Swami Ramanand Tirtha (Aged 69) was a prominent Indian freedom fighter, educator, and social activist, born on 3 October 1903 in Sindagi, Karnataka, India. He played a leading role in the Hyderabad liberation struggle against Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad State. Swami Ramanand Tirtha was the principal leader of the Hyderabad State Congress and fought for civil rights and the integration of Hyderabad State with the Indian Union.
Before taking Sanyasa, Swami Ramanand Tirtha’s family name was Vyenkatesh Bhagvanrao Khedgikar. Since he had no next of kin, his family members have continued to preserve his legacy by working towards providing education to rural and underprivileged communities as members of the Swami Ramananda Tirth Trust and the Swami Ramananda Tirth Rural Institute.
Swami Ramanand Tirtha participated in Satyagrahas (“nonviolent resistance” campaigns) and was imprisoned for 111 days by Osman Ali Khan. He is credited with creating a revolutionary movement to integrate Hyderabad State with the Indian Union in 1948. Swami Ramanand Tirtha’s ability to galvanize the people, along with the decisive military victory of the Hyderabad Police Action, successfully integrated Hyderabad State into the Indian Union.
Several eminent people from Maharashtra, Telangana, and Karnataka were Swami Ramanand Tirtha’s followers. Many of them served as heads of mostly congressional governments in their respective states and some even served in the Central Cabinet. Dr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India, started the “Swami Ramananda Teerth Memorial” in Hyderabad, where Swamiji’s mortal remains rest in the premises at Brahmanvada, Begumpet, Hyderabad. He passed away on 22 January 1972.
Swami Ramanand Tirtha
(1903 – 1972) – (Telangana)
Swami Ramanand Tirtha (Aged 69) was a prominent Indian freedom fighter, educator, and social activist, born on 3 October 1903 in Sindagi, Karnataka, India. He played a leading role in the Hyderabad liberation struggle against Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of Hyderabad State. Swami Ramanand Tirtha was the principal leader of the Hyderabad State Congress and fought for civil rights and the integration of Hyderabad State with the Indian Union.
Before taking Sanyasa, Swami Ramanand Tirtha’s family name was Vyenkatesh Bhagvanrao Khedgikar. Since he had no next of kin, his family members have continued to preserve his legacy by working towards providing education to rural and underprivileged communities as members of the Swami Ramananda Tirth Trust and the Swami Ramananda Tirth Rural Institute.
Swami Ramanand Tirtha participated in Satyagrahas (“nonviolent resistance” campaigns) and was imprisoned for 111 days by Osman Ali Khan. He is credited with creating a revolutionary movement to integrate Hyderabad State with the Indian Union in 1948. Swami Ramanand Tirtha’s ability to galvanize the people, along with the decisive military victory of the Hyderabad Police Action, successfully integrated Hyderabad State into the Indian Union.
Several eminent people from Maharashtra, Telangana, and Karnataka were Swami Ramanand Tirtha’s followers. Many of them served as heads of mostly congressional governments in their respective states and some even served in the Central Cabinet. Dr. P.V. Narasimha Rao, former Prime Minister of India, started the “Swami Ramananda Teerth Memorial” in Hyderabad, where Swamiji’s mortal remains rest in the premises at Brahmanvada, Begumpet, Hyderabad. He passed away on 22 January 1972.
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