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6 unusual facts about Andhra


Chicken 65

Chicken 65 is a spicy, deep-fried chicken dish originating from Andhra, India, as a bar snack, entree, or quick snack.The flavour of the dish comes from ginger, cayenne pepper, mustard powder and vinegar although the exact recipe can vary.

Gangamma Jatara

Gangamma Jatara is a folk festival celebrated in Rayalaseema and Andhra regions in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Gavara

Gavaras, Gowri puthrulu, Gowriyulu or Gavara Naidu are one of the many small communities or caste of Andhra who live mostly in the north coastal districts.

Laxman Kumara

This story is not there in Mahabharata but is actually an Andhra folklore.

Vemulapalli Srikrishna

He also wrote the famous poem about Andhra, Cheyyethi Jai kottu Telugoda! Gatamentho Ghana keerthi kalavoda... He was the Editor of the Telugu News Daily "Visalandhra" during the years 1968-72.

Yanaon

First Laurel Poet of Andhra, Chellapilla Venkata Kavi (1870–1950), One of the duo of the famous Tirupati Venkata Kavulu lived here.


1972 Jai Andhra movement

In 1972, Gouthu Latchanna took a leading role in the Jai Andhra movement started by students of Andhra University demanding the division of Andhra Pradesh into old Andhra state and Telangana state on the issue of "Mulkhi" rules.

Ananda Gotrikas

They ruled coastal Andhra with Kapotapuram as the capital after defeating the last Ikshvaku king in the battle of Dhanyakataka.

Andhra Education Society Sr. Sec School

The Andhra Education Society then constructed the left wing of the first floor which was opened by Andhra Kesari on 10 July 1954.

Andhra Mahasabha

The branches of Andhra Maha Sabha were opened at Sircilla, Jagtial, Manthani, Peddapalli, Metpalli, Koratla, Choppadandi, Sultanabad, Huzurabad and several other places in Karimnagar district.

After the conference of Sircilla, a permanent office of Andhra Maha Sabha was opened at Boiwada in Karimnagar.

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission (APPSC) was formed when the State of Andhra Pradesh formed on November 1, 1956.

APIIC

Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation, part of the Andhra Pradesh Government initiatives

Bangaru Usha Rani

She was elected to the Andhra Pradesh Assembly from the Palakol constituency on May 16, 2009 by defeating the Praja Rajyam President Konidella Chiranjeevi with good majority.

Begumpet Airport

The airport is home to the Andhra Pradesh Aviation Academy, Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy (RGAA) and the Begumpet Air Force Station of the Indian Air Force.

Bhogaraju

Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya was an Indian independence activist and political leader in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

Bhogi

In Andhra Pradesh, the day preceding Makara Sankranti is called Bhogi (భోగి) and this is when people discard old and derelict things and concentrate on new things causing change or transformation.

Biridepalli

This is generally used by the Kamma (Chowdary) community in Andhra Pradesh, especially in the Rayalaseema area.

Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology

Y. S. Chowdary, elected member of the Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) in 2010, from the state of Andhra Pradesh and Promoter-Director of Sujana Group, ranked as one of the top 10 expanding groups of companies in India as of July, 2011

Chikungunya outbreaks

On 24 August 2006, The Hindu newspaper reported that the Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Kerala had reported 1.1 million (11 lakh) cases.

Congress Party

YSR Congress Party, a regional political party in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India

Datta Jayanti

The temples dedicated to Dattatreya are located throughout India, the most important places of his worship are in Karnataka,Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat like Ganagapur in Karnataka near Gulbarga, Narasimha Wadi in the Kolhapur district, Pithapuram in Andhra Pradesh near Kakinada, Audumbar in Sangli district and Girnar in Saurashtra.

Deccan thorn scrub forests

The grasslands of southern Andhra Pradesh support a good population of the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) and Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), although these and other species are declining in number.

Devulapalli

Devulapalli Krishnasastri was a Telugu poet He is famously known as Andhra .

Duvvuri

Duvvuri Subbarao Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of Andhra Pradesh and present Governor of Reserve Bank of India.

G. Krishna Babu

He has Organized the 54th Annual National Conference of Indian Public Health Association in January 2010 in Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam.

Gattahalli

This Ashram conducts Free Eye Camp across Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh on every year and provides food and shelter for people who undergo eye operation.

Gotta

a panchayat in Hiramandalam mandal, Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Gujjula Ravindra Reddy

In four villages near Avanigadda, Andhra Pradesh tsunami shelters doubling as school buildings were constructed using charitable donations from the German Government and organisations such as Lions Club, Altlandsberg, Solidarity Service International (SODI) and Aktion Deutschland Hilft and Berlin Lichtenberg.

H. N. Mulpury

Mulpury was born in Chataparru, Andhra Pradesh, and got his Bachelor's Degree in Mining Engineering from MBM Engineering College (Jodhpur University).

Hindustan Cables

The company has grown to make a broader line of products in locations in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), Naini, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) as well as the original plant in Rupnarainpur.

Indian classical dance

Currently, Sangeet Natak Akademi does not consider the recently reconstructed dance styles of Andhra Pradesh such as Andhra Natyam and Vilasini Natyam as "classical".

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad

The temporary campus of IIT Hyderabad is located in the residential estate of Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK) of Ordnance Factories Board at Eddumailaram (Medak District, Andhra Pradesh), about 45 km from the heart of Hyderabad city.

Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award

Ponnala Lakshmaiah (Minister, Major Irrigation, Govt of Andhra Pradesh)

Jagadeeshwar Goud

His father’s brother late Dr Mallikarjun was a former Union Minister and PCC President for Andhra Pradesh having worked in the congress party still his last breath.Jagadeeshwar was declared elected as CORPORATOR from Hafeezpet, Serilingampally on 25/11/09.

Kalagara Sai Lakshmana Rao

Mr Rao was born in Pothunuru, a village near Denduluru in the West Godavari District on 11 July 1956, the elder son of Swargeeya Kalagara Venkateswara Rao and Jaya Lakshmi.He is from Prominent Kamma(Chowdary)Forward caste Zamindaris family in Andhra Pradesh.

Kalavaramaye Madilo

Singer K. S. Chitra, winner of the Nandi Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the title song from Andhra Pradesh Government, performed the renditions for this movie.

Korrapadu

Korrapadu, Kadapa, village in Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Korremula

The Outer Ring Road, Hyderabad is passing through this village.Korremula is expected to get advantage from the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT REGION (ITIR)announced by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in nearby Pocharam Village.

Krishna Telugu

Krishna Telugu ( Telugu: కృష్ణా తెలుగు ) or Vijayawada Telugu ( Telugu: విజయవాడ తెలుగు ) or standard dialect of Telugu is a type of Telugu dialect spoken in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh and often considered as standard dialect of Telugu.Telugu spoken in Tollywood movies is Krishna Telugu.It has sweetest accent among all Telugu accents of Andhra Pradesh.

Kurli

Kurli, Andhra Pradesh, a village in Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh state, India

Mantralaya

Mantralayam, Andhra Pradesh, India, a major center of pilgrimage for Hindus belonging to the Madhva sect

Nehru Park

Nehru Zoological Park large zoo located in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India

Obulapuram Mining Company

This investigation is the culmination of a recommendation to CBI by the former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Rosaiah and not directly related to the findings of Lok Ayukta Santosh Hegde on illegal mining in Karnataka.

Ogirala

Ogirala is a village in Bapulapadu mandal in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Oswald Couldrey

He established the Andhra School of Indian Arts and guided several Telugu artists and poets such as Damerla Rama Rao, Adivi Bapiraju and Kavikondala Venkata Rao.

Palamangalam

Ethanol production factories are only 2 in Andhra Pradesh, out of two one of them is in Palamangalam named as 'Amman Bio Pharmacy Pvt Ltd'.

Praveen Kumar Reddy

Anipireddi Venkata Praveen Kumar Reddy is an Indian politician and an MLA from Tambalapalle in Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

Rajyadhikara Party

Even after India attaining Independence from the British Raj in 1947, Andhra Pradesh state of India is governed till today either by Indian National Congress, dominated by one caste (5% of Andhra Pradesh population) of Forward Caste, or by Telugu Desam Party, dominated by another Forward Caste (3% of Andhra Pradesh population).

Sharmila

Y. S. Sharmila- Daughter of former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Sivaraju Venkata Subbarao

In a competition arranged by Andhra Kala Parishath, Kakinada, ButchiBabu received the best drama award from Prithviraj Kapoor for his drama Atma Vanchana.

Veluri Venkata Krishna Sastry

37. Megalithic Cultures- The Iron Age, Pre and Proto Historic Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh History Congress, Dravidian University, 2003

Vempatapu Satyanarayana

His small booklet on Srikakulam Peasant Armed Upsurge details the nature of Naxalite influence in the early phases of 1969 and 1970 in Andhra Pradesh.

Venkata Rao

Kala Venkata Rao was freedom fighter, politician in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Warangal Bhadrakali Temple

As per the writings on the temple wall this temple is believed to be constructed by the King Pulakesi II of Chalukya dynasty around 625 A.D to commemorate his victory over Vengi region of Andhra Desham.


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