Moturu Udayam, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Moturu Udayam

Indian politician

Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1924

Date of Death: 31-Mar-2002

Profession: politician

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Moturu Udayam

  • Moturu Udayam (13 October 1924 in Turumella village, Guntur district – 31 March 2002 in Vijayawada) was an Indian politician and women's rights activist.
  • She was the General Secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Mahila Sangham for eighteen years, and then the honorary president of the organisation between 1992 and 2001.
  • She was also Vice President of the All India Democratic Women's Association, to which the APMS is affiliated, between 1981 and 2001.Udayam came from a family of communist sympathizers in Turumella village.
  • She was married to the communist leader Moturi Hanumantha Rao.
  • Along with her husband, she lived underground during the periods of 1940-1945 and 1949-1951.
  • During these periods she led the first all-female Burrakatha cultural group, a vehicle for anti-fascist campaign activities.
  • She was also known in Andhra Pradesh as the first woman to ride a bicycle in the state.When the Communist Party of India was split in 1964, she sided with the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
  • During the Emergency, she again went underground to escape repression.

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