Khammam - Freedom Movement

Freedom Movement

History of khammam shows that it has produced a number of leaders who were part of the Freedom struggle and Telangana Movement; Khammam district was initially a part of larger Warangal District.

• 1857 – First Independence Movement – Bhadrachalam area
• 1879 – Rompa Revolution by Pulitanti Sambaiah, Kuru Thimma Dora, Ambul Reddy, Bandala Chandraiah
• 1920 – Alluri Seetharama Raju Manyam Revolution by Darikonda Venkatappaiah, Chinthalachervu Venkatadri, Kurichati Venkata Subba Rao
• 1931 – First Independence movement in Khammam proper
• 1934 – Library Movement. Viraatrayandhra Grandhalayam at Nelakonda-pally was reorganised for movement by Pendyala Satya Narayana Rao. The Library was established in 1912.
• 1935 – First Library established in Khammam town
• 1935 – Satyagraha Movement by Pendyala Satya Narayana rao, Peravelli Venkata Ramanaiah, Nedumuri Jagannatha Rao, Pabbaraju Ranga Rao, Sarvadevabhatla Ramadham, Jamalapuram Nizam Movement, Jamalapuram Keshava Rao, Madapati Ramachandar Rao, Pandit Rudra Dev, Miriyala Narayana Reddy, Chandra Lakshmi Narayana, Bachu Simhadri
• 1938 -Established Palair rytu project under the leadership of Pendyala Satya Narayana Rao
• 1941 – Freedom movement writers (Darasathi Brothers)
• 1942 -Established Political schools in many parts of Warangal district by Pendyala Satya Narayana Rao to activate the anti Rytu activities in Jamabandi which was conducted by Patel, Patwari and other officials of Nizam.
• 1944 – State Congress National Conference at Jujjula-rao-peta held by kankipati Satya Narayan Rao Garu
• 1944 – Bandi-pattala Movement (Farmers Movement) by Pendyala Satya Narayana Rao, Gangavarapu Sreenivasa Rao, K.L. Narasimha Rao
• 1945 - 12th State Andhra Mahasabha meeting at Khammam organised by Pendyala Satya Narayana Rao as general secretary, Aahvana sangham. Elected Baddam Ellareddy as president and Pendyala Satya Narayana Rao as vice-president to 13th State Andhra Mahasabha in that meeting. The meeting was held on 26 March,27 and 28th. Puchala-pally Sundaraiah participated in the meeting as guest.
• 1946 – Mahathma Gandhi's visit to Khammam mett (Khammam town) on 5 August 1946
• 1946 - Pendyala satyanarayana rao General secretary, Warangal district Andhramaha sabha and communist party attended the All India samshtaan peoples conference on 8 and 9 June at New Delhi as a member of standing committee from the Nizam state.Then the movement takes turn into complete freedom.
• 1947 August, 7 – Satyagraham at Madhira and Khammam by Jamalapuram Kesava Rao, Kurapati Venkata Raju, Vattikonda Ramakotaiah, Heeralal Moriya, Kolipaka Kishan Rao, Gella Keshava Rao, Pullabhotla Venkateswarlu (Hyderabad congress present)
• 1969 – Non mulki go back movement started in kothagudem which turned into a very big telangana agitation later on.
• 2009 – Blow out of telangana agitation when KCR shifted from karimnagar to Khammam while he was on the way to hungerstrike for the cause of telangana.