Paper I · 3 History of India & AP · 3.6.4 Press and library movements

3.6.4.3 Library movement and literary institutions in Andhra

The library movement, led by Ayyanki Venkata Ramanaiah in coastal Andhra and by Komarraju Lakshmana Rao and others in Hyderabad, spread reading rooms, Telugu books and political awareness, and won legal backing with the Madras Public Libraries Act of 1948.

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Key terms

  • library movement
  • Ayyanki Venkata Ramanaiah
  • Andhra Desa Library Association
  • Andhra Desa Grandhalaya Sangham
  • Vijayawada 1914
  • Grandhalaya Sarvasvam 1915
  • Gowthami Grandhalayam 1898
  • Rajahmundry
  • Sri Krishnadevaraya Andhra Bhasha Nilayam 1901
  • Hyderabad
  • Sri Rajaraja Narendra Andhra Bhasha Nilayam 1904
  • Hanamkonda
  • Andhra Samvardhini Grandhalayam 1905
  • Secunderabad
  • Vignana Chandrika Mandali 1906
  • Komarraju Lakshmana Rao
  • Andhrula Charitra
  • Chilukuri Veerabhadra Rao
  • Madras Public Libraries Act 1948
  • Andhra Sahitya Parishat
  • Andhra Saraswata Parishat

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