K. Balagopal

Kandalla Balagopal (Telugu: కందాళ్ల బాలగోపాల్) (10 June 1952 – 8 October 2009) was an uncompromising human rights activist, mathematician and lawyer who was known for his work on the issue of civil liberties and human rights. He was a staunch civil liberties activist in Andhra Pradesh. He had broken away from the Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLC), with which he was associated since its inception in ‘80’s, on the issue of violence perpetrated by the erstwhile CPI-ML Peoples War. He was a prolific writer on people’s issues and had recently written about the developments on the Maoist front in west Bengal.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 10, 1952
Birth place
Bellary
Date of deathOctober 08, 2009
Place of death
Hyderabad

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