Nanduri Prasada Rao
Nanduri Prasada Rao NPR was Prominent communist leader, contributed communist movement
in India, he was former member of Indian Parliament upper house Rajya Sabha and former Member of Legislative councilof Andhra Pradesh. He actively participated in Indian freedom struggle. He was born
to Shri Janakiramayya, Shrimati Sumitra.
Prasada Rao one of founding members of the Communist Party of India
and Centre of Indian Trade Unions.He continued to be Central Committee member of CPI
till his death. He joined the freedom struggle while studying at the
Banaras Hindu University. Inspired by Puchalapalli Sundarayya, he joined
the communist party in 1934. He was founder of communist movement along with Puchalapalli Sundarayya,
Chandra Rajeswara Rao,
Harkishan Singh Surjeet,
Makineni Basavapunnaiah and others.
He organised Peasant movement in Munagala
He took part in Telangana Armed struggle known as Telangana Rebellion against Nizam.He wrote books in Telugu language.
Prasada Rao was member of Rajya Sabha during
He came from an upwardly mobility family but he chose to relinquish material comforts and he led an ascetic life.
He died on 29 November 2001 in Hyderabad with brief illness.
