N. G. Ranga
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N G Ranga Statue at RK Beach in Visakhapatnam
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Tenali |
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In office 1957–1962 |
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Chittoor |
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In office 1962–1967 |
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Srikakulam |
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In office 1967–1971 |
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Guntur |
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In office 1980–1984 |
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Guntur |
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In office 1984–1989 |
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| Member of the Indian Parliament for Guntur |
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In office 1989–1991 |
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11 July 1900 Nidubrolu, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Died | 9 June 1995 (aged 94) |
| Nationality |
 Indian
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| Spouse(s) | Bharathi Devi |
| Children | No |
| Alma mater | Oxford Brookes University |
| Occupation | Social, political activist |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Gogineni Ranga Nayukulu, better known as N. G. Ranga (7 November 1900 – 9 June 1995), was an Indian freedom fighter, parliamentarian, and kisan (farmer) leader. He was an exponent of the peasant philosophy, and considered the father of the Indian Peasant Movement after Swami Sahajanand Saraswati.
Ranga was born in Nidubrolu village in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. He went to school in his native village, and graduated from the Andhra-Christian College, Guntur. He received a B.Litt. in Economics from the University of Oxford in 1926. On his return to India, he took up teaching as Professor of Economics at Pachaiyappa's College, Madras (Chennai).
Ranga joined the freedom movement inspired by Gandhi's clarion call in 1930. He led the ryot agitation in 1933. Three years later, he launched the Kisan Congress party. He held historic discussions with Gandhiji on the demand for a rythu-coolie state. He wrote a book, Bapu Blesses regarding his discussions with Gandhi.
Ranga was one of the founders of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers. He represented India at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (Copenhagen) in 1946, the International Labour Organisation (San Francisco) in 1948, the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (Ottawa) in 1952, the International Peasant Union (New York City) in 1954 and the Asian Congress for World Government (Tokyo) in 1955.
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