Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao

Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao (అయ్యదేవర కాళేశ్వరరావు) was the first Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh State Assembly and a freedom fighter.[1][2][3] He was born in the year 1884 in Nandigama village, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. The famous KaaLESwara Rao market in Vijayawada was named in his honour.

Early life

He was born into a 6000 Niyogi Brahmin family who were in the profession of KaraNikam (revenue collector). Kaleswara Rao moved with his mother and wife to Machilipatnam where he studied F.A. at Noble College, Machilipatnam. At Noble college, he was under the tutelage of educationist and social reformer BrahmaSri Dewan Bahadur Raghupathi Venkataratnam Naidu garu. Kaleswara Rao and his friends laid the foundation for Andhra Granthalayodyamam (Library movement) by starting Ram Mohana Granthalayam at Mahatma Gandhi Road, Vijayawada in 1911.[4] He was also the founding member of Vignyana Chandrika, a literary society to fund and encourage original literary works in Telugu and also translations from European and other Indian languages in to Telugu.

Career as a lawyer

Kaleswara Rao moved to Chennai along with his mother and wife to join Law College in early 1904 and studied B.L. during the years 1904 and 1905. Post completion of his Bachelors in Law, Kaleswara Rao rejected opportunities to become Revenue Inspector and District Munsif on the premise that he does not want to work for the British Government. In June 1906, he started career as a lawyer in Vijayawada. On 21st March, 1921, on the instructions on Mahatma Gandhi, he left law profession in order to take part in the Independence struggle and never took it up again.

Political Career

Kaleswara Rao was the speaker of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 1956 to 1962.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Autobiography "నవ్యాంధ్రము - నా జీవిత కథ" published by Andhra Mahila Sabha Literary Campus, Osmania University Road, Hyderabad - 500007.
  2. ↑ "Kaleswara Rao Market to join the list of mortgaged VMC assets". The Hindu. 2012-01-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  3. ↑ "Vijayawada Set To Regain Its Past Glory - The Hans India". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  4. ↑ "100-yr-old Library Falling Prey to Neglect and Pests". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
  5. ↑ "Watching Rowdies & Psychos In Assembly - The Hans India". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2015-11-12.
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