundnut trade, and later established a cotton seed separation industry, along with a groundnut husking ginning mill. His industrial reach extended to many locations such as Madras, Bombay, Anantapur, and Gooty, earning him a significant reputation.
During the struggle for India’s freedom, Kumetha Chinnarapa provided financial support to numerous freedom fighters. He held deep admiration for Mahatma Gandhi and other champions of independence. Close associates like Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy (the Sixth President of India), Gooty Kesavapillai, Pamidi Tirupati Rao, and Illuru Keshamma were fellow participants in the freedom movement. In 1930, he vehemently protested against the arrest of Gandhiji, Achanta Rukmini, and Amala Devi Chattopadhyay. Despite being the head of his taluka board, he would sit on the floor during board meetings.
Chinnarapa, along with his associates, attended a crucial meeting convened by Mahatma Gandhi in December 1930 at Morena Beach in Madras. During this meeting, Gandhiji recounted his extensive travels across the country in the mission to free India from British rule, which incurred various expenses. He called upon the patriots present to contribute generously to the cause.
When Gooty Kesavapillai translated this appeal into Telugu, Chinnarapa Reddy expressed his willingness to donate if Gandhiji visited his village. In response to this invitation, Mahatma Gandhi arrived in Peddavadugur on January 3, 1934. Hundreds of villagers sought his audience and presented petitions detailing their concerns. In the afternoon, Gandhiji addressed the assembled crowd on a ground owned by Kumetha Chinnarapa Reddy in the south of Peddavadugur. The donations collected amounted to around Rs. 27,000 and nearly 5 kilograms of gold. Additionally, Kumetha Chinnarapa Reddy contributed the proceeds from auctioning his 30-acre cultivable land and the car used during Gandhi’s four-day local tour. He was a fervent patriot who devoted his life to the welfare of the people. Kumetha Chinnarapa Reddy passed away in 1965.
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