Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao
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Mosalikanti Thirumala Rao (Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

: మొసలికంటి తిరుమలరావు) (b: 29 January 1901 - d: 1970) was India
India
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n Freedom activist and Parliament member.

Life Sketch

He was born to Shri Bayanna Pantulu in Pithapuram
Pithapuram
For famous Playback singer see Pithapuram Nageswara RaoPithapuram is a town and a municipality in East Godavari district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh....

, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.

He joined Indian Independence movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...

 on the call of Mahatma Gandhi and actively participated in many activities and also jailed many a times.

He was elected president of District of East Godavari Congress Committee twice. He was Member of Central Legislative Assembly, 1937—40; Council of States. 1945—47; Constituent Assembly of India
Constituent Assembly of India
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 1948—50 and Provisional Parliament, 1950—52. He was elected thrice from the Kakinada
Kakinada (Lok Sabha constituency)
Kakinada Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India.-Assembly segments:...

 constituency for 2nd Lok Sabha
2nd Lok Sabha
Membership of the Second Lok Sabha...

, 3rd Lok Sabha
3rd Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 3rd Lok Sabha, elected February-March 1962. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.-Important members:* Speaker:...

 and 4th Lok Sabha
4th Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 4th Lok Sabha, elected February–March 1967. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.-Important members:* Speaker:**N...

 as member of Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 and served the ministry.

He was Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Government of India between 1950—52. He was Lieutenant Governor of Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh
Vindhya Pradesh is a former state of India. It occupied an area of 23,603 sq. miles. It was created in 1948, shortly after Indian independence, from the territories of the princely states in the eastern portion of the former Central India Agency. It was named for the Vindhya Range, which runs...

 in 1956.

He has translated the God Speaks" by Avatar Meher Baba into Telugu language.

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