Adavisomanapally Caves , also known as the Rock Cut Cave Temples of Adavi Somanapalli , are a hidden gem of ancient rock‑cut architecture located deep inside a forest on a hillock near Adavi Somanapalli village, Malhar Rao Mandal, Bhupalapally district, Telangana . Dating back to the 5th–6th century CE , these four rock‑cut cave temples face west on the banks of the Manair River. They were originally Jain caves later converted into Shiva shrines. The caves feature traces of ancient murals in black, red, blue, and yellow – reminiscent of the Ajanta style – depicting dancers, courtesans, archers, horse‑drawn chariots, and royal figures. Accessible only by a 4 km jungle trek from Thadicherla (off …

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…

~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 India. Each structure consists of four massive vertical sandstone slabs topped with a capstone weighing 10 to 20 tons — a testament to the remarkable engineering skill of Iron Age communities…