Chilukuri Veerabhadrarao

Chilukulri Veerabhadra Rao is one of the famous historians of South India. He was born in Relangi village of West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh in 1872. He worked for various journals Desopakari, Andhra Desaabhimani, Vibhudaranjani, Aandhra kesar and Satyavaadi. During 1909-1912, he lived in Chennai and wrote five volume History of Andhras, which is a first. Andhra Mahasabha recognised his contribution with a title called "Chaturanana" (meaning creator of History). He died in 1939.