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{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiya<br />
| birth_date = 8 January 1889<br />
|image = Mamidipudi Venkata Rangayya (January 8, 1889 – January 13, 1982).jpg<br />
| birth_place = [[Purini]], [[Nellore district]], [[Madras Presidency]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1982|1|13|1889|1|8}}<br />
| death_place = [[Secunderabad]]<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| citizenship = India<br />
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]], [[Master of Arts|M.A.]]<br />
| alma_mater = [[Pachaiyappa's College]]<br>[[Madras University]]<br />
| notableworks = Sangraha Andhra Vignana Kosham<br />
| spouse = Venkamma<br />
| children = [[Mamidipudi Anandam|Anandam]], Annapurna, Godavari, Narasimham, [[Mamidipudi Pattabhiram|Pattabhiram]], Venkateswarlu, Vaidehi, Krishnamurti. Simhachalam and Seetharam<br />
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Mamidipudi Venkatarangayya''' (8 January 1889&nbsp;– 13 January 1982) was a financial and political scientist and historical writer from [[Andhra Pradesh]], India. He was recipient of the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1968 by the Indian Government.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
He was born in Purini village of [[Kovur, Nellore|Kovur]] taluq in [[Nellore district]], [[British India]], in 1889 to Venkatesayya and Narasamma. He joined the [[Pachaiyappa's College]] and completed B.A. in 1907 from [[Madras University]]. While working as a Tutor in the Pachiappa's college, he took his M.A. degree in History, Economics and Politics in 1910 from the same university. He actively participated in the Indian Independence Movement during the study period.<br />
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==Teaching==<br />
He was appointed as Diwan of Vizianagaram Samsthanam in 1927. He joined as principal of Venkatagiri Raja College in Nellore from 1928 to 1931. Later he joined [[Andhra University]] as reader in 1931 and became professor in 1938 and retired as principal of University college in 1944.<br />
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He was invited by [[Bombay University]] to head the Political and Social Sciences department between 1949 and 1952.<br />
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He died peacefully at his residence at [[Secunderabad]] in 1982 at the age of 93 years.<br />
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==Literary works==<br />
He wrote many books on Indian history, constitution, encyclopedia, panchayati raj and politics.<ref>[https://openlibrary.org/a/OL2218A/Venkatarangaiya_Mamidipudi His works in Open Library.]</ref><br />
*Chief Editor of [[Sangraha Andhra Vignana Kosham]] published by Andhra Vignana Kosha Samithi, Hyderabad (1958–1969)<br />
*Panchayati raj in Andhra Pradesh, published by State Chamber of Panchayati Raj in 1967<br />
*Mārutunna samājaṃ, nā jñāpakālu, Telugu Vidyārthi Pracuraṇalu, 1981<br />
*Āndhralō svātantryasamaramu, Saṃskr̥tika Vyavahāraśākha, Āndhrapradēś Prabhutvamu, 1972<br />
*Evariki mī ōṭu?, Yaṃ. Śēṣācalaṃ aṇḍ Kampenī, 1951<br />
*The freedom struggle in Andhra Pradesh (Andhra), Andhra Pradesh State Committee Appointed for the Compilation of a History of the Freedom Struggle in Andhra Pradesh (Andhra), 1965<br />
*Free and fair elections, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, 1966<br />
*The fundamental rights of man in theory and practice, Hind kitabs, 1944<br />
*The general election in the city of Bombay, 1952, Vora, 1953<br />
*Indian federalism, Arnold-Heinemann Publishers (India), 1975<br />
*Local government in India, Allied Publishers, 1969<br />
*Mana paripālakulu, 1962<br />
*Mana śāsana sabhalu, 1963<br />
*Mānavahakkyulu, lēka, Prāthamika svatva siddhantamu, Jātīya Jñāna Mandiramu, 1946<br />
*Pāriśrāmika viplavaṃ, 1964<br />
*Some aspects of democratic politics in India, University of Mysore, 1967<br />
*Some theories of federalism, University of Poona, 1971<br />
*Vidyāraṅgaṃ, nāḍu-nēḍu, Telugu Vidyārthi Pracuraṇalu, 1982<br />
*Vidyārthulaku okamāṭa, 1965<br />
*The welfare state and the socialist state, Triveni Publishers, 1962<br />
*Mārutunna samājaṃ, nā jñāpakālu, Telugu Vidyārthi Pracuraṇalu, 1981<br />
*Āndhralō svātantryasamaramu, 1972<br />
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==Family==<br />
He married Venkamma and they had ten children: Annapurna, Godavari, Mamidipudi Narasimham, Mamidipudi Seetharam, Mamidipudi Anandam, Mamidipudi Venkateswarlu, [[Mamidipudi Pattabhiram|Pattabhiram]], Mamidipudi Krishnamurti, and Mamidipudi Simhachalam and Vaidehi.<ref>[http://www.geni.com/people/Anandam-Mamidipudi/6000000000669426639 Genealogy of Mamidipudi Anandam.]</ref><br />
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[[Mamidipudi Anandam]] is a Chartered Accountant and twice [[Rajya Sabha]] member. [[Shanta Sinha]] is daughter of Anandam. She was awarded Padma Shri and also the Ramon Magsaysay in the year 2004. Mamidipudi Ravindra Vikram was Chartered Accountant Director of Indian Bank and Indian Overseas Bank and son of Anandam.<br />
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[[Mamidipudi Pattabhiram]] was Associate Editor of [[The Hindu]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020526070510/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/03/29/stories/2002032905390400.htm IAS officer from State dies in Mumbai in The Hindu.]</ref><br />
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==Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiya Foundation==<br />
[[Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiya Foundation]]<ref>[http://www.mvfindia.in/ Official Website of M. V. Foundation.]</ref> was established in his memory in 1981 and presently working from [[Secunderabad]]. Their fields of working are Child Rights, Health and Natural Resource Management.<br />
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[[Shantha Sinha]], Secretary of the Mamidipudi Venkatarangaiya (MV) Foundation, won the [[Ramon Magsaysay Award]] for Community Leadership in 2003.<br />
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==References==<br />
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*Luminaries of Andhra Pradesh, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University, Hyderbad, 2005.<br />
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