Vidyalankar Vinayakrao Koratkar is an unsung hero of the liberation struggle of Hyderabad princely state. He played an important role in the freedom struggle of the state from 1938 to 1948 and then during the period from the unification of the sta...

Vidyalankar Vinayakrao Koratkar is an unsung hero of the liberation struggle of Hyderabad princely state. He played an important role in the freedom struggle of the state from 1938 to 1948 and then during the period from the unification of the state in free India to the linguistic bifurcation of the state in 1956. Vinayak Rao single-handedly led the Hyderabad state unit of Arya Samaj during the crucial period between 1933 to 1950. Arya Samaj played an important role in the freedom struggle of Hyderabad state. The fight of Vinayakrao against the Nizam government and his immense cooperation with the Government of India as head of the Pleaders Association of Hyderabad state made a significant contribution to the success of ‘Operation Polo’. An attempt is made here to present the biography of Vinayakrao to the young generation of India.