Ma Ramamurthy

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Ma Ramamurthy (1918–1967) was an Indian writer, journalist and social activist. Known as Kannadada Veera Senani, he led the Kannada movement in the 1950s and 1960s, alongside leaders like A. N. Krishna Rao. He designed the red-and-yellow arishina-kumkuma Kannada flag. Ramamurthy Nagar, a neighborhood in East Bengaluru, is named after him. He was born on March 11, 1918, in Nanjangud to a Brahmin family. His father was Veerakesari Seetharama Shastri, a freedom fighter and litterateur. He studied at Arya Vidyashala in Bengaluru. He was married to Kamalamma. He died in 1967 at about 49 years old.