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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1925|11|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gudur village, [[Warangal Urban district|Warangal district]], [[Telangana]]
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| occupation = Educator, activist, legislator
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'''Chukka Ramaiah''' (born 20 November 1925)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/121992/chukka-ramaiah-telangana-educationist-iit-exam/ |title=Chukka Ramaiah – The IIT Giant of India |publisher=[[The Better India]] |date=4 December 2014 |accessdate=9 March 2020}}</ref> is an Indian educationist and member of the [[Telangana Legislative Council]].<ref name="hindu2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/27/stories/2006102712310300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906160915/http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/27/stories/2006102712310300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-09-06 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Nalgonda News : Chukka Ramaiah links MLC seat to 'social issues' |date=2006-10-27 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2013-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/28/stories/2006122817340300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105152646/http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/28/stories/2006122817340300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-05 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Nizamabad News : Chukka Ramaiah against setting up IIT near Hyderabad |date=2006-12-28 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2013-10-04}}</ref> He is famously known as "IIT Ramaiah<ref>{{Cite news|last=The Hans India|date=2015-09-05|title=The Hans India|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Telangana/2015-09-05/Is-Chukka-Ramaiah-not-the-best-teacher/174480|access-date=2 November 2020}}</ref>" for teaching at IIT Study Circle, an [[Indian Institute of Technology Joint Entrance Examination|IIT JEE coaching centre]] at [[Nallakunta]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]. He was a leading [[Telangana movement|Telangana activist]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/trs-rejects-justice-srikrishna-panel-report-on-telangana/734156/2 |title=TRS rejects Justice Srikrishna panel report on Telangana |publisher=Indian Express |date=2011-01-06 |accessdate=2013-10-04}}</ref>

==Career==
Ramaiah fought against the feudal system in Hyderabad State that was prevalent in rural hinterland of Telangana region. He actively participated in helping the poor, and was banished by his Brahmin community for helping the [[dalit]]s and the downtrodden. He joined the [[Mahatma Gandhi]]'s untouchability movement and tried to reform backward sections in his village. He actively participated in the rebellion against the Razakar Movement and was jailed for several years.<ref name="Social activism and algebra">{{cite web |last1=Bhandaram |first1=Vishnupriya |title=Social activism and algebra |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/society/social-activism-and-algebra/article3284110.ece |website=The Hindu |accessdate=29 June 2018 |language=en-IN |date=5 April 2012}}</ref>

===Political career===
Ramaiah was elected to the Telangana Legislative Council from Teacher's Constituency of Warangal, Khammam and Nalgonda in 2007 and held the position for 6 years. He was floor leader of 8 independent MLCs who got elected from different Constituencies.<ref name="hindu2006"/>

===Activism===
He was instrumental in the fight to set up an [[Indian Institutes of Technology|IIT]] in [[Telangana]] at [[Hyderabad, Telangana]]. However, the government set it up near Hyderabad, in spite of his opposition.<ref name="hindu2006"/>

He was a strong votary for the statehood of [[Telangana]] and often spoke of poverty and backwardness of the region.<ref name="hindu2006"/>

===Writing career===
Ramaiah authored over 16 books in Telugu, mainly focusing on education, including ''Chinna Paatam'' and ''Desadesallo Vidya''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/21/stories/2008112161180500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107023539/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/21/stories/2008112161180500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-07 |title=Andhra Pradesh / Hyderabad News : Chukka Ramaiah's books released |date=2008-11-21 |work=[[The Hindu]] |accessdate=2013-10-04}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-235310075338941668# Chukka Ramaiah Biography Part 1]
* [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-235310075338941668#docid=9203254966253951074 Chukka Ramaiah Biography Part 2]
* [http://www.avkf.org/BookLink/display_author_books.php?author_id=786 Books authored by Chukka Ramaiah]
* [http://www.khojiye.com/coaching/iit-ramaiah-academy/ Student reviews of IIT Study Circle]

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[[Category:People from Hanamkonda district]]
[[Category:1925 births]]
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[[Category:Members of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]
[[Category:Telugu politicians]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian educational theorists]]

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