Background
He was born to atheist leader Goparaju Ramachandra Rao "Gora" and Saraswathi Gora on 10 October 1930. He began social work at the age of 12 under the guidance of his father.
He was born to atheist leader Goparaju Ramachandra Rao "Gora" and Saraswathi Gora on 10 October 1930. He began social work at the age of 12 under the guidance of his father.
He worked to remove untouchability in Indian society. He was the interpreter of Vinoba Bhave during his land reform movement in Andhra Pradesh and parts of Orissa. After a tidal wave hit Diviseema in 1977, Lavanam helped in the rehabilitation work.
She was suffering from ovarian cancer.
Lavanam died on 14 August 2015, due to multiple organ failure at a hospital in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
Lavanam supported the formation of the new state Telangana. According to him, there were few cultural and social ties between Telangana and Andhra. He wrote a petition to the Andhra Pradesh High Court for the inclusion of an atheist option in the Indian census.