Vemula Kurmayya | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 1936 | |
| Constituency | Bandar,General Rural (Scheduled Castes) Constituency |
| Minister for Rural Development | |
| In office 1947–1949 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1903 Mallavaram,Gudivada Taluk,Krishna District,Andhra Pradesh,India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
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Vemula Kurmayya (born 1903) was an Indian independence activist,Congress party leader,and social reformer from the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh. He played a role in India's struggle for independence and worked for the upliftment of marginalized communities. [1]
Vemula Kurmayya was born in 1903 in Mallavaram,a village in Krishna district,Andhra Pradesh. Started being involved in political activism during the Non-Cooperation Movement of 1921. he discontinued formal education and joined the Gandhi National School in Vijayawada. [2]
Kurmayya became an apprentice in spinning and weaving at Sabarmati Ashram from 1925 to 1927. [3]
During the Civil Disobedience Movement of 1930 and the Individual Satyagraha Movement of 1940,Kurmayya's active participation in these movements led to multiple imprisonments. [4]
Vemula Kurmayya's contributions to the independence struggle led him into a leadership role within the Indian National Congress. He was elected four times to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly and emerged as a significant figure in both the State and Central Committee.[ citation needed ]