Mallu Swarajam
Mallu Swarajyam (1931–2022) was an Indian communist activist and politician associated with the Telangana People's Armed Struggle of 1946–1951. She joined the Communist Party of India in 1946 at about age 16, became an organizer in Suryapet taluka and a commander of a guerrilla dalam . She later served in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Thungathurthy and remained active in the women's movement and the Communist Party of India…
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Pillalamarri Pina Virabhadrudu
Pillalamarri Pina Virabhadrudu — also referred to as Pillalamarri Pinavirabhadriah , Pina Virabhadra Kavi , or Pinaveerabhadrudu — was a celebrated Telugu poet and scholar of the second half of the fifteenth century . He is traditionally associated with Pillalamarri , now in Suryapet district, Telangana, and is chiefly remembered for his two surviving works, Sringara Shakuntalam (also known as Sakuntala Parinayamu) and Jaimini Bharatam . Literary sou…
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Bandi Yadagiri
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 …
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