Dharma Bhiksham died on 26 March 2011 due to cardiac arrest in Kamineni Hospital at Hyderabad.

He had been admitted in the hospital on 7 February 2011 with right leg fractured and later on contracted infection to the lungs, which subsequently led to his death.

Dharma Bhiksham was born in Suryapet, Nalgonda district, Hyderabad State on 15 February 1922 to a toddy tapping couple, Gopamma and Muthilingam.

Earlier, as a student leader he boycotted the silver jubilee celebrations of the then Nizam's coronation imposed by school headmaster.

Dharma Biksham was an active member in rebellion that took place in Telangana, against the Nizam of Hyderabad for which he was imprisoned for more than five years.

[2] As an active member of Andhra Mahasabha, he led several processions on behalf of farmers from Nalgonda district on foot.

At that time he ran an Arjun pustaka bhandar, a secret library, promoting and distributing prohibited revolutionary literature.

Dharma Bhiksham achieved a rare feat of hat trick of victories from three different constituencies consecutively.

He was elected as a member of Parliament of India (MP) twice, in 1991 and 1996, to represent Nalgonda parliamentary constituency in the 10th and 11th Lok Sabha.

He advocated for upgrading the toddy tapping profession scientifically and also to develop it as a rural industry by making sugar, jaggery, chocolates, and cool drinks etc.