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Kodi Rammurthy Naidu
Kodi Rammurthy Naidu (1882/83–1942), also known as Kodi Rama Murthy Naidu, and Prof. Rammurty was an Indian bodybuilder, strongman, and wrestler. He was awarded the title of ''Indian Hercules'' by King George V. He is also known by the epithets ''Kaliyuga Bhima'' (), ''Indian'' '' Sandow'', ''Malla Marthanda''. He established a circus and earned a lot of money but donated it to the charitable trusts contributed a lot in the Indian independence movement. Rammurty worked as Physical Education Teacher in the Branch College of Vizianagaram. He got profound knowledge in ''Vayu Stambhana'' (en. air resistance) and ''Jala Stambhana'' (en.water resistance). Early life Rammurty Naidu was born to Kodi Venkanna Naidu in the village of Veeraghattam in Srikakulam district (now in Parvathipuram Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh). '' The Hindu'' notes his birth date as April 1882, while '' Sakshi'' gave the birth date as 3 November 1883. His mother died when he was a child. Since the boy ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veeraghattam
Veeraghattam is a town(Mandal) located in Parvathipuram Manyam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.It is located in Veeraghattam mandal of Palakonda revenue division. Geography Veeraghattam is located near the Vattigedda river and Eastern Ghats. It has an average elevation of . Demographics census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses in ..., Veeraghattam (fondly called Veeragottam) had a population of 14,315; of which half of them are from the Bhogi descent. The total population constitute, 6,911 males and 7,404 females —a sex ratio of 1071 females per 1000 males. 1,427 children are in the age group of 0–6 years, of which 741 are boys and 686 are girls. The average literacy rate stands at 70.89% with 8,638 literates, significantly higher than the dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
