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 a…

~100-acre megalithic township · 10–20 ton capstones · Dolmen burials · Iron Age · Tadvai, Mulugu ~100-acre megalithic township Photo: thehindu.com Imagine standing amidst a vast prehistoric township where massive stone slabs — each weighing as much as a fully grown elephant — were erected by ancient hands over 3,000 years ago. Spread across nearly 100 acres in the Kappalayi Gutta region of Mulugu district, this megalithic dolmen burial cluster is one of the largest of its kind in Indi…

Bhadrakali Temple is a significant Devi temple located on a hilltop between the twin cities of Hanamkonda and Warangal in Telangana . The temple is held in high esteem by devotees of Goddess Bhadrakali, popularly called the 'Grant Mother Goddess' . Built in 625 AD by Chalukya King Pulakesi II , the temple features a square-shaped stone image of the goddess (2.7 x 2.7 metres) with eight hands holding various weapons . The deity is worshipped in the rare Tripura Sundari form, combining the fi…