Alluri Sitaram Raju

  • Recently, the Vice-President of India has visited the birthplace of revolutionary freedom fighter Alluri Sitarama Raju at Pandrangi, Andhra Pradesh.
  • Born in present-day Andhra Pradesh, he became involved in anti-British activities in response to the 1882 Madras Forest Act, which effectively restricted the free movement of Adivasis (tribal communities) in their forest habitats and prevented them from practicing a traditional form of agriculture known as ‘podu’.
  • He was nicknamed “Manyam Veerudu” (Hero of the Jungle) by local villagers for his heroic ....
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