Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (12 December 1890 – 24 July 1970) was an Indian statesman and activist served as the first

Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh On 1 November 1956, Hyderabad State ceased to exist; its Gulbarga and Aurangabad divisions were merged into Mysore State and Bombay State respectively. Its remaining Telugu-speaking portion, Telangana, was added to Andhra State to form the n ...

from 1959 to 1962.The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : AV College to celebrate founder’s birth anniversary
/ref> He is a freedom fighter who fought the

Telangana Rebellion The Telangana Rebellion popularly known as Telangana Sayuda Poratam (Telugu : తెలంగాణ సాయుధ పోరాటం) of 1946–51 was a communist-led insurrection of peasants against the princely state of Hyderabad in the r ...

against the Jagirdars. The

Ranga Reddy District Ranga Reddy district ( R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, K ...

in Telangana is named after him.

Career

Political career

The

in Telangana is named after him, for fighting the Razakars, who were against the idea of

Hyderabad State Hyderabad State () was a princely state located in the south-central Deccan region of India with its capital at the city of Hyderabad. It is now divided into the present-day state of Telangana, the Kalyana-Karnataka region of Karnataka, and t ...

to be integrated into independent India. He was a Minister of Revenue in 1959 in

Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (; 19 May 1913 – 1 June 1996) was an Indian politician who served as the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982. Beginning a long political career with the Indian National Congress Party in the independence ...

's government. He became Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh in 1961 in

Damodaram Sanjivayya Damodaram Sanjivayya (14 February 1921 – 7 May 1972) was an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of United Andhra Pradesh from 11 January 1960 to 12 March 1962.

's government. He participated in the

Telangana Movement The Telangana movement refers to a movement for the creation of a separate state, Telangana, from the pre-existing state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The new state corresponds to the Telugu-speaking portions of the erstwhile princely state of Hy ...

and is known for his forthright speech at Siddiambar Bazar which ended with his words ''Ghulam Ki Zindagi Se, Mauth Acchi''.

Educationist

K. V. Ranga Reddy also founded the educational institution,

A. V. College Andhra Vidyalaya College of Arts, Science and Commerce, popularly known as A. V. College, is an educational institution located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India. The college offers undergraduate graduate school, graduate and post ...

. He was also a member of Indra Seva Sadan Society, established by

Sangam Laxmibai Sangam, (from ''Sangama'', the Sanskrit word for confluence) may refer to: Confluence of rivers *Sangam, any confluence of two or more rivers in Indian languages *The Triveni Sangam, the confluence of three rivers at Allahabad: the Ganges, Yamuna ...

in 1952 for achieving their objective of assisting women and girls. A girls college of the trust was named in his honour as, K. V. Ranga Reddy Degree College for Women. He also started K. V. Ranga Reddy Women's hostel.

Personal life

K. V. Ranga Reddy was married to Tungabadramma.The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : K.V. Ranga Reddy's wife dead
/ref> K. V. Ranga Reddy and Tungabadramma had 11 Children, 7 Boys and 4 Girls. One of his sons,

Konda Madhava Reddy Konda Madhava Reddy (1923–1997) is a former Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court and Bombay High Court, and former member of the Council of Smaller States, New Delhi. Justice Reddy was an eminent personality in Indian judiciary at large and ...

was Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court and Bombay High Court. One of his grandsons,

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy Konda Vishweshwar Reddy (born 26 February 1960) is an Indian engineer, entrepreneur, and politician. He served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha from Telangana Rashtra Samithi representing Chevella, Telangana. He is the grands ...

, is an Indian politician and a member of parliament from Chevella (Lok Sabha constituency), Telangana.

Marri Chenna Reddy Dr. Marri Channa Reddy (13 January 1919 – 2 December 1996) was an Indian politician active in several states. He was the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1978 to 1980 and from 1989 to 1990. He also served as the governor of Uttar Pradesh ...

was born to K V Ranga Reddy's sister Buchamma in a village,

Pedda Managalaram Peddamanagalaram is a village in Ranga Reddy district, Telangana, India. It comes under Moinabad (mandal). It is from Hyderabad city. The village is the birthplace of former Deputy Chief Minister Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (the district was nam ...

near Hyderabad. His brother's (Konda Narayan Reddy) daughter was married to Marri Chenna Reddy, former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh.

Bibliography

* ''My Autobiography'' By K V Ranga Reddy

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reddy, K. V. Ranga Indian National Congress politicians from Andhra Pradesh Telugu politicians 1889 births Telangana Rebellion People from Ranga Reddy district Participants in the Telangana Rebellion Politicians from Hyderabad, India 1970 deaths Deputy Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh Indian independence activists from Telangana