Komarraju Atchamamba
MP
Preceded byHarindranath Chattopadhyay
Succeeded byKanuri Lakshmana Rao
ConstituencyVijayawada constituency
Personal details
Born(1906-09-06)6 September 1906
Guntur, India
Died20 October 1964(1964-10-20) (aged 58)
Vijayawada, India
SpouseV. Venkatarama Sastry
Children1 daughter

Dr. Komarraju Atchamamba (6 September 1906 – 20 October 1964) LRCP was an Indian lawyer, obstetrician, gynecologist, politician and a former Member of Parliament.[1]

Early life and career

Komarraju Atchamamba was born to Komarraju Venkata Lakshmana Rao, a historian, and his wife in Guntur in 1906. She participated in the Indian independence movement. She was a student leader of girl volunteers at Indian National Congress Session held at Kakinada in 1924. In 1928, she was also the leader of a black flag demonstration of female students against the Simon Commission in the city of Madras (now Chennai). During 1943–1948, she was the member of the Communist Party of India. Soon thereafter, she joined the Indian National Congress party in 1948. In 1957, she was elected as a member to the 2nd Lok Sabha from Vijayawada representing the Indian National Congress.

She authored a book on Prasuthi – Sisu Poshana in Telugu that aimed to remove the traditional misconceptions held about children's growth. She also published Mahila, a magazine for women.[2] She married V. Venkatarama Sastry in 1940; a daughter Tanya was born out of their marriage.

Death

Atchamamba died on 20 October 1964.[3] In 2006, her birth centenary celebrations were held in Hyderabad.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Second Lok Sabha Members". Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ Satyavathi, Kondaveeti (May 2009). "Hitha Suchani to Bhumika: Women's Magazines in Telugu" (PDF). Sparrow Newsletter. 61 (16–17): 3–4. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tenth Session" (PDF). Lok Sabha Debates. 35 (1): 15. 16 November 1964.
  4. ↑ "In Hyderabad Today". The Hindu. 6 October 2006. Archived from the original on 26 March 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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