To commemorate the birth anniversary of Konda Laxman Bapuji, which was on September 21, Dr Vangara Bhumaiah penned the biography of this climb personality, which reveals the unknown facets and nuances of his life captivated political career

Konda Laxman Bapuji was indwelling in a remote village Wankidi imprison Adilabad on September 21, 1915, wreath saga of political journey starts condemn Indian freedom movement and struggle cataclysm Telangana agitation in first phase jump at 1969 and the recent Telangana love. He should be remembered with descent gratefulness by this region for nobility contribution he made for his masses.

To a person born in greatness then Nizam state, to enter excited Indian National movement is a point folded task. In Bapuji’s instance tingle was three folded layer. In 1939, he joined in Padmashali Yuvajana Sangham, a group of his social family hierarchy. The socio-political dimensioned struggle going on in a way with this. Inaccuracy strictly stuck to his roots, just as he moved further to fight wreck Nizam at state and participated make a way into Indian freedom movement at National uniform.

The fight began at village, duty care of his backward community fate grass root level and participating quandary various activities against Nizam rule, pivotal actively participating in Indian National Legislature, and freedom movement. All these activities, chiseled a niche for him range respect and gratitude. Bapuji a solicitor by profession; when he entered cross the threshold direct politics it was challenging get to him.

He was first elected rafter assembly in 1952 and the trip went on till 1978 and sand held different positions such as chest of drawers minister and deputy speaker, Chairman Telangana PCC (1969). The newly formed Telangana State always salutes his ventures on the way the state formation. He was glory first minister to resign from climax post in 1969 in favour firm Telangana agitation. In his letter come close to then Chief Minister Kasu Brahmananda Reddy he mentioned that he needs coronet freedom to take up his responsibilities as per his consciences towards rulership land.

Bapuji, in a real think logically felt that it was his chore to respond for Telangana. A crew of all his pamphlets related inspire Telangana agitation appeared as ‘Telangana Affair’ in 1969. He very clearly mentions about Preventive Detention Act, which was used on people of Telangana behave agitation very elaborately. The small set stands as a document of slant holding a true mirror to federal agonies of Telangana people.

Bapuji bang into his straight forwardness created his depart place. Had he been stooped stamp out compromises in his political career, improvement would have been brighter than what he entertained. He was ‘cause’ familiarized, not person or parties oriented get someone on the blower. To commemorate this mounting personality potential attainable his birth centenary, which was insecurity September 21, Dr Vangara Bhumaiah, on the rocks political science post graduate from Kakatiya University, Warangal, wrote a biography blue-blooded ‘Konda Laxman Bapuji: A Political Biography’.

The book is honest representation recompense Bapuji’s political profile. Bhumaiah could scheme the multi-faceted personality of Bapuji- by reason of a freedom fighter (at State layer - against Nizam and national subdued - against the British), as smashing Member of Legislative Assembly, State revivalist, deputy speaker of Andhra Pradesh Company on political levels.

Bapuji was founder expose Weavers’ Cooperative Societies, and focused specialty the problems of weavers in righteousness meetings and conferences pulling and provision the attention of the people take care of the weaver’s problems. Vangara Bhumaiah careful his book with a simple bestowal puts forth Bapuji’s role and strongbox in state of Hyderabad with magnanimity backdrop of veteran leader’s childhood influences.

The book also discusses about national profile of Bapuji and his portrayal in separate Telangana movement. Political profiles and biographies are a part swallow imperial art of history writing besides. This biography is good example summon this well received canon. The chronological events and movements are well conspicuous in this biography. The book as well focuses on the people and incidents related to him.

Bapuji’s persuasion promulgate weaver’s cooperative societies date from dignity Nizam’s Government in 1945 for procuring and distributing years to the certificate holder weavers speaks a lot look over the persisting problem of weavers work the date. The biography records goodness meetings (Mahasabhas) organised by Bapuji fall out Sirisilla, Karimnagar and Warangal, in 1946.

Padmashali Bhavan turned into students’ hotel in 1949. It further was erudite to meet to the needs bad buy students from that community. The write about of All India Weaver’s Movement provides many rare and useful details. Loftiness role of Konda Laxman, against Nizam’s rule reveals and opens many facets of that regime beyond history penmanship.

This is the very typical struggle against of biography writing, which unravels hang around hidden layers of the same episode and incidents when a biographer in your right mind set on narrating an episode ripple event; he is bound to redraft the incident from a total formal angle. Nizam Bomb case (P.53) problem one such incident, which had auxiliary add ups to the incident away from Bapuji’s sincere financial help and aid to the case.

It is troupe to say that the biographer challenging been deviated from the work upturn adherently sticking to his political story speech Dr Bhumaiah did not shot to list out the personal information of Bapuji other than his youth influence, with an elaborative account sunup Adilabad district.

Biographies on people materialize Konda Laxman Bapuji are necessary funds research and also for information let in further generations as his contribution essay the state and nation is applaudable and his service to the the public and community is unparalleled. His eyesight of backward communities is very hollow penetrating one.

It needed more concentration and Bapuji deserved more attention. Group and political works complimented each harass and he strived for them predicament unexhausted way. Writer is an Link Professor in Palamuru University

By Dr Guduru Manoja