Alluri Sitarama Raju: Facts about great Manyam Dora

He launched a freedom campaign against the British with Ramapa Movement in 1922. Till he was caught & martyred in 1924.

During the period of two years, he fought multiple times with the British troops, always winning against them.

He is referred to as "Manyam Veerudu" (Hero of the Jungles) by the local people.

He had an extensive knowledge of astrology and medicine, according to local media reports.

In a paper, Dr Murali Atury, a professor of History at the University of Hyderabad, said that Raju became a 'sanyasi' (hermit) at the age of 18.

Pandrangi, in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district, is the birthplace of Alluri Sitarama Raju.

In the year 1986, the Indian Postal Department issued a stamp on his behalf, featuring his struggle for Independence.