Potti Sreeramulu

Amarajeevi Potti Sreeramulu
Born	(1901-03-16)16 March 1901 Padamatipalli, Madras Presidency, British India (Now Nellore District, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died	15 December 1952(1952-12-15) (aged 51) Madras, Madras State, India (now Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)
Cause of death	Fasting
Resting place	Chennai
Nationality	Indian
Education	Sanitary Engineering
Occupation(s)	Engineer, social activist.
Known for	Hunger strike for a separate state of Andhra.
Title	Founding Father of Andhra Pradesh
Parent(s)	Guravayya and Mahalakshmamma

Potti Sreeramulu (IAST: Poṭṭi Śreerāmulu; 16 March 1901 – 15 December 1952), was an Indian freedom fighter and revolutionary. Sreeramulu is revered as Amarajeevi ("Immortal Being") in the Andhra region for his self-sacrifice for the Andhra cause. He became famous for undertaking a hunger strike for 56 days in support of having separate state for Andhra Pradesh; he died in the process. His death sparked public rioting and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru declared the intent by the newly liberated nation to form Andhra State three days following the death of Sreeramulu. He contributed his life for the formation of a separate Telugu-speaking state from the dominant Tamil-speaking Madras presidency. His struggles led to the formation of separate Telugu-speaking state called "Andhra state".