Photo: Deccan Chronicle Kothapalli Jayashankar (6 August 1934 – 21 June 2011) – popularly known as Professor Jayashankar , he was an Indian academic, social activist, and the leading ideologue of the Telangana Movement . He fought for a separate Telangana state for six decades , beginning in 1952. Born in Akkampet village in the Atmakur mandal of Warangal district in the erstwhile Hyderabad State, Jayashankar was a rare blend of a brilliant academic, an efficient administrator, a powerful intellectual, and an inspiring thinker‑activist. He is widely regarded as the intellectual father of the Telangana statehood movement. A renowned scholar who completed two Master's degrees in Economics –…

Photo: Wikimedia Commons Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004) – the 10th Prime Minister of India (1991–1996), widely regarded as one of the principal architects of India's economic reforms and remembered by many admirers as "Modern India's Chanakya" . Born in Laknepalli village in the present-day Warangal district of Telangana, and raised in Vangara village (historically in Karimnagar district, now Hanamkonda district) after being adopted at the age of three, Rao became the first Prime Minister born in South India and the first Telugu native speaker to become Prime Minister of India . A renowned polyglot reputed to know around 17 languages, he…

Padmakshi Temple is dedicated to Goddess Padmakshi, who is fondly referred as 'Amma' or 'Mother' . She is the consort of Lord Shiva. The shrine is located atop a Gutta (hill) in Hanamkonda, near Warangal, Telangana. The present shrine is believed to have been built during the 12th century by the Kakatiya rulers . The deity is also referred to as Padmakshamma . The pond at the foot of the Padmakshi hillock is considered sacred. The temple is one of the oldest temples in the city and holds immense religious and historical significance. The area surrounding the temple, along with the nearby Bhadrakali Temple, forms one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in Warangal. God…