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28 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.

Buddha images in Thailand

Much of the basis for the Buddhist artwork of the Dvaravati period was influence from Buddhist art in India, including the Amaravati and Gupta styles, although there was also local and Khmer influence.

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.

Dodda Krishnaraja I

This division, and the resulting loss of revenue from the rich maidān region of Mysore, made Sadat-ulla Khan unhappy and, in collusion with the rulers of Kadapa, Kurnool, and Savanur and the Maratha Raja of Gutti, he decided to march against Dodda Krishnaraja.

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.

Himayatnagar

Himayatnagar, Andhra Pradesh: A village of Rangareddy District in 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.

Indira Gandhi Zoological Park

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

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.

Manna-Dora language

It is spoken by the eponymous Scheduled Tribe in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Mohammad Ismail

A philosophy student, he went on to receive a master's degree from Andhra University, then worked as a lecturer in philosophy at Kakinada, Anantapur and Vijayawada.

Narla Tata Rao

Narla Tata Rao (4 September 1917 - 7 April 2007) was a doyen of the power sector in India and a former chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board.

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.

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.

Paritala Sunitha

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

Places of interest in Vijayawada

## Amaravati: Amaravati in Guntur district, formerly called as Dhanyakataka and Andhranagari, is one of the most important Buddhist sites in the country.

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.

Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park

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

Tavernier Blue

The diamond was certainly Indian in origin and likely sourced by Tavernier at the Kollur mine in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh.

Thimmasamudram

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

Visakha Museum

Visakha Museum (Full name: Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation Museum) is a museum located in the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, India which houses the historical treasures and artifacts of the Kalingandhra region.


Amos Sutton

By 1805, Baptist missionary society and later Amos Sutton under the auspices of Serampore Trio -- William Carey, Joshua Marshman, and William Ward attempted to preach Telugu-speaking people in northernmost parts of present Andhra Pradesh—adjoining areas to Orissa like Chicacole(present Srikakulam) and Vizagapatnam(present Vizag or Visakapatnam).

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 by-election, 2012

By-elections occurred in Andhra Pradesh in March for a Vidhan Sabha seat and on 12 June for Nellore and 18 Vidhan Sabha constituencies following the disqualification of defected members of the Indian National Congress who joined the YSR Congress Party of the former chief minister's son, Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy.

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.

Brahmi script

The earliest definite evidence of Brahmi script in South India comes from Bhattiprolu in Andhra Pradesh.

Chintal Basti

Chintal Basti is name of the locality in the city of Hyderabad, capital city of Andhra Pradesh adjacent to Masab Tank, A.C. Guards, Prem Nagar.

Debiprasad Chattopadhyaya

Subsequently, he was appointed a UGC Visiting Professor at the universities of Andhra Pradesh, Calcutta and Poona.

Dhundhubhi River

Dhundhubhi river pass through Raghupathi pet village, kalwakurhty Mandal, Palamoor Dist (also known as Mahbubnagar) in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Dindi Reservoir

Dindi Reservoir is a medium water reservoir across Dindi tributary of River Krishna located near Dindi town in Andhra Pradesh.

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.

Gandhi Bhavan, Hyderabad

Gandhi Bhavan is the headquarters of the Indian National Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh.

Hanuman Junction

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

Hyderabad cricket team

The Hyderabad cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the city of Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

Iluvar

In Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, they are variously known as Edigas, Goud, Billava, Bhandari, Srisayana, or Setti Balijas and Nadar, Illathu Pillaimar in Tamil Nadu and Jaiswal, Poojary in Maharastra and Nalavar, Durave in Sri Lanka and also spread over in different cstes name in all over India.

Indian community of London

Many members of London's Indian community can trace their ancestry to the Indian states of West Bengal , Punjab , Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Rajastan, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar.

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).

Junior college

Maharashtra, Odisha, Assam, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka however, have a system of junior colleges where, after taking the 10th grade board exams (see SSLC, SSC), students have to apply to junior colleges to complete their 11th and 12th grades.

Kandukuri Veeresalingam

Rao Bahadur Kandukuri Veeresalingam also spelled as Kandukuri Veereshalingam (Telugu: కందుకూరి వీరేశలింగం) (16 April 1848 – 27 May 1919), also known as Kandukuri Veereshalingam Pantulu (Telugu: వీరేశలింగం పంతులు), was a social reformer of Andhra Pradesh.

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.

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital is located in Warangal of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Manavata

Manavata (originally called Chaitanya Bharat Youth Association) was founded on 19 October 1991 by Srinivasa Chowdary Alluri, a social activist, in Lolla, a remote village in the Godavari belt of the Andhra Pradesh state in South India.

Mattu Pongal

Though the name of the festival is specific to Tamil Nadu, in India, it is also celebrated in other southern states such as Andhra Pradesh and 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).

MLR Institute of Technology

MLR Institute of Technology (MLRIT) is located at Dundigal, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.

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.

Pranitha Vardhineni

Pranitha Vardhineni (born 17 November 1990, in Kalleda village in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh) is an Indian archer.

Regent Diamond

In 1698, a slave found the 410 carat (82 g) uncut diamond in Kollur mine (more specifically in Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India) and hid it inside a large wound in his leg.

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.

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.

Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple

Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple, Tirupati, located in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu deities Sita, Rama and Lakshmana.

Srini Raju

Born into a middle-class agricultural family of three children in 1961 in Khajipalem, Guntur District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sriram Sagar Project

Sriramsagar is an irrigation project across river Godavari in Andhra Pradesh to serve irrigational needs in Karimnagar, Warangal, Adilabad, Nalgonda, and Khammam districts.

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.

Thapar Vidya Vihar

Thapar Vidya Vihar (also referred as TVV) is a high school located in the Kamalapuram area of Mangapet Mandal, Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh.