Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya
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Nov 24, 1880 |
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Andhra Pradesh |
Dr. Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya born on November 24th, 1880 in
Gundugolanu village, West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh, India was
an Indian freedom fighter and political leader in the state of Andhra
Pradesh. Pattabhi who had a BA degree in Madras Christian College,
fulfilled his ambition to become a medical practitioner by securing a
M.B.C.M. degree. He started his practice as a doctor in the coastal town
of Machilipatnam. He left his lucrative practice to join the freedom
fighting movement. He was recruited to run for the presidency of the
Indian National Congress as the candidate closest to Mohandas Gandhi,
against the more-radical Subhas Bose in 1939.
He lost owing to Bose's rising popularity and the belief
that Pattabhi favored the inclusion of Tamil-majority districts in a
future Telegu state in independent India. Serving on the Congress
Working Committee when Quit India was launched in 1942, Pattabhi was
arrested with the entire committee and incarcerated for three years
without outside contact in the fort in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. During
this time he maintained a detailed diary of day-to-day life during
imprisonment, which was published later as Feathers and Stones. He ran
successfully for Congress presidency in 1948, winning with the support
of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India. Pattabhi also served
as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He established Andhra Bank in
Machilipatnam on 28 November 1923. Andhra Bank is currently one of the
major commercial banks of India.