Mallu Swarajyam

Mallu Swarajyam
former Member of Parliament
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Born	1931 (age 79–80) Andhra Pradesh
Political party	CPI (M)
Residence	Nalgonda, India
Religion	Hindu

Mallu Swarajyam (born 1931) was an Indian politician.

Early life

Born into a semi-feudal family in the backward Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh in India.

Career

During the period, Nalgonda district was a part of the Hyderabad State under Nizam. She was named Swarajyam in deference to the wishes of several of her relatives who participated in the satyagraha in response to a call given by Mahatma Gandhi as part of the struggle to attain swaraj (self-rule, or independence) from the British.

At the age of 10, she read Maxim Gorky’s work Mother, and that proved to be the source of inspiration for her. She transformed herself into a revolutionary, mobilizing people against the Nizam’s Razakars. Her stint in public life began at the age of 11 when, in response to a call given by the Andhra Mahasabha to end bonded labour, she defied the family norms and distributed rice to bonded labourers hailing from different castes and communities. Mallu Swarajyam became the commander of a 'dalam' fighting against Zamindars and carried a prize of Rs.10,000 on her head during that time.

The Communist Party of India was fighting with arms under the banner of Andhra Mahasabha against the cruel rule of the Nizam and bonded labour in the state.

Her husband Mallu Venkata Narasimha Reddy and her brother Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy, who died in 2008, both members of the communist movement in the State, had a profound influence on her life. The Communist Party of India expanded the scope of the armed struggle from being a means to free bonded labour to one that would take land from the zamindars and distribute it among the poor.

She later actively participated in the welfare of the local peasants and was also a major leader in the Communist party of India. She was elected to the parliament from Nalgonda Constituency.

Personal life

She has two sons Mallu Goutham Reddy a doctor and Mallu Nagarjun Reddy a leading advocate from Nalgonda District. She also has a daughter Karuna who contested in the 2009 Elections from Nalgonda from Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party and lost her deposit, losing to Gutha Sukhendar reddy.

External links

• Mallu Swarajyam’s plea to government www.Hindu.com
• The Pioneers: Mallu Swarajyam www.hinduonnet.com
• Interview with Mallu Swarajyam

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Name	Swarajyam, Mallu
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Date of birth	1931
Place of birth	Andhra Pradesh
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