Madapati Hanumantha Rao

Madapati Hanumantha Rao
Indian statesman, poet and a short-story writer
Andhra Pradesh Legislative council
Personal details
Born	(1885-01-22)January 22, 1885 Pokkunuru, Nandigama Taluk, Krishna district
Died	November 11, 1970(1970-11-11) (aged 85)

Madapati Hanumantha Rao (22 January 1885 – 11 November 1970) was an Indian statesman, poet and a short-story writer. He was the first Mayor of Hyderabad from 1951 to 1954. He is also a Padma Bhushan recipient.

Revival of the Telugu Language in Nizam's Dominion

He helped to found the Andhra Mahasabha. He came to be called the Andhra Pitamaha.^{[citation needed]}

Public worker

He was a member of the Senate and Syndicate of Osmania University.^[1]

He held political meetings outside the limits of the Hyderabad state.^{[citation needed]} The first Hyderabad political conference was held in Kakinada in 1923,^[2] due to the initiative taken by M. Hanumantha Rao.

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