Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao

Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao (14 September 1883 – 29 February 1960) was a freedom fighter from Andhra during the Indian independence movement.

He was inspired by the ideologies of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal and joined the freedom movement at a very young age.

The Rajahmundry college incident marked the beginning of Andhra student participation in the freedom struggle of the country.

[2] In 1914, Gadicharla was made the secretary for the Andhra division of the Home Rule League formed by Tilak and Annie Besant.

The people of Nellore because of their proximity to Madras city did not like to severe their connections with the metropolis which they felt would remain outside the territorial limits of Andhra.

The Telugu leaders of Rayalaseema like Harisarvothama Rao of Kurnool supported the creation of separate Andhra province.

The proposition was carried out as by the time of voting a large number of fresh delegates from the Circars joined the conference.

The resolution requesting the Government to create a separate Andhra province was passed even though some prominent Nellor leaders like A.S, Krishna Rao voted against it.

But the Circar leaders realised that the support of Rayalaseema for a separate Andhra province could not be taken for granted, and that there was an urgent need to remove the fears and misunderstandings of the people of that area.

Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao is considered one of the Trinity (along with Iyyanki Venkata Ramaiah and Paturi Nagabhushanam) of Library movement in Andhra Pradesh ("Granthalayodyama Trimurthulu").