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词条 Draft:Suryadevara Rajyalakshmi Devi
释义

  1. Early Life and Education

  2. Role in Independence

  3. Prison Life

  4. Social service

  5. Death

  6. Reference

  7. External Links

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2018}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Suryadevara Rajyalakshmi Devi
| parliament = Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date|1914|05|18|df=y}}[1]
| birth_place = Veerullapadu, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|08|08|1914|05|18|df=yes}}[1]
| death_place = Veerullapadu, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
| nationality = {{flag|India|name=Indian}}[1]
| spouse = Suryadevara Naggaya[1]
| occupation = Social activist[1]
}}Suryadevara Rajyalakshmi Devi (18 May 1914 – 8 August 2010) is an Indian female freedom fighter and socialist from Veerullapadu village.[1] She made participation in anti-liquor agitation, Feminist movements, khaddar campaigns and education for the girl child in Andhra Pradesh.[1] She participated in burning the foreign clothes.[1] In 1950's, she ran a paper named Telugu Desam.[2]

Early Life and Education

Devi was the last child born to Vasireddy Seetarammaya and Subbamma couple on 18 may 1914 in Veerullapadu village near Nandigama, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh. She has two brothers and one sister. As childhood marriages were very common, Devi's parents forced her for marriage. Her parents married her to Suryadervara Nagayya who also belongs to Peasant family from Chebrolu village at the age of ten. But she continued her studies till she reached 16 years.[3]

Role in Independence

Veerullapadu village became famous for her contribution in independence.[3] Even her elder brother Mallikarjuna Rao was also a fighter for freedom.[3] In Chebrolu, nationalities are more common among women than men.[3] Women with political intellectual support have contributed to the struggle.[3] Vasireddy Hanumanamma, Vasireddy Parvatamma, Surya Deva Hymawati, Patibunda Annapurnaamma, Vasireddy Rajyalalakshmi, Vasireddy Akhilandeswari, Patthabhunithi Seetharavamma, Vasireddy Nagamma, Patibundala Ratnumma, Ravelaala Venkamma etc were participated in the freedom struggle.[3]

In 1920, Mahatma Gandhi gave a call to the national service. In 1930, at the age of 16 she tried to participate in the Salt Satyagraha.[3] But the elders of her husband did not accept her participation in the action of protests for the reason that she might be arrested. In 1932 by the end of civil disobedience, she returned to her husband's house in Chebrolu.[3][3]

Spinning the cotton on the spinning wheel, Hindi learning, khadi cloth wearing is mandatory there.[3] While propagating through movements, she used to have a hand in civil disobedience along with Annapurnamma, a close relative of her. All the people around the area got to know about her protests.[3] The streets were crowded with people from the nearby area who wanted to see them.[3] All of them started a protest by singing national anthem loudly and shouting slogans against rulings.[3]

Even after Independence, the people under Nizam were not set free.[3] To end this and set people free, she collected and raised for donations. These donations proved her support to the Anti-Nizam leaders and protested against Nizam rulers.[3] "We do not want money to get man. Stand up with us and cooperate with the campaign", the leaders said. She was fighting with the people of Hyderabad until the Hyderabad merged in independent India. She made active participation in SARA movement in 1992.[3]

Prison Life

Devi was arrested along with other two who also were part of the rally.[3] Even the court fell on the dilemma to judge and punish them as the home ladies of lawyers were also in support to those three protesters.[3] Due to this they were not really punished but assigned different jail terms for all three of them for some nominal reasons.[3] And she was sent to Raayavelluru jail as a punishment for 14 months.[3] After this term, Devi's Khadi campaigns, feminist movements, and political activities became prevalent. she started teaching Hindi classes for women in the library. At the same, while teaching, even she used to study and completed Rastrabasha exam for Hindi.[3] She was sentenced for one year at Vellore Jail for one of her protests.[33]

After she was released from the jail and reached the Andhra Mahila sabha held in Madras. Devi was an active person during the civil disobedience Movement from Chebrolu, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh.[4]

Social service

Devi made the effort to prevent untouchability.[3] Even during in-home functions, she used to invite Girijan women and respect them with honor.[3] In 1940, satyagraha again started.[3] In Guntur district, it was said that she was the first lady to get permission to take part of salt satyagraha movement.[3] On January 30 of 1941, she participated in Satyagraha held at Brahmankondur, Bapatla.[3] The police arrested her for 2 months for the reason that she participated in Satyagraha and imposed a fine of 100 rupees.[3] She was released from the jail and reached the Andhra Mahila Sabha held in Madras. Devi was an active person during the civil disobedience Movement from Chebrolu in Guntur district.[4]

Thereafter she reached Tenali, joined Tutorial college and completed Benares matriculation exam. She held as the Chebrolu Congress chairperson and made efforts for women empowerment and for the country's pride. Meanwhile, the QuitIndia movement started.[3] She was appointed as a member of the Legislative department. She secretly traveled districts and held public in the ruling position. For this cause, she has been chased by the police. But, the Patriots saved her all the time.[3]

In 1941, Devi established a National Women college in Chebrolu. later on October 2 of 1945, The Andhra Pradesh Women Political School was started by her.[3] Independence was established on 15th August 1947 in India.[5]

Death

Devi died on 8 August 2010 at the age of 96 years due to ill health for a long time in Veerullapadu at the age of 96.[6]

Reference

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External Links

  • http://godaavari.blogspot.in/2015/04/blog-post_3.html
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