 In 17th-century saint composer Kancharla Gopanna who was known as Bhakta Ramadas.Gopanna was the Tahasildar of Bhadrachalam (second half of the 17th century), is said to have used money from the government treasury to build Bhadrachalam Temple, and was imprisoned in a dungeon in 
Golconda.Tehsildar are Class 1 Gazetted Officers in most of the states of India.