Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
| Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | |
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| Governor of Uttar Pradesh | |
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In office 1 July 1960 – 15 April 1962 |
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| Preceded by | Varahgiri Venkatgiri |
| Succeeded by | Biswanath Das |
| Governor of Kerala | |
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In office 22 November 1956 – 1 July 1960 |
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| Succeeded by | V. V. Giri |
| Chief Minister of Hyderabad State | |
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In office 1952–1956 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 March 1899 Padakallu Village, Kalwakurthy, Hyderabad State |
| Died | 15 September 1967 (aged 68) |
| Nationality | India |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (13 March 1899 – 15 September 1967) was the first elected Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. He was among the leaders who fought against the Nizam in the princely State.
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was born in a Telugu Brahmin family in Padakallu village, Kalwakurthy taluk, Mahbubnagar district. His surname was Pullamraju, but was known by his village name Burgula. He was educated at the Dharmavanth and Excelsior High School, Hyderabad, he took his B.A. (Hons) degree from Fergusson College, Pune and a law degree from Bombay University in 1913.
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao started his career as a lawyer in Hyderabad and made a great name at the bar as a legal luminary.
Along with Swami Ramananda Teertha and other leaders, Dr. Rao took part in the historic struggle against the Nizam for the merger of Hyderabad State with the Indian Union. He was one of the founding members of the Hyderabad State Congress. He presided over the third Andhra Mahasabha conference at Devarkonda in 1913 and was responsible for creating an awareness of their rights among the people of Telangana. He was also involved in promoting the library movement in the State.
Burgula played a crucial role for stability in Telangana which was crushed under the Razakar movement and worked as a Revenue Minister in the cabinet of Vellodi government (1950) which was formed after police action
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao played a crucial role in all contemporary movements and laid a firm foundation for cultural development and political spirit in Telangana people who were oppressed under the reign of Nizam. He was a prime witness to Telangana freedom struggle, library movements, Telangana farmers’struggle and Vishalandhra movements. He deserted the areas of work where the atmosphere was polluted.
He received famous “Allies” scholarship and graduated in law in Mumbai and took up the legal profession in Hyderabad but continued for a few days only. After meeting Madapati Hanumantha Rao, Burgula dedicated his life for public service and to popularize science and literature. He was imprisoned twice for participating in public movements. He gave up law portfolio given by Mirza Ismail, the Prime Minister of Hyderabad State.
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