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29 unusual facts about Andhra Pradesh


Anant Laxman Kanhere

He completed his primary education in Nizamabad (which was then also called as Indur ), and his English education took place in Aurangabad.

Andhra Pradesh cricket team

The team's home ground is the APCA-VDCA Stadium at Visakhapatnam, but some of their home matches are also played at Vijayawada and Anantapur.

Andhra Pradesh Secretariat

Andhra Pradesh Secretariat is the office of the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and his ministers.

Avadhanam

Rallabandi Kavita Prasad - (Director, Dept of Culture, Govt of Andhra Pradesh, presently posted as secretary, Dharma Prachara Parishad (DPP), in TTD, Tirupati) has performed more than 500 avadhanams, including satavadhanam and dvisatavadhanam.

Budugu

"Budugu" is a pet name for the child and was later used for a whole generation of children in Andhra Pradesh.

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University

Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University (DSNLU) is a Law University located at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India offering integrated B.A. LLB.

It was established in 2008 by an Act of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Act No. 32 of 2008), with the main campus at Visakhapatnam and two centers, at Kadapa and Nizamabad.

Dusi

Dusi, Andhra Pradesh, a village in Srikakulam district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh

Emani Sankara Sastry

Emani Sankara Sastry was born on September 23, 1922 in Draksharama, Andhra Pradesh.

Gali Muddu Krishnama Naidu

He also held the cabinet post in the Ministry for Education, Forest and Higher Education and has a record of being elected for 6 terms to the State Assembly, a record held by him from Puttur Constituency www.putturtown.com and one term from Nagari After De-limitation, Puttur constituency is dissolved and it is merged with Nagari.

Garimella Satyanarayana

Garimella Satyanarayana (Telugu: గరిమెళ్ళ సత్యనారాయణ) (1893 – December 18, 1952) was a Poet and Freedom Fighter of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Indian wine

Some of India's larger wine producing areas are located in Maharashtra, Karnataka near Bangalore and Andhra Pradesh near Hyderabad.

Jwalapuram

Jwalapuram is an archaeological site in the Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, South India, which shows hominid habitation before and after the Toba event.

Latur railway station

Several trains operate on a regular basis connecting to Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Nanded, Parbhani, Nasik and Nizamabad, and many other major cities of Maharashtra.

Mohd Amanullah Khan

Moh Amanullah Khan served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Chandrayangutta constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India, between 1978 and 1999.

Navnirmaan

The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake had a particularly devastating effect on the livelihoods of coastal communities in the South Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Navnirmaan is a Tsunami response programme of Peoples Action for Rural Awakening for the Tsunami-affected people of East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, South India.

Nayakuralu Nagamma

This war was very important in the social history of Andhra Pradesh.

She is one of the key characters along with Bramha Naidu in the epic war - Palnati Yudham (War of Palnad) set in the medieval Andhra Pradesh, a southern state of India.

Nehru Zoological Park

Nehru Zoological Park (also known as Hyderabad Zoo or Zoo Park) is a zoo located near Mir Alam Tank in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.

P Chenna Reddy

Chenna Reddy (Dr. Pedarapu Chenna Reddy) born on 15 July 1959 at Anantapur.

Pattabhi

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

Punarnirmaan

Punarnirmaan is one of the response programmes of Dalit Bahujan Shramik Union and Peoples Action for Rural Awakening to the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake-affected people of the districts of Nellore, Prakasam, Krishna, and East Godavari in the state of Andhra Pradesh, South India.

Rakta Charitra

The film starts with a narration about politics and gangs in Anantpur district, Andhra Pradesh.

Sarangapani

Sarangapani was a composer of Carnatic music who lived during the 17th century in the village of Karvetinagaram in Andhra Pradesh.

Sironcha

There is a planned National highway No 16 between Nizamabad in Andhra Pradesh and Jagdalpur in Chhatisgarh State, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh states.

Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park

Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park is located in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Thimmasamudram

Thimmasamudram may refer to any of the following places in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Ulava charu

Brown soup or Ulava Charu is a fine delicacy from the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.


Andhra Mahila Sabha School of Informatics

The Andhra Mahila Sabha School Of Informatics is a school of informatics for women located in Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.

Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission

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

Andhra Vishnu

Perhaps in his honor, people had dedicated a new temple now located at Srikakulam, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

Annamacharya

Annamacharya was born on Vaishakha Shuddha Pournami in the year Sarwadhari (May 9, 1408) in Tallapaka, a village in current day Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Bandi Sailu

Bandi Sailu (1928 – 15 July 2000) or Sayilu Saayilu was a Marxist revolutionary born in a Dalit family in Mandapelli village, Duggondi mandal, Narsampeta Thalukh in the Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Chavali Vyaghreswarudu

Prof Chavali Vyaghreswarudu, MBBS, MS, FICS, FACS was an orthopedic surgeon of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Coup d'état of Yanaon

On 13 April 1954, Dadala arrived in Yanam and proceeded to neighbouring Kakinada (a town in the adjacent Indian state of Andhra Pradesh) the next day.

Gade Venkata Reddy

He has been elected to serve as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Bapatla Assembly constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India, between 1999 and 2004 and since 2009.

Hanuman Junction

Hanuman Junction is a town which lies in border between Krishna and West Godavari districts in Andhra Pradesh state in India.

History of the Telangana movement

The history of the Telangana movement refers to the political and social conditions under which the Telangana region was merged with Andhra State to form the state of Andhra Pradesh and the subsequent demands to reverse the merger to form a new state of Telangana.

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City

The Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City, Chittoor District Andhra Pradesh is one of the 20 new IIITs approved by the Central, State Government & Industry with an outlay of Rs 2,808.71 crore, during 2010.

Indira Gandhi Zoological Park

Indira Gandhi Zoological Park is located amidst Kambalakonda Reserve Forest in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics

The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid-Tropics (ICRISAT) is a non-profit agricultural research organization headquartered in Patancheru (Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India) with several regional centres (Niamey (Niger), Nairobi (Kenya)) and research stations Bamako (Mali), Bulawayo (Zimbabwe).

International Paper

Andhra Pradesh Paper Mills Rajahmundry, which is now an International Paper company, is one of the biggest integrated paper and pulp manufacturing centers in India.

ITUpSAT1

It was launched on September 23, 2009 atop a PSLV-C14 satellite launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh in India, and became the first Turkish university satellite to orbit the Earth.

Kothuru, Krishna

Kothuru, or Kotturu, is an hamlet under Tadepalle Panchayat situated at a distance of about 1 km from Tadepalle Village on its northeran side in Vijayawada Rural Mandal, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh.

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.

Kurma

There are three temples dedicated to this incarnation of Vishnu in India, Kurmai of Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, Sri Kurmam in Andhra Pradesh, and Gavirangapur in the Chitradurg District of Karnataka.

Mettur Thermal Power Station

The coal from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (Talcher and Ib Valley) and Eastern Coalfields Limited (Raniganj and Mugma) are transported to the load ports of Paradip (Orissa), Vizag (Andhra Pradesh) and Haldia (West Bengal).

Nirmal Toys and Craft

Nirmal toys are traditional Indian wooden toys made in the town of Nirmal in the Adilabad district in the state Andhra Pradesh in India.

Old Godavari Bridge

The Old Godavari Bridge or The Havelock Bridge is a decommissioned bridge that spans the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Palle Raghunatha Reddy

Palle Raghunatha Reddy is a current Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Andhra Pradesh, state in southern part of India, representing the constituency of Puttaparthi for the Telugu Desam Party.

Panchacharyas

It is believed that the Panchacharyas arose out of five great Sthavaralingas located in Balehonnur in Karnataka, Ujjini in Karnataka, Kedar in Uttarakhand, Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh, and Kashi or Banaras in Uttar Pradesh under different names in different Yugas.

Paritala Sunitha

Paritala Sunita is a member of the Legislative Assembly of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh representing the Raptadu constituency of Anantapur.

Praja Rajyam Party

He launched his political party as an alternative to the ruling Indian National Congress and Telugu Desam Party in his native state of Andhra Pradesh.

Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary

Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary is a famous 481 km² Protected area in Thiruvallur District of Tamil Nadu state near Elavur and Nellore and Chittoor districts of Andhra Pradesh in South India.

Pushpaka Brahmin

There are similar Brahmin communities found all over India: like Niyogi Brahmins of Andhra Pradesh, Chithpaavan Brahmins of Maharashtra, Bhumihars of Bihar, Mohyal of Punjab or Tyagis of West Uttar Pradesh.

Ramarajulanka

Ramarajulanka is a village located in East Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, India with a Ramalayam in Center of the village and a goddess Muthyalamma is located here and nearby to Chinchinada a very well constructed bridge connecting West & East Godavari districts.

Rodda

It is a surname of many people of Reddy Caste in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Salihundam

Salihundam is a historically noted village and panchayat in Gara Mandal of Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sangam, Srikakulam

Sangam is a village and a pilgrimage site in Vangara mandal in Srikakulam district in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Snake Cell Andhra Pradesh

The organization is officially authorized by Andhra Pradesh Forest Department to carryout rescue operations and awareness programs in Andhra Pradesh.

South Zone cricket team

It is a composite team of players from six first-class Indian teams from southern India competing in the Ranji Trophy: Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Hyderabad, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

Suchandra

In response to his request, the Buddha gave the first Kalachakra tantra initiation and teachings at Amaravati, a small town in Andhra Pradesh in southeastern India, supposedly emanating at the same time he was also delivering the Prajna Paramita sutras at Vulture Peak Mountain at Rajgir in North India.

Tamil-Brahmi

These are the earliest documents of a Dravidian language, and the script was well established in the Chera and Pandyan states, in what is now Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, and northern Sri Lanka.

Tandur Test Range

It is spread over an area of 8000 acre of land and located in Tandur district of Andhra Pradesh, 135 km away from Hyderabad.

Telangana Janata Party

Telangana Janata Party (Telangana Peoples Party), a political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh working for statehood for the Telangana region.

Telangana Telugu

Telangana Telugu( Telugu : తెలంగాణ తెలుగు ) is a type of Telugu dialect spoken in Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh.

Vamsadhara River

The river originates in the border of Thuamul Rampur in the Kalahandi district and Kalyansinghpur in Rayagada district of Odisha and runs for a distance of about 254 kilometers, where it joins the Bay of Bengal at Kalingapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.