Dubagunta rosamma biography of barack

(S.Ravi Seshu)

The crusader of the anti-arrack movement in the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh, Vardhaneni Rosamma, more popular as Dubagunta Rosamma being the native of a sleepy village of Dubagunta in Nellore district, passed away at 93 on Sunday.

Dubagunta rosamma biography of barack obama

Amidst penury, she died due to kidney and liver related issues, according to reports.

Inspired by a story she had read in her night school under the title: Seetamma Katha, Rosamma waged a lone battle against liquor from 1991 with a strong conviction that no family should suffer like her due to the liquor menace.

Soon she could muster support from the womenfolk in the village, who equally suffered due to the liquor consumption of their husbands and sons.

The largest circulated Telugu newspaper, Eeandu, took up the cause and played a vital role in projecting Rosamma-led anti-liquor fight as a major movement of those times.

Inspired by Eenadu, the Telugu Desam Party founder NT Rama Rao supported the movemen