Chakali Ilamma Explained

Chakali Illama
Birth Name:Chityala Ailamma
Birth Place:Krishnapuram, Warangal district, Hyderabad State (present-day Telangana, India)
Death Place:Palakurthi, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana), India
Party:Communist Party of India
Children:5

Chityala Ilamma (– 10 September 1985), better known as Chakali Ilamma, was an Indian revolutionary leader during the Telangana Rebellion.[1] [2] Her act of defiance against Zamindar Ramachandra Reddy, known as Visnoor Deshmukh, to cultivate her land, became an inspiration for many during the rebellion against the feudal lords of the Telangana region.[3]

Early and personal life

Chityala Ilamma was born in 1895 as the fourth child of Oruganti Mallamma and Sailu in Krishnapuram of Warangal district, of present-day Telangana, India.[4] She belongs to Rajaka caste.[5] [6]

Ilamma was married to Chityala Narasimah at the age of 11. The couple had four sons and a daughter.[7]

Career

Ilamma took the red flag against the anarchy of Deshmukh and Razakar in Visnur between 1940 and 1944.

She joined the Andhra Mahasabha as well as the Communist Party of India.[8] She worked actively against the Nizam government and her house was the center for activities conducted against the feudal land lords who collaborated with the Nizam.

Death

Ilamma died on 10 September 1985 at Palakurthi due to illness.[9] [10]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20101105151649/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/01/stories/2010110160410300.htm The Hindu : Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Demand for installing Chakali Ilamma's statue
  2. Web site: Chakali Ilamma Biography In Telugu . TelanganaState.
  3. Web site: Chakali Ilamma's life to be captured in a 30-minute-long documentary. 2020-11-23. The New Indian Express.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-10. దొరను ఢీకొన్న ధీర.. ఐలమ్మ. 2020-11-23. Sakshi. te.
  5. Web site: Teja. Charan. 10 September 2020. Remembering Chakali Ailamma on death anniversary, a key figure in Telangana history. 23 November 2020. The News Minute.
  6. Web site: Chakali Ilamma statue in Hyderabad soon, says K Chandrasekhar Rao. The Times of India.
  7. Web site: Chakali Ilamma History in English. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160311223548/http://www.telanganastateofficial.com/chakali-ilamma-history-english-pdf/. 11 March 2016. 15 September 2017.
  8. Web site: Chakali Ilamma - A Revolutionary Bahujan Woman | #IndianWomenInHistory. 27 December 2017.
  9. Web site: Sumitra. 2020-09-10. Chakali Ailamma : ప్రజా పోరాటాలకు స్ఫూర్తి చాకలి ఐలమ్మ : మంత్రి ఎర్రబెల్లి. 2020-11-23. HMTV. en.
  10. Web site: 10 September 2014. వీర తెలంగాణ వీరనారి. 2020-11-23. Andhra Jyothi. 23 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220923044027/https://www.andhrajyothy.com/telugunews/abnarchievestorys-16144. dead.