History of Mahabubnagar

Mahabubnagar or Mahboobnagar ,(formerly called as nagar kurnul district) also known as Palamooru (Telugu:) is a district in the Andhra Pradesh state of India, in the Telangana region. It is named after its largest city and district headquarters, Mahabubnagar.

It is the second largest district in the state in terms of area. It is located 100 kilometres (62 mi) away from the state capital Hyderabad.

The largest towns in the district are Mahabubnagar, Narayanpet, Atmakur, Achampet,Gadwal, Wanaparthy, Jadcherla, Kalwakurthy, Shadnagar, Kodangal, Amarchintha,Makhtal, Alampur, Kollapur and Nagarkurnool.

Contents  [hide] 1 Demographics 2 Government 3 Etymology 4 Geography and climate 5 History 6 Universities 7 Colleges 8 Religious Places 9 Notable people 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

Demographics

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Mahabubnagar district had a population of 3,513,934 as of 2001, of which only 10.57 percent lived in the district head-quarters. The majority of the residents live in rural areas.

The primary languages spoken are Telugu, Urdu and Hindi.

[edit]Government

There are 1553 Revenue Villages, 1347 Grama Panchayatis, 64 Mandals and four Revenue Divisions. Mahabubnagar district also has 14 Assembly Constituencies and two Parliamentary Constituencies.

Etymology

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Mahabubnagar is named in honor of Mir Mahabub Ali Khan Asaf Jah VI, the Nizam of Hyderabad (1869-1911 AD).

Prior to December 4th, 1890, the district was known as "Rukmammapeta" or "Palamooru" or "Cholawadi", the land of the Cholas.^[1]

Geography and climate

Mahabubnagar district is located at 16°73' N and 77°98' E. It is bounded on the east by the Nalgonda and Guntur districts, on the west by theGulbarga district of Karnataka, on the north by the Rangareddy district and on the south by the Kurnool district.

History

The Telangana region formed the core of the Satavahana dynasty from 221 BC to 218 AD.

The Andhra Pradesh state was a large part of the Chalukya dynasty between the 5th and 11th centuries AD. The state was later part of the Kingdom of Golkonda (c. 1364 - 1512 AD), the capital city of which, Golkonda, was located near Hyderabad.

In 1518 Andhar Pradesh came under control of the Qutb Shahi dynasty, which reigned until 1687. The state was then a part of Hyderabad State, ruled by the Asaf Jahi dynasty, between 1724 and 1948.

Mahabubnagar district became independent and joined the democratic state of India on September 18, 1948.

The history of Mahabubnagar probably began as Buddhist, with many historic temples destroyed by the Asaf Jahi rulers. At present, no Buddhist temples remain.^{[citation needed]}

Palamoor Samasthans tell us the recent history of some parts of this region, which are still familiar to Palamoor people.

Universities

• Palamuru University

Colleges

Mahabubnagar district falls under Osmania University and Palamuru University Jurisdiction. The district has many government junior, undergraduate and graduate colleges. Apart from these, following are some of the private institutions:

• Adarsh Degree & PG College
• PHRM Degree College
• SVS Medical College
• Jaya Prakash Narayana Engineering College
• Jaya Prakash Narayan Educational Society Group of Institutions,Christianpally
• Sree visveswaraya Institute of Technology & Science
• Sri Kottam Tulasi Reddy Memorial College Of Engineering
• Sri Vasavi Degree College
• vikas junior college
• Madina Group of Institutions
• Sri venkateshwara high school

eligious Places

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• Mahabubnagr District has got many important temples, dargas and churches
• Alampur: Famous Lord Shiva Temple in Alampur, Mahabubnagar Dt. It is the southern gate of Srisailam. and Jogulamba devi Temple one among the 18 shakthi peethas in India
• Umamaheswaram: Famous Lord Shiva temple in Rangapur, Achampet, Mahabubnagar Dt. It is the northern gate of Srisailam.
• Manyamkonda: Venkateswara Swami temple, about 10 km. from Mahbubnagar town. This is also known as "Peedala Tirupathi" (Poor People Tirupathi).
• Jataprole: Famous Lord Santhana Venugopalaswamy temple which receives thousands of the devotees every day.
• Maddimadugu: Famous Lord Anjaneya Swamy temple which receives thousands of the devotees every weekend.
• Sri Sri Sri Sadguru Avadhuth Narasimha Swami Math is located in Narayanpet.
• "Sri Shiridhi Sai Baba" Temple made of white marble is located in Atmakur
• Somashila, a religious town located 100 kilometres (62 mi) from headquarters near Kollapur has a magnificent temple complex. It is on the banks of the Krishna river.
• Kurumoorthy— which is one of the religious place in Mahaboobnagar. Jatara is special event in that place
• Sirsanagandla—famous for Gattu Jatara during the period of Sri Rama Navami.
• Saleswaram---Famous Lord Shiva or Lingamaih swamy Formation of 'shivalingam'. It is southern gatt of {Srisailam}. Temple of visit every year. once time pournami day almost all visit one lahk above Devotees.
• Sri Ranganayaka swamy Temple located at Sri rangapoor village in Pebbair mandal
• Narasimha Swami and Laxmi matha temples at Singottam village in Kollapur mandal
• Mahboob Subhani Dargah,Sri Anjaneya swamy and Venkateswara swamy Temples at Pulgarcharla village in Pangal mandal

Geography

Mahabubnagar is located at 16.73°N 77.98°E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 498 metres (1633 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[3] Mahabubnagar had a population of 130,849. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mahabubnagar has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 67%. In Mahabubnagar, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Getting Here

Road

Mahabubnagar has bus services, arranged by state owned APSRTC, to Hyderabad,Kurnool, Raichur and Mumbai. The town is at a distance of 100 km, 120 km and 105 km from Hyderabad, Kurnool town and Raichur respectively. Bus frequency from Hyderabad and Raichur is very good. It is well connected with all towns of Mahabubnagar district. Best way to reach Mahabubnagar is to travel by National Highway 7 (India) (NH 7 connecting Kanyakumari and Varanasi) and divert at Jadcherla, which is 14 km from this town.

Rail

The broad gauge railway line connecting Bengaluru and Hyderabad, Chennai Egmore and Kacheguda (Hyderabad), and New Delhi andTirupati passes through the city. There are daily passenger trains to Hyderabad, Kurnool throughout the day. There are three stations in Mahabubnagar - Mahabubnagar Main Station, Mahabubnagar Town Station ( only for passenger trains )and Yenugonda (only for passenger trains) Station.

Air

Shamshabad International Airport is the nearest airport (approx. 90 km).

Education

Schools

Famous Government schools

• Basic Practicing High School
• Model Basic School
• Girls High school
• Police Line High School

Also the town boasts of many private schools (Authors - please refrain from advertising)

University

• Palamuru University

Engineering Colleges

• Jaya Prakash Narayan Educational Society Group of Institutions - School of Engineering & School of Pharmacy (EAMCET code - JPNC)
• Jayaprakash Narayan College of Engineering(JPNCE) (EAMCET code - JPNE)
• Sree Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology and Science(SVITS) (EAMCET code - VITS)

Medical Colleges

• SVS Medical College
• SVS Dental College
• SVS Nursing College

Polytechnic Colleges

• Government Polytechnic college

MCA Colleges

• Adarsha PG College
• Government PG College
• Al-madina college of computer science

Degree Colleges

• Govt.MVS Degree college
• NTR Govt. Degree college for Women
• Sri Vasavi Degree College
• PHRM Degree College
• Adarsha Degree College
• Swami Vivekananda Degree College
• Goutami Degree college
• Sri Chaitanya Degree College

MSc Colleges

• Sri Chaitanya PG College (Chemistry)
• Adarsha PG College
• Swami Vivekananda College

Sports

Cricket is the predominant sport in the town. Apart from this athletics, basketball and various indoor games are given preference.

• Mahabubnagar District Sports Ground, generally referred to as 'Stadium', organises intra, inter district matches/games.
• Many people use Govt. Junior College ground for practice purposes

Politics

Latest General Elections were held on 16 April 2009 in Mahabubnagar and the following are winners:

• Mahabubnagar Loksabha - K. Chandrashekar Rao of Telangana Rashtra Samithi party
• Mahabubnagar Assembly - N. Rajeshwar Reddy INC(Indian national Congress).
• Zilla Parishad - K.Damodar Reddy(Chairman)

Mahabubnagar Theatres

• There are good number of theaters in town viz., Tirumala, Srinivasa, Venkatadri (these theaters are located in same complex), Menaka, Nartaki, Natraj, Hanuman(near Clock Tower), Sri Krishna, Maheshwari (Srinivasa Colony)

Useful Information

• Railway Station code for Mahabubnagar main station is "MBNR"

Notable persons

• B. Venkateshwarlu - Journalist, Film Director, Writer and Nandi Award Winner. He is the first person, who got Nandi Award fromMahabubnagar District.
• Gorati Venkanna - Lyricist, singer