First Nizam Andhra Maha Sabha (Meeting) 1930

• The First Nizam Andhra Andhra Sabha was held at Jogipet, Medak district on March 3, 4 and 5- 1930, under the presidentship of Sri Suravaram Pratap Reddy. He was the editor of Golconda newspaper, he wrote several books and was also called as king of the board of Telangana (Telangana Vaitalikudu).
• All the Telugu movements of the state came and met in that Mahasabha. Every person who has paid a fee of 1 Rupee.
• Sri Vaman Nayak belongs to Maharashtra and played a prominent role in the first Nizam Andhra Maharashtra meeting. The meeting was confined to non-political as- pects, opposed child marriages and passed a resolution on widow remarriages.

Second Andhra Mahasabha 1931

• Second Nizamandhra Mahasabha was conducted at Devarakonda, Nalgonda district on 3, 4 and 5th March 1931, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was its president. As in the first meeting, in this meeting also social issues were discussed and resolutions were passed in a requesting manner to the Nizam Government. The deliberations of this meeting were conducted in Telugu. Keshava Rao and Maharashtra leader Vaman Nayak participated in this meeting.
• Note: Nizam refused to give permission to Andhra Maha Sabha meetings in 1932. 1933. He was angered by the discussion of politics in the second Andhra Maha sabha meeting and refused permission.

Third Nizam Andhra Mahasabha (Meeting) 1934

• The organizers decided to conduct the Third Nizam Andhra Mahasabha meeting at Jataprolu, which was in Kollapur Samsthanam. Prominent High Court advocate Chakrahari Narasaraju wrote a letter to samastam officials for permission. The officials replied that they do not have the power to give such permission, further they said that they can allow the meeting if the organizers obtain permission from the Nizam Government.
• The organizers requested Mahabubnagar district collector for permission. On 24 Dec 1931, Collector replied that he could not interfere in the affairs of Princely States. Then organizers approached the home secretary, and finally the issue reached Prime Minister Kishan Pershad. He replied that, government will not give permission to conduct meetings either in Princely State or in other places.
• On 2nd March 1932, again organizers started efforts for the meeting, after six months Minister concerned to police Mr. Karnal Trunch asked the organizers to meet him on 19h July, but met them on 20 July. He put a condition to pay Rs. 2000 as deposit for permission to conduct the said meeting. Treating this condition as deposit for permission to conduct the said meeting.
• Treating this condition as an insult to them, the organizers refused to pay the deposit. Finally the government accorded permission to conduct the meeting with some conditions.
• It took three years for the organizers to obtain permission to conduct a third meeting.
• On 13, 14 and 15th Dec 1934, the third Nizam Andhra Sabha was held at Khammam under the presidentship of Sir Pulijala Venkata Ranga Rao, Government imposed restrictions even to discuss social issues besides political issues.
• Hence this meeting discussed farmer’s partnership in Nizamandhra Maha MahaSabha and in next meetings. Hereafter the farmer’s problems also became part of Nizam Andhra Mahasabha meetings.

Fourth Nizamandhra Mahasabha 1935

• The Fourth Nizam Andhra Mahasabha was held at Sircilla, Karimnagar district on 30, and 31 December 1935 and 1s Jan 1936.
• This meeting was presided over by Madapati Hanumantha Rao.
• Third Nizamandhra Mahasabha constituted a subcommittee to decide rules of Mahasabha. Committee submitted its report.
• The rule 31 in the report provided that all the affairs, resolutions and speeches of the Sabha should be in Telugu language. This was recommended to stop insults and injustices to the Telugu language and culture.

Fifth Nizam Andhra Mahasabha 1936

• This meeting was held at Shadnagar, Mahabubnagar district on 15, 16 and 17th Dec 1936.
• The meeting was presided over by Sri Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, who was an elected representative of High Court Advocates for two years.
• Though Kannada, Maratwada representatives of Nizam state participated in the meeting, they eot not speak in Telugu (condition Imposed in fourth meeting). This meeting demanded for the prohibition of liquor in Nizam state.

Sixth Nizamandhra Mahasabha 1937

• The sixth Nizam Andhra Mahasabha meeting was held at Nizamabad on 6, 7 and gth Dec 1937, Mandumala Narasimha rao was its president. Maharashtra leaders Kashinath Rao Muchpalkar, maulvi Ghulam Bashani attended this meeting and failed to speak in Telugu.
• Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy, Valuri Baswaraju and Nandagiri Venkata Rao ete demanded to follow condition 31 i.e. speaking in Telugu is mandatory.
• But Ravi Narayan Reddy clarified that this condition shall be waived to the National Leaders During this period, Nizam state appointed Ayyangar Committee for political reforms. Sixth Nizam Andhra Mahasabha requested Ayyangar Committee to recommend for the formation of representative government in Nizam State.
• Nizamandhra Mahasabha again for the first time in the history of Nizam State passed a noliti resolution and also passed two other resolutions.
• Those are:
• To allow speakers to speak in other languages besides Telugu. It was declared that Nizam Andhra Mahasabha shall work not only for Telugu speaking people but also the development of all people living in Nizam state.
• Nizam Andhra Mahasabha shall work for the formation of responsible government Nizam state. The Nizam Andhra Mahasabha which was started as a scientific movement, by the sixth meeting it converted and became a political movement.

Seventh Nizam Andhra Mahasabha 1940

• In the year 1940. Seventh Nizamandhra Mahasabha was held at Malkapuram, Hyderabad district. The meeting was presided over by Mandumula Narasinga Rao.
• After the Sixth Nizam Andhra Mahasabha meeting, following changes took place in Nizam State- those are formation of State Congress committee, Satyagraha movement, and formation of communist party. Volunteers of Nizam Andhra Mahasabha participated in all those activities. On 19th July 1939 Ayyangar Committee submitted its recommendations on Constitutional reforms. The Mahasabha decided to boycott the committee recommendations declaring them as anti development and useless.
• Seventh Nizam Andhra Sabha was divided into two groups (1) Extremists(Youth leaders) (2) Moderates (Old leaders) on Ayyangar Committee recommendations after voting took place. Land taxes were very high in Telangana, Rs. 15-22 was collected as tax from wetlands. whereas in British India the government collected Rs.5-10.
• After Prakasham Panthulu became the Revenue minister of Madras state. he reduced 25% of ths tax. Mahasabha demanded the reduction of taxes on the line of Madras state.
• During the Silver Jubilee year of Nizam rule, Nizam abrogated Rs 40 lakhs to entire Diwani, Sa time Nizam repealed Rs 42 lacs to Surf-e-Khas region.
• Special permission was required to enquire into the criminal case on Surfe-e-Khase employees. Mahasabha demanded to repeal this type of differences between Diwani and Surf-e-Khas regions.

Eighth Nizam Andhra Mahasabha 1941

• This meeting was held in Chilkur village, Huzurnagar taluq of Nalgonda district, on 3,4 and 5th June 1941, under the presidentship of youth leader Ravi Narayana Reddy.
• This meeting discussed new issues like ill-effects of capitalist economic system, freedom of women, women economic independence, Second World War, policies of Princely State toward British India etc. Mahasabha membership fee was reduced from Rs one to 25 paise (four anas) to give an opportunity to the common man to become its member. Condition 31 of Mahasabha (deliberations in Telugu only) was removed.
• This meeting demanded to take up a year long movement programme to struggle on Nizam state people’s problems, started programmes like political prisoners day, education week, against bonded labor etc. By conducting these programmes Nizam Andhra Mahasabha wanted to unite and educate the people of Nizam state.

Ninth Nizamandhra Mahasabha 1942

• This meeting was held in Dharmavaram village, of Warangal district on 22, 23 and 24th May 1942, under the presidentship of most moderate leader Madiraju Rama Koteswara Rao.
• This was the last simultaneous meeting of Nizam Andhra Mahasabha and women Nizam Andhra Mahasabha and declared it as one of the prominent associations in Nizam state.
• But along with the growth of Mahasabha, the differences between members also increased which divided the Mahasabha into three groups
• (1) Congress (2) Communists (3) Moderates.
• Moderates were the supporters of landlords, Communists fought in favor of farmers, naturally communists became enemies to moderates, others formed a third group.

Tenth Nizamandhra Mahasabha 1943

• This meeting was held in Hyderabad on 23, 24 and 25th May 1943. In the history of Mahasabha for the first time an election was conducted to decide the presiding officer of 10h Mahasabha. Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy won the election with a narrow majority over Baddam Yella Reddy, a leader belonging to the extremist group. In this meeting extremist groups introduced a resolution demanding an interim people’s government with full powers.
• But extremists(communists) group, proposed an amendment to the interim people’s government that 50% seats of interim government be given to Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, remaining 50% seats should be distributed to Telangana, Martwada and Kannada regions representatives of Mahasabha. The Extremist’s resolution was defeated after much discussion.
• Jaya Surya Nayudu son of Smt Sarojini Devi attended these meetings as Chairman Invitation committee of Mahasabha.
• Sarojini Naidu, Rajabahadur Venkata Ram Reddy, Major. M. J. Naidu, some heads of Princely States also participated in the meeting.

Eleventh Nizam Andhra Mahasabha 1944

• During this period struggle for ownership on land struggles began, which was led by the Communist group of Nizam Andhra Mahasabha led the movement, Nizam Andhra Mahasabha president Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy (Congress group) prohibited the communist group from Mahasabha on the allegation that, they are transferring Mahasabha activities into violence.
• To counter this, the Communist group decided to capture the Eleventh Mahasabha presidency. Finally after realizing the fact that they do not have the majority in Mahasabha, Nationalists and Moderates gave up the Mahasabha leadership.
• As a result, the Eleventh Mahasabha identified as communist Mahasabha.
• Under these conditions mentioned above, the Eleventh Mahasabha meeting was held at Bhongir, Nalgonda district on 27ih and 28th May 1944, Ravi Narayan Reddy was unanimously elected as its president.
• This meeting under the leadership of Communists was called as the common man Janasangham people and volunteers attended this meeting unprecedentedly, From this date onwards all activities of the Communists were conducted in the name of Mahasabha.
• To reach the common man further the Mahasabha membership fee was further reduced from four anas to one ana. Kaloji, Raja Bahadur Goud and Polkampally Venkata Rama Rao had important roles in the meeting. Chandra Rajeshwar Rao from Andhra Region played key roles in organizing Mahasabha and successful deliberation of the meeting.
• Impact of the first world war, the existing conditions, food problem, price control, rationing, licenses, thakthas, tax burden on farmers, food production and interest rates were the other issues discussed by the Mahasabha.
• Because of the communist domination of the Mahasabha, the influence of Andhra communist leaders increased. The Eleventh Mahasabha played a key role in driving the people towards armed struggle.
• As discussed earlier, Mahasabha was divided into three groups Congress (also called Nationalists), Communists and Moderates.
• After the capture of Mahasabha by Communists, Moderates and Congress lost their place in Mahasabha; Mandumula Ramachander Rao released a press statement and criticized eleventh Mahasabha meeting and stated that this meeting (Rebel or Nationalist (12th) Nizamandhra Mahasabha) was against the main arms of Nizam Andhra movement.
• After three weeks Madapati Hanumantha Rao, Konda Venkata Ranga Rao released a joint statement for the necessity of the revival of Nizam Andhra Mahasabha, ‘which should have the representation and work for the collective benefits of 80 lacs Telangana people, who are professing different occupations. Hence, except Ravi Narayana Reddy all ex presidents of Nizam Andhra Mahasabha had supported for the revival of Nizam Andhra Mahasabha.
• Suravaram Pratap Reddy played a neutral role, but one can see news supporting Nationalists group in his paper Golconda, Former presidents of Mahasabha, many distriet Mahasabha leaders, volunteers (other than communist followers) formed a standing committee with full powers.
• Konda Venkata Ranga Reddy, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, Madiraju Rama koteswara Rao, Parsa Srinivas Rao, Mandumala Narsinga Rao are the members of the committee,
• On 15, 16 and 17 March 1945 Nizamandhra Mahasabha was held at MadiKonda village, Warangal district, under the presidentship of Mandumula Narsinga Rao.
• This Mahasabha was also called as Nationalist group of Mahasabha, revivalist Mahasabha, Congress Mahasabha and rebel Mahasabha etc,

The Mahasabha passed following resolutions :

1. Taking action against illegal activities of the Nizam state officers
2. Eradication of corruption
3. Stopping forceful procurement of food grains
4. Independence to India
5. Standing council members should always wear Khadi
6. Lifting the ban on Congress (Nizam imposed ban).

Twelfth (Communist) Nizam Andhra Mahasabha 1945

• This meeting was held on 26, 27, April 1945 at Khammam, under the presidency of Ravi Naryana Reddy. This meeting was also called communist Nizam Andhra Sabha. During thís period National freedom movement and Telangana Armed Struggle were in peak stage.
• 12th Mahasabha decided to support Telangana Armed Struggle and worked hard to spread Armed Struggle to the entire Telangana. Fighting against Razakars and removal of feudal state were the other issues taken up by the Mahasabha. Nizam state also started army camps in Telangana, increased watch on people and banned communist parties.
• It was because of all these developments that the communist leaders went underground and the next meeting i.e. the 13th Mahasabha meeting could not be held.
• Standing council meeting was held at a later period, the council appointed Baddam Yella Reddy as its president and Ravi Narayana Reddy as secretary.

Thirteenth Nizamandhra Mahasabha 1946

• This meeting was held on 10, 11, 12th May 1946 at Kandhi village, Medak district under the presidentship of Jamulapuram Keshava Rao.
• This meeting discussed in detail on International conditions, Indian National politics, Princely States, Constitution of Hyderabad State legislature, Nizam State Government, people, their citizenship. education, farmers, animal husbandry, health, formation of responsible government. This was the last Nizam Andhra Mahasabha meeting.
• In 1946 Nizam lifted a ban on state Congress after the Nizam Andhra Mahasabha merged into the State Congress party. Hereafter all activities of Nizamandhra Mahasabha were conducted on the ame of Congress party.
• Telangana district were increased from 8 to9, Nizam Andhra Mahasabha meetings were held in’7 district because of Marathi domination in Adilabad, self rule of Nizam in atraf balda, the Nizam Andhra Mahasabha meetings were not conducted in these two district.
• First to Ninth meetings both Nizam Andhra Mahasabha and women Mahasabha meetings were conducted simultaneously at the same time. After the Ninth meeting women started conducting their meeting independently. Tenth women Mahasabha Meeting was held under the presidentship of Palvancha Princely State queen Smt. Alivelu Manga Tayaramma. Other women Mahasabha was also conducted in Hyderabad under the presidentship of Gurugunta princely state queen Lalita Devi.
• The following associations like Farmer’s Associations, Jeeva Dayagnana Prachara mandali Padmashali Sangam, Business Associations, Aryasamj and Hari Janadharana Sangam etc, also co-operated with Nizam Andhra movement. Particularly through Nizamandhra Mahasabha, Bhagya Reddy Varma, Malleshwara Rao. B. Chittaraiha and Arige Rama Swamy worked deeply for the propagation of the Harijan movement. Note: Only 1l meetings of Women Andhra Maha Sabha were organized.