Kshatriya

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Andhra Kshatriya Gotra's
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July 4th 1897 - Alluri's Birthday
Sita Rama Raju Alluri
A terror to the alien rulers, Alluri Seetha Rama Raju was one of Andhra's early revolutionaries. He successfully led the tribals revolting against the Crown. Mobilising them, he launched an armed rebellion against the British.
He was the leader of the ill-fated "Rampa Rebellion" that was fought against the British occupiers from 1922 to 1923. Popularly referred to as 'Raju', he lives on in the hearts of the Telugu people as the Manyam Veerudu ('Hero of the jungles').

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The Great Kshatriya Freedom Fighter Shri Alluri Seeta Rama Raju

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Overview

The Federation of Kshatriya Seva Sanghams grew out of the erstwhile “Kshatriya Seva Samithi, AP” (KSS) instituted by a group of visionaries to meet the developmental needs of the growing number of Kshatriyas who settled in Hyderabad and other parts of India. Kshatriya.org has been created and sponsored by a core team of KSS leaders in association with a talent pool of volunteers to bring all Raju Kshatriyas together and to collaborate for a greater cause on a global scale. This Website aims at using advanced technology to provide a globally available platform to all members to pursue the common cause. It enables us to participate,promote, and grow both individually and as an organisation.Using this Website, we can contribute to social causes and community development wherever we are, whenever we choose.


The Kshatriyas
The word kshatriya is derived from a Sanskrit word ksatra which means "dominion,power and government".
Raju Kshatriya is the name of a small but prominent community in Andhra Pradesh.They are considered to be descendants of ancient kings. The Kshatriyas, with a population of about half a million, live mostly in the coastal region of Andhra Pradesh.They are also found in certain other parts of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. There is a sprinkling of Rajus all over the world. The Kshatriyas are traditionally known to be compassionate and kind to fellow beings.As much as we are a largely successful community, we have among us many that are less fortunate and need our support to get back into the mainstream. Realising this need, some of our visionary elders launched the Rajaputra Samajams first in Visakhapatnam and Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh way back on 20 December 1910. They had the missionary objective of providing the much-needed leadership and support to the less privileged sections of our community. The Samajams first focused on helping the youth to get a proper education. The scope of the organisation widened when the then Chief Minister of Madras State (now Tamil Nadu), Poosapati Kumara Swamy Raja, amalgamated their activities and titled them. Thus was established the “Kshatriya Seva Samithi, AP (KSS-AP)” in 1961. The Samithi floated the Sarala Educational Society in 1979 to provide educational and vocational training to needy students. This was followed by an Industrial Training Institute. Several such steps have helped better the cause of the underprivileged. Today the Samithi undertakes many development activities in several key areas to help the needy and less fortunate. These include health and medical care, scholarships and education, pension for widows, self-employment and shelter for students/visitors.We have taken further strides on this mission in tune with the changing times by instituting and launching a broader online platform with wider objectives in the form of the Federation of Kshatriya Seva Sanghams (FKSS). This Website supports the philanthropic activities of volunteer Kshatriyas, known as the Rajus, who have fanned out to nine states in India to contribute to this noble social cause. This online venture to reach out to larger numbers of people in the community was sponsored by the family of Late Sri Byrraju Satyanaranaya Raju and that of Sri P.R. Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha of Rajapalayam.