KOMARAM BHEEM. TRIBAL LEADER
.ADILABAD DISTRICT IN FORMER HYDERABAD STATE OF NIZAM 7.He fought forces
of Nizam 7 against exploitation of tribals from 1928 to
1940. He killed Nizams pattedar siddique who came with army to
collect taxes. Komaram bheem could not be captured in spite of intense
campaign by nizams forces owing to his guerill tactics. Bheem got inspiration
from Alluri seetha ramaraju in coastal Andhra region who also
fought for tribals in Visakha patnam agency areas very valiantly. He
dreamt of a Gondwana state. He also went to Chanda i.e Chadrapur in
former Gond kindom near Nagpur and learnt English, hindi and urdu. He returned
and with renewed vigor raised army of Tribals and continued his fight. Sadly,
He was killed in an encounter with police and Nizams army on 27 Oct
1940 at the age of 39 .Recently, a district has been named as Komaram Bheem
district and a statue has also been
erected at tank bund in Hyderabad and at other places.
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