Ankapur Model Village
How a small community in Telangana became the ‘Seed Bowl’ and an icon of agricultural resilience ANKAPUR (NIZAMABAD DISTRICT), TELANGANA — Updated: June 2026 Ankapur is a village in Armoor Mandal, Nizamabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. Recognised as a model village by the ICAR, ICRISAT and the International Rice Research Institute, this small, self-sufficient and agriculturally rich community has become a beacon for rural India. Almo…
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Assaka or Asmaka Janapada
c. 700 BCE – 300 BCE | Ancient Telangana’s First State-Level Society One of the Sixteen Great Mahajanapadas | Capital: Potali (Bodhan) | Godavari Valley Civilization Map of Assaka (Asmaka) Mahajanapada – core territory in the Godavari River Valley, modern Telangana
The Assaka (Asmaka) Mahajanapada flourished in the region of present-day Telangana from approximately 700 BCE to 300 BCE. It was one of the shodasa (sixteen) great mahajanapadas o…
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Vemulawada Chalukyas
The Solar‑Lineage Feudatories of the Rashtrakutas | c. 753 CE – 973 CE 220 Years of Regional Power | Podana & Vemulawada | Jain & Shaiva Patrons | Earliest Telugu Poetry Vemulawada Chalukya heartland – Podana (Bodhan) and Sabbinadu (Vemulawada), Telangana.
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…
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Sirnapalli Samsthanam
Sheelam (Seelam) Dynasty | Water Patrons & Regents of the Nizamabad Region (c. 1700s – 1949 CE) 📍 Sirnapally, Indalwai Mandal | 🌊 Janaki Bai Waterfalls (Telangana Niagara) | 💧 Rani Ushamma to Rani Janakamma The Sirnapalli Samsthanam (also Sirnapally Samsthanam) was a historic landed estate centred at Sirnapally village in present-day Nizamabad district, Telangana. Its power rested not on military forts but on water management, philanthropy …
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Ura Panduga
Ashada month festival · 55 castes · Wooden deities · Nizamabad Quilla, Telangana Oora Panduga (Voora Panduga) – traditional village festival celebrated in Nizamabad, Telangana, during the Hindu month of Ashada (July – August). The festival honours village deities including Peddamma, Pochamma, Mahalakshmi, Kondala Rayudu, and others. Organized by the Sarva Samaj Committee (representing 55 castes), the rituals involve carving new wooden idols, a gr…
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Dichpally Ramalayam
Dichpally Ramalayam (also known as Khilla Ramalayam) – a magnificent but neglected 12th‑century temple located in Dichpally village, Nizamabad district, Telangana . Built by Pratapa Rudra‑II of the Kakatiya dynasty (construction began in 12th century and continued until 1311 AD, when it was abruptly abandoned). The temple is renowned for its erotic sculptures – next only to Khajuraho – and is often called “Indhoor Khajuraho” or the “Khajuraho of …
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