Raja Narsa Goud
The Merchant-Philanthropist of Nizamabad | Founder of Victoria Leprosy Hospital & Friend of All Faiths King George V Medal (1930) · Built Temples & Masjids · 60 Acres for Leper Home · 10,000+ Blankets Distributed · 1866–1948 Raja Narsa Goud — the merchant-philanthropist of Nizamabad
In the annals of Hyderabad State, few names shine as brightly as that of Raja Narsa Goud . Born into a modest excise-contracting family in 1866 , Narsa Goud rose to become one of the three wealthiest businessmen of the Deccan. Yet his legend was forged not by riches alone, but by an unparalleled generosity that erased divisions of caste and creed. For decades after his death, destitute villagers wou…
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Nagavarma I
Jain Poet, Grammarian & Author of Karnataka Kadambari | The First Prosodist of Kannada 10th Century CE · Karnataka Kadambari · Chandombudhi · First Kannada Prosody Treatise · Died 21st February 993 CE · Devulapalli Inscription (Medak, Telangana) Nagavarma I — the Jain poet who gave Kannada its first prosody treatise Nagavarma I (10th Century CE) was one of the earliest and most celebrated writers in the Kannada language. He lived during the reign of King Rakkasa Ganga (Rachamalla V, 986–999 CE) of the Western Ganga dynasty. Nagavarma I is best known for two extant works: Karnataka Kadambari , a champu (mixed prose-verse) romance novel adapted from Bāṇa's Sanskrit Kadambari, and Chandomb…
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Aggalayya
Royal Physician (Ayurveda) · Mahasamantha · Vaidyaratnakara Pranacharya · Vaidyasikhamani · 1034–1074 CE 11th Century Surgical Wizard · First Epigraphic Evidence of Sastra-Chikitsa · Royal Physician to Chalukya Kings · Titles: Vaidyaratnakara, Pranacharya, Vaidyasikhamani Aggalayya — the 11th century surgical wizard of Telangana Aggalayya (also known as Aggalarasa) (c. 1000 – c. 1080 CE) was a legendary royal physician, Mahasamantha, and the first epigraphically documented surgeon in Indian history. Flourishing between 1034 and 1074 CE , he served as the royal physician (Ayurveda) to the Chalukya kings Jagadekamalla I (Jayasimha II) and Someswara II . The Saidapur Jaina Inscription of 1034 CE pr…
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Doddi Komarayya (Komaraiah)
"Komarayya's death and martyrdom set ablaze the pent-up fury of the Telangana peasantry. People rose in all talukas in Nalgonda in masses." — Telangana People's Struggle and Its Lessons First Martyr · Telangana Armed Struggle · 4 July 1946 · Kadavendi Village · Kuruma Shepherd Community · Gutupala Sangham · 4,000+ Martyrs Doddi Komarayya — the first martyr of the Telangana Armed Struggle Doddi Komarayya (also spelled Komaraiah / Komraiah / Komurayya) (3 April 1927 – 4 July 1946) — a young peasant from a poor shepherd family in Kadavendi village — is recognized as the first martyr of the armed phase of the Telangana Peasant Movement . His death on 4 July 1946 at the hands of a …
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