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| birth_name = Bezawada Gopala Reddy
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'''Bezawada Gopala Reddy''' (5 August 1907 – 9 March 1997) was an Indian freedom fighter, writer and politician.
==Early and personal life==
Member A.I.C.C., since 1931 ; M.L.A., Madras, 1937–46 ; was Minister Local Administration, Government of Madras, 1937–39 ; President Andhra Pradesh, 1955–56 ; Finance Minister, Madras, 1947 ; Home Minister, Andhra Pradesh, 1956 ; Finance Minister, Andhra Pradesh, 1957 ; M.P. Rajya Sabha, 1958–60, Lok Sabha, 1962 ; Minister of Revenue and Civil Expenditure Government of India, 1958–61 ; Minister for Information and Broadcasting 1962–63 ; resigned under the Kamraj Plan ; Chairman, Children's Film Society; President: Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (A.P.) ; Telugu Bhasha Samiti, since 1947 ; A.P. Sahitya Academy, since 1957 ; All-India Chess Federation, since 1959 ; Governor of U.P. since 1 May 1967.▼
Reddy was born on August 5 1907, in [[Buchireddypalem]] in the [[Nellore district]] of present-day [[Andhra Pradesh]] (then part of [[Madras Presidency]]) to Pattabhiram Reddy and Seethamma. Reddy completed his school education in the same village before furthering his studies at Andhra Jatiya Kalashala from 1921 to 1924 in [[Machilipatnam]]. He pursued graduation in [[Doctor of Letters|D.Litt]] at [[Visva-Bharati University]] in [[Shantiniketan]], [[West Bengal]]. Upon his return from West Bengal in 1927, he actively participated in the freedom movement, notably contributing to the [[Salt March]] and [[Quit India Movement]]. As a consequence of his involvement, he faced arrest and imprisonment at Vellore and Tanjavore jails.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahotsav |first=Amrit |title=Bejawada Gopal Reddy |url=https://amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?2780 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Ministry of Culture, Government of India |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2022-08-15 |title=Nellore: Kin of freedom fighters felicitated |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/nellore-kin-of-freedom-fighters-felicitated-757793 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>
Reddy was married to Lakshmikanthamma, the daughter of the freedom fighter Tikkavarapu Rami Reddy and Sudarshanamma. Similar to Reddy, Lakshmikanthamma was also a student at Shantiniketan and involved in the freedom movement.<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 August 2023 |title=Nellore women who stole limelight during freedom struggle |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/in-other-news/130822/nellore-women-who-stole-limelight-during-freedom-struggle.html}}</ref> Reddy's admiration for [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s works inspired him to translate many of his books into the [[Telugu language]].
==Awards==▼
==Political career==
▲<ref>{{Cite web |title=Official Website of Governor's Secretariat, Raj Bhavan Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India. / |url=https://upgovernor.gov.in/en/post/dr-bezwada-gopala-reddy?brd=1 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=upgovernor.gov.in}}</ref>Member A.I.C.C., since 1931 ; M.L.A., Madras, 1937–46 ; was Minister Local Administration, Government of Madras, 1937–39 ; President Andhra Pradesh, 1955–56 ; Finance Minister, Madras, 1947 ; Home Minister, Andhra Pradesh, 1956 ; Finance Minister, Andhra Pradesh, 1957 ; M.P. Rajya Sabha, 1958–60, Lok Sabha, 1962 ; Minister of Revenue and Civil Expenditure Government of India, 1958–61 ; Minister for Information and Broadcasting 1962–63 ; resigned under the Kamraj Plan ; Chairman, Children's Film Society; President: Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (A.P.) ; Telugu Bhasha Samiti, since 1947 ; A.P. Sahitya Academy, since 1957 ; All-India Chess Federation, since 1959 ; Governor of U.P. since 1 May 1967.
==Death and legacy==
Reddy was admitted to the hospital following an accident just 10 days prior to his death. He passed away on 9 May 1997 at the age of 89, after being discharged from the hospital at his son's residence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=10 March 1997 |title=Former Up Governor Gopala Reddy Passes Away |work=[[Business Standard]] |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/former-up-governor-gopala-reddy-passes-away-197031001131_1.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Today in Indian History - Bezawada Gopala Reddy, 89, former Union Minister and former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, died. |url=https://www.seattleindian.com/seattle/historicaleventdetails.asp?id=3614 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=www.seattleindian.com}}</ref> An award in his honor was established and is known as the "Dr. Bezawada Gopala Reddy Award", recognising individuals in the fields of Telugu literature and politics for their contributions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1970-01-01 |title=Rosaiah given Bezawada Gopala Reddy Award |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/rosaiah-given-bezawada-gopala-reddy-award-495285.html |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-10-21 |title=Bezawada Gopala Reddy Award for Mohan Babu |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bezawada-gopala-reddy-award-for-mohan-babu/article6524132.ece |access-date=2023-11-21 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
▲==Awards==
Reddy received the prestigious [[Raja-Lakshmi Award]] for the year 1989, conferred upon him by the [[Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation]], Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TFASNJ.ORG {{!}} Telugu Fine Arts Society, New Jersey, North America |url=https://tfasnj.org/tfas-awards.php |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=tfasnj.org}}</ref>
==See also==
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