FREEDOM MOVEMENT

History of khammam shows that it has produced a number of leaders who were part of the Freedom struggle; Khammam district was initially a part of larger Warangal District.

• 1857 - First Independence Movement – Bhadrachalam area
• 1879 - Rampa Revolution by-Pulitanti Sambaiah, Kuru Thimma Dora, Ambul Reddy, Bandala Chandraiah
• 1920 - Alluri Seetharama Raju Manyam Revolution by Darikonda Venkatappaiah, Chinthalachervu Venkatadri, Kurichati Venkata Subba Rao
• 1931 - First Independence movement in Khammam proper
• 1934 - Andhra Maha Sabha motivated Khammam people
• 1934 - Library Movement.Viraatrayandhra grandhalayam at Nelakonda pally was Reorganised for movement by Pendyala satyanarayana rao. The Library was established in 1912.
• 1935 - First Library established in Khammam town
• 1935 - Satyagraha Movement by pendyala satyanarayana rao, peravelli venkataramanaiah, Nedumuri Jagannatha Rao, Pabbaraju Ranga Rao, Sarvadevabhatla Ramadham, Jamalapuram Nizam Movement, Jamalapuram Keshava Rao, Madapati Ramachandar Rao, Pandit Rudra Dev, Miriyala Narayana Reddy, Chandra Lakshminarayana, Bachu Simhadri
• 1938 -Established Palair rytu project under the leadership of pendyala satyanarayana rao
• 1941 - Freedom movement writers (Darasathi Brothers)
• 1941 - Andhra Maha Sabha meeting at V Venkatayapalem and Quit India Movement by M.S. Rajalingam, Kaloji Narayana Rao, Komaragiri Narayan Rao, K L Narasimha Rao,Kilaru Varadaiah
• 1941 -Established Palair patti Andhra mahasabha by Pendyala satyanarayana rao. Raavi narayana reddy,Jamalapuram kesava rao,T.Hayagreeva chary,Kalozy,Komaragiri and sarvadevabhatla Ramanatham participated in first meeting at Nelakonda pally village.
• 1942 -Established Political schools in many parts of Warangal district by Pendyala satyanarayana rao to activate the anti Rytu activities in Jamabandi which was conducted by patel,patwari and other officials of Nizam.
• 1943 -2nd palair patti Andhra Mahasabha held at Chennaram village,Pendyala satyanarayana rao,peravelli venkataramanaiah,Ramanatham,Vattikota Alwar swamy attended.Polkampally venkatram rao Advocate presided the meeting.
• 1944 - State Congress National Conference at Jujjularaopeta
• 1944 - Bandipattala Movement (Farmers Movement)by pendyala satyanarayana rao,Gangavarapu Sreenivasa Rao, K L Narasimha Rao
• 1945 -12th STATE ANDHRA MAHASABHA meeting at Khammam organised by pendyala satyanarayana rao as genaral secretary, Aahvana sangham. Elected Baddam Ellareddy as president and pendyala satyanarayana rao as vicepresident to 13 th STATE Andhra mahasabha in that meeting.The meeting was held on march 26,27 and 28th. Puchala pally Sundaraiah participated in the meeting as guest.
• 1946 - Mahathma Gandhi's visit to Khammam mett (Khammam town) on 5 August 1946
• 1946 -Pendyala satyanarayana rao Genaral secretary, Warangal district Andhramaha sabha and communist party attended the All India samshtaan peoples conference on june 8th and 9th at NEW DELHI as a member of standing committee from the Nizam state.Then the movement takes turn into complete freedom.
• 1947 August, 7 – Satyagraham at Madhira and Khammam by Jamalapuram Kesava Rao, Kurapati Venkata Raju, Vattikonda Ramakotaiah, Heeralal Moriya, Kolipaka Kishan Rao, Gella Keshava Rao, Pullabhotla Venkateswarlu (Hyderabad congress present)