Amma Telangananama Gaddar song

The Telangana Rebellion

The last Nizam king, Mir Usman Ali Khan was very notorious for the strengthening of Feudalism in the Hyderabad state. The feudal lords, nobles and other government officials, known as Razakars exploited the poor peasants and workers of their wealth, property, land and many times raped their ladies. Common people had no way other than depending on the landlords' mercy for basic needs like food, shelter and clothing. This situation made the people very angry. Many communist leaders of the region inspired by the Russian Revolution have decided to overthrow the Nizam's rule.

Sri Madapati Hanumantha Rao started Andhra MahaSabha. It was in 1928 that the Andhra Mahasabha was organised under the leadership of Sri Madapati Hanumantha Rao and others. Its first conference was held in Jogipeta in 1930 under the chairmanship of Suravaram Pratapa Reddy. In conferences, it used to pass resolutions demanding certain reforms in the administrative structure, for more schools, for certain concessions for the landed gentry, for certain civil liberties, but did not try to mobilise the people and launch struggles against the oppressors or against the Nizam's Government. But it became in those wretched and tremendously oppressive conditions in Hyderabad state, a forum, a focal point for the rising democratic aspirations of the people. (written by Sri Puchalapalli Sundaraiah in his book 'Telangana People's struggles and its lessons')

The Communist Party of India organised a peasant led armed rebellion against the cruel rule of Nizam landlords under the banner of Andhra Mahasabha. Few among the well-known individuals at the forefront of the movement were great leaders like Puchalapalli Sundaraiah, Chandra Rajeswara Rao, Raavi Narayana Reddy, the Urdu poet Makhdoom Mohiuddin, Hassan Nasir, Bhimreddy Narasimha Reddy, Mallu Venkata Narasimha Reddy , Mallu Swarajyam , Arutla Ramchandra Reddy and his wife Arutla Kamala bai.The rebellion is historically famous as the Telangana Rebellion and ended in October 1951.

The Comrades Association played an influential role in the guiding the Mahasabha.