Aluru Venkata Rao Birth Anniversary 2023 – Aluru Venkata Rao Birth Anniversary is celebrated on July 12th every year. Aluru Venkata Rao was instrumental in the linguistic establishment of Karnataka. He aimed to unite the population and make them aware of the rich culture and heritage of the region.
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Who is Aluru Venkata Rao?
- Aluru Venkata Rao was born on July 12, 1880, in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district.
- He was a lawyer, historian, writer, and journalist
- He led the drive to reunite the country’s Kannada-speaking regions.
- His father was a revenue department officer from a well-to-do family and attended Fergusson College in Pune and then Bombay University.
- He completed his schooling in Dharwad, Karnataka.
- In 1920, He gave up his legal career to devote his life to the independence movement.
- In 1922, He founded the Jaya Karnataka magazine with the purpose of uniting Karnataka.
- Freedom fighters such as Lokmanya Tilak and Gopal Krishna Gokhale influenced Rao in Pune.
- He made the Karnataka unit of the Home Rule League during the Civil Disobedience Movement.
- He went to jail in 1931.
- He co-wrote Kannadigara Bhramanirasana (The Disillusionment of Kannadigas) with Nargundkar Ramarao, a book promoting pride in Karnataka’s culture among the youth.
- Rao penned 12 books and eight pamphlets for the benefit of Karnataka in his lifetime and established various schools and institutions.
- Aluru Venkata Rao passed away on February 25, 1964, at the age of 84.
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