Raja Narsa Goud
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Raja Narsa Goud (1866-1948) was a philanthropist known for his significant contributions to charities, especially those caring for people with leprosy.
Raja Narsa Goud was born to a wealthy family in Nizamabad district in 1866. He was the youngest of three children. His elder brothers, Rama Goud and Lakshma Goud travelled and worked for the family excise business but Raja Narsa Goud mostly worked in Nizamabad. The three brothers became one of the richest families in Hyderabad State.
Philanthropy
Goud made substantial contributions to charities, including those that supported other castes. He financed the construction of temples, mosques and dargahs, and facilities for the poor and for Brahmins in Kotagalli and Kanteshwar in Nizamabad.[1]
Goud paid for the construction of the first water tank in Nizamabad and for further plumbing works with Cheelam Janakibai, head of Sirnapalli.
In Dichpalle, Goud donated 30 acres of land, and supported Isabel Kerr and her husband to apply for funding from Mir Osman Ali Khan, to establish a leprosy centre.[2][3] This was the first of its kind in India.
During the sixth Andhra Mahasabha, held in Nizamabad in 1937, he arranged for thousands of meals for attendees, and for wells to be dug to hydrate travellers along the route from Mancharya to Nizamabad.[4]
He provided houses and sandals for the poor.
Goud was instrumental in establishing the first maternity hospital (Jajgikhana) in Nizamabad district. He was responsible also for setting up the first girls' school in the district.