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.