| Jagannadha
Rao
The elder of this third generation Garimellas is Jagannadha
Rao. Like his father he went to Madras University and took a law
degree. He lost his father before he obtained a law degree. So he
shifted to Srikakulam to join the office of Pullela Seetharamayya
Panthulu. He later set up an office independantly at Srikakulam
and practiced in District courts. He was in the Congress party and
actively supported the freedom movement. He participated in salt
satyagraha held at Gopalapur(Orissa)beach. He was the secretary
of the District Inam Ryot Congress and helped thousands ofInam Ryots
in securing pattas for the lands in their cultivation. He sheltered
the activists of the freedom struggle and procured bail for those
who were arrested. He also defended them in the criminal cases filed
by the then government against these activists. He served as a Government
pleader. He was known to be an authority on land tenures. He has
written commentaries on some Law subjects. His work on Estates Abolition
was published but his books on Rent Control and Hindu Marriage act
etc remained unpublished. He evinced interest in photography and
in stage. He took many action photographs of the salt satyagraha
in which he has participated. He was known for his wit and humour. |
