Kaloji biography
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Kaloji biography
Kaloji Narayana Rao
Indian freedom fighter
In this Telugu name, the surname is Kaloji.
Kaloji Narayana Rao[1] (9 September 1914 – 13 November 2002) was an Indian poet, freedom fighter, anti-fascist and political activist of Telangana.
He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in 1992. The Telangana government honored Kaloji's birthday as Telangana Language Day.[2]
Education and activism
Kaloji was born on 9 September 1914 in Rattihalli village in Bijapur district, Karnataka.
His mother Ramabayamma hailing from Karnataka. Father Kaloji Rangarao is from Maharashtra,[3] his elder brother, Kaloji Rameshwar Rao, an Urdu poet, played a vital role in shaping his personality.[4] Kaloji completed his primary education from Madikonda and higher education in Warangal and Hyderabad.
Kaloji is a polyglot.
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Although he studied Telugu from an early age, he also wrote poetry in Marathi, Kannada, Hindi and Urdu. Kaloji married Rukmini Bai in 1940.
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