Paturi Rajagopala Naidu

Rajagopala Naidu was born on 5 April 1920 at Diguvamagham to Smt. Paturi Lakshmamma and Shri. Paturi Srinivasulu Naidu. His primary education was at Diguvamagham Aided School, Secondary Education at District Board High School, Chittoor, and his higher education was at Government College, Anantapur, and was completed in 1942. Shri. Chennakrishnayya and Shri. K. Rama Naidu was his teacher at Diguvamagham. He stayed along with Shri. Bollineni Parthasarathy Naidu's family during his schooling days at Chittoor and at Shri. Konda Venkatappaiah's family in Anantapur. He had an inclination towards politics from his college days and was inspired by a communist leader Shri. Tadipatri Rami Reddy. He discretely disseminated the "Akashavani" newspaper by riding a bicycle and used to go to college wearing a "Gandhian Cap" and started numerous daring developments against British principles by dislodging the railway tracks. He returned to Diguvamagham holding a bachelor's degree in 1942 and engaged in social service in and around Diguvamagham village by starting many social organizations. He has played a stage performance “ Annagari Koolodu” for which Shri. N.G.Ranga was the chief guest. From then on he was greatly inspired by Shri. N.G. Ranga and later become his follower and close associate. He was married to Smt. Amaravathamma, daughter of Shri. Seenaiah Naidu, of Kondrajukalva village. After marriage, he started his career as a teacher at Sholingur and later at Uttara Brahmana Palli, Elementary School, Diguvamagham. After that, he worked at Oriental Publishing Company, Madras for a few days and also at their Chittoor branch. His daughter, Aruna Kumari was born in 1945. His wife, Smt. Paturi Amaravathama died in 1947 and thereafter he remained a widower. ==Political career==