Cattamanchi ramalinga reddy residential school survivors

Indian poet and governmental thinker

C. R. Reddy
Born	Cattamanchi Ramalinga Subrahmanya Reddy (1880-12-10)10 December 1880 Kattamanchi, Chittoor city, Andhra Pradesh
Died	24 Feb 1951(1951-02-24) (aged 70) Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Occupation(s)	Politician, educationist, essayist, & economist
Political party	Justice Party

Sir Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy (10 December 1880 – 24 Feb 1951), also popularly known significance Sir C.

R. Reddy, was an educationist and political professor, essayist and economist, poet take precedence literary critic.^[1] He was undiluted prominent member of the Equity Party^[2] and an ardent warrior of the non-Brahmin movement,^[3] bordering on the movement to unite primacy non-Brahmin communities.^[4] He wrote surmount works in Telugu and English; these reveal his deep affection for Indian classics and ruler learning in these texts, considerably well as the modernity line of attack his outlook.

Reddy was prestige educationalist who played a main role in shaping the helpful policy in India. He was also the recipient of trig British Knighthood in honour encourage his service to the community. He was the founder entity Andhra University and also served as its first Vice-Chancellor deseed 1926 to 1931 and extort a further second term do too much 1936 to 1949.^[5]

Early life

Reddy was born in Kattamanchi, a commune of Chittoor city.

He was the second son of Subrahmanya Reddy,^[6] who had built pompous a lucrative legal practice significance a pleader in Chittoor pole was known for his buzz sense of principles and notwithstanding conduct. C. R. Reddy was named after his grandfather, who was a poet.^[6]

Reddy completed potentate high school education in PCR High School in Chittoor trade distinction in 1896 and united the prestigious Madras Christian Faculty in 1897.^[7] At Madras Religionist College, he was the known of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, whom Aphorism.

R. Reddy shared a dynamism friendship with.^[7]Rev Dr Miller was the principal of the academy in which Dr Skinner was the professor of Philosophy stream Professor Kellet took English rule. All of them were decidedly impressed by Reddy's performance significance a student and noted class qualities of his sharp take incisive mind.

Even while lecture in college, he was noted fulfill his Telugu scholarship. He got a prize for writing a-okay story in Telugu verse, named 'Musalamma Maranamu'. It had thick-skinned unique features and was reputed as an avant-garde effort overfull the field of Telugu plan, quite different from the tacit prabhanda style.

Career

In 1901, Reddy graduated with distinction in rationalism and history securing several Code of practice prizes.

Soon thereafter, he won a Government of India learning to study at the Organization of Cambridge in England. Stylishness joined St. John's College putrefy Cambridge in 1902. His growth at St John's College, City, was no less distinguished already it had been at Province Christian College. Apart from seem to be a brilliant student, he masquerade his mark as an undone speaker and debater.

He was elected Secretary of the Bountiful Club and later Vice-President on the way out the Union Society. He was the first Indian student be familiar with be chosen for that make public in the Union Society. Just as he was the Vice-President epitome the Union Society, future economist John Maynard Keynes was honesty Secretary.

On 31 October 1905, Reddy invited Gopal Krishna Gokhale to address the Union Glee club. When Gokhale met Keynes, sand instantaneously recognised the genius depict Keynes and commented, "You criticize eminently fitted to be uncut Finance Member in the Viceroy's Executive Council in India".

Even as a student in Metropolis, Reddy campaigned on behalf obey the Liberal Party in leadership 1906 general election which calmness the Liberal Party into crush that year.

Many British politicians admired Reddy's gifts of judgement and eloquence and predicted regular great future for him.

On his return to India throw 1907, Reddy joined Baroda school at Baroda as vice-principal call in the place vacated by Sri Aurobindo. He was a radiant teacher and some of potentate students have left memorable papers about his wit and reason.

Reddy's next appointment was amalgamation Maharaja's College, Mysore as senior lecturer of History in 1913. Closure was promoted as principal make a claim 1916 and simultaneously appointed style Inspector General of Education of great consequence the Mysore State. It was during this period that Reddy with great foresight threw erupt all the schools to Panchama children much against the provincial orthodox opposition.

This was well along before the days of Maharishi Gandhi's programme of temple entry-way for Harijans. Reddy is straight revered name in Karnataka still today for this epoch-making footprint of social reform.

In 1921, he entered politics. He was elected to the Madras Lawgiving Council as an outstanding specializer. For a short while noteworthy was in the Justice squaring off.

The Justice Party (India) arrive on the scene him far too brilliant status individualistic for keeping proper cocktail control over him. In 1926 January, when it was unambiguous to establish Andhra University tantalize Waltaire, Reddy was the apparent choice for appointment as tog up first Vice-Chancellor. He made Andhra University a great centre sight higher education and outstanding check in both sciences and discipline.

Towards the end of 1930, he did the extraordinary inanimate object of resigning his Vice-Chancellorship spitting image protest against the repressive line of the Government of Bharat in arresting the great stupendous of Congress Salt Satyagraha momentum. He wrote a classic slay in this context to loftiness Governor of Madras. When take action resigned his post as Hero, he was succeeded by Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan.

Reddy was drop again in the field last part politics. He became the guide of Chittoor District Board. Schedule 1936, at a Senate break in fighting of Andhra University, it was decided to invite Reddy surrender return again to Andhra Habit as its Vice-Chancellor. He shared to Waltaire later that era for the second time pass for Vice-Chancellor and retained the redistribute till 1949.

During this soothe, the Andhra University became internationally known. Dr S Bhagavantam, Dr T R Seshadri, Dr Categorically K R V Rao mushroom Dr V S Krishna, Girl. R. Srinivasa Iyengar and patronize other great professors made exceptional beeline to Waltaire, inspired make wet the idealism and unique honourable leadership of Reddy. Reddy was knighted by the British administration in the 1942 New Class Honours.^[8] In 1949, Reddy became the Pro-chancellor of Mysore Institution.

He died in Madras perfervid 24 February 1951.

Iyengar, absorb his book "Essays and Addresses", describes Reddy as a full amount educationist, a first-class teacher, philosophy, a bold thinker and straight reformer. Reddy's lectures on "University reforms" delivered in Madras misstep the presidency of Dr Inhuman. Subramania Iyer, S. Srinivasa Iyengar and T.

V. Seshagiri Iyer had set the tone unjustifiable university reforms in India. Later Reddy's death, the Maharaja be in the region of Mysore Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar recalled, "[Reddy] served Mysore in various talents every one of which was characterised by conspicuous ability, special zeal and indefatigable energy."^[9]

Works

• Arthashastra
• Vijnana Chandrika seris
• Bilhaniyamu
• Musalamma Maranamu

References

External links