| Intro | Indian politician |
| Was |
Politician Translator |
| From | India |
| Type | Politics |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 5 August 1907, Nellore, India |
| Death |
9 March 1997 (aged 89 years) |
| Star sign | Leo |
| Politics | Indian National Congress |
Bezawada Gopala Reddy (5 August 1907 – 9 March 1997) was an Indian politician. He was Chief Minister of the erstwhile Andhra State (28 March 1955 – 1 November 1956) and Governor of Uttar Pradesh (1 May 1967 – 1 July 1972). He was popularly known as Andhra Tagore. Both Gopal Reddy and his wife studied at Santhiniketan established by Rabindranath Tagore. It was during this time that Gopal Reddy took a liking for Tagore’s works and translated many of his books into Telugu.
Sources
- Rulers
- “‘Sahithi Brindavana Sanchary’ Dr. Bejawada Gopala Reddy” from C. P. Brown Academy
Awards
Raja-Lakshmi Award for the year 1989 from Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation, Chennai.