Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy was a freedom fighter who rebelled against the British East Indian in 1846 when around 5000 farmers protested against the British in Coonoor, Andhra Pradesh company.
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Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy was born in 1805 in Rupanagudi village, Coonoor, Andhra Pradesh (age at time of death: 42 years). His father, Uyyalawada Peddamalla Reddy, was a Polygar who married two daughters of the Polygar of Nossam.
family
His father’s name was Uyalavada Pedhamala Reddy. He has two older brothers. He is married to Siddharma, Perama and Obrama and has three sons. Dora Subbaiah and two others and a daughter.
Rebellious story
In 1803, the East India Company proposed an agreement for permanent settlement under the Madras Presidency, which replaced agrarian socio-economic status with a more egalitarian arrangement. Under the agreement, the heirs were deprived of their land and the village chief was deprived of landownership and the right to collect revenue. After reaching a certain age, landowners were deprived of their land and given a pension. However, pensions are meager. When the British occupied the Rayalaseema area, Narasimha refused to share in the revenue generated in the area. Narasimha Reddy was the military governor of Rayalaseema. He commanded 66 villages including Kadapa, Anantpur and Coonoor. Narasimha Reddy organized a protest of 5,000 people against the East India Company’s system.
To defeat the British, he used proxy warfare. On June 10, 1846, Narasimha raided the treasury of Koilkuntla and moved to Kammu. He started his rebellion against the East India Company by killing Rudraram, a ranger. The district collector took the rebellion seriously and sent Watson (a police officer) to arrest Narasimha Reddy. However, Watson failed to arrest him. The UK declared Rs. 5000 redi and tip of Rs. Ten thousand for his head. On July 23, 1846, Narasimha Reddy led an army to attack the British troops at Giddalur in Andhra Pradesh. In order to arrest Narsimha Reddy, the British army captured his family members in Kadapa. To free his family, he moved to the Nallamala forest. When the British people came to know that he was hiding in the forest, they intensified their operations around the forest and Narsimha Reddy returned to Koilkuntla.
When the British government learned of Narasimha Reddy’s location, they completely surrounded the area and arrested Narasimha Reddy at midnight on October 6, 1846. He was charged with murder and treason and sentenced to death. After his arrest, he was severely beaten and tied with thick chains. Thereafter he was led, wrapped in blood-stained clothes, to the streets of Coilkuntla so that no one would dare defy British law. In addition to Narasimha Reddy, 901 people were accused of conspiring against the British. However, 412 people were later acquitted, 273 were released on bail, and 112 became criminals and faced life imprisonment. On February 22, 1847, Narasimha was publicly executed at Koilkuntala at 7 a.m.
Narasimha Reddy was hanged on February 22, 1847
fact
- When he was hanged, about 2,000 people gathered to watch his hanging.
- The forts built by him still exist at Rupanagudi, Uyalawada, Virdurti and Chidarur.
Bust of Narsimha Reddy
- On February 22, 2017, on the 170th anniversary of his death, Uyalawada released a special cover.
Special cover honoring Narsimha Reddy
- Director Surender Reddy made a Telugu film on the life of Narasimha Reddy in 2019 titled “Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy”. In this film, Chiranjeevi, Amitabh Bachchan, Kichcha Sudeep, Vijay Sethupathi and Jagapati Babuhave play important roles.
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