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| Settlement type | Village |
| Country | India |
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Bhatlapenumarru is a village in the Krishna District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is located in the Movva mandal of Machilipatnam revenue division.[1]
People
Indian freedom fighter and designer of the Indian National Flag, Pingali Venkayya (August 2, 1878 – July 4, 1963), was born in this village.[2][3] In honor and remembrance of the man who designed the Indian National Flag, a statue was erected in the center of the village opposite the library.[4]
Arjuna Award winner Kamineni Eswara Rao was also born in this village.[5][6] He was adjudged "Strongest Man of India" in the 1954 Senior Nationals and was labelled by American coach Bob Hoffman as "Powerhouse".[7] He represented India as weightlifter in 1956 Melbourne Olympics, 1960 Rome Olympics[5] and the first Asian Games(1951). In 2009, a Gymnasium called "Sri Kamineni" was established in honor of Sri Kamineni Eswara Rao at Pedapudi, in the Kuchipudi Center.[8]
Geography
Bhatlapenumarru is located at Template:Coord.[9] It is at an altitude of approximately 5m (19feet).[10]
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedcensus - ↑ The Hindu Newspaper Article Dated 4 February 2008
- ↑ The Hindu Newspaper Article Dated 16 August 2011
- ↑ The Hindu Newspaper article dated 1 February 2008
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 OneIndia News
- ↑ They keep the city flag flying high - The Hindu Newspaper article
- ↑ The Hindu Newspaper article dated 12 August 2004
- ↑ Local(Pedasanagallu, Near Kuchipudi) Newsblog
- ↑ Google Maps Result for Bhatlapenumarru
- ↑ Approximated to Pamarru Data