Katti Padma Rao, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian poet and social activist
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Place of Birth: Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India
About Katti Padma Rao
- Katti Padma Rao (born 27 July 1953) is a Dalit poet, scholar and activist from Andhra Pradesh, India.
- He is the founding general secretary of Dalit Mahasabha, a people's organisation that spearheaded the Dalit movement in Andhra Pradesh in the aftermath of the 1985 Karamchedu massacre in the coastal region of that state.
- A scholar in both Telugu and Sanskrit, he has published several volumes of poetry, and books on sociology, religion, philosophy, history, and women's studies.
- He is a regular columnist in major Telugu newspapers and magazines.
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