First martyr of the armed phase of the Telangana Peasant Movement Full Name: Doddi Komarayya (also spelled Komaraiah / Komraiah) Birth: Early 1920s (exact date unknown) Death: 4 July 1946 Place of Birth: Kadavendi (Kadivendi) village, Nalgonda district (now part of Warangal district), Telangana Occupation: Peasant, grassroots activist, local leader of Andhra Mahasabha (AMS) and Communist Party of India (CPI) Early Life and Political Awakening Doddi Komarayya was born into a poor peasant family belonging to the Kuruma/Golla (shepherd) community in Kadavendi village. The region was under feudal control of the Nizam of Hyderabad, and peasants faced severe exploitation, including forced labor and high rents. Growing up amidst these conditions, Komarayya became politically aware and joined the Andhra Mahasabha (AMS), advocating for peasant rights and social justice. He later aligned with the Communist Party of India (CPI), which emphasized land reforms and anti-feudal ideologies. Ro...
A jagir was a feudal land grant assigned by a ruler to a noble, official, or soldier (a jagirdar) in return for administrative or military service. The jagirdar had the right to collect land revenue from the assigned area, which was his income, but he did not own the land itself. T his system was inherited from Mughal times by the first Nizam and continued until it was abolished by the Hyderabad Jagirdar Abolition and Regulation Act of 1949 after the state's merger with the Indian Union. Sarfa Khas Jagirs (Crown Lands) Purpose : Lands directly managed by the Nizam's own revenue department. The entire income from these lands went to the Nizam's personal treasury (Sarfa Khas), used for the royal household, court expenses, and the sovereign's personal troops. Management : Had its own separate administration, often considered the most efficiently managed part of the state. Assigned Land 1. Service Jagir (Mukhasa) Paigah (Elite Service) Paigah Jagirs are a supreme subtype o...