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March, 1985
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CITATION
On the occasion
of the Convocation of the

Osmania

University held on 4-11-1956, Dr. S. Bhsgavantham, Vice Chancelloj of the Osrnania University read the

following citation

"Mr. Chancellor. have the honour to present to, you, for the conferof the Degree of Doctor of Literature, Honoris ment
I

Casusa, Shri Madapati Hanumantha

Shri Madapati

Rao

Hanumantha Rao, born in 1885, is poputarty known as Andhra Pitamaha. Even in his student days, when he was at Hanumkonda, Shri Hanumantha Rao was attracted to the literary and social reform movements. In those days, political restrictions of a decaying bureaucracy were so numerous and tight that even such venues were all closed. Astute observer as he was, he could see that creating love for one's own titeratufe and advancing the library movement were the

123

only channels
the ideal

left to him to work through for attaining of self-government The Telugu Library at Hanumkonda and later on the Sri Krishna Deva Raya

Shri

Hyderabad were practically his creations. Hanumantha Rao used these institutions to expand his early activities and these institutions used him as a pillar of strength around which to grow.
Library at

Gradually he widened the

activity afid started

field

of

his

beneficial

freedom for the people of Hyderabad as a whole. Many were the institutions wbfch he brought into being and nurtured. On the political side, the Nizam Rashtra Andhra Maha Sabha w^as the pinnacle of his activities. On the educational side, the Raja Bahadur Venkata Rama Reddy Women's College has a great future and will be a standto

work

obtain

ing

and laborious work. For nearly five decades, Shri Hanumantha Rao has been the giaide, friend and philosopher to the people of Hyderabad,
of his patient

monument

be they Telugus, Maharashtrians or Kannadigas.

well

Hanumantha Rao, the man of letters, is also a known figure. He is a very able and persuasive speaker both in Telugu and Urdu. He writes with great
Shri

ease ancJ clarity of thought in both these languages. In the history of Telugu literature, he is counted as one of the originators of the short story. Several newspapers
of

Hyderabad owe much to him. The Telugu pathrika, Nilagiri, Golkonda, Sujatha-were all adorned by his

writings.

He was
three

elected to the Mayoralty of Hyderabad

for

consecutive

terms

between

1950-1953.

On

January 25, 1955, the President of India conferred on him the title of "Padjna Bhush^n" in recognition of his long and meritprtous services. He is a life member of

our Senate

appointed as such by the Chancellor in recognition of the eminent services rendered by him to education and has been a member of the University
Council for
life is

some years now.

Uncorruptability

in

public

the banner of

his political career

and selflessness

is

his motto.

Thus, Mr.

Chancellor,

Madapati Hanumantha

presenting Shri Rao, the honour of presenting

I

have,

in

the grand old man of Hyderabad who has always been en example to us of plain living and high thinking and who at all times gave everything to others and got

pray now that at this nothing from them for himself. Convocation assembled, the Degree of Doctor of Literature; Honoris Casusa, be conferred on Shri Madapati
I

Hanumantha Rao."
4-11-1956.

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'ANDHRA PITAMAHA MADAPATI HANUMANTHA RAO

a biography in Telugu,

By

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