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The Karimnagar Silver Filigree is a celebrated ancient art form from Karimnagar, India, renowned for its exquisite silver artifacts and ornaments crafted from fine, twisted silver wire. This delicate technique, known locally in Telugu as vendi teega pani (work done with silver wire), has a rich history spanning at least two centuries and received official recognition with a Geographical Indication (GI) status in 2007. Initially gaining popularity and patronage during the Nizam era, the craft is currently undergoing a revitalization, notably through the involvement of women artisans, which is helping to make these traditionally elite items more accessible to the common market. History and Evolution of the Craft The silver filigree tradition in the region is said to have been adopted about 200 years ago in the town of Elgandal, near present-day Karimnagar in Telangana. It later migrated to Karimnagar town in the early 20th century. Historical accounts credit a widely traveled professiona...

The Vundi Nayakas were a prominent vassal family under the Kakatiya dynasty (12th–14th century CE), entrusted with the administration and defense of the northern frontier of Telangana. Their fortress, Ramagiri Fort, located in present-day Karimnagar district, served as a strategic military base, overseeing fertile agricultural lands and key trade routes connecting Warangal with the northern Deccan. As part of the Kakatiya feudal system, the Vundi Nayakas held the title of Durga-dhipati (fort commander) or Nayaka, exercising authority over surrounding villages, collecting revenue, and maintaining local order. They were also responsible for temple patronage, ensuring the continuation of Kakatiya architectural and cultural traditions. The Vundi Nayakas played a crucial role in frontier defense, coordinating with neighboring Nayakas such as Nagunuru, Kaulas, and Musunuri Nayakas, and resisting incursions from external powers like the Seuna (Yadava) kingdom, the Delhi Sultanate, and later t...

The Nagunuru Nayakas were a prominent vassal family under the Kakatiya dynasty (12th–14th century CE), responsible for administering and defending the northern frontier of Telangana. Their power center was the Nagunuru Fort, located in the present-day Karimnagar district, strategically positioned to guard trade routes and fertile agricultural lands in the Sabbinadu region. As part of the Kakatiya feudal system, the Nagunuru chiefs held the title of Durga-dhipati (fort commander) or Nayaka, exercising military, administrative, and revenue authority over surrounding villages. They played a key role in maintaining Kakatiya sovereignty, protecting temples, supporting regional trade, and acting as a buffer against incursions from northern Deccan powers like the Seuna (Yadava) kingdom and later the Delhi Sultanate. The Nagunuru Nayakas are also noted for their patronage of temples, most notably the Erra Gudi temple complex, and for fostering cultural and religious activities that contributed...

The Malyala (1076 CE - 1276 CE) were a powerful line of feudal lords and military commanders (Senani) who served as crucial pillars of the Kakatiya Empire from the late 11th to the late 13th centuries. Hailing from a warrior lineage, they were instrumental in the Kakatiyas' military expansions, particularly into the coastal Andhra region, and governed key strategic forts across modern-day Telangana. Founder : Danna Senani Capital: Sankisapura (modern Dornakal, Khammam). Forts : Sankisapura (Dornakal, Khammam), Malyala, Kondaparthi, Vardhamanapuram (Mahabubnagar) 1. Origins and Rise The dynasty emerged into the historical record with Danna Senani (1076-1120 AD), a celebrated general who served under the Kakatiya rulers Beta II and Prola II. His successful campaigns established the family's prestige and earned them control of several important forts, laying the foundation for two distinct branches of the family. Their origins are steeped in a martial tradition, with the title ...

The Vemulawada Chalukyas (753 CE - 973 CE) were a powerful regional dynasty of Telangana who rose as feudatories of the Rashtrakutas after the fall of the Badami Chalukyas. Their rule extended from Podananadu (Bodhan, Nizamabad) to Sabbinadu (Vemulawada, Karimnagar) between the 7th and 10th centuries CE. They claimed solar descent (unlike most Chalukya branches who traced lunar lineage) and became renowned patrons of literature, temple architecture, and Jainism, alongside Shaivism. Founder : Vinayaditya Yudhamalla I  Capitals Primary Capital : Vemulawada (in present-day Karimnagar district, Telangana). It was their spiritual and administrative heartland, famous for the Sri Raja Rajeshwara (Shaiva) Temple. Secondary Capitals : Bodhan (in Nizamabad district, Telangana) and Gangadhara (identified with modern Gangapuram in Telangana or a site near Vemulawada). The dynasty is often associated with the Podana (Bodhan) region. Geographical Area (Core Territory) The dynasty's core power b...

Balmuri Kondal Rayudu and his acolyte/lieutenant Bhogam Sani had been from Manal fort in Karimnagar where they lived between AD 1690 and 1720, ultimately ruling surrounding regions for around 27 years.  They had been resentful of the Mughal empire’s rule and had declared a war against Aurangzeb, who was alive till 1707, and even captured several forts, such as Induru Fort in Nizamabad, from the empire’s control. Belonging to the Velama community, they had wished to protect the local culture and traditions and were afraid that Muslim rule would jeopardise it. They ruled these areas up until, in 1720, they were defeated by the Nizam, who had declared independence from the Mughal empire, in Pallikonda near present-day Bheemghal town. They had lost their lives and their ‘tale of sacrifice’ has been a part of oral tradition in the area ever since. After the two men passed away, their bravery went on to inspire other rulers in nearby areas. Seelam Janaki Bai, the only woman ruler of the...

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan or 'Central School Organisation'(as previously known), oversees the functioning of the schools with its headquarters in New Delhi. The administration of this body is based on three levels. The chairman of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is always the Minister in Charge of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India; the deputy chairman is the Minister of State of the Ministry of Education. The real working power lies with the Commissioner of KVS. The foundation of KVS was laid on December 15, 1963, with the establishment of the first Kendriya Vidyalaya in Delhi. It is a non-profit organisation. Its schools are all affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Its objective is to educate children of the Indian Defence Services personnel who are often posted to remote locations. With the army starting its own Army Public Schools, the service was extended but not restricted to all central government employees. KVS is one of t...

Telangana Navodaya Schools are part of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti  an Autonomous Body Under Ministry of Education, Government Of India with head quarters at B-15, Institutional Area, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201307.  The JNV system was founded in 1986 by then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi and brain child of the then Human Resources Minister, P. V. Narasimha Rao. The system provides free residential education for grades six to twelve to rural populations and affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Vision : To provide good quality modern education-including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education- to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas without regard to their family's socio-economic conditions As per the policy of the Government, one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is to be established in each district. The first Navodaya Vidyalayas...

Molangur Fort is located in Mulanguru village (also known as Molangur), Shankarapatnam Mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana India is another invincible bastion belonging to the Kakatiyan era. The Molangur fort was constructed on a hillock by Voragiri Moggaraju, one of the chief officers of Prathapa Rudra of Kakatiya dynasty. It was constructed as a transit halt for Kakatiyas while travelling from Warangal fort to Elgandal Fort in Karimnagar. The Molangur fort is listed as protected site by the Archaeological Department. The fort is constructed on a huge granite hill that made it difficult for anybody to climb it from any side. On the way to the top of the hill, an inscription carved on a boulder mentions that there are two ways to the fort. At the entrance of the fort there is a Dargah of Molang Shah Wali, a muslim saint. It is reported that the original name of the village was Mudugar. It appears to have been renamed as Molangur after the name of the Muslim saint Molang Shah W...

Nagnoor Fort (also spelled Nagunur) is in Nagunur Village, Karimnagar Mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India. Nagaruru, Previously it was known as Nagaroor had been one of the chief townships of Sabbinadu, once ruled by local chiefs, who were eventually vanquished by Kakatiya king Rudra in 1170 AD and appointed Gangaraja to administer it. This city was alive with the emergence of Kakatiyas after the reign of Vemulawada Chalukyas, Kalyani Chalukyas for five centuries from 8th-13th centuries and its people as a centre of faith, a religious centre, a political centre, a spiritual centre also as a capital of morality, reaches to its extinction. This great capital turned to ruin which was having about 400 temples and now only three are visible, among these three two are already in ruins and one is about to be ruined, which is situated about 8 km from Karimnagar opposite to the Prathima Institute Of Medical Sciences and close to the Karimnagar Railway Station. ...

SRSP Flood Flow Canal is a 130 km long gravity canal from Sriram Sagar Project, Sangam Village, Nizamabad District to Mid Manair Dam, Manwada Village, Karimnagar District, Telangana. This Canal initiated as part of Sriram Sagar stage-II in which the foundation stone was laid by the former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1991. With this Canal the surplus water from Sriram Sagar Project can be taken into Mid Manair Dam to utilize another 25 tmcft and also it can be used to fill the Lower Manair Dam at KarimnagarCity. Canal construction was completed by July 2010, It was open in Aug 2010 after couple of trials. Canal is currently using to fill Lower Manair Dam as Mid Manair is under construction. It has been designed in such way that it will discharge 22000 cusecs water (Max Capacity), which means it can carry 50 tmcft water into Mid Manair (26 tmcft) and Lower Manair (24 tmcft) reservoirs in just 25 days at its full canal capacity (i.e. 2 tmcft per day). The flood canal c...