cars and used to stop them. He took an elephant on his chest and held it for five minutes. Impressed the lord Then the Viceroy of British India, Lord Minto, experienced Ramamurthy's strength, when he tried to drive his car with Rammurthy holding it back with iron chains. His fame spread across the length and breadth of the country after this incident. Demonstrating his physical strength He demonstrated his skills at the Indian National Congress meeting in Allahabad. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya encouraged him to perform his feats abroad and sent his team to London. Honored by the crown King George and Queen Mary were impressed with his feats and gave him the title Indian Hercules after watching his display of physical strength at Buckingham Palace. Kaliyuga Bhima He was the first Indian to be so honoured by the royal couple. When he put before them the historical facts of Bhima of Mahabharata and compared it with those of Greek Hercules and Prussian Sandow, the King awarded him another more prestigious title of Kaliyuga Bhima to him. Performances abroad This great bodybuilder performed impressive feats like stopping two cars(driving on two different directions) of 25 horse power at high acceleration, breaking iron chains (of half inches) and holding an elephant leg on his chest, as well as juggling elephant babies with weights attached to them. He also performed in France, Germany, Japan and Spain. Bullfighting in Spain When he was in Spain the Spanish people invited him to fight the bull at ring. He entered the bullfighting ring, caught hold on a bull by its horns and threw it to the ground. Although he had no experience of fighting such bulls yet he dared to do and performed it successfully. Contribution to charity and freedom movement Ramamurthy was attracted towards the freedom movement through B. Chandrayya Naidu, who used to organise tribal youths against the British rulers. He earned crores of rupees through his circus company but spent a large amount of his wealth on charity and for the Freedom movement of India. Legacy A statue of him is erected on the Beach Road of Visakhapatnam. Another statue is also situated in his home town Veeraghattam and also in his home district of Srikakulam. Kodi Rammurthy Stadium has been named after him. References External links The Hindu Dr. Sridevi S. Kody Rammoorthy : Luminaries of Andhra Pradesh 1976 Andhra Pradesh