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President until his death in 1981. He was the pioneer of Civil Rights
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and Brahma Datt. All the three were arrested. Gandhiji had carefully chosen his few of his followers in every locality across the country to do the satyagraha on individual basis. Chowdari
Satyanarayana was one of them. He started his Satyagraha at seven roads junction in Srikakulam Town. The British
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National Congress, he participated in school boycott when he was studying 3rd form and was just 13 years old. He had to suffer severe injuries as the police beat him for participating the protest. It took around 6 months time to recover completely from the
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in the light of injustices felt by the people of the
Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema Regions. This was after the HC and SC upheld the Mulki rules in existence at the time. As an MLA, in the assembly, he demanded for an early resolution by the government. He participated in many agitations in support
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The then state government implemented prohibition in Andhra State. As a result, the poor toddy tappers were left unemployed across the state. Geetha
Satyagraha was launched in 1954 demanding to allow tapping toddy by the respective community as it was the only means of their livelihood. Chowdari
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He was born on 13 July 1908, to
Chowdari Purushottama Naidu and Narayanamma as their second child in Sher Mohammad Puram (SM Puram) village of Ganjam District (now in Srikakulam District) of erstwhile Madras province. He belongs to 'Kalinga' community and was born into a rich zamindar family
294:(also known as 'Chalo Delhi Movement') to affirm the right to free speech and to propagate views against the participation of war when the very democracy for which the war was fought was denied to India. He was not in favour of a mass Satyagraha to avoid violence. The first Satyagrahi was
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Saraswatamma, daughter of Boddepalli Rammurthy Naidu & Lakshmamma of Kanugulavalasa village, Amadalavalasa Mandal when he was just eight years old. Satyanarayana & Saraswatamma had 9 children.
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In 1972, on the occasion of India's 25 years of independence, Government of India honoured
Chowdari Satyanarayana with "Tamrapatra" for his remarkable contribution for Indian Freedom Movement.
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1946 - On confirmation of independence to India, all political prisoners were released from jail. He was one among them who was released after being in jail for 9 months.
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Drawing inspiration from
Mahatma Gandhi, Subhash Chandra Bose he took part in freedom movement and participated in Satyagrahas and protests against the colonial rule.
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His early education was done in the native village SM Puram. He studied in
Srikakulam Municipal High School (now NTR Municipal High School) from 1st form to 4th form.
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in Srikakulam district as he used only cycle to commute even when he was serving as the Member of Legislative Assembly, Andhra Pradesh and always led a simple life.
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Born and raised in a Hindu Zamindar family who belongs to Kalinga community, was from Srikakulam, a coastal district in Andhra Pradesh. He was well known as
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1947 - Organised 'Ubhaya Visakha Mandala Dwitiya Kisan Congress Maha Sabha' in his native village SM Puram in which the former President of India
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started fast unto death demanding a new state. Chowdari Satyanarayana conducted protests and rallies in Srikakulam demanding a separate state.
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1955 - Contested from SM Puram Constituency as a candidate of Krishikar Lok Party and won for the first time as MLA of Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
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1967 - He won for the second time as legislature to Andhra Pradesh Assembly as a candidate of Swatantra Party from Ponduru Constituency.
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1945 - He extended his complete support and fought for the rights of the people who revolted against the Zamindari System in Mandasa,
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1975 - He served as the founding state Vice President of OPDR (Organisation for Protection of Democratic Rights) Andhra Pradesh wing.
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1972 - He resigned from traditional politics in protest of the events taking place for power between individuals and parties.
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A colony in the jurisdiction of Srikakulam municipality is named after him as "Chowdari Satyanarayana Colony".
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