Runza  or Runjha or Raunza or Runja is a percussion musical instrument and a rare folk art from Telangana and it belongs to the Vishwakarma community, who take it as a sacred commitment.  Avajamu, Dangaramu, Veeranamu are different synonyms for Ruza. A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Runja is a two-fa…

973 AD - 1163 AD : Western Chalukyas of Kalyani 973 AD - 997 AD : Tailapa II 997 - 1008 AD : Satyasraya 1008 - 1015 AD : Vikramaditya V 1010 AD : Bhimarasa 1010 AD : Pallagutta This inscription is on the pillar in the Museum and dated as S, 933 Sadharana falls in S. 932 and not in 933, A.D. 1010. Mentions certain Maha Samantadhipati who bore epithets Sahaja Turaga Vidyadhara and Ranamukha Bhairava. It registers the gift of flower garden and dwelling site, towards the perpetual lamp and daily offering…

Nagavarma I (10th Century CE) – Jain Poet, Grammarian & Author of Karnataka Kadambari – one of the earliest and most celebrated writers in the Kannada language. He lived during the reign of King Rakkasa Ganga (Rachamalla V, 986–999 CE) of the Western Ganga dynasty. Nagavarma I is best known for two extant works: Karnātaka Kādambari , a champu (mixed prose‑verse) romance novel adapted from Bāṇa’s Sanskrit Kādambari, and Chandombudhi (Chhandombudhi) , the earliest available treatise on Kannada …

Hanumakonda or Hanamkonda district, (formerly Warangal Urban district) is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters are located at Hanumakonda. The district borders the districts of Jangaon, Karimnagar, Warangal, Bhupalpally and Siddipet. The district was formed in 2016 by carving out Warangal Urban district from the erstwhile Warangal district. In August 2021, the Warangal Urban district was renamed as Hanumakonda district.  753 AD - 97…

Jagtial district is a district located in the northern region of the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is Jagtial. The district shares boundaries with Nirmal, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Sircilla and Nizamabad districts. 753 AD - 973 AD : Rashtrakuta defeated Badami Chalukyas in 753 AD. Founder : Dantidurga Dharmapuri : This undated inscription was issued by Aitavarmarasa, of the Haihaya family, whose overlord was the Rashtrakuta king Krishna. It refers to the gift of hundred mat…

Jogulamba Gadwal district, named after the powerful deity Jogulamba and the historic fort of Gadwal, serves as the southern gateway of Telangana. Situated at the confluence of the Krishna and Tungabhadra rivers (Veni-Sangamam), it has historically been known as Antarvedi (the land between rivers). In ancient administrative records, the region was a core part of the Ayije-300 (also recorded as Aize or Ayaja) division. Historically, it evolved from the territories of Kandur-Nadu and Puduru-tha…

Wanaparthy district is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. Its headquarters is Wanaparthy. The district shares boundaries with Gadwal, Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Nagarkurnool districts and with the state boundary of Andhra pradesh. It was carved out of Mahabubnagar district. c.550 AD - 753 AD :  Badami Chalukyas  (543 AD - 753 AD) Pulakeshin I defeated  Vakataka Dynasty  in c.550 AD. Pulakeshin II defeated  Durjaya Dynasty  in 611 AD and defeated  Vishnukundins  in 611 / 624 AD. 655 AD - 680 AD :…