Invitation to Scholars

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am herewith sending the invitation letter with certain guidelines and a tentative list of chapters of History and Culture of Telangana. Please go through them and keep us informed on which chapter you are pleased to contribute.

Thanking you.......
Dr. D.Satyanarayana

Chapters of

HISTORY AND CULTURE OF TELANGANA

From Earliest Times to 1956 AD

INTRODUCTION: ENVIRONMENT AND SOURCES        dr d satyanarayana

I.   ANCIENT TELANGANA          

1.   STONE AGE                                            s b kesava and padmanabha

2.      METAL AGE                                                              prof k p rao

3.      SATAVAHANAS                                                       dr pvp sastry

4.      IKSHVAKUS AND ABHIRAS                                  dr d satyanarayana

5.      VISHNUKUNDIS, VAKATAKAS AND RANADURJYAS   dr d satyanarayana

6.      EARLY CHALUKYAS                                                            d suryakumar

7.      RASHTRAKUTAS AND VEMULAVADA CHALUKYAS   d surya kumar

8.      LATER CHALUKYAS, THEIR FEUDATORIES AND CONTEMPORARIES
      d suryakumar, sandeveni  tirupati

II.    MEDIEVAL TELANGANA

9.      KAKATIYAS                                                             dr pvp sastry

10.  POST KAKATIYA KINGDOMS – I                         prof  r soma reddy

MUSLIM PRESNCE IN WARANGAL

MUSUNURI NAYAKAS

RACHAKONDA-DEVARAKONDA NAYAKAS

11.  POST KAKATIYA KINGDOMS – II                        k jitendrababu

GONDS OF ADILABAD

SHITABKHAN OF WARANGAL

ORISSA GAJAPATIS

PRESENCE OF VIJAYANAGARA KINGS

12.  BAHAMANIS AND IMADSHAHIS              dr salma and dawood ashraf

13.  QUTBSHAHIS (INCLUDING MUGHALS, 1687-1724 AD) dr salma,

dr j anjaiah and dr s jaikishan

III. MODERN TELANGANA

15. NIZAMS, 1724-1948 AD

A. Polity          dr n r giridhar and dr d satyanarayana

i)                    Foundation of Asafjahi Rule

ii)                   Carnatic Wars – French Involvement

iii)                 British Influence

iv)                 Administrative Reforms

B. Economy                            prof v ramakrisna reddy

v)                  Agriculture and Environment: Construction of Tanks and Projects

 Introduction of Commercial Crops (Sugarcane, Silk, Fish, etc.)

 Forest Policy and Produces

vi)                 Mines and Industrial Development: Singareni Collieries

vii)               Science & Technology, Medicine, etc.

viii)              Communications: Introduction of Railways, Roadways and Airways, Posts, etc.

C. Society                                                       prof a satyanarayana

ix)                 Nobility and Zamindars

x)                  Immigrants and Emigrations

xi)                 Women: Concubinage and Prostitution

xii)               Food and Dress

D. Religion                                                     prof a satyanarayana

xiii)              Conversions by Razakars and Christian Missionaries

xiv)             Development of Composite Culture: Spread of Muslim festivals among Hindus

xv)               Charities: Baolis, orchards, etc.

E. Culture      

xvi)             Literature: Urdu and Persian – Ghazals, Telugu dr sunkireddi

xvii)            Music and Dance: Gana Bhajanas and Theatre and Performing Arts

 prof umadevi

xviii)          Painting and Sculpture                           dr b s rohini

xix)             Architecture                                          dr vasanta shobha

xx)               Popular Culture                                    prof j tirumala rao

xxi)             Pastimes: Hunting, Cinema, etc.            vaaraala anand

16.  SAMSTHANAS UNDER NIZAMS               dr m ramulu

17.  SOCIO-CULTURAL AWAKENING            dr s anjaiah

i)                    Education: Urdu University, English Schools, Girls Education

ii)                   Literary Movement: Library Movement, Nationalist Literature and Andhra Sarasvata Parishath, Press and Journalism

iii)                 Mulki Movement

iv)                 Caste and Dalit Movements                  prof a satyanarayana

v)                  Working Class Protests

vi)                 Tribal Resurgences                               dr g sudarshan reddy

vii)               Women Associations

18.  FREEDOM STRUGGLE                                 dr ramesh and prof tirumali

i)                    1857 Revolt

ii)                   Political Awakening

iii)                 Aryasamaj Movement

iv)                 Andhra Mahasabha                              k jitendrababu

v)                  Razakars

vi)                 Anti-Nizam Movements

vii)               Communist and Armed Struggle

viii)              Police Action                                        dr l pandu ranga reddy

19.  MERGER OF TELANGANA AND THE FORMATION OF ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                         n venugopal