Heartiest congratulations on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. In history, during this month, we remember ‘Alluri Sitarama Raju’ on his birth anniversary on 4th July.
Alluri Sitarama Raju was an Indian revolutionary who waged an armed campaign against British colonial rule in India. He became a monk at the age of 18.
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 (shifting cultivation).
Rising discontent towards the British led to the Rampa Rebellion/Manyam Rebellion of 1922, in which he played a major part as a leader.
He was nicknamed "Manyam Veerudu" (Hero of the Jungle) by local villagers for his heroic exploits.
In 1924, Raju was taken into police custody, tied to a tree, and shot by public execution, effectively ending the armed rebellion.