Dokka Seethamma

Dokka Seethamma (or Sithamma; 1841–1909) was an Indian social activist who gained recognition by spending much of her life serving food for poor people and travellers.[1]

Dokka Seethamma
Statue of Dokka Seethamma at Vivekananda Park in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
BornOctober 1841
Mandapeta, Rajahmundry District Madras Presidency (now Konaseema district, Andhra Pradesh, India)
Died28 April 1909
NationalityIndian
Other namesAndhrula Annapurna
Apara Annapurna
Occupation(s)Social Worker, Educationalist,
SpouseDokka Joganna

Seethamma was born in October 1841 in the village of Mandapeta, in Andhra Pradesh,[2] and lost her mother during her childhood.[3]

Dokka Joganna, a Vedic Scholar and farmer, married her, and this allowed her to offer food to the poor, which she did for more than 40 years.[4]

Seethamma was honored as a Hindu saint and called Apara Annapurna, a reincarnation of the goddess Annapurna.[5] An aqueduct over the Vynateya river was named for her in 2000 and is marked with a bust depicting her.[2][4][6]

References
  1. India. Office of the Registrar; India. Office of the Registrar General (1962). Census of India, 1961: Andhra Pradesh. Census of India, 1961. Manager of Publications. p. 50.
  2. టీవీయస్. శాస్త్రి. "ఆంధ్రుల అన్నపూర్ణ శ్రీమతి డొక్కా సీతమ్మ గారు". gotelugu.com (with photograph) (in Telugu). Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. Subrahmanyam, Velcheti (15 December 2016). "Play Dokka Seethamma: On a life well lived". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. Jai Hind (29 November 2015). "Smt. Dokka Seethamma, A women served for Hunger and Needy". My Nation Pride. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  5. Doug Glener; Sarat Komaragiri (2002). 'The Guest Is God': The Hospitality of a Hindu Saint. ISBN 9781570628849. Retrieved 23 August 2016 – via Beliefnet. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. B. V. S. Bhaskar (28 August 2010). "Aqueduct cries for attention". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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