Jain Poet, Grammarian & Author of Karnataka Kadambari | The First Prosodist of Kannada 10th Century CE · Karnataka Kadambari · Chandombudhi · Earliest Available Kannada Prosody Treatise · Died 21st February 993 CE (Inscriptional Record) · Devulapalli Inscription (Medak, Telangana) Nagavarma I — the Jain poet associated with Kannada's earliest available prosody treatise Nagavarma I (10th Century CE) was one of the earliest and most celebrate…

The Guerrilla Poet Whose 'Bandenaka Bandi Katti' Shook the Nizam's Rule c. 1920 · Telangana Armed Struggle · Maa Bhoomi (1979) · "Atrocities of Nizam have exceeded that of the Nazis" · Telangana Government Recognition (2024) Bandi Yadagiri — the guerrilla poet of Telangana In the annals of the Telangana armed struggle (1946–1951), alongside the rifle and the red flag, there was another powerful weapon: the word. Few …

Singer, Freedom Fighter, and the Voice of the Telangana Rebellion 1908–1982 · Palletoori Pillagada · Maa Bhoomi (1979) · Rajanna · Praja Kavi Suddala Hanumanthu — the voice of the Telangana Rebellion. Photo: Wikipedia Suddala Hanumanthu (6 June 1908 – 10 October 1982) was a revolutionary balladeer, freedom fighter and poet whose songs became closely associated with the Telangana peasant armed struggle. His work combined folk performance with politi…

The People's Bard, Revolutionary Balladeer, and the Voice of Telangana's Soul 1949–2023 · Podustunna Poddu Meedha · Maa Bhoomi · Telangana Movement Icon · Jana Natya Mandali Gaddar — the people's bard of Telangana Gummadi Vittal Rao, known to millions as Gaddar (31 January 1949 – 6 August 2023) , was a poet, singer, actor and revolutionary balladeer whose folk performances became closely associated with the struggles of peasants, workers…