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'''Arige Ramaswamy''', a noted social activist, politician and social reformer.<br />
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| name = Arige Ramaswamy<br />
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| birth_date = 1885<br />
| birth_place = [[Ramankole]], [[Hyderabad State]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = 1973<br />
| death_place = [[Hyderabad]], [[India]]<br />
| occupation = Political Leader<br> Social Reformer<br />
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| spouse = Rajamma (m.1921) Lalitabai (m.1929)<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Born on 1895 in a [[Mala (caste)|Mala]] family to Arige Balayya at Ramankole, Hyderabad State (now [[Secunderabad]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]). He also worked as ticket collector in Nizam's railways.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Kshīrasāgara|first=Rāmacandra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx218EFVU8MC&dq=Mala&pg=PA328|title=Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956|date=1994|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-85880-43-3|language=en}}</ref><br />
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He was follower of Achala Siddhanta and also the [[Brahmo Samaj]]. He founded Sunitha Bala Samajam and carried out social reform among the Dalits.<br />
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==Movement==<br />
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He worked along with [[Bhagya Reddy Varma]], S. Venkat Rao and other activists, who organized the Dalits in the early 20th century.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Sachdeva|first1=Vivek|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=swWQDwAAQBAJ&dq=arige+ramaswamy&pg=PT184|title=Identities in South Asia: Conflicts and Assertions|last2=Pradhan|first2=Queeny|last3=Venugopalan|first3=Anu|date=2019-04-09|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-429-62779-8|language=en}}</ref> Recognising the socio-economic backwardness of [[Madiga]]s, he formed the Arundhatiya Association for their welfare.<br />
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Ramaswamy married a [[Madiga]] boy with a Mala girl, which was opposed by [[Bhagya Reddy Varma]] and the community members.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Teltumbde|first=Anand|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HhvHDwAAQBAJ&dq=arige+ramaswamy&pg=PT274|title=Hindutva and Dalits: Perspectives for Understanding Communal Praxis|date=2020-01-31|publisher=SAGE Publishing India|isbn=978-93-81345-51-1|language=en}}</ref> In 1922, he established Adi Hindu Jathoyonnathi Sabha.<br />
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==Politics==<br />
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Later, he joined [[Indian National Congress|INC]] and became Joint Secretary in Telangana Congress and been Minister in state govt. He was also associated with "Grandhalaya (library)" movement.<ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2017-12-16|title=Highly Decorated Personalities|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Commoner/2017-12-16/Highly-Decorated-Personalities/345771|access-date=2020-06-02|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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He died on 23 January 1973 at Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.<br />
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