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{{short description|Indian freedom fighter}}
{{family name hatnote|Kedambadi|lang=Arebashe}}
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| known_for       = [[Amara Sullia Rebellion]]    
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| birth_place     = [[Sullia]], [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Kingdom of Coorg]]
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'''Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda''' was an Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary who united the farmers from [[Sullia]] and led the [[Amara Sullia Rebellion]] in 1837.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paniyadi |first1=Gururaj A. |title=1837: When the rebel flag fluttered high |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/060416/1837-when-the-rebel-flag-fluttered-high.html |access-date=17 August 2021 |work=Deccan Chronicle |date=6 April 2016 |language=en}}</ref> Ramaiah hoisted the native flag after lowering the [[Union Jack]], which is known to be the first-ever freedom movement against the [[East India Company]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Memorial for martyrs to come up in Bengaluru, says CM Bommai |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/memorial-for-martyrs-to-come-up-in-bengaluru-says-cm-bommai-1163858.html |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |date=19 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kedambady Ramayya Gowda's statue to be brought to Mangaluru on August 29 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/kedambady-ramayya-gowdas-statue-to-be-brought-to-city-today/article65823217.ece |website=The Hindu |language=en-IN |date=28 August 2022}}</ref> He was [[Exile|banished]] by the [[British Raj]] in the aftermath of the rebellion.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}}

==Early life==
Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda belonged to the [[Are Bhashe]] Community and was closely connected with [[Linga Rajendra II]] of [[Kingdom of Coorg]].{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} After Linga Rajendra II, his son [[Chikka Virarajendra]] also had good relations with Kedambadi Ramayya Gowda.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/karnataka/kedambadi-ramaiah-gowda-history-who-was-kedambadi-ramaiah-gowda-freedom-fighter-s-bronze-statue-inauguration-today-181668828846694.html | title=Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda history: ಸಮರವೀರ ಕೆದಂಬಾಡಿ ರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಗೌಡರ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ ಅನಾವರಣ ಇಂದು; ಅವರು ಯಾರು? ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಏನು? }}</ref>

==Contributions to freedom struggle==
Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda opposed the payment of tax, tobacco and salt rules imposed by the [[British Raj]], and set out from Ubaradka Mithoor in Sullia taluk on 30 March 1837 to start a revolt.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} Ramaiah motivated many rulers to join his rebellion against the British Raj. Ramaiah's army (primarily consisting farmers of the [[Dakshina Kannada district]]), succeeded in defeating the British army.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} They lowered the [[Union Flag]] before hoisting the ''Jangama'' flag in Bavutagudda on 5 April 1837.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}}
The Amara Sullia Rebellion was crushed by the British army thirteen days after hoisting the Flag.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} The Peasant fighters could not save [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Amara Sullia uprising gets due recognition on its 185th anniversary |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/mangaluru/amara-sullia-uprising-gets-due-recognition-on-its-185th-anniversary-1098066.html |website=Deccan Herald |language=en |date=6 April 2022}}</ref> Many leaders were hanged to death in public in Bikkuru Nayagara Katte later infamously known as Beekara Rana Katte(Bikaranakatte).{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} The bodies were not handed over to relatives but were left to rot and eaten by eagles, in Bavutagudda (in present day [[Mangalore]]), on 5 April 1837.{{Citation needed|reason=Reliable source needed|date=December 2024}} Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda, his son Sanaiah Gowda and few other freedom fighters like Kukkunoor Chennaiah were banished by the [[British Raj]] to other colonies like [[Singapore]] and [[Burma]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=S |first1=Umesh Kumar |title=Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda history: ಸಮರವೀರ ಕೆದಂಬಾಡಿ ರಾಮಯ್ಯ ಗೌಡರ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ ಅನಾವರಣ ಇಂದು; ಅವರು ಯಾರು? ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಏನು? |url=https://kannada.hindustantimes.com/karnataka/kedambadi-ramaiah-gowda-history-who-was-kedambadi-ramaiah-gowda-freedom-fighter-s-bronze-statue-inauguration-today-181668828846694.html |website=Kannada Hindustan Times |language=kn}}</ref>

==Legacy==

A {{Convert|22|ft|m}} tall bronze statue, named as "Statue of Gallantry" of Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda was built at Bautagudda, in [[Mangalore]] as a tribute to his role in the freedom struggle.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mangaluru: Bommai unveils freedom fighter Kedambadi Ramaiah Gowda's statue |url=https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay?newsID=1021357 |work=www.daijiworld.com |language=en}}</ref>

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[[Category:People from Dakshina Kannada district]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists]]
[[Category:19th-century Indian military personnel]]
[[Category:Indian revolutionaries]]
[[Category:People from the Kingdom of Coorg]]