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Digavalli Venkata Siva Rao (14 February 1898, Kakinada, Madras Presidency, British India - 3 October 1992, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India) was a lawyer, historian and Telugu writer from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.〔The National Biography of Indian Literature 1901-1953 Sahitya Academy, New Delhi. Volume 4, p 251, 416,417,419〕 He is the author of 42 books and some 300 articles written between 1924 and 1987. Some of his works are available in the Indian Digital Library. He actively engaged with the Indian independence movement led by Gandhi.〔‘Nenerigina Siva Rao garu’ by Kakani Venkata Ratnam, ''Andhra Jyothi'', 10 October 1966〕〔‘Two scholar Politicians’ by G. Krishna, ''Indian Express'', 22 Jan 1972〕 Siva Rao’s analyses and critiques of British colonial rule drew the attention of the rulers—some of his books and pamphlets were proscribed, and he was accused and tried for sedition in the 1930s. As a volunteer for the Indian National Congress, he was in charge of publicity for Krishna District. He offered his legal services to many Congress volunteers who were arrested during the Salt Satyagraha. After Independence he served on various government committees for the Telugu language. Siva Rao was active in the literary, cultural and intellectual scene of Andhra Pradesh and formed friendships with many figures like Veluri Sivarama Sastry, Basavaraju Apparao, Viswanadha Satyanarayana, N. Gopi, and Narla Venkateswara Rao. Siva Rao was honoured by the Andhra Pradesh Government in 1966.〔 The Andhra Pradesh History Congress honoured him twice. ==Family background and education== Digavalli Venkata Siva Rao was born on 14 February 1898 to Venkataratnam and Suryamanikyamba in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh. His grandfather, Digavalli Timmarazu (1794-1856) was the English Record Keeper from 1828 at the District Collector’s Office in Kakinada. He was also the Court of Wards Manager for Pithapuram estate and rose to the position of Huzur Serishtadar in 1850, which was the highest office a native officer was permitted to occupy during the East India Company. His administrative decisions were recorded in the Godavary District Manual. Siva Rao’s grandfather also constructed the Sri Bhimeswaraswami Temple at Kakinada in 1828. Siva Rao lost his father at a very early age and lived with his sister Seetha Bai and brother-in-law Boddapati Purnayya. He studied at Calicut and Bangalore before joining from 1910 to 1916 in Rajahmundry, the Hithakarini School which was founded by Kandukuri Veeresalingam (on whom Siva Rao was to later write a book). Thereafter he studied intermediate (F. A.) and B. A. in Madras Presidency College from 1916-1920 and obtained a B. L. degree (1920-1922) from Madras Law College. Some of the students studying in various other faculties who were his hostel-mates during his time in Madras stayed in touch with him and became famous subsequently: M. Bhaktavatsalam, Avinashilingam Chettiar, Adavi Baapiraju, Koka Subba Rao, Yellapragada Subbarow, Velidandla Hanumantha Rao, and Kanuri Lakshmana Rao, to mention a few. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Digavalli Venkata Siva Rao」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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