Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

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Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
Rao in 1952
12th Governor of Uttar Pradesh
In office 1 July 1960 – 15 April 1962
Chief Minister	Sampurnanand Chandra Bhanu Gupta
Preceded by	V. V. Giri
Succeeded by	Bishwanath Das
1st Governor of Kerala
In office 22 November 1956 – 1 July 1960
Chief Minister	E. M. S. Namboodiripad Pattom Thanu Pillai
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	V. V. Giri
2nd Chief Minister of Hyderabad
In office 6 March 1952 – 31 October 1956
Governor	Mir Osman Ali Khan
Preceded by	M. K. Vellodi
Succeeded by	Office Abolished (Neelam Sanjiva Reddy as Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh)
Personal details
Born	Pullamraju Ramakrishnarao (1899-03-13)13 March 1899 Padakallu Village, Kalwakurthy, Hyderabad State
Died	14 September 1967(1967-09-14) (aged 68)
Nationality	Indian

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (13 March 1899 – 14 September 1967) was the second and last Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State. Prior to the independence of India and the political integration of the princely states into the Union, he was among the Telugu-speaking leaders to resist the Nizam in the princely state of Hyderabad.^{[1][unreliable source?]} He was a multi lingual academic, known for his scholarship in Sanskrit and Telugu. He was also a poet and translator (his works may be cited).

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He received famous “Allies” scholarship and graduated in law in Mumbai and took up the legal profession in Hyderabad but continued for a few days only. He was imprisoned twice for participating in public movements. He gave up the law portfolio given by Mirza Ismail, the Dewan (Prime Minister) of Hyderabad State.^{[citation needed]}

He was one of the founding members of the Hyderabad State Congress. He presided over the second Andhra Mahasabha conference at Devarkonda in 1932 and gave direction for Telangana society. He also worked as a secretary for Hyderabad Swadesi League and Nizam Subjects League. He was also involved in promoting the library movement in the State.^{[citation needed]}

He worked as a Revenue Minister in the cabinet of Vellodi government (1950) which was formed after police action. He got victory from Shadnagar constituency in the first sovereign elections held in 1952, and became the first Chief Minister of Hyderabad. After the termination of Nizam rule, in a short period he formed a stable democratic system with his administrative skill. He eradicated the system of jagirdar and mukthedar in Telangana and introduced the law of tenancy and became the first Indian land reformer.^{[citation needed]}

The services of Burgula spread not only in Telangana but also to neighbouring areas. After the formation of Andhra Pradesh in 1956, as a Governor of Kerala state, he showed his statesmanship and got acclaim from many top politicians. When he was Governor of Uttar Pradesh, he was elected as a member of Rajya Sabha in 1962 to 1966.

From November 1956 to July 1960, Dr. Ramakrishna Rao was the Governor of Kerala, and in July 1959 he dismissed the first elected Communist govt. in India, the first time article 356 was used in India. Later he was Governor of Uttar Pradesh till April 1962. He was later elected to the Rajya Sabha in which he served from 1962 to 1966. He died on 14 September 1967.^{[citation needed]}

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was married firstly to Smt. Radha Bai and later to Mrs. Ananthalakshmi Devi and is survived by his son, Burgula Lakshmi Narayana Rao.^[2] His parents were Sri Narsing Rao and Mrs. Ranganayakamma and his younger brother was the late Sri Venkateshwara Rao.

• 1951–52 elections in India
• List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh
• List of chief ministers of Telangana

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