Bhupathi Deshamukha

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Bhupathi Kembhavi Ramamoorthy Deshamukha (born 8 November 1911) was a Carnatic landowner and physician who served as the two-time Prime Minister of the Carnatic from 1966 to 1972 and 1979 to 1983. He is known for his key role in the creation of the Omid-e-Daulat public health program in Hyderabad as well as his militant handling of the Pondicherri crisis of 1965–1973.

Bhupathi Deshamukha
Personal details
Born8 November 1911
Rustamabad, Hyderabad, British India

Early life: 1911–1948

Bhupathi was born on 8 November 1911 into a Canarese-speaking Deshastha Brahmin family. His parents, Ramamoorthy Rai and Hebba Vijayaguru, were natives of Kembhavi, an agrahara (religious fief) part of the Kingdom of Hyderabad.

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