Madapati Hanumantha Rao (22 January 1885 – 11 November 1970) was an Indian statesman, poet and a short-story writer. He was the first Mayor of Hyderabad from 1951 to 1954. He is also a Padma Bhushan recipient.

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Madapati Hanumantha Rao
Indian statesman, poet and a short-story writer
Andhra Pradesh Legislative council
Personal details
Born	(1885-01-22)January 22, 1885 Pokkunuru, Nandigama Taluk, Krishna district
Died	November 11, 1970(1970-11-11) (aged 85)

Revival of the Telugu Language in Nizam's Dominion

He was a founder member of the Andhra Mahasabha. He came to be called the Andhra Pitamaha.[1]

Public worker

He was a member of the Senate and Syndicate of Osmania University.[2]

He held political meetings outside the limits of the Hyderabad state.^{[citation needed]} The first Hyderabad political conference was held in Kakinada in 1923,[3] due to the initiative taken by M. Hanumantha Rao. This was on account of Gasti No. 53, which made it impossible for any political meeting, however peaceful it might be, to be convened in Hyderabad. ^{[citation needed]}

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