Background
RAO, Kona was born on July 10, 1916 in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. Son of Venkatrao I, Subhadramma.
RAO, Kona was born on July 10, 1916 in Bapatla, Andhra Pradesh. Son of Venkatrao I, Subhadramma.
He did most of his schooling in his native place Bapatla, and then graduated from the Loyola College, Madras and completed his law degree from the I.L.S. Law College, Pune.
He died on October 20, 1990, at National Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad due to cardio-respiratory failure At the age of 16, Rao conducted boycott of schools when late Motilal Nehru died. He was a social and political worker and took active part in the Salt Satyagraha movement and Quit India Movement of 1942. In Bapatla he organised a youth league and propagated using of Khadi.
He was a member of the Indian National Congress and Governor of Maharashtra from 31 May 1985 to 2nd April 1986.
Married Padmavathi Rao.