Two of the greatest patriots that the Telugus produced were scions of the Musunuri family: Prola and Krishna Nayak. While there is a popular but utterly inaccurate view that there were no popular revolutions in Medieval India, the Musunuri …
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Origins of Indian Stupidity
Continuing our Series on “Are We a Serious People?”, is our Fourth Installment: Origins of Indian Stupidity.
In our previous piece we touched on how Lack of Focus was the Origin for this (and Action the cure …
Warangal: The City, its Art & its Architecture
After Amaravati, the second capital of the Telugus was Warangal (also referred to by its Sanskrit name, Ekasila). Literally meaning “One Stone” (Oru gallu), the great capital of the Kakatiyas long stood truly as a “single …
[Reprint Post] Vijayawada:Historical Heart of the Andhras
The Politics of Language
Personalities: Prataparudra
The Kakatiya dynasty reached its dramatic climax under Prataparudra. The grandson of Rani Rudrama Devi, Pratapa Rudra Deva II (1289-1323 CE) is best known for bringing to justice the rebellious Nayaks who killed her and for his stubborn …
Amaravati: The City, its Art & its Architecture
The Great City of Amaravati has a storied history not only in Andhra and India, but in the rest of Asia as well.
Those of you following us on twitter would have read our tweets (storified for your convenience…
