Kalluri Chandramouli

Kalluri Chandramouli (Telugu: కల్లూరి చంద్రమౌళి) (15 November 1898 – 21 January 1992) was a freedom fighter, philanthropist, scholar and a great devotee of Lord Rama, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, South India.

Kalluri Chandramouli
Born15 November 1898
Moparru, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh
Died21 January 1992(1992-01-21) (aged 93)
Occupationfreedom fighter, philanthropist

Chandramouli was born on 15 November 1898 in a village Moparru, Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. He was educated in Scotland and acquired a post-graduate degree in agriculture. Upon his return to India, he joined the freedom movement in 1926. As a member of the Indian National Congress he became president of the Guntur District Congress Committee. He was imprisoned several times by the British government throughout his term. Chandramouli was then elected as a member of the Legislative Assemblies of Madras province in 1937 and again 1946. He was elected for the same position for the Andhra province in 1955 and the Andhra Pradesh province in 1962.

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