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{{Short description|Indian politician, independence activist}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dr. E. Raghavendra Rao
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1889|8|4}}
| birth_place = [[Kamptee]], [[Nagpur]], [[British India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1942|6|15|1889|8|4}}
| death_place =
| spouse =
| children =
| occupation = Lawyer, Politician, Freedom Fighter
| party = [[Swaraj Party]]<br>Swatantra Congress Party<br> [[Indian National Congress]]
| office1 = [[Chief minister|Chief Minister]] of [[Central Provinces and Berar]]
| term_start1 = 1928
| term_end1 = 1936
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office2 = [[Minister of Education (India)|Minister of Education]], [[Central Provinces and Berar]]
| term_start2 = 1926
| term_end2 = 1936
| office3 = [[Central Legislative Assembly|Members of the Central Legislative Assembly of India]]
| term_start3 = 1921
| term_end3 = 1926
| office4 = Acting [[Governor of Central Province|governor of Central Provinces]]
| term_start4 = May 1936
| term_end4 = September 1936
| predecessor4 =
| successor4 =
| profession = Lawyer, Politician, Freedom Fighter
}}
'''Dr. E. Raghavendra Rao''' (4 August 1889 – 15 June 1942) was an Indian lawyer, politician, and freedom fighter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vice President calls for a fact-based re-evaluation of Indian history |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1781847&reg=3&lang=1 |publisher=[[Press Information Bureau]] |date=15 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=सीएम ने स्वतंत्रता सेनानी डॉ. ई.राघवेन्द्र राव काे किया नमन |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/chhatisgarh/raipur/news/chhattisgarh-news-cm-felicitates-freedom-fighter-dr-e-raghavendra-rao-072005-4776994.html |publisher=[[Dainik Bhaskar]] |date=15 June 2019 |language=hi}}</ref><ref name="0:2"/> He served as a member of the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] from 1921 to 1926, held the position of [[Education minister|minister of education]] for the [[Central Provinces and Berar]] from 1926 to 1936, was the [[chief minister]] from 1928 to 1936, and acted as [[Governor of Central Province]]s in the British administration, during the governor's absence from May to September 1936. He was known for his involvement in the [[Indian independence movement]].<ref name="0:1">{{Cite web |title=Unsung Heroes of India: E. Raghavendra Rao|url=https://cmsadmin.amritmahotsav.nic.in/unsung-heroes-detail.htm?12072 |website=Amrit Mahotsav |date=19 December 2024}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Raghavendra Rao was born on 4 August 1889 in [[Kamptee]], [[Nagpur]]. His family later relocated to [[Raipur]]-[[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]. He completed his education in Nagpur and pursued legal studies in [[England]], where he became a [[barrister]]. He began his legal practice in [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] in 1914.<ref name="0:1"/><ref name="0:2">{{cite news |last1=Rajak |first1=Kamlesh |title=स्वतंत्रता संग्राम सेनानी ई राघवेन्द्र राव ने असहयोग आंदोलन में बिलासपुर से सक्रीय भूमिका निभाई थी |url=https://www.patrika.com/bilaspur-news/freedom-fighter-e-raghavendra-rao-had-played-an-active-role-in-the-non-8424958 |publisher=[[Patrika.com]] |date=10 August 2023 |language=hi}}</ref>

He was became involved in local politics and was elected as the president of the Bilaspur District Council in 1916. In 1917, he founded the Bilaspur [[Home rule|Home Rule]] League. He participated in the May 1920 session of the [[Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur District]] Congress Committee, where he opposed the [[British government]]'s oppressive policies.<ref name="0:1"/><ref name="0:2"/>

During the 1920s, he engaged in the [[Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922)|Non-Cooperation Movement]] and resigned from his legal practice. He was elected as the president of the [[Mahakoshal]] Provincial Congress Committee and traveled extensively to promote the movement. He was arrested in 1922 during a Congress meeting in [[Raipur]].<ref name="0:1"/>

In 1921, Raghavendra Rao won a seat in the [[Central Legislative Assembly]] but resigned to align with the Congress's principles. He joined the [[Swaraj Party]] and was elected to the [[Central Provinces Legislative Council]] in 1923. In 1926, he established the Swatantra Congress Party. He served as the minister of education for Central Provinces and Berar state. He later held the position of chief minister from 1928 to 1936.<ref name="0:1"/><ref name="0:2"/> He also served as the Home Minister of the state.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Nāḍiga Kr̥ṣṇamūrti |title=Indian Journalism Origin, Growth and Development of Indian Journalism from Asoka to Nehru |date=1966 |page=210 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_KkLAAAAMAAJ&q=E.+Raghavendra+Rao+Home+Minister}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Keshav Baliram Hedgewar |author1-link=Keshav Baliram Hedgewar |title=How Others Look at the R.S.S. |date=1989 |publisher=Deendayal Research Institute |page=15 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Iu4_AAAAMAAJ&q=E.+Raghavendra+Rao+Home+Minister}}</ref>

In May 1936, he acted as the [[Governor (India)|governor]] of the state during the governor's leave, serving until September 1936. He was re-elected to the Legislative Council in 1937 and appointed to the viceroy's Executive Council in 1941. Rao died on 15 June 1942 at 52.<ref name="0:1"/>

== References ==
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[[Category:1889 births]]
[[Category:1942 deaths]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Members of the Central Legislative Assembly of India]]
[[Category:Politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Central Provinces and Berar]]
[[Category:Indian barristers]]
[[Category:Chief ministers of Indian states]]
[[Category:Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Education ministers of Indian states]]
[[Category:People from Nagpur]]

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