-BORN-
Date
- 19th Sep 1887
- Expired!
Time
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137 Years ago
Andhra Visarada,
Thapi Dharma Rao
Thapi Dharma Rao Naidu an Indian social reformer, editor, journalist, rationalist, translator, essayist, screenwriter.
Sahitya Akademi Award recipient. Pioneer of colloquial language in Telugu journalism and a doyen of Telugu prose writers. First president of ‘Andhra Rashtra Patrika Rachayitala Mahasabha’. He actively opposed untouchability, a pervasive social evil, and worked to promote equality.