Ma Ramamurthy
Indian writer, journalist and Kannada activist
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Ma Ramamurthy (1918–1967) also known as Kannadada Veera Senani, was an Indian writer, journalist and Kannada activist.[1] He is often considered as a commander of Kannada movement in 1960s. Ramamurthy is known for designing the red-and-yellow arishina-kumkuma (turmeric-vermilion) Kannada flag.
Ma Ramamurthy | |
|---|---|
| Born | 11 March 1918 Nanjangud, British India |
| Died | 25 December 1967 (aged 49) Thalaghattapura, Karnataka, India |
| Alma mater | Arya Vidyashala, Bengaluru |
| Occupations | Writer, journalist and social activist |
| Notable work | Kannada flag |
| Movement | Kannada movement |
| Spouse |
Kamalamma (m. 1942) |
Life
Ma Ramamurthy was born at Nanjangud into a Brahmin family. His father Veerakesari Seetharama Shastri was a noted freedom fighter and litterateur.[2]
Ramamurthy led the Kannada movement from the front in the 1950s and 1960s under the leadership of A. N. Krishna Rao and others.[3]
He died in late 1967 in an accident when mud caved in onto him and two of his sons in a newly dug well in their field.[4]
Commemoration
A locality in Bangalore called Ramamurthy Nagar was named after him.[5][6]
Notes
- Candraśēkhara, Rā. Naṃ (2018). Kannada veera senani M. Ramamurthy's centenary memoir volume. Kannaḍa Sāhitya Pariṣattu.
