134th Birth Anniversary of Sri. Bhagya Reddy Varma at Agricultural College, Sircilla on 22-05-2022

The 134th Birth anniversary of Sri. Bhagya Reddy Varma was celebrated on 22nd May, 2022 at Agricultural College, Sircilla. In the programme Dr. T. Arunbabu, OISA briefed the contributions of Sri. Bhagya Reddy Varma garu to minorities in the state of Hyderabad during the early 19th century period. He also said that Sri. Bhagya Reddy Varma garu fought against untouchability in Hyderabad State and fought for abolition of Jogini and Devdasi systems in the society. He inspired by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and Jyotirao Phule, Varma raised his voice against discrimination by upper castes. Eventually, he also established the Adi Hindu ("Original Hindu"), a social organization, to bring awareness to the Dalits. In 1906, he formed a group called Jagan Mitra Mandali, which involved minorities. In 1910, he started to educate Dalit children, and in a short span of time he was able to run 25 centres with 2000 students. Dr. Razia Sultana Prof. (GPBR) said that Sri. Bhagya Reddy Varma garu Reddy had launched a movement against the devadasi pratha, forcing the Nizam to declare it a crime. She also told that the Bhagya Memorial Girls High School at Esamia Bazar, Koti, Hyderabad, Telangana, which he started in 1913, is still functioning. All the teaching, nonteaching and students were participated in the programme and paid the floral tributes to the famous personality.