European Resistance Organized Indian Freedom Struggle

CGK Reddy

"Indian activist, freedom fighter and politician (1921–1994)"

Region 📍 Andhra Pradesh
Opponent ⚔️ British Empire

Biography

Cattamanchi Gopala Krishnamoorthy Reddy, commonly referred to as CGK Reddy, was an Indian activist, freedom fighter and politician. He was the first general manager of the Deccan Herald, a business manager at The Hindu, editor of Prajavani, founder director of the Research Institute of Newspaper Development (RIND), in Taramani, Chennai and former president of The Indian Newspaper Society. During the Emergency, he collaborated closely with George Fernandes, notably as part of the Baroda dynamite case. He helped to found the People's Union for Civil Liberties, and served as President of the Karnataka chapter.

Era of Resistance

Historical Context

Organized Indian Freedom Struggle

Timeline

1885–1947

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