Kotamaraju Rama Rao (9 November 1896 – 3 March 1961)[1] was an Indian journalist, editor, and freedom fighter.

[2][3] He was the first editor of National Herald, the English-language newspaper established by Jawaharlal Nehru.

[4] He was elected to the first Rajya Sabha as a Congress nominee from the undivided state of Madras in 1952.

[4][5] He was the first-ever advisor on 'Plan Publicity' to the Nehru government in 1956 and also served as a member of the Press Council of India and Vice-Chairman of Working Journalists Union.

[1] Rama Rao worked in Lala Lajpat Rai's publication 'The People' and over 25 newspapers in various cities of pre-independence India, including Lahore and Karachi.