| Ma Ramamurthy | |
| Birth Date: | March 11, 1918 |
| Death Date: | 1967 |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Alma Mater: | Arya Vidyashala, Bengaluru |
| Occupation: | Writer, journalist and social activist |
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| Movement: | Kannada movement |
| Spouse: | Kamalamma |
Ma Ramamurthy (1918–1967) also known as Kannadada Veera Senani, was an Indian writer, journalist and Kannada activist.[1] He is often considered as a commander of Kannada movement in 1960s. Ramamurthy is known for designing the red-and-yellow arishina-kumkuma (turmeric-vermilion) Kannada flag. Ramamurthy Nagar, a locality in East Bengaluru in Karnataka, was named after him.[2] [3] He was nicknamed 'Kannadada Veera Senani'. Ramamurthy led the Kannada movement from the front in the 1950s and 1960s under the leadership of A. N. Krishna Rao and others.[4]
He was born on 11 March 1918 at Nanjangud in a Brahmin family. His father Veerakesari Seetharama Shastri was a noted freedom fighter and litterateur.[5]
A locality in Bangalore called Ramamurthy Nagar was named after him.[2]