Anandacharlu

Panambakkam Ananda Charlu
President of the Indian National Congress
Preceded by	Pherozeshah Mehta
Succeeded by	Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee
Personal details
Born	1843 Kadamanchi, Chittor district
Died	1908
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse(s)	Kanakavalli
Religion	Hindu
Website	[1]

Sir Panambakkam Anandacharlu CIE (1843–1908) was an Indian advocate, freedom fighter and one of the early doyens of the Indian National Congress. He was the President of the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress held in 1891.

Early life

Anandacharlu was born in the village of Kattamanchi in Chittoor District, Madras Presidency in a Telugu Brahmin family. He moved to Madras city at an early age and became an apprentice to a leading Madras advocate called Kayali Venkatapathi. His practise as a full lawyer began in 1869 when he became a member of the Chambed of the Madras High Court.

Legal career

Anandacharlu became a member of the Chamber of the High Court of Madras in the year 1869. Soon he emerged as a prominent advocate and was appoined Leader of the Bar. It was in his Chambers that the Madras Advocates' Association was born in 1899.

Politics

From the very beginning, Anandacharlu was interested in politics and journalism. He contributed regularly to magazines as Native Public Opinion and the Madrasi. In 1878 he helped G. Subrahmania Iyer and C. Viraraghavachariar in starting the Hindu and became a frequent contributor to it.

He founded the Triplicane Literary Society (of which he was elected President) and the Madras Mahajana Sabha in 1884. He was one of the 72 delegates at the first session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay in 1885. He also participated in the Nagpur session of the Indian National Congress in 1891 of which he was elected President. When the Congress split in 1906, he was on the side of the moderates. However, he died soon after the split.

References

1. A short biography of P.Anandacharlu from an Indian National Congress website
2. Speech Delivered, "Not an Alien Rule"

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Name	Anandacharlu
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Date of birth	1843
Place of birth	Kadamanchi, Chittor district
Date of death	1908
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