Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha-Andhra, Hyderabad Branch Established by the National Devotee and follower of Mahathma Gandhiji Late Konda Venkatappayya Panthuluji in the year 1936. And he was the first President of Andhra Sabha.
In the year 1936 Vijayawada was the Head office of the Andhra Sabha later on it is shifted to Hyderabad.
During the year 1929 Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhiji visited Sabha’s branch at Tenali and gave message to National devotees.
During the year 1946 Mahatma Gandhiji blessed the letter of Foundation stone of Vijayawada Branch and touched the bricks and stones of foundation stone at Vijayawada Railway station and instructed Vinobha bhaveji to preside the foundation stone ceremony of Vijayawada Branch.
During the year 1969 HPT Training College new building inaugurated by Vinoba Bhaveji at Vijayawada.
Since 1936 to till today Andhra Sabha is engaged in promotion and propogation of Hindi in non Hindi speaking areas. It is running the Institution on the Principles of Mahathma Gandhiji.
President | Names |
1st President | Konda Venkatappaiah Pantulu |
2nd President | Tanguturi Pakasam Pantulu |
3rd President | Dr.Bezawada Gopala Reddy |
4th President | Swamy Ramanandh Thirth |
5th President | Seerla Brahmaiah |
6th President | M.V.Papanna Gupta |
7th President | Vemuri Subbarao |
8th President | Boyapati Nageswararao |
9th President | Kaza Venkateswararao |
10th President | Komma Sivasankar Reddy |
11th President | M.Sita Lakshmi |
12th President | Kadaru Mallaiah |
Above said Presidents rendered their Yeomn service to Sabha.
From 2016 December Hindi Devotee Sri P.Obaiah elected as the President and rendering service in the Sabha’s development activities.
Sabha running it’s activities through branches of Sabha. It is conducting from Prathamic to Praveen Exams in every year August and February. Plenty of students getting through examinations every session.
Central Sabha Madras has given power to Provincial branches to organize the “Rashtra Bhasha Visharadh” Convocation in the year 1996. Till today Andhra Sabha has conducted 14 State Level Rashtra Bhasha Visharadh Convocation Functions. In these convocations different eminent personalities have addressed the convocation list is as below.
Visharadh Convocation | Convocation addressed by |
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1st Convocation | Sri Prabhashankar Mishra ji Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh |
2nd Convocation | Dr.C. Narayana Reddy ji President, State Cultural Board |
3rd Convocation | Smt. Nayani Krishna Kumari ji Vice-Chancellor, Pottisriramulu Telugu University |
4th Convocation | Smt. V.S. Ramadevi ji Governor of Himachal Pradesh |
5th Convocation | Acharya N. Gopi ji Vice-Chancellor, Pottisriramulu Telugu University |
6th Convocation | Chief Justice Dr. Ranganath Mishraji Chief Justice of India |
7th Convocation | Dr. Manmohan Singhji Commissioner & Director of School education |
8th Convocation | Sri G. Subrahmanyam ji Vice-Chancellor, Potti Sriramulu Telugu University |
9th Convocation | Sri K. Suresh Reddy ji Speaker, Andhra Pradesh Assembly |
10th Convocation | Sri Sushil Kumar Shindeji Governor, Govt of Andhra Pradesh |
11th Convocation | Dr.Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy ji Chief Minister, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh |
12th Convocation | Justice Dr.V.S.Malimathji President & Chancellor D.B.Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras & Chairman, Karnataka State Law Commission |
13th Convocation | Sri Vineeth Joshi, I.A.S.,Chairman & Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi |
14th Convocation | Dr.D. Purandeswari ji State Minister for MHRD, Govt.of India, New Delhi |
15th Convocation | Dr.Kesarilal Varma Director, Central Hindi Directorate, New Delhi |
16th Convocation | M. Venkaiah Naidu ji Vice-President of India, New Delhi |
Since 1958 to till today bilingual Magazine is Publishing every month. It publish the activities of Sabha and Hindi literature. Every month around 2000 copies circulated.