Kothapalli Jayashankar
Professor, Ideologue and the Intellectual Architect of the Telangana Movement Academic · Social Activist · Leading Ideologue · Associated with the Telangana Cause Since 1952 · Former VC of Kakatiya University · Political Mentor of KCR Kothapalli Jayashankar — the ideologue of Telangana Kothapalli Jayashankar (1934–2011) — popularly known as Professor Jayashankar — was an Indian academic, social activist, economist, and the leading ideologue of the …
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Doddi Komarayya (Komaraiah)
"Komarayya's death and martyrdom set ablaze the pent-up fury of the Telangana peasantry. People rose in all talukas in Nalgonda in masses." — Telangana People's Struggle and Its Lessons First Martyr · Telangana Armed Struggle · 4 July 1946 · Kadavendi Village · Kuruma Shepherd Community · Gutupala Sangham · About 4,000 Martyrs Doddi Komarayya — the first martyr of the Telangana Armed Struggle Doddi Komarayya (also spelled Komaraia…
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Warangal Fort
Photo: Times of India Warangal Fort (also known as Orugallu or Ekasilanagaram) is located in present-day Warangal, Telangana. The fort complex extends across the historic Warangal–Hanamkonda area. It became the principal capital of the Kakatiya kingdom and is renowned for its four Keerthi Thoranas , concentric fortification system, and distinctive sandbox foundation technique . The Warangal component was included in India's 2014 UNESCO Tentativ…
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