Kala Venkata Rao
Kala Venkata Rao (1900–1959) was freedom fighter, politician in Andhra Pradesh, India. He was former Vice-President and General Secretary of Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC).
Birth
He was born in Nadipudi, East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh on 7 July 1900 to Kala Lakshminarayana and Kala Lakshmi Somidevi at Mukkamala, Ambajipeta Mandal in Konaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.
Education
He had his primary education at his native place Mukkamala and secondary education at Middle School, Pulletikurru and Board High School, Amalapuram. He joined intermediate class in Maharajah's College, Vizianagaram. He passed Intermediate and joined B.A. in the same college during the academic year 1919-20. But he was sent out of college as he happened to be ring-leader of anti-British feelings in the college. Thereupon he joined senior B.A. class at Noble College, Machilipatnam. Those were the days of non-cooperation movement. When Mahatma Gandhi gave a call for boycott of the law courts, educational institutions and legislative bodies, Kala Venkata Rao who was bubbling with patriotic enthusiasm responded to this call; gave up his studies and jumped into the fray.