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Armed Struggle, Cultural Mobilisation and the Long Decline of Maoist Insurgency in the Red Corridor · 1967–present · Telangana (undivided Andhra) · CPI (Maoist) · Indravelli Massacre 1981 · Counter-insurgency · Mass surrenders NAXALISM · TELANGANA · 1967–present · Socio-economic inequalities · Landlessness · Indravelli Massacre · Red corridor · Counter-insurgency · Mass surrenders · 2025–2026 leadership collapse Naxalite cadres in the forests of central India Naxalism, the Maoist-inspired insurgency that spread across India, found one of its earliest and most significant strongholds in Telangana. Emerging as a radical response to entrenched socio-economic inequalities, landlessness, …

The Resilient Ruler of Telangana & the Kush Mahal c. 1480–1517 CE · Hindu Boya Chieftain · Independent Ruler · Built Kush Mahal · Captured Warangal Fort (1504) · Patron of Telugu Literature Kush Mahal (Shitab Khan Palace), Warangal Fort Shitab Khan (c.1480–1517 CE) , born as Sitapathi Raju into a Hindu Boya family, rose from a foot soldier in the Bahmani army to an independent ruler who controlled Warangal, Khammam, and Rachakonda. He successfully navigated the treacherous politics between the collapsing Bahmani Sultanate, the rising Qutb Shahis, the powerful Gajapati Kingdom, and the expanding Vijayanagara Empire. A Sanskrit inscription dated 21 January 1504 records his capture of Warangal…

The 10th-Century Jaina Scholar Who Preserved the Legacy of Adi Pampa · c. 945 CE · Bommala Gutta, Karimnagar · Trilingual: Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu · Patron of Tribhuvanatilaka Basadi BIOGRAPHY · JAINA SCHOLAR · c. 945 CE · Bommala Gutta · Trilingual inscription · Telugu kanda verses · Tribhuvanatilaka basadi · Younger brother of Adi Pampa · Vemulawada Chalukyas Jaina Tirthankara – the faith to which Jinavallabha dedicated his life The history and legacy of Jinavallabha are preserved in a landmark 10th-century inscription that serves as a vital record for the literary and religious history of the Deccan. A scholar, poet, and devout Jaina, Jinavallabha was the younger brother of the …

1303 – 1323 AD · From Upparapalli to the Fall of Warangal · Four Major Campaigns · Khalji and Tughlaq Sultans · The End of the Kakatiya Dynasty MILITARY HISTORY · KAKATIYA KINGDOM · 1303 · Battle of Upparapalli · 1309–1310 · Malik Kafur's Siege · 1318 · Tribute to Khusrau Khan · 1323 · Ulugh Khan's Campaigns · Fall of Warangal Warangal Fort – the capital of the Kakatiya kingdom that fell in 1323 Between 1303 and 1323 , the Delhi Sultanate launched four major invasions against the Kakatiya kingdom of Telangana. The first invasion (1303) ended in a spectacular Kakatiya victory at the Battle of Upparapalli , where the Turkish army was routed. The second (1309–1310) forced Pratapar…