India: Harsh Thakor – Obituary for G. Renuka and Ankeshwarapu Sarayya
We hereby share an article by Harsh Thakor that we have received.
G.Renuka and Ankeshwarapu Sarayya till the last drop of the blood waved the banner of revolution
In the background of two of the most mortal or grievous combing operations extinguishing 31 persons on March 20th and 16 persons ,3 days ago, in an epicenter of Maoist activities in south Chhattisgarh, 2 Maoist leaders were executed, who played an integral role in unwaveringly shimmering the banner of Maoism and symbolised path of armed revolutionary resistance.Without hesitation any revolutionary democrat would recognise their role in heroically waging revolutionary resistance.
No humanitarian should not think twice in condemning the execution of any of it’s cadre and recognise the grievous condition that spur resistance.
Thew recent massacres are a testament to ascendancy of neo-fascism, to promote corporate plunder,and mercilessly extinguish any democratic resistance.
G.Renuka
Yesterday on March 31, 2025, while she was waiting in a village in Dantewada, DRG/ State assassinated Com. G. Renuka (55) in a fake “encounter. She was a senior revolutionary and relentlessly devoted dedicated her life for a radical transformation of India for the past 35 years. To the readers of Telugu revolutionary literature she was popularly known to readers as Midko. She hails from Kadivendi village (Village of com. Santosh Reddy @ Mahesh, a CCM (Central Committee member) of Maoist Party, martyred in 1999 along with Shyam and Murali) in Warangal district. While engaged in her LLB studies in Tirupati, she integrated in the women’s movement as a member of “Mahila Shakti.” In 1995, when Mahila Shakti merged with nine other organizations to form Chaitanya Mahila Sangham, she played role of a key organiser in the state-wide women’s movement, operating from Tirupati until 2000 and from Visakhapatnam until 2004. She was also a member of the editorial board of Mahila Margam magazine.
Promoted to DVCM in 2003. Worked with CCM Dulla Dada alias Anand in South Buster in 2006. Came to Maad region in 2013 and worked with SZCM Ramanna After the death of Ramanna due to corona in 2020, DKSZCM (Dandakaranya Special Zone Committee Member) Central Regional Bureau (CRB) has been appointed as the press team in-charge.
In 2004, she functioned underground in the Andhra-Odisha border zone and Dandakaranya. Writing under multiple pseudo names, she authored over 30 short stories, portraying strong female characters. Some of her stories translated into English are published in ‘Viyyukka – The Morning Star’, a collection of stories of women revolutionaries. She also wrote innumerable articles and fact-finding reports. Under the name B.D. Damayanti, she unfolded he violence unleashed by Salwa Judum, its impact on the people, and their resistance She wrote articles and a book on the people’s resistance in the Narayanpatna struggle. Additionally, she contributed several book introductions, reviews, and responses, consistently showcasing the revolutionary movement through various literary forms. On behalf of Naxal organization issues she gave press releases and published various magazines like Prabhat, Women’s Marga, Awami Jung, People’s March, Podiyaro Pollo, Ankar, Sangharshtar Mahila, Pithuri, Midangur, Bhoomkal Sandesh.
She was married to Comrade Mahesh (Santosh Reddy), a central committee member she had known since childhood in Kadivendi. However, he was martyred soon after. Later, she married Comrade Shakamuri Appa Rao, who was also martyred in 2010.
Inspite having a soft and kind heart, Renuka had a tenacious revolutionary spirit, demonstrated by her unflinching commitment to the movement until the very end. She was a dedicated revolutionary and a revolutionary writer.” At the time of her martyrdom, she was the press/publication in-charge of Dandakaranaya SZC.
Her martyrdom is a testimony to her death-defying spirit.
Ankeshwarapu Sarayya assassinated
Three Maoists were killed in the encounter that happened on Tuesday morning in the borders of Bijapur and Dantewada districts in Chhattisgarh.Special zone committee member Sudhir alias Sudhakar alias Murali alias Ankeshwarapu Sarayya was amongst those present among the deaths. 55 years old Sarayya’s native place was in Telangana Warangal district Kazipet mandal Taralapalli.
Sarayya studied till tenth standard. He worked as an agricultural labourer for some time, digging wells. Sarayya was s the eldest son of Ankeshwarapu Ellamma and Venkatayya couple. He has a brother and a sister. Sarayya played an active role in Radical Students Union (RSU) completing 10th standard in 1982-83 in Ainavolu Mandal Kondaparthi Government School, Warangal District. Sara played an integral role in the movement in the village; to stem the labourer’s awareness they used to procure fair wages for work done. Red flags were planted in the lands of land owners. His childhood friends recalled the movement ‘Dunne Vadide Bhoomi’.
Sarayya was arrested by police in 1985 on allegations of having connections with Naxals. After being released from prison in 1986 he worked as a labourer digging wells. vanquishing into unknown territory in 1991., information of his whereabouts was not disclosed o his family members. Sarayya did not return to her own village. He remained a bachelor till his death.
Blooming as a pioneer in the Maoist movement. till he very end he served as a member of the Dandakaranyam Special Zone Committee. Escalating tension was stirred in Taralapalli with the news of Sarayya’s death. The villagers said that Sarayya’s father died four years ago and mother died three years ago.
Harsh Thakor is a freelance journalist Thanks information from Ravi Narla and Aruna Kiranalu
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Additionally Virasam (Revolutionary Writers’ Association) wrote an article honoring Renuka:
Revolutionary Student-Youth Movement (RSYM) from Bangladesh issued Red Greetings to honor Renuka:
