Tenneti Viswanadham
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Tenneti Viswanadham (1896–1979) was a political figure from Visakhapatnam
, on the east coast of India
. He took an active part in India's struggle for independence. He is remembered now for his role in the establishment of a modern and shore based steel plant at Visakhapatnam.
Tenneti was born at Lakkavaram
in Visakhapatnam district in 1895. Inspired by Gandhiji, he joined the Indian Freedom Movement and participated in the salt satyagraha
and the Quit India movement
. He went to jail five times during the freedom movement.
He was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1937. During 1951 he served as the leader of the Opposition in the Madras Assembly. He was elected to 4th Lok Sabha
from Visakhapatnam
constituency.
He was also a man of letters;but for the freedom struggle and his political mentors like P.C.Venkatapathi
Raju,he would have become a leading literary figure like Sri Sri and Narayanababu.
He served as the Minister for Finance and Law for Andhra State after the state was carved out of Madras Presidency
.
He breathed his last in 1979
A Five Rupee stamp in his name was released on 10 November 2005 by Department of Posts,India
The city of Visakhapatnam shows its affection to this gentle giant in several ways.
° There is a park named Tenneti Park in Visakhapatnam on the Beach road.
° There are two bronze statues erected in his memory- one was erected right in the heart of the city at Jagadamba Junction,and subsequently another was erected in the Steel Plant township 'Ukkunagaram' . One statue was unveiled by the then President of India, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, and the other by the then Prime Minister of India, PV Narasimha Rao.
° The Municipal Corporation building is called 'Tenneti Bhavanam'.
° There is a colony going by the name Tenneti Nagar, in Visakhapatnam which is named after him
NOTE :
1. A brochure released by the postal department on the occasion gives a brief sketch of Tenneti's life.
2. The first-ever elections held to the legislatures in 1931.
Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam is a major sea port on the south east coast of India. With a population of approximately 1.7 million, it is the second largest city in the state of Andhra Pradesh and the third largest city on the east coast of India after Kolkata and Chennai. According to the history, the city was...
, on the east coast of 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 took an active part in India's struggle for independence. He is remembered now for his role in the establishment of a modern and shore based steel plant at Visakhapatnam.
Tenneti was born at Lakkavaram
Lakkavaram
Lakkavaram is a village in Talluru mandal in the Prakasam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.Ongole is famous for its Ongole breed of oxen which are considered virile and of superior stock. They are one of the major Zebu cattle breeds of the world.-External links:* * * Lakkavaram...
in Visakhapatnam district in 1895. Inspired by Gandhiji, he joined the Indian Freedom Movement and participated in the salt satyagraha
Salt Satyagraha
The Salt March, also known as the Salt Satyagrahah began with the Dandi March on March 12, 1930, and was an important part of the Indian independence movement. It was a campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly in colonial India, and triggered the wider...
and the Quit India movement
Quit India Movement
The Quit India Movement , or the August Movement was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table...
. He went to jail five times during the freedom movement.
He was elected to the Madras Legislative Assembly in 1937. During 1951 he served as the leader of the Opposition in the Madras Assembly. He was elected to 4th Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
from Visakhapatnam
Visakhapatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)
Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh state in southern India.-Assembly segments:...
constituency.
He was also a man of letters;but for the freedom struggle and his political mentors like P.C.Venkatapathi
Raju,he would have become a leading literary figure like Sri Sri and Narayanababu.
He served as the Minister for Finance and Law for Andhra State after the state was carved out of Madras Presidency
Madras Presidency
The Madras Presidency , officially the Presidency of Fort St. George and also known as Madras Province, was an administrative subdivision of British India...
.
He breathed his last in 1979
A Five Rupee stamp in his name was released on 10 November 2005 by Department of Posts,India
The city of Visakhapatnam shows its affection to this gentle giant in several ways.
° There is a park named Tenneti Park in Visakhapatnam on the Beach road.
° There are two bronze statues erected in his memory- one was erected right in the heart of the city at Jagadamba Junction,and subsequently another was erected in the Steel Plant township 'Ukkunagaram' . One statue was unveiled by the then President of India, Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy, and the other by the then Prime Minister of India, PV Narasimha Rao.
° The Municipal Corporation building is called 'Tenneti Bhavanam'.
° There is a colony going by the name Tenneti Nagar, in Visakhapatnam which is named after him
NOTE :
1. A brochure released by the postal department on the occasion gives a brief sketch of Tenneti's life.
2. The first-ever elections held to the legislatures in 1931.