Biography
Guddemane Appaiah Gowda was an Indian rebel, he instated a peasant army from Kodagu and became its commander in-chief to lead the Amara Sullia Rebellion in 1837. His great grandson Sujith Guddemane is prominent lawyer from Sullia, practising before the High Court of Karnataka. They were successful in hoisting the native flag after lowering the Union Jack, which is known to be the first-ever freedom movement against the East India Company. They established a civil government in Mangalore for 13 days under his leadership.