The following post is published courtesy of Chandra garu, who kindly gave permission to reprint a version of his article originally posted on July 23, 2013

…All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
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 …