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zamindar, freedom fighter and poet from Gampalagudem, India

Kotagiri Venkata Krishna Rao

b. 1890, writes in Telugu, writer, poet

Kotagiri Venkata Krishna Rao, also known as Gampalagudem Raja, was a prominent Zamindar of Gampalagudem estate in the Krishna district of Andhra region. He actively participated in the Indian independence movement during the 1920s, engaging in activities such as salt satyagraha and non-cooperation movements. Due to his involvement in these movements, he was frequently arrested and jailed.

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Also writing in Telugu