Tenneti Viswanadham [SEP] country of citizenship
Tenneti Viswanadham
Tenneti Viswanadham (1896–1979) was a political figure from Visakhapatnam, on the east coast of India. He took an active part in India's struggle for independence. He is remembered now for his role in the establishment of a modern and shore-based steel plant at Visakhapatnam.
Viswanadham was born at Lakkavaram in Visakhapatnam district in 1895. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, he joined the Indian Freedom Movement and participated in the salt satyagraha and the Quit India movement. He went to jail five times during the freedom
him. It also has two bronze statues erected in his memory – one was erected right in the heart of the city at Jagadamba Junction,and subsequently another was erected in the Steel Plant township 'Ukkunagaram'. The Municipal Corporation building is called 'Tenneti Bhavanam'. There is a colony named Tenneti Nagar, in Visakhapatnam which is named after him.
He was the author of a part "Naa Jevitha Yathra" the autobiography of Tanguturi Prakasam.
External links.
- RINL pays tributes to Tenneti Viswanadham -