Bojja Tharakam

Bojja Tharakam (27 June 1939 – 16 September 2016) was a well-known poet, writer, social and political activist and a senior human rights advocate in India. Tharakam was a committed lawyer in the Andhra Pradesh State High Court, fighting against the problems that Dalits have had to confront.

Bojja Tharakam
Born(1939-06-27)27 June 1939
Kandikuppa village of East Godavari district, India
Died16 September 2016(2016-09-16) (aged 77)
Hyderabad, India
NationalityIndian
Political partySchedule caste student federation, President Republican Party of India
Spouse(s)Vijaya Bharati
ChildrenDr. Mahita, Rahul Bojja (IAS)

Biography

Early age

Bojja Tarakam was born in Kandikuppa village of East Godavari district to his parents Appalaswamy and Mavullamma. His father, Bojja Appalaswamy, was one of the SCF leaders in coastal Andhra and was elected twice to the legislative Assembly from Amalapuram constituency in East Godavari district, in 1951[1] and 1955.[2]

Cases

Chundur Massacre/Tsunduru massacre (1991)

He was senior public prosecutor Tsunduru massacre case in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. During an interview with Dalit Camera he said that the judgment in the Tsundur case was biased, illogical and casteist to protect their Reddy caste people. The reasoning given by the high court is contrary to all principles of criminal jurisprudence and appreciation of evidence. The trial court which gave the first judgment had elaborately discussed the evidence, the entire evidence, and come to a conclusion which is unassailable. But unfortunately the high court, throwing all the norms and canons of justice to the winds, gave a very unscientific reasoning, which is unknown to criminal jurisprudence, and acquitted all the accused.[3] [This is opinion, not fact.]

He was a human rights activist and stood specially for the rights of Dalits. He also filed case against the encounters by police in Supreme court and demanded that these officers should be booked and the probe should be set up for them. He won the case in Supreme Court of India.

Karamchedu (17 July 1985)

He resigned from the High Court as a sign of protest in 1984 against the attacks on Dalits in Karamchedu in Prakasam district of AP.

He founded AP Dalita Maha Sabha. He worked all his life to spread the ideas of Dr B R Ambedkar in the society especially among the youths.[4]

Death

He died of a brain tumor on 16 September, 2016 in a private hospital at Hyderabad.[5][6]

Books
  • Mahad:The March That's Launch Everyday in 2018 published by The Shared Mirror Publishing House, Hyderabad.
  • (Poem) Naalage Godavari (Godavari is Like Me) in 2000.
  • Brezil Prajala Bhuporatam (The Brazilian's fight for the Land) in 2003 (published by Janapada Vignana Kendram, Hyderabad).
  • Newspaper run by him is Neela Zenda from Andra Pradesh.
  • Major Works "Police arestuceseta 'caste-category', 'ground-plow-mudeddulu' 'Panchatantra' (novel)," the born-throat '
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References
  1. "Statistical Report on General Elections 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Madras" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Govt of India. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  2. Web, Master. "List of Successful Candidates in Andhra Pradesh Assembly Election in 1955". Elections.in. Compare Infobase Limited. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. http://www.dalitcamera.com/bojja-tharakam-entire-judiciary-hands-caste-hindus/
  4. http://www.deccanchronicle.com/opinion/op-ed/180916/bojja-tarakam-the-gentle-warrior.html
  5. News, Contributor (17 September 2016). "Rights activist and senior counsel Bojja Tarakam no more". New Indian Express. Express News Service. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  6. http://www.sakshipost.com/andhrapradesh/2016/09/17/ys-jagan-mohan-reddy-pays-homage-to-bojja-tarakam
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