Datla

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Datla is a common surname that belongs to members of a Kshatriya caste in Andhra Pradesh known as Rajus. They are of the Chandravanshi sect and belong to the Dhananjaya Gotra. They descended from the "Kota Vamsa" dynasty that ruled parts of Andhra Pradesh in the 11th and 12th Century AD.

Chandravanshi includes Matsya, Eastern Chalukyas, Kota Vamsa, Kalachuris (Chedi-Haihaya), Saluva and Aravidu dyanasties of Vijayanagar.

Since all Danunjaya Gotriks are Kota dynasty people, all of them are considered to have descended from Chandra dynasty.[1] Many of the Kshatriyas in Andhra Pradesh attribute their ancestry to this dynasty. Some prominent personalities having the surname of Datla are:

  1. Colonel D.S. Raju (Satya Narayan Raju Datla) - Personal doctor to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in INA. Sri Vivekananda Maharogi Aarogya Kendram, Near Rajamundry is an organization dedicated to caring for the needs of Leprosy patients. Colonel D.S. Raju gave 11 acres in 1975 to Doctor Mallikarjuna Rao Mandavalli to set up a leprosy centre. It was handed over to the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) in 1982. The Colonel also founded the Rangaraya Memorial Medical College in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh with the financial help of the Zamindar of Dommeru, P. Ranga Rao.
  2. D.V.K. Raju (Venkata Krishnam Raju Datla) - Founder Biological Evans Ltd. [2]
  3. D.V.S.Raju (Venkata Subba Raju Datla) - Founder Elico Ltd.
  4. Ramesh Datla - Managing Director, Elico Ltd.[3]
  5. D.V. Raju (V. Raju Datla) Physicist at national institute of standards and technology
  6. Dr. Raju Datla (Raju Datla) Assistant Director, Davidson Laboratory, Stevens Institute of Technology. [4]
  7. Dinesh Datla Graduate Research Assistant at the University of Kansas. [5]
  8. Datla Devadanam Raju Literary poet and Author, famous works include "vaanarani kaalam" and "matti kalalu". Winner of many awards including Andhra Saraswathi Samithi. Recently completed the work on Yanam History. Received "Kalaimamani" award for 2003 from Govt. of Pudhichery. Also received state best Teacher award from Govt. of Andhra Pradesh for year 2000.[6]