N. G. Ranga

Writer: Shashank Taparia

Gogineni Ranga Nayukulu, also known as N. G. Ranga (7 November 1900 – 9 June 1995), was an Indian freedom fighter, classical liberal, parliamentarian and farmer leader.

He was the founding president of the Swatantra Party. He was an exponent of the peasant philosophy and considered the father of the Indian Peasant Movement.

Ranga Ji was born in Nidubrolu village in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. He went to school in his native village and graduated from the Andhra-Christian College, Guntur. He received a B.Litt. in Economics from the University of Oxford in 1926. On his return to India, he took up teaching as a Professor of Economics at Pachaiyappa’s College, Madras (Chennai).

N.G. Ranga
Freedom Fighter: N.G. Ranga

The whole political journey of N.G. Ranga can be described in the following points,

  • Member of Parliament for Madras (Rajya Sabha)In office1952–1957.
  • Member of the Indian Parliament for Tenali (Lok Sabha) in office 1957–1962.
  • Member of Parliament for Chittoor (Lok Sabha) in office 1962–1967.
  • Member of the Indian Parliament for Srikakulam (Lok Sabha) in office 1967–1971.
  • Member of the Indian Parliament for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) in office 1977–1980.
  • Member of Parliament for Guntur (Lok Sabha) in office 1980–1984.
  • Member of Parliament for Guntur (Lok Sabha)In office 1984–1989.
  • Member of the Indian Parliament for Guntur (Lok Sabha) in office 1989–1991.

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