Telangana Kendriya Vidyalayas

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan or 'Central School Organisation'(as previously known), oversees the functioning of the schools with its headquarters in New Delhi. The administration of this body is based on three levels. The chairman of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan is always the Minister in Charge of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India; the deputy chairman is the Minister of State of the Ministry of Education. The real working power lies with the Commissioner of KVS.

The foundation of KVS was laid on December 15, 1963, with the establishment of the first Kendriya Vidyalaya in Delhi. It is a non-profit organisation. Its schools are all affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Its objective is to educate children of the Indian Defence Services personnel who are often posted to remote locations. With the army starting its own Army Public Schools, the service was extended but not restricted to all central government employees.

KVS is one of the world's largest school chains, with 1,249 schools in India and three abroad.

The motto of the KVS is to lead one from darkness to light. This is our guideline. We believe that education leads to self realization.

Vision : KVS believes in imparting knowledge/values and nurturing the talent, enthusiasm and creativity of its students for seeking excellence through high-quality educational endeavours.


AdmissionAdmissions in Kendriya Vidyalayas are not restricted to Central Govt. employees and are open to all, only certain priorities have been laid down for different categories to regulate the admissions.
40 students per class per section is the approved strength in KVS.
10 seats (out of 40 seats) in class I per section are to be filled as per RTE provisions(25% seats) and these seats will be filled by draw of lots from all applications of SC/ST/EWS/BPL/OBC who are the resident of Neighborhood/ Differently able taken together.
03 % (Three) horizontally reservation is given to handicapped candidates for admission in KVS.
Grasde 1 : A child must be 6 years old as on 31st March in the academic year in which admission is sought for Class 1. (Child born on 1st April should also be considered)
For Grades 2 to 9 :- The age limit for admission to these classes is based on the age of the child as of March 31 of the year of admission. The minimum age for this category is 6 years and the maximum age is 15 years.
For Class 11 :- The eligibility age for admission to Class 11 is based on the age of the child as on 31st March in the year of admission. The age limit for Class 11 is 15 years and the minimum age is 17 years.
The following priorities shall be followed in granting admissions
Kendriya Vidyalayas Under Civil/defence Sector
Children of transferable and non-transferable Central government employees and children of ex-servicemen. This will also include children of Foreign National officials who come on deputation or transfer to India on invitation by Govt. of India.
Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertaking/Institute of Higher Learning of the Government of India.
Children of transferable and non-transferable State Government employees.
Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings/Institute of Higher Learning of the State Governments.
Children from any other category including the children of Foreign Nationals who are located in India due to their work or for any personal reasons. The children of Foreign National would be considered only in case there are no Children of Indian Nationals wait-listed for admission.
Note (1-5): Preference in Admission to wards will be based on the number of transfers of the parents in the last 7 years.KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS UNDER PUBLIC SECTOR UNDERTAKINGS/INSTITUTES OF HIGHER LEARNING SECTOR:
Children and grandchildren of employees of the Project Sector/Institutes of Higher Learning which are the sponsors of the Vidyalaya , Children of Project employees & Post Graduate students who are working on long term research projects, Children of regular Council of Wardens(COW) employees and children and grandchildren of retired employees.
Note (1): Preference in Admission will be given to children of serving employees, grand children of serving employees and children and grandchildren of retired employees in that order.Children of transferable and non-transferable Central government employees and children of ex-servicemen. This will also include children of Foreign National officials who come on deputation or transfer to India on invitation by Govt. of India.
Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertaking/Institute of Higher Learning of the Government of India.
Children of transferable and non-transferable State Government employees.
Children of transferable and non-transferable employees of Autonomous Bodies/Public Sector Undertakings/Institute of Higher Learning of the State Governments.
Children from any other category including the children of Foreign Nationals who are located in India due to their work or for any personal reasons. The children of Foreign National would be considered only in case there are no Children of Indian Nationals wait-listed for admission.
Steps for School AdmissionFill in the KV admission form on the KV official website, kvsangathan.nic.in or kvsonlineadmission.kvs.gov.in.
Check the KVS admission list.
Submit documents to respective KVs (if selected).
Pay the fees and start studying.
Fee Structure
Admission Fee 25.00
Re Admission Fee 100.00
Tuition Fee (per month) Class IX & X (Boy) 200.00
Class XI & XII Commerce & Humanities(Boy) 300.00
Class XI & XII Science (Boy) 400.00
Computer Fund Class III on wards 100.00
Computer Science Fee.(for elective subjects in class XI & XII) 150.00
VidyalayaVikasNidhi from classes I – XII (per month) 500.00



ID

School Name

Email Address

Email Address

Phone No

Website


1

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GHATKESAR NUCLEAR FUEL COMPLEX.

K V NFC NAGAR GHATKESAR, DISTT MEDCHAL, TELANGANA-501301

ppl.ghatkesarnfc@kvs.gov.in

8281976805,

https://ghatkesarnfc.kvs.ac.in


2

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBAWLI

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI,GPRA CAMPUS ,GACHIBOWLI -500032

ppl.gachibowli@kvs.gov.in

040-23000261,

https://gachibawli.kvs.ac.in


3

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (AFS) BEGUMPET

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, AFS, BEGUMPET, NEW BOWENPALLY POST, BALANAGAR ROAD,HYDERABAD-500 011, TELANGANA STATE.

ppl.begumpetafs@kvs.gov.in

04027751560,

https://begumpetafs.kvs.ac.in


4

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA CRPF GC BARKAS

KV CRPF BARKAS HYDERABAD,OPP.CRPF CAMPUS ,SRISAILAM ROAD ,KESHOGIRI ROAD.

ppl.hyderabadcrpf@kvs.gov.in

040-24440338,

https://hyderabadcrpf.kvs.ac.in


5

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (AFA) NO.I DUNDIGAL

KV, NO.1, AIR FORCE ACADEMY, DUNDIGAL, HYDERABAD-500043

ppl.dundigalno1@kvs.gov.in

04029809715,

https://no1dundigal.kvs.ac.in


6

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA No II DUNDIGAL

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, DUNDIGAL, HYDERABAD - 500043.

ppl.dundigalno2@kvs.gov.in

08418-254229,

https://no2dundigal.kvs.ac.in


7

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA No I GOLCONDA

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NO.1 GOLCONDA, LANGER HOUSE, HYDERABAD - 500 008

ppl.golcondano1@kvs.gov.in

040-23513701,

https://no1golconda.kvs.ac.in


8

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.II GOLCONDA

KV NO.2 GOLCONDA, NANAL NAGAR X ROAD, MEHDIPATNAM, HYDERABAD. 500008

ppl.golcondano2@kvs.gov.in

040-23566628, 040-23566016,

https://no2golconda.kvs.ac.in


9

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (DRDO)KANCHAN BAGH

KV KANCHANBAGH, DRDO TOWNSHIP,NEAR MIDHANI DEPOT, HYDERABAD-500058

ppl.drdokanchanbagh@kvs.gov.in

04024340232,

https://drdokanchanbagh.kvs.ac.in


10

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (NPA) SVP

KV SVP NPA SHIVARAMPALLY HYDERABAD 500052

ppl.hyderabadnpasvp@kvs.gov.in

04024015535,9989440924,

https://npasvp.kvs.ac.in


11

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (SOI) NO.I UPPAL

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO.1 UPPAL NEAR UPPAL CROSS ROADS HYDERABAD 500039

ppl.uppalno1@kvs.gov.in

040-27200314,

https://no1uppal.kvs.ac.in


12

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA UPPAL NO.II(SOI)

"KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NO. 2 SURVEY OF INDIA, UPPAL.P.O HYDERABAD, RANGAREDDY (DIST), TELANGANA PIN 500 039"

ppl.uppalno2@kvs.gov.in

040-27200027,

https://no2uppal.kvs.ac.in


13

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SECUNDERABAD. BOLARUM

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, ALLENBY LINES, J J NAGAR P.O. BOLARUM SECUNDERABAD 500087

ppl.bolarum@kvs.gov.in

040-29803596,

https://bolarum.kvs.ac.in


14

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SECUNDERABAD. BOWENPALLY

PRINCIPAL, KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, PENSION LINE, BOWENPALLY, SECUNDERABAD-500 011.

ppl.bowenpally@kvs.gov.in

040-29550076, 040-29550042,

https://bowenpally.kvs.ac.in


15

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA(AFS) HAKIMPET SECUNDERABAD

AIR FORCE STATION HAKIMPET,SECUNDERABAD-500014 TELANGANA STATE

ppl.fshakimpet@kvs.gov.in

040-27870770,040-29803597,

https://hakimpet.kvs.ac.in


16

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PICKET SECUNDERABAD

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA PICKET, OPP SECUNDERABAD CLUB, PICKET, SECUNDERABAD

ppl.picket@kvs.gov.in

040 -29804096,

https://picket.kvs.ac.in


17

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TRIMULGHERY SECUNDERABAD

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA TRIMULGHERY, TRIMULGHERRY, SECUNDERABAD- 500015

ppl.trimulghery@kvs.gov.in

040-29805230,

https://trimulghery.kvs.ac.in


18

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (OF) MEDAK

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA O F MEDAK EDDUMAILARAM ORDNANCE FACTORY SANGAREDDY DISTRICT TELANGANA PIN CODE:502205

ppl.medakof@kvs.gov.in

08455238255,

https://medakof.kvs.ac.in


19

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA (NTPC) RAMAGUNDAM

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA , PTS NTPC JYOTHINAGAR RAMAGUNDAM, DISTT- PEDDAPALLI, TELANGANA-505215

ppl.ramagundamno2@kvs.gov.in

08728295765,

https://ramagundamntpc.kvs.ac.in


20

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA ADILABAD

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, NIRMITHI KENDRA, OLD D.M, HOUSE, ADILABAD- 504001.

ppl.adilabad@kvs.gov.in

08732-297010,

https://adilabad.kvs.ac.in


21

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KHAMMAM

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, POLEPALLI VILLAGE, OPPOSITE KARUNAGIRI CHURCH, KHAMMAM, PIN-507003.

ppl.khammam@kvs.gov.in

08742-298088,

https://khammam.kvs.ac.in


22

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WARANGAL

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA WARANGAL, NEAR RAJIV GRUHA KALPA, KADIPIKONDA, WARANGAL. PIN: 506003

ppl.warrangal@kvs.gov.in

7382986432,

https://warangal.kvs.ac.in


23

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MAHABUBNAGAR

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MAHABUBNAGAR, YENUGONDA, NEAR CHAITANYA CENTRAL SCHOOL,MAHABUBNAGAR 50901

ppl.mahabubnagar@kvs.gov.in

9652807273,

https://mahabubnagar.kvs.ac.in


24

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA KARIM NAGAR

OPP: ENAADU OFFICE, LMD ALUGUNOOR, KARIMNAGAR 505527

ppl.karimnagar@kvs.gov.in

0878-2223031,

https://karimnagar.kvs.ac.in


25

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA HYDERABAD (CU)

Kendriya Vidyalaya University of Hyderabad Campus ,Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana- 500046

ppl.hyderabadcu@kvs.gov.in

04023012200,23012244,

https://hyderabadcu.kvs.ac.in/


26

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MAHABUBABAD

KV MAHABUBABAD, SC GIRLS B HOSTEL, NANDAMURI NAGAR COLONY, MAHABUBABAD - 506101

ppl.mahbubabad@kvs.gov.in

08719241999,

https://mahabubabad.kvs.ac.in


27

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SIRCILLA

"C/O MPP PUBLIC SCHOOL SUBHASH NAGAR SIRCILLA TELANGANA 505301"

ppl.siricila@kvs.gov.in

8723297244,

https://sircilla.kvs.ac.in


28

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BODHAN TOWN

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BODHAN C/O MADHUMALANCHA DEGREE COLLEGE VILLAGE BELLAL SHAKKAR NAGAR POST MANDAL BODHAN DISTRICT NIZAMABAD STATE TELANGANA PIN CODE 503180

ppl.bodhantown@kvs.gov.in

8462295143,9485099995,9100825672,

https://bodhantown.kvs.ac.in


29

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA JHARASANGAM MEDAK

"KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA JHARASANGAM, MANDAL PARISHAD PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDING, BESIDE PANCHAYAT OFFICE, SANGAREDDY DISTRICT, STATE TELANGANA PIN: 502246"

ppl.jharasangam@kvs.gov.in

08451-288301,

https://jharasangam.kvs.ac.in


30

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MANCHERIAL

BELLAMAPALLY CHOWRASTHA,VILLAGE & MANDAL :MANCHERIAL DIST:MANCHERIAL-504208

ppl.mancherial@kvs.gov.in

08736-252585,

https://mancherial.kvs.ac.in


31

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA BHONGIR

KV BHONGIR C/O ALN REDDY MEMORIAL GOVT. GIRLS JR. COLLEGE BANJARA HILLS BHONGIR TELANGANA 508116

ppl.bhongir@kvs.gov.in

08685-244400,

https://bhongir.kvs.ac.in


32

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NIZAMABAD

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA, DIET COLLEGE PREMISES, CHAKRADHAR NAGAR, NIZAMABAD 503003

ppl.nizamabad@kvs.gov.in

-9491256514,

https://nizamabad.kvs.ac.in


33

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SIDDIPET

FIRST FLOOR, ELLENKI ENGINEERING COLLEGE CAMPUS, NEAR RURAL POLICE STATION, SIDDIPET, DISTRICT :- SIDDIPET (T.S) PIN - 502 107

ppl.siddipet@kvs.gov.in

9000347806,

https://siddipet.kvs.ac.in


34

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NALGONDA

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NALGONDA, BESIDE YSR PARK, RAMNAGAR, NALGONDA,TELANGANA,PIN-508001

ppl.nalgonda@kvs.gov.in

08682-230123,

https://nalgonda.kvs.ac.in


35

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MIRYALAGUDA

KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MIRYALAGUDA, OPP.NSP CAMP GROUNDS, MIRYALAGUDA TOWN, NALGONDA DISTRICT, TELANGANA STATE-508207

ppl.miryalguda@kvs.gov.in

08689-295859,

https://miryalaguda.kvs.ac.in



MissionTo cater to the educational needs of children of transferable Central Government including Defence and Para-military personnel by providing a common programme of education; To pursue excellence and set the pace in the field of school education;
To initiate and promote experimentation and innovations in education in collaboration with other bodies like Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) etc.
To develop the spirit of national integration and create a sense of "Indianness" among children.
To Provide, establish, endow, maintain, control & manage schools, hereinafter called the 'Kendriya Vidyalaya' for the children of transaferable employees of the Government of India, floating populations & others including those living in remote & undeveloped locations of the country & to do all acts & things necessary for the conducive to the promotions of such schools.
Salient Features Common text-books and bilingual medium of instructions for all Kendriya Vidyalayas.
All Kendriya Vidyalayas are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education.
All Kendriya Vidyalayas are co-educational, composite schools.
Sanskrit is taught from class VI - VIII.
The quality of teaching is kept reasonably high by an appropriate teacher-pupil ratio.
No tuition fee for boysupto Class VIII, girls upto Class XII and SC/ST students and children of KVS employees.


http://kvsangathan.nic.in/

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Telangana Navodaya Schools

Telangana Navodaya Schools are part of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti  an Autonomous Body Under Ministry of Education, Government Of India with head quarters at B-15, Institutional Area, Sector 62, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201307. 

The JNV system was founded in 1986 by then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi and brain child of the then Human Resources Minister, P. V. Narasimha Rao. The system provides free residential education for grades six to twelve to rural populations and affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Vision : To provide good quality modern education-including a strong component of culture, inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education- to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas without regard to their family's socio-economic conditions

As per the policy of the Government, one Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is to be established in each district.

The first Navodaya Vidyalayas were established in 1985-86 in Amravati (Maharashtra) and Jajjar (Haryana).

 

List of Schools in Telangana

1. JNV Nalgonda established in 22nd December, 1986 at Chalakurthy, District Nalgonda, Telangana State PIN -508202, Phone: 08680-275430 Email : jnvnalgonda@gmail.com
2. JNV Karimnagar inaugurated on the 31st of December 1986 at Choppadandi, District Karimnagar, Telangana PIN -505415. Phone : 0878-2281476, Email: nvknr@gmail.com. 
3. JNV Kamareddy Nizamabad established in 1986 at Nizamsagr Mandal, Nizamabad Dist.,Telangana - 503 302
4. JNV Khammam established in 1987 at Palair Village, Kusumanchi Mandal, Khammam District, Telangana - 507157, Phone : 9246469246, Email : jnvkhammam1@gmail.com
5. JNV Kumaram Bheem Asifabad established 1987 - 88 at Trishul Pahad, Sirpur Kagaznagar, Dist.Kumuram Bheem Asifabad, Telangana, India PINCODE-504296. Phone : 9441264035, Email : jnvkumurambheem1987@gmail.com
6. JNV Rangareddy established 1987 - 88 at Gachibowli, HCU Campus, Near Gopanpalli Village, Serilingampalli, Ranga Reddy - 500046, Telangana, India, Email : jnvrangareddy@gmail.com, Phone : 040-29700558, 040-29700559
7. JNV Siddipet established in 1987 at Wargal Village and Mandal, Pamulaparthy post, District Siddipet, Telangana state, INDIA PIN - 502279, Email : jnvmedak@gmail.com
8. JNV Warangal established in 1992 at Mamnoor, District Warangal, Telangana, INDIA PIN – 506166, Phone :+91-0870-2556373 , Email : jnvmwarangal@gmail.com
9. JNV Nagarkurnool established in 1994 at Vattem, District Nagarkurnool, Telangana PIN -509 203, Email: jnvnagarkurnool@gmail.com
10. JNV Jagtial
11. JNV Nizamabad
12. JNV Bhadradri-Kothagudem
13. JNV Medchal-Malkajgiri
14. JNV Mahbubnagar
15. JNV Sangareddy
16. JNV Suryapet 

Dec 7, 2024 : Telangana secures 7 new Navodaya Vidyalayas in Jagtial, Nizamabad, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Mahbubnagar, Sangareddy, and Suryapet districts.

Enrollment Policy
Admission in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya is made on the basis of a Selection Test, designed and conducted by the CBSE for all 6th, 9th and 11th class students.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Selection Test (JNVST) conducted in Telangana in Hindi, English, Telugu, Kannada, Marati, Urdu languages

It is of non-verbal nature, class-neutral and designed so as to ensure that talented children from rural areas are able to compete without facing any disadvantage. Special care is taken to ensure that children from far flung areas get admission forms free of cost, without any difficulty. 

Every JNV offers around 80 seats for the students to get admission in

 
Eligibility Conditions

1. Only the bonafide resident candidates from the district concerned where the Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya has been located are eligible to apply for admission.
2. No candidate is eligible to appear in the selection test for the second time, under any circumstances
3. At least 75% of the seats in a district will be filled by candidates provisionally selected from rural areas of the district. The remaining seats are open which will be filled on merit from both Urban and Rural Area candidates of the district as per reservation criteria.
4. A candidate who has studied in a school located in an urban area even for a single day of session in Class-III, IV and V will be considered as an urban candidate.
5. Minimum One third of the total seats are filled by girls. In order to ensure 1/3rd selection of girls, girls may be preferred than boys as per NVS selection criteria, wherever necessary.
6. SC/ST Reservation of seats is provided in proportion to their population in the district concerned provided that in no district, such reservation will be less than the national average (15% for SC and 7.5% for ST) but subject to maximum of 50% for both the categories (SC & ST) taken together.
7. OBC reservation is 27% as per central list over and above reservation of SCs and STs. 
8. There is a provision for reservation for Divyang children (i.e. Orthopedically Handicapped, Hearing Impaired and Visually Handicapped) as per GOI norms.

1. Class VI
1. A candidate seeking admission for Class VI must be within the age group of 10 to 12 years 
2. The candidate who has not been promoted and admitted to class V before 31st July of the session in which he/she is applying for selection test is not eligible to apply. 
3. The candidate who has already passed/studied class V in all previous academic sessions is not eligible to appear in the selection test.
4. A candidate seeking admission to class VI must have studied and passed classes III, IV and V from a Govt. /Govt. aided/ recognized school spending one full academic session in each class.
2. Class IX
1. A candidate seeking admission must be between the age group 13-15 years on 1st May of the year of admission for which the Selection Test is conducted.
3. Class XI
1. For 2024 Date of Birth of the candidate is to be between 1st June 2006 to 31st July 2008 (both days inclusive).

Objectives of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti 

To establish, endow, maintain, control, and manage schools (hereinafter called the 'Navodaya Vidyalaya') and to do all acts and things necessary for or conducive to the promotion of such schools which will have the following objectives:

1. To provide good quality modern education-including a strong component of culture inculcation of values, awareness of the environment, adventure activities and physical education- to the talented children predominantly from the rural areas without regard to their family's socio-economic condition.
2. To provide facilities, at a suitable stage, for instruction through a common medium, viz., Hindi and English, all over the country.
3. Offer a common core-curriculum to ensure comparability in standards and to facilitate and understand the common and composite heritage of our people.
4. To progressive bring students from one part of the country to another in each school to promote national integration and enrich the social content.
5. To serve as a focal point for improvement in quality of school education through training of teachers in live situations and sharing of experiences and facilities.
6. To establish, develop, maintain and manage hostels for the residence of students of Navodaya Vidyalayas.
7. To aid, establish and conduct other institutions as may be required for the furtherance of the Society's objects in any part of India.
8. To do all such things as may be considered necessary, incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the objects of the society.

https://navodaya.gov.in/nvs/en/Home1

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Balmuri Kondal Rayudu

Balmuri Kondal Rayudu and his acolyte/lieutenant Bhogam Sani had been from Manal fort in Karimnagar where they lived between AD 1690 and 1720, ultimately ruling surrounding regions for around 27 years. 

They had been resentful of the Mughal empire’s rule and had declared a war against Aurangzeb, who was alive till 1707, and even captured several forts, such as Induru Fort in Nizamabad, from the empire’s control. Belonging to the Velama community, they had wished to protect the local culture and traditions and were afraid that Muslim rule would jeopardise it.

They ruled these areas up until, in 1720, they were defeated by the Nizam, who had declared independence from the Mughal empire, in Pallikonda near present-day Bheemghal town. They had lost their lives and their ‘tale of sacrifice’ has been a part of oral tradition in the area ever since.

After the two men passed away, their bravery went on to inspire other rulers in nearby areas. Seelam Janaki Bai, the only woman ruler of the Sirnapally dynasty in Nizamabad, installed idols of these leaders in her fort. Since then, Rayudu and Sani became inspirational figures with a demigod status.

Centuries passed but the two men remained revered as minor deities. However, things changed in 1953 when Nizamabad town was battered by floods and plagues of Cholera. The town’s people got together and formed a committee consisting of people from all castes. They called it the Sarvasamaj Committee.

They decided to pray to the nine gods of the town and added two more - Balmuri Kondal Rayudu and Bhogam Sani. The committee overlooks the Urapandaga festival in which the idols of these gods, which are freshly made each year, are prayed to. Thriveni revealed these details at a programme held by the Sarvasamaj Committee on Sunday during the Urapandaga celebrations.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/2018/jul/31/how-nizamabad-people-turned-two-men-into-gods-1850983.html

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Karimnagar Silver Filigree

Karimnagar Silver Filigree is a silver filigree made in Karimnagar, India. It is an ancient art of

Karimnagar.

Karimnagar Silver Filigree received Intellectual property rights protection or Geographical Indication (GI) status in 2007.

Silver filigree, the ancient art of making silver artefacts and ornaments by using silver wire, an art which Karimnagar town is famous for, cries for attention, protection and promotion of the age-old art and tradition.

Silver filigree was popular during the Nizam era when the rulers encouraged the silversmiths to make the exquisite silver plates, ‘pandhan’ and other artefacts as show-pieces. These artefacts made by the silversmiths of Karimnagar were made available at Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad.

Since 19th Century AD, the very talented craftsmen of Karimnagar fashioned rich intricate trellis/Jali made of twisted silver wire.

The locals say that this unique craft was adopted some 200 years ago by the Elgandal town near the Karimnagar district in Telangana and it later moved to the Karimnagar town in the first decade of the 20th Century. 

After digging deep about how this craft emerged, it has been understood that this craft was introduced by a widely travelled professional goldsmith, Kadarla Ramayya, who was a native of Yalagandala, who learned and absorbed this filigree jewel technique and craft. In Telugu parlance, filigree is called as, vendi teega pani (work done with silver wire).

In order to protect the ancient art of silver filigree — making artefacts and ornaments by using silver wire — women belonging to the goldsmith community have taken up the art in Karimnagar town.

A total of 20 women underwent training in the making of silver artefacts by using the technology of silver filigree from February to June this year. After four months of rigorous training, including theory of drawing designs, use of wires and small pieces of silver to make various artefacts, the women have now turned experts in making silver filigree items.

They have started making new designs of silver artefacts which were made affordable to the common man. “Earlier, silver filigree artefacts weighing 500 grams to 5 kilograms cost lakhs and business was restricted to elite market. Now, with the involvement of women, the products are available from ₹1,000,” said Sri Ramoju Nagaraju, president of Sri Laxmi Narasimha silver filigree society.

http://www.telanganatourism.gov.in/partials/destinations/heritage-spots/karimnagar/silver-filigree.html

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/women-master-the-art-of-silver-filigree/article19197738.ece

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/silver-filigree-art-cries-for-promotion/article7284734.ece

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Molangur Fort

Molangur Fort is located in Mulanguru village (also known as Molangur), Shankarapatnam Mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana India is another invincible bastion belonging to the Kakatiyan era.

The Molangur fort was constructed on a hillock by Voragiri Moggaraju, one of the chief officers of Prathapa Rudra of Kakatiya dynasty. It was constructed as a transit halt for Kakatiyas while travelling from Warangal fort to Elgandal Fort in Karimnagar. The Molangur fort is listed as protected site by the Archaeological Department.

The fort is constructed on a huge granite hill that made it difficult for anybody to climb it from any side. On the way to the top of the hill, an inscription carved on a boulder mentions that there are two ways to the fort. At the entrance of the fort there is a Dargah of Molang Shah Wali, a muslim saint. It is reported that the original name of the village was Mudugar. It appears to have been renamed as Molangur after the name of the Muslim saint Molang Shah Wali.

In addition to the Dargah, the fort also houses two temples dedicated to Lord Shiva. There is a beautiful tank on the fort and also on its foothills along with a well called Doodh Bowli (milky well)

The ramparts of the fort still bear the remnants of garrisons, stables that remind it's glorious past. The ruined walls, gates, bastions, moatsculptures and several other remains in the fort still attract the attention of the visitors.

At a distance of 1.2 km from Molangur Bus Station, 31 km from Karimnagar and 169 km from Hyderabad.

Molangur Fort under threat
Rampant granite quarry operations in the vicinity of historic Molangur Fort constructed by Kakatiya Kings in Shankarpatnam mandal is taking a heavy toll on the structure.

Listed as protected site by the Archaeological Department, the fort was constructed on a hillock by Voragiri Moggaraju, one of the chief officers of Prathapa Rudra of Kakatiya dynasty. It was constructed as a transit halt for Kakatiyas while travelling from Orugallu fort in Warangal to Elgandal fort in Karimnagar.

The fort is constructed on a huge granite that made it difficult for anybody to climb it from any side. There is a beautiful tank on the fort and also on its foothills. A special well called ‘Doodh Bowli’ (well as pure as milk). Time has taken a heavy toll on the fort which is damaged and polluted by granite quarrying. Several megalithic burials inside the fort have been destroyed.

Molangur sarpanch Tirupathaiah said blasting undertaken for quarrying granite damaged the fort. There was severe sound pollution due to rampant granite quarrying. Locals were also falling ill due to the dust raised by the quarrying. He lamented that despite several representations to the district administration, no action has been initiated so far.

Telangana Bhoomi Rakshana Sangham convenor S. Sujatha said that hoisting of national flag on Golkonda fort alone would not solve the purpose of protection of ancient history and heritage of Telangana. The government should also protect other ancient structures.

Demanding that the government stop quarrying, she urged the government to declare all hillocks as tourist spots so that revenue could be generated from the heritage structures. Retired principal of Government Degree College Jagtial and historian. Dr Jaikishan said that there was no check on quarry operations, he said and added that the fort would collapse if frequent blasting and quarrying went on unchecked.

Doodhbowli, a well at foot of the Molangur Fort 

It is said locally that the milk-like water of the Doodh Bowli has great medicinal value and it cured several diseases.

This well at the foot of the Molangur Fort springs milk and not water. Though it is not milk in the strict sense of the term, the water smells and looks just like that and the villagers believe that it has nutritional value. The well, known as Doodhbowli in local parlance, is located about 30 km from Karimnagar. People treasure the water as if it is milk and use it for drinking and other regular chores.

The interesting feature of the well is that even in mid-summer it does not dry up. The “milk” keeps regenerating and it is always seen touching the brim. Even though Mission Bhagirtha water is available, people prefer the water from Doodhbowli. Locals say that during the Nizam era, water used to be transported from this well to Hyderabad on horse-drawn carts for use by the Nizams.

A villager Mallesham says in astonishment: “It is always a mystery that the milky water is very pure, more purified than the so-called purified water sold to us in cans.” For the last 20 years, his family has been using Doodhbowli water for drinking purposes. “During the Covid-19 pandemic, people used to come to this well from far-off villages to draw water and take it back as they believed it had not only nutrients but also has therapeutic value.”

As the “milk” from this well has become popular, officials with the Municipal Corporation of Karimnagar (MCK) officials have collected samples and sent it for analysis to understand its magic.The District Groundwater Board deputy director Ch Shailasree Mallika Devi says: “We are trying to find out what minerals are there in the water from this well. At the moment, samples have been sent for analysis. Once we get the report, we would know for sure what the “milk” is all about.”

The fort is 13 kilometres away from Huzurabad and 16 kilometres away from Jammikunta railway station. Thus, it is very convenient to reach this marvellous historical fort by road or by rail.

Qutb-ul-mulk Dakhani

1494 AD - 1518 AD : Kawas Kahn or Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk Governor

1494 AD : In 1493-1494 Bahadur Gilani rose in rebellion at Goa and attacked ships belonging to the Sultan of Gujarat, Mahmud Sah Begada. The Sultan now ordered the provincial governors to send forces to suppress the rebellion of Bahadur Gilani. In one of the actions fought near Jamkhindi, Qutb-ul-mulk Dakhani, the governor of Telangana was killed. His title along with the fiefs enjoyed by him were conferred on Sultan Quli, alias, Khavas Khan. Sultan Qulb was the founder of the Qutb Sahi dynasty of Golconda.

Qawam ul Mulk in Elgandal and Mulungoor or Molangur Fort in Karimnagar

During the absence of Sooltan Koolly Kootb Shah in his late campaign, his northern districts had been attacked and laid waste by Kowam-ool—Moolk Toork, an officer of the Bahmuny Government, who, during the late convulsions, had rendered himself master of the forts of Elgundel, Mulungoor, and some other districts, and collecting a force of six thousand horse and about ten thousand infantry, invaded the countries of his neighbours. 

On the return of Sooltan Koolly, he received accounts of Kowam-ool-Moolk's incursions. He accordingly addressed letters of advice to him, and demanded restitution of the property he had plundered in the Kootb Shahy territories. The ambassadors who waited on Kowam-ool-Moolk were directed to inform him, that their master was sorry to hear what had happened ; and that it Was his wish to be on terms of friendship with all his Mahomedan neighbours, since it is written in the Koran, that " all the faithful are brethren ". Kowam-ool-Moolk, elated with his success in declaring his independence, and despising the power of Sooltan Koolly, shortly afterwards sent his troops again into his territories to plunder. Sooltan Koolly Kootb Shah could no longer restrain his rage, and immediately ordered his army into the field, and marched towards Elgundel. He was met by Kowamool-Moolk at the distance of one day's march from that place at the head of his army. On the following day an action ensued, which lasted from dawn till noon, when the King charged in person, at the head of two thousand cavalry, and defeated Kowam-ool-Moolk, who fled in confusion, and threw himself into the fort of Elgundel. To this place the King proceeded, and invested it; but Kowam-ool-Moolk, finding himself unable to contend with his enemy, fled to Berar, and solicited assistance from Alla-ood-Deen Imad Shah. Elgundel, shortly after, fell into the hands of the King, and many of the Mahomedan troops of Kowam-ool-Moolk entered his service. Having now occupied the forts of Elgundel and Mulungoor with his own soldiers, the King returned to his capital.

1518 AD - 1687 AD : Qutb Shahi dynasty or Golconda or Golkonda Sultanate

1518 AD - 1543 AD : Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk

Sources

https://www.newindianexpress.com/good-news/2022/Jun/19/doodhbowli-a-well-at-foot-of-the-molangur-fort-that-gives-milk-and-not-water-2467275.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/molangur-fort-under-threat/article6301492.ece

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Nagunur Fort & Temples

Nagnoor Fort (also spelled Nagunur) is in Nagunur Village, Karimnagar Mandal, Karimnagar district, Telangana, India.

Nagaruru, Previously it was known as Nagaroor had been one of the chief townships of Sabbinadu, once ruled by local chiefs, who were eventually vanquished by Kakatiya king Rudra in 1170 AD and appointed Gangaraja to administer it.

This city was alive with the emergence of Kakatiyas after the reign of Vemulawada Chalukyas, Kalyani Chalukyas for five centuries from 8th-13th centuries and its people as a centre of faith, a religious centre, a political centre, a spiritual centre also as a capital of morality, reaches to its extinction.

This great capital turned to ruin which was having about 400 temples and now only three are visible, among these three two are already in ruins and one is about to be ruined, which is situated about 8 km from Karimnagar opposite to the Prathima Institute Of Medical Sciences and close to the Karimnagar Railway Station.

The ramparts of Karimnagar's Nagnoor Fort were once alive with the thumping sounds of a bustling town and the people of Kakatiya dynasty. 

The fort stands as a testimony to the majestic powers of the great Kakatiyas. The Nagunur Fort is considered to be one of the most important forts of the glorious Kakatiya dynasty. The excavations have brought to light many ruins of a cluster of the Kalyana and Kakatiya temples.

The Nagunur fort is home to a host of important temples dating back to the 12th to 13th century such as Vaishnava Temple, Shiva Temple, Main Trikuta Temple, and the Ramalingala Gudi Temple. 

The inscriptions found at the fort testify its importance as both political and religious center in the medieval times. Inside the fort, there is cluster of ruined temples that were erected during the periods of Kalyani, Chalukya and the Kakatiyas.

The pillars and galleries around the Shiva temple here are worth seeing. The most important temple in the complex is the Shiva temple which has three shrines. The main entrance to the temple is on the northern side and the three shrines face the other three directions.

The beams of the temple have sculptured images of musicians playing on Mridangam and other instruments. Panels are carved with visuals of dancers in graceful poses.

A group of ruined temples has attracted tourists attention time and again. The origin and style of these temples can be traced back to the era of the Kalyani, Chalukyas and Kakatiyas. However, it is strongly believed to have been built during 1200- 1300AD under the patronage of the Kakatiyas. At one point of time the place was believed to house around 400 temples. Hence it came to be known as Nalugunovalu. This was later changed to Nagunur.

The biggest and the most prominent among these is the triple-shrine temple of Lord Shiva.The temple is made of red stone and comprises three shrines of Lord Shiva. The shrines are placed on a raised pedestal or Upapitha. The most enchanting part of the temple decor is the intricate and detailed sculptures gracing the frames of the doors and the beams resting on the central pillar. The detailing of these sculptures is exquisite. It tends to defy its age. There is one sculpture in particular which finds mention in several places which displays musicians surrounding Gods and Goddesses playing various musical instruments. One is also shown playing the Mrigandam ( an Indian drum).

The main entrance of the temple faces North. The three shrines face the other three directions. The temple lies within the precincts of the Nagunur Fort. The fort was once the seat of power of the Kakatiyas. Its interiors which would once echo the sounds of a lively and bustling city today chants the silent agony of ruins and debris. Several other temples in decrepit state lie strewn on the Telangana State highway from Karimnagar to Rayapatnam. Buried under administrative delay, the temples, which were once the source of great activity, have today turned into a mute audience waiting for the healing touch.

The Nagunur telugu inscription refers to one Jagaddeva, son of Medaraja

Special Attractions:

– The ruined temples bearing the splendid motifs are architectural marvels which attract tourists from near and far.

– The Nagunur Fort and the temples don the place with a unique character which is difficult for any tourist to resist.

Distance to Nagunur Fort, Karimnagar:

– Distance from Hyderabad to Karimnagar is 162 km

– Distance from Warangal to Karimnagar is 68 km

– Distance from Nizamabad to Karimnagar is 147 km

Nearby by Tourist Attractions:

– Lower Manair Dam, Karimnagar

– Ujwala Park, Karimnagar

– Elgandal Fort, Karimnagar

Where to stay:

Karimnagar provides a range of hotels, guest houses, lodges and tourist rest houses which provide comfortable accommodations for tourists. The accommodation facilities fit into every budget and are strategically located in order to provide tourists access to their preferred place of visit in Karimnagar.

Some of the Good Hotels in Karimnagar are:

– Swetha Inn – Ph 9676100333

– Hotel Manair – Ph 0878 2245879

– Srinivasa Hotel – Ph: 0878 2243201

– Hotel Kalpana – Ph 0878 650 3985

– Hotel Prathima Residency – Ph 0878 2233666

How to reach:

– Karimnagar can be easily accessed by road. It is well connected to Warangal, Nizamabad, Medak and other parts of the state.

– There are many State Transport buses from Jubilee Bus Stop to Karimnagar

– The nearest international airport is located at Hyderabad which is around 165 km from Karimnagar town.

– Nagunur Fort is located at a distance of 8 km from Karimnagar Bus Stand and can be easily accessed by public transport.

Nearest Railway Station:

Karimnagar has its own railway station which connects Karimanagar to major cities of Telangana.

Timings: 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM

Sources

http://www.telanganatourism.gov.in/partials/destinations/heritage-spots/karimnagar/nagunur-fort.html

https://www.groupouting.com/place/nagunur-fort/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nagunur_Fort

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SRSP Flood Flow Canal

SRSP Flood Flow Canal is a 130 km long gravity canal from Sriram Sagar Project, Sangam Village,
Nizamabad District to Mid Manair Dam, Manwada Village, Karimnagar District, Telangana.

This Canal initiated as part of Sriram Sagar stage-II in which the foundation stone was laid by the former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao in 1991. With this Canal the surplus water from Sriram Sagar Project can be taken into Mid Manair Dam to utilize another 25 tmcft and also it can be used to fill the Lower Manair Dam at KarimnagarCity.

Canal construction was completed by July 2010, It was open in Aug 2010 after couple of trials. Canal is currently using to fill Lower Manair Dam as Mid Manair is under construction.

It has been designed in such way that it will discharge 22000 cusecs water (Max Capacity), which means it can carry 50 tmcft water into Mid Manair (26 tmcft) and Lower Manair (24 tmcft) reservoirs in just 25 days at its full canal capacity (i.e. 2 tmcft per day).

The flood canal can be used only if the water level is above 1070 feet. The flood canal is not in use in most of the years as the water inflows in to the Sriram Sagar reservoir is not adequate to build up the level to 1070 ft. As an alternative, Yellampalli Lift Canal from Yellampalli Project is under construction with which water will be lifted into Flood Flow Canal at Gangadhara to feed Mid Manair Dam.

In fact, by re-engineering of this defunct canal to reverse its flow direction by raising its bank levels and installing low head high flow concrete volute pumps at existing major aqueducts, at balancing reservoirs & at Sriram Sagar reservoir inlet point, Godavari flood waters during monsoon months from the Pranahita Chevella lift can be stored in the 110 tmcft gross storage capacity of Sriram Sagar reservoir for use during the dry months.[5] The stored water can be released back in to Kakatiya Canal by gravity from the Sriram Sagar reservoir for use in the command area of SRSP as well as Pranahita Chevella projects when adequate water is not available in the lower Godavari basin during dry seasons. Also remodelled SRSP flood canal can be used for supplying water by gravity for irrigating nearly 300,000 acres on both sides of the canal by the water supplied from the Pranahita Chevella project. To facilitate this remodelling in future, the single lift (96 MWC) envisaged from Myadaram tank to the SRSP flood flow canal should be split in to two lifts (76 + 20 MWC) via Kakatiya canal.[6] The re-engineering of this canal is similar to modifications carried out to reverse the water flow of ancient Grand canal under Eastern Route project of South to North Water Transfer in China

Nizamabad

Sriram Sagar Project (Sangam) - Baswapoor - Vempalle - Gandlapet (intersects Peddavagu River) 

Jagtial

Dammannapeta - Nagapur - Errapur - Bandlalingapur - Vittempet -  Metlachittapur - Kathlapur - Thakkallapalle - Rangapur - Rampur - Nookapalle - Muthyampeta

Karimnagar

Burgupalle - Fakeerpet - Garsekurthi - Mulavagu (Vardavelli)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SRSP_Flood_Flow_Canal

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SRSP Kakatiya Canal

Kakatiya Canal is a major canal in the Telangana State in India. Its full name is SRSP Kakatiya Canalas the canal originates from the Sriram Sagar dam to  to the Lower Manair Dam (LMD) Reservoir to Khammam Reservoir

It feeds North Telangana by passing through the region for irrigation and as well as drinking water for major cities.

Kakatiya Canal is about 284 km long with 9,700 cusecs flow capacity and passing through Nizamabad,  Jagtia, Karimnagar, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Mahabubabad.

Suryapeta and Bhadradri Kothagudem Districts will benefited by inflow of Kakatiya Canal to Musi River.

This canal is an inter river basin transfer link by feeding Godavari River water to Krishna river basin in Warangal and Khammam districts. 4 Units of 9 MW each to generate 36 MW have also been set up to harness the water head before feeding water in to the canal.

Located at Km.146.00 of Kakatiya Canal on Manair River near Karimnagar is a balancing reservoir.

Nizamabad

Mendora, Velkatoor, Venchariyal, Yergatla

Jagtial

Dabba - Ibrahimpatnam - Regunta - Metpalli - Vellulla - Masaipeta, Peddapur, Ramarao Palle, Nagulpet, Vallampally, Mediaplli, Thatipally, Ambaripet, Anthargam, Manala, Lambadipalli, Namapur

Karimnagar

Raghampeta - Choppadandi - Konerupalli - Malkapur - Lower Maner Dam - Yadavulapalli - Alugunur - Manakondur - Devampally - Gattu Duddenapally - Narsingapuram - Kareempet - Singapuram - Huzurabad

Mulugu 

 Suraram - Laknavaram - Chinthagattu 

Hanumakonda

Paidipally

Warangal Rural
Mogilicherla - Geesugonda - Sangem - Konkapaka - Yellanda - Wardannapet - Rayaparthy - Muripirala Balancing reservoir - Venkateshwarapally

SRIRAMASAGAR PROJECT STAGE- II  comprises of (i) Extension of Kakatiya Main Canal from KM 284.00 to 346.00 (upto Musi river which joins in Krishna River) near Anantharam, Mahabubabad district.

Mahabubabad 

 Chinnavangara - Pedda Vangara - Narsingapuram Reservoir (Bayyana Vaagu) - Kodakandla

Proposed Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project water will be lifted to Sripada Sagar at Yellampalli in Ramagundam from this project and then it will be conveyed to mid-Manair reservoir.

Kakatiya canal repair work will be undertaken soon on a war footing and a sum of Rs 130 crore has been sanctioned for the purpose, Telangana Irrigation Minister T Harish Rao said today.

After carrying out the repairs, the water from the canal, which has a storage capacity of 8,500 cusec, would be available for irrigation, Rao said.

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/kakatiya-canal-repair-work-to-start-soon-telangana-minister/1/504756.html

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Elagandal Fort

Elgandal Fort is situated amidst palm groves on the banks of the Manair River (a tributary of the Godavari River), approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Karimnagar on the Kamareddy Road in the Indian state of Telangana.

The Elagandal fort is situated in a hillock presents a picturesque view of Elagandal. “Elagandal khilla” is the name of the fort on the hill. The magnificent facade of the fort attracts tourists.

In olden days it was also called as Bahudanyapuram and it was called veliganadu during Kaktiya times.

The inscription dated 1202 AD found on a stone slab at chintamani tank belongs to Chaunda Preggada of Malyala family subordinate of Kakatiya Ganapatideva.

Elgandal Fort is one such structure that takes us to an Utopian world. The big archways, doors, minarets, water tanks inside the fort depicts the life inside the fort. At a time, Elgandal Fort was a priced possession for any ruler and today it is one of the must-visit heritage sites near Karimnagar.

Elgandal was a major centre that witnessed major political dynasties including the Kakatiyas, the Bahmanis, the Qutub Shahis, the Mughals and the Nizams.

This place is historically important because 5 important dynamic sites ruled over this place. The antiquities of the place worth mentioning are

A fort on a hill.
Brindavan tank on the outside of the eastern gateway of the fort by Zafar-ud-Doula in 1754 A.D. with minarets that oscillate when shaken and tombs of the Muslim saints like syed Shah Munawar Quadri saheb, Doola Shah saheb, syed Maroof Saheb, Shah Talib Bismilla Saheb and Vali Hyder saheb.

On the 11th and 12th days of Moharram, and annual Urs of these saint's is celebrated by the Muslims and Hindus alike with great reverence and people from far off places participate in it.

Besides, there are temples of Nelakantha Swamy and Narasimha Swamy.

It was once under the control of the Qutub Shahi dynasty, the Mughal Empire, and the Nizams of Hyderabad. During the Nizam era it was the headquarters of Karimnagar. It is believed that a secret tunnel connects Elgandal Fort and Manakondur some 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Karimnagar on the Karimnagar-Vemulawada highway.

Originally known as Veligundula, Elgandal is a hillfort built during the Kakatiya dynasty (1083–1323) and served as a stronghold for the warrior Musunuri Nayaks and Recharla padmanayaks.

1518 AD - 1687 AD : Qutb Shahi dynasty or Golconda or Golkonda Sultanate

The Qutb Shahi dynasty occupied the fort in the 16th century and posted Quinamul Mulk as commander. 

1518 AD - 1543 AD : Sultan Quli Qutb-ul-Mulk

Quinamul Mulk or Qawam-ul-Mulk

During the absence of Sooltan Koolly Kootb Shah in his late campaign, his northern districts had been attacked and laid waste by Kowam-ool—Moolk Toork, an officer of the Bahmuny Government, who, during the late convulsions, had rendered himself master of the forts of Elgundel, Mulungoor, and some other districts, and collecting a force of six thousand horse and about ten thousand infantry, invaded the countries of his neighbours. On the return of Sooltan Koolly, he received accounts of Kowam-ool-Moolk's incursions. He accordingly addressed letters of advice to him, and demanded restitution of the property he had plundered in the Kootb Shahy territories. The ambassadors who waited on Kowam-ool-Moolk were directed to inform him, that their master was sorry to hear what had happened ; and that it Was his wish to be on terms of friendship with all his Mahomedan neighbours, since it is written in the Koran, that " all the faithful are brethren ". Kowam-ool-Moolk, elated with his success in declaring his independence, and despising the power of Sooltan Koolly, shortly afterwards sent his troops again into his territories to plunder. Sooltan Koolly Kootb Shah could no longer restrain his rage, and immediately ordered his army into the field, and marched towards Elgundel. He was met by Kowamool-Moolk at the distance of one day's march from that place at the head of his army. On the following day an action ensued, which lasted from dawn till noon, when the King charged in person, at the head of two thousand cavalry, and defeated Kowam-ool-Moolk, who fled in confusion, and threw himself into the fort of Elgundel. To this place the King proceeded, and invested it; but Kowam-ool-Moolk, finding himself unable to contend with his enemy, fled to Berar, and solicited assistance from Alla-ood-Deen Imad Shah. Elgundel, shortly after, fell into the hands of the King, and many of the Mahomedan troops of Kowam-ool-Moolk entered his service. Having now occupied the forts of Elgundel and Mulungoor with his own soldiers, the King returned to his capital. Kowam-ool-Moolk, who had fled to Berar, persuaded Alla-ood-Deen Imad Shah to espouse his cause, and to march to recover his country. When Kootb Shah heard of this movement, he sent an ambassador to that monarch, relating the obstinacy of Kowam-ool-Moolk, and reminding him, also, that the Imad Shahy troops had lately usurped the country of the seven tuppas, which the late Mahmood Shah Bahmuny had bestowed upon Sooltan Koolly; he, therefore, demanded the restitution of the seven tuppas, and required, also, that Imad Shah should not give protection to Kowam-ool-Moolk within his territories. Alla-ood-Deen Imad Shah, however, so far from yielding to any of the above demands, sent back an answer full of indignation, which induced Sooltan Koolly to march with his army towards his dominions ; and Imad Shah moved from Elichpoor, and opposed the Kootb Shahy troops near the fortress of Ramgeer. On the day following an action ensued which lasted till the afternoon. The Imad Shahy army outflanked Sooltan Koolly's which was in the act of giving way on all sides, when he, as usual charged through the centre of his own army with the reserve of two thousand cavalry in armour, broke the enemy's line, and completely defeated them. Alla-ood-Deen Imad Shah fled to Berar, and Sooltan Koolly directed his army to occupy the district of the seven tuppas; after which he returned to Golconda. Here he heard that Seetaputty, the Raja of Cumamett, had presumed to Jay hands on some of the Kootb Shahy districts which lay contiguous to his country.

Subsequently, it fell under the administrative control of the Mughal Empire.Amin Khan was appointed as Khiledar of Elagandal during the reign of Nizam of Hyderabad Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (r. 1724–1748) followed by Muqarrab Khan.
Mirza ibrahim dhamsa became Khiledar during the reign of Nawab Salabat Jung. Dhamsa rebuilt and strengthened the fort in 1754 during the reign of Sikindar Jha (r.1803-1823). Bahadur Khan and Karimuddin served as Khiledars. Karimnagar was named after Karimuddin. While reorganizing the districts, Mahbub Ali Khan, the Sixth Nizam, shifted the District Headquarters from Elagandal to Karimnagar in 1905.

Elgandal's rulers surrounded the fort with a crocodile filled moat of around 5 metres (16 ft) wide and 4 metres (13 ft) deep to prevent enemy incursions.

The site also houses a mosque and an eidgah, the designated place for special Eid prayers.


Timings

The fort remains open for visit by public on all week days, and the timing to visit the fort is 10:00 AM to 05:00 PM.






Responsible Tourism & Human Accountability for Sustainable Businessedited by Dr Ramesh Kumar Miryala, Dr Jayaprakash Narayana Gade




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgandal_Fort


http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/elgandal-fort-set-to-get-a-facelift/article7366075.ece



http://bhuwana.wixsite.com/travel-blog/single-post/2016/03/01/An-impromptu-trekking-trip-to-Beautiful-Elgandal-Fort

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P.V. Narasimha Rao

Name       : Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (P.V.)
Born       : 28 June, 1921 in  Laknepalli, Warangal Rural, Telangana

Died       : 11 AM - 23 December 2004, New Delhi, India.

Profession : Lawyer, Politician

Education  : Osmania, University of Mumbai,Nagpur University

P.V. Narasimha Rao was the 10th Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996, who was the first holder of this office from non-Hindi-speaking south India.

He won eight consecutive elections and spent more than 50 years in his Congress party before becoming the prime minister of India. A father of eight children, he spoke 10 languages, and was a proficient translator. He first travelled abroad when he was 53, mastered two computer languages and wrote computer code in his 60s.

He ascended into Prime Ministerial office at a time when India was

stuck at its worst phase of economic turmoil. His keen foresight had initiated India to a path of liberalization, the ripples of which are felt by the country till date. Apart from being an astute politician, he was also a polyglot and a fond writer.

Probably the most under-rated leader, P.V.Narasimha Rao can be considered as one of the makers of modern India. If India has managed to shed it’s image of snake charmers and turned into a major IT hub and a promising economic superpower in the making, a significant part of the credit for this transformation must go to PV due to his bold economic reforms.

Often remembered as the 'Father of Indian Economic Reforms', PV Narasimha Rao saw many ups and downs in his career and personal life as well. He revolutionalised the Indian economy by courageously adopting modern policies that were never taken up before and pursued his passion for literature throughout his life.

Narasimha Rao was popularly called “modern day’s Chanakya” for being a visionary and steering in tough economic and political reforms at a time when India was going through one of the severest economic crises.

He could speak 9 Indian languages (Telugu, Hindi, Oriya, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil and Urdu) and 8 foreign languages ( English, French, Arabic, Spanish, German, Greek, Latin and Persian).

The only Telugu Man who has been the Prime Minister of India.

Under Rao’s governance, the Rupee was made convertible on trade account.
The idea of a nuclear test in India was first mooted by Narsimha Rao, though it was implemented by Atal Bihari Vyajpayee.

Rao played a vital role in the freedom struggle against the Nizam who ruled Hyderabad during the 1940s.

He along with his cousin, edited a Telugu weekly magazine called Kakatiya Patrika from 1948 to 1955.

A number of ministers across parties, including BJP leader Subramanian Swamy supported Rao’s name for the Bharat Ratna.

He initiated the ‘look East’ policy. It was during his tenure that India first recognized and revived its links with South-East Asia.

Narasimha Rao was the first PM of India to lead a minority government for a full term.

Came from a humble home. His intellectual centre was India.
He was adopted at the age of three by P. Ranga Rao and Rukminiamma, who hailed from agrarian families.

After completing his schooling he enrolled at the Arts college at the Osmania University from where he earned his Bachelor’s degree. He continued his studies at the Hislop College where he completed a Master’s degree in law.

When freedom struggle was at it’s peak in the State of Hyderabad, was nurtured by Late Swami Ramananda Tirtha of Hyderabad Princely State who played a very important role and guided the liberation movement against the oppressing Nizam. Rao trained himself as a guerrilla fighter to revolt against the Nizam and risked his life because the Nizam’s army was instructed to shoot such freedom fighters at sight.

In his autobiography, PV mentions that on 15-Aug-1947, while the nation was celebrating independence, PV was stranded in a forest trying to evade bullets from the Nizam’s army. Eventually, PV and his guerrilla team survived the gruesome war.

After independence, joined full time politics.

1957 - 1977 : Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly

1962 - 1964 : Minister of Law and Information
1964 - 1967 : Law and Endowments,
1967        : Health and Medicine
1968 - 1971 : Education

When the Indian National Congress split in 1969 Rao stayed on the side of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and remained loyal to her during the Emergency period (1975 - 77)

September 1971 - January 1973 : 4th Chief Minister of United Andhra Pradesh. Well remembered for his land reforms and strict implementation of land ceiling acts.

1968 - 1974 : Chairman, Telugu Academy, Andhra Pradesh

1972 : Vice-President, Dakshin Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras,

1975 - 1976 : General Secretary, All India Congress Committee

1977 - 1984 : Member, Lok Sabha

Elected to Eighth Lok Sabha from Ramtek in December, 1984.

1978 - 1979 : Chairman, Public Accounts Committee

He participated in a Conference on South Asia convened by the School of Asian and African Studies, London University. Shri Rao also Chaired Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan’s Andhra Centre;

Jan 14, 1980 - Jul 18, 1984 : Ministry of External Affairs
Jun 19, 1983 : “India’s Cultural Influence on Western Europe since the Age of Romanticism” speech given at Alpach, Austria

Jul 19, 1984 - Dec 31, 1984 : Minister of Home Affairs

Dec 31, 1984 - Sep 25, 1985 : Minister of Defence

Sep 25, 1985 : Minister of Human Resource Development

He handled Home, External, Defence and Foreign Affairs in the cabinets of both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. He rose to prominence during this time.

PV had distinguished tenure as a foreign minister and he made a mark as an astute politician and calm and cool negotiator.

Jun 21, 1991 - May 16, 1996 : Prime Minister of India

By June 1991, India was facing a near-existential crisis.

Rajiv Gandhi had been murdered. The economy had tanked. The country had just enough foreign exchange to pay for two weeks of imports. Oil prices had trebled after the 1990 Gulf War, crippling an economy largely dependent on imported oil. Remittances from Indians working in the Middle East plummeted; and skittish Indians living abroad withdrew some $900m (£680m) from Indian banks.

Two weeks after Mr Rao took power, India sent 21 tonnes of gold to the Bank of England so that India could get dollars to delay defaulting on outstanding loans. Three states - Punjab, Kashmir and Assam - were wracked by separatist violence. The Soviet Union, India's closest internationally ally, was imploding.
Philosophical mentor

And yet, despite these odds, the doughty Mr Rao pushed reforms like no other Indian leader - foreign investment limits were raised, the stifling licensing system dismantled, monopolies of state-owned companies removed, tariffs reduced, and capital markets and banking reforms were undertaken. He did this by handpicking a technocrat finance minister Manmohan Singh, who later became prime minister himself. He also chose a bunch of officers, who were liberalisers, and backed them to the hilt. He even had his spooks gather reports on Sonia Gandhi and senior party members on their position on economic reforms.

To cut a long story short, the gamble paid off.

By 1994, India's GDP was increasing by 6.7% a year - and would be more than 8% for his final two years. Profits for private companies increased by 84%. Foreign exchange reserves had swelled by more than 15 times. The first private radio stations and airlines began operations. "The India that Mr Rao had inherited was... second-rate. By 1994, this pessimism had given way to confidence that India could compete with the best in the world without losing her soul," writes Sitapati in Half Lion: How PV Narasimha Rao Transformed India, his meticulously researched, warts-and-all, biography of the leader.

Dec 6, 1992 : Members of the VHP demolished the Babri Mosque (which was constructed by India's first Mughal emperor, Babar) in Ayodhya on 6 December 1992. The site is believed by Hindus to be the birthplace of the Hindu god Rama and is believed by the Hindu Community to be a place of a Hindu temple created in the early 16th century. The destruction of the disputed structure, which was widely reported in the international media, unleashed large scale communal violence, the most extensive since the Partition of India. Hindus were indulged in massive rioting across the country, and almost every major city including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bhopal struggled to control the Unrest. Many criticized the Rao administration for failing to quell the riots.

March 12, 1993 : Rao's crisis management after the March 12, 1993 Bombay bombings was highly praised. He personally visited Bombay after the blasts and after seeing evidence of Pakistani involvement in the blasts, ordered the intelligence community to invite the intelligence agencies of the US, UK and other West European countries to send their counter-terrorism experts to Bombay to examine the facts for themselves.
May 11, 1995 : His speech on Mahatma Gandhi at Unesco was a masterpiece.

Sep 30, 1993 : A strong earthquake in Latur, Maharashtra, also killed 10,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands in 1993. Rao was applauded by many for using modern technology and resources to organize major relief operations to assuage the stricken people, and for schemes of economic reconstruction.

“Despite his caricature as being indecisive, Narasimha Rao was one of the most decisive leaders this nation has seen. On all crucial issues, he took decisions that have continued to shape India’s rise over the last two decades.

To historians, he was a man whose tenure as Prime Minister was highly eventful and important for modern India – one that should not be overlooked. It is, therefore, a sad thing that his name has been more or less disregarded in India’s history books, and his stature ignored in the annals of Indian politics.

Poet
A man of many interests, he likes music, cinema and theatre. His special interest lies in Indian philosophy and culture, writing fiction and political commentary, learning languages, writing poems in Telugu and Hindi and keeping abreast of literature in general. He has successfully published ‘SahasraPhan’, a Hindi translation of late Shri Viswanatha Satyanarayana’s famous Telegu Novel ‘Veyi Padagalu’ published by Jnanpith; ‘Abala Jeevitam’, Telugu translation of late Shri Hari Narayan Apte’s famous Marathi Novel, “Pan Lakshat Kon gheto”, published by Central Sahitya Academy. He translated other famous works from Marathi to Telugu and from Telugu to Hindi, and published many articles in different magazines mostly under a pen name. He lectured at Universities in the U.S.A. and West Germany on political matters and allied subjects. As Minister of External Affairs he travelled extensively to U.K., West Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Egypt in 1974.

The alleged scams and charges of paying money as bribes stood between PV and his political future. However, he came out of these clean recently not before he was humiliated, mentally tortured and subjected to negligence by his own party. Fall of Congress Govt, Rise of BJP and return of Mrs. Sonia Gandhi to the center stage of congress politics pushed PV into a state of oblivion. He faced all humiliations and court cases with courage and determination and even a novice in politics knows that he did not receive any support from his own party that he served with dedication and sincerity for decades.

A titan humiliated in death

He suffered a heart attack on 9 December 2004 and died 14 days later on 23 December 2004, at the age of 83.

Unfortunately when he was admitted to the hospital in New Delhi, some of the leaders were too enthusiastic and eager to announce his death and even passed a condolence message in hurry. PV in his typical amicable style announced from the hospital that he was still alive and these leaders had to wait for some more time. A tragedy indeed. At last the spirit of PV left his tired and worn-out body hoping that at least after his death, his mortal remains would be confined to flames in a befitting way at New Delhi with all dignities. Sadly, it was not to be as the future events proved. Alas! Fate however laughed at him in death too. The last request of PV to be cremated at New Delhi was not granted and his body was sent to Hyderabad for a State funeral. The former Indian Prime Ministers who all died while in position (Except Rajeev Gandhi) were cremated on the Yamuna banks at New Delhi. Including Sanjay Gandhi who was only an MP who died in an aircraft accident. It is very strange that the mortal remains of a distinguished Prime Minister were packed off to Hyderabad Ways of Indian politics are really weird indeed.

The body of Late PV had to further go through the ordeals and hiccups before it was confined to flames with the mandatory gun salute. At Gandhi Bhavan the citadel of Congress party in the State, the cartage was delayed at the gate for the reasons known best to the leaders concerned. At last, his sons under the overall supervision of Army consigned PVs body to the flames. However, the greatest insult to PV was still awaited even after his death. His half burnt body with head, shoulders, Torso intact was left lying on the pyre while the flames died down . There was none to care to ensure that the body was completely reduced to ashes. Some passers by aghast at the sight informed the authorities who rushed to the spot to complete the formalities. The photograph of the ghastly sight of the half burnt body staring at the sky was published in the newspapers. It looked as if PV was feeling sorry for the way the leaders treated him in his last journey and it was the misfortune of the Telugu people to witness such events. The distinguished scholar Statesman from our Telugu land had to meet most humiliating treatment at the hands of our leaders during his last journey after rendering most distinguished service to the nation. It speaks very low of Telugu people as a whole. I am sure at last the soul of PV must be happy and relieved of thankless people around him in the political field. All sane persons would surely miss him in years to come. We are definitely deprived of a Statesman scholar and such persons are born once in a while in this world amidst gangsters, criminals, cheats, thieves, gravediggers, opportunists, pseudo politicians, camp followers and sycophants who are masquerading as leaders in politics.

With half burnt body left on the funeral pyre staring at sky the Statesman was left high and dry by our thankless men. It was the day of eternal shame for our State. The insults to the great man are difficult even to pen.

Unsung hero of the India story

P.V Narasimha Rao reinvented India – so why is he the forgotten man?

It's unfortunate that the nation barely remembers Narasimha Rao, architect of the new India

The Congress party doesn’t want to remember him: it is based entirely on loyalty to the Gandhi family, and Rao was not a family member. But the nation should remember Rao as the man who changed India, and the world too.

If Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru gave the country a vibrant democracy, Rao (and Vajpayee) gave it a modern economy.In the 2000s, the cumulative effect of gradual reform finally made India an 8.5% miracle growth economy. Rao got no glory for this. How unjust! He deserves a high place in economic history for challenging the Bank-IMF approach on painful austerity, and focusing instead on a few key changes that produced fast growth with minimum pain. The World Bank itself later changed its policy and started targeting “binding constraints” (like industrial licensing).

It is a sad fact that the nation has failed to recognise this remarkable and only full-term prime minister from a southern state in any substantive manner. Alas, even the recently built airport in Hyderabad was named after Rajiv Gandhi.

PV Narasimha Rao is getting recognition at last, with Telangana deciding to honor the former Prime Minister posthumously, has declared that his birthday, June 28, will be celebrated henceforth as a State event.

Half Lion: How P.V. Narasimha Rao Transformed India; Vinay Sitapati - A portrait of P.V. Narasimha Rao that argues convincingly why he deserves to be ranked with popular world leaders.

Sitapati lavishes high praise on NarasimhaRao’s quiet but effective steps in restoring political stability, firmly laying the path to economic progress and launching new plans and projects for industrial development. As Atal Bihari Vajpayee said NarasimhaRao was the ‘true father’ of India’s nuclear programme. Scientist Dr. Arunachalam said that of the five prime ministers he worked with, Rao was the best in understanding the importance of technology in building national policy. Dr.A.P.J.AbdulKalam, lauding the professional excellence of NarasimhaRao, said that for Rao the ‘nation is bigger than the political system’. In the words of prime minister Vajpayee: “Rao told me that the bomb was ready. I only exploded it”. Sitapati writes that Rao was also the ‘crafter of a fresh vision for India in the world’.

The author is at his best in portraying Rao as a queer combination of lion, fox and mouse. “This ability to assess the situation and play mouse, lion or fox – as need be – was Rao’s paramount skill”. Analyzing the qualities of Rao’ head and heart Sitapati writes that as a young man Rao’s personality contained both Hamlet and Don Quixote. In childhood Rao ‘loved the sixteenth century Telugu poem RaghavaPandaveeyam that could be read as both Ramayana and Mahabharata as the situation demanded’. He displayed ‘a skill in dealing with state politicians that Indira Gandhi and Rajiv lacked’. Sitapati writes that Rao faced the same question which Machiavelli had tried to answer four centuries earlier. ‘How does one use power to do good, if gaining and wielding power requires one to do evil? ‘

"Rao was ahead of his times." It is a sentiment echoed by many in India today.

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