History of our People III

We are now entering the Golden age of Andhra History. A period of prosperity and richness, both in terms of economy and literature.

Hakka (Harihara) and Bukka, who were previously treasury officers in the court of Prataparudra drew inspiration from them and consolidated Hindu opposition to Muslim invaders. Eventually, after the fall of the Kakatiya empire in 1370 CE, the Vijayanagar empire, considered the last great Hindu and Telugu empire, swept across the Telugu land and the present day Karnataka (1336 - 1450 CE). The Vijayanagara Empire, one of the greatest empires of Andhra Pradesh and of India was founded by Harihararaya and Bukkaraya, who served as treasury officers of the Kakatiyas of Warangal. Writings by foreign travelers during the late medieval era combined with recent excavations in the Vijayanagara principality have uncovered much-needed information about the empire's history, fortifications, scientific developments and architectural innovations. The empire reached its peak during the rule of Krishnadevaraya when Vijayanagara armies were consistently victorious. Emperor Krishnadevaraya also earned the titles Kannada Rajya Rama Ramana ,Moorurayaraganda (meaning King of three kings) and Andhra Bhoja . Krishnarayalu’s reign was the golden age of Telugu literature. Telugu literature reached new heights during this time. Fine Vijayanagar monuments were built across South India including Lepakshi, Tirupathi and Sri Kalahasti in Andhra Pradesh. The largest and most famous ensemble of Vijayanagara monuments are at Hampi in modern Karnataka. Eight poets known as Astadiggajalu (eight elephants in the eight cardinal points such as North, South etc.) were part of his court (known as Bhuvanavijayamu). According to the Vaishnavite religion there are eight elephants in eight corners in space and hold the earth in its place. Similarly these eight poets were the eight pillars of his literary assembly. Who constituted Ashtadiggajas is not certain. But, it is popularly believed to include these : Allasani Peddana, Nandi Thimmana, Madayyagari Mallana, Dhurjati, Ayyalaraju Ramabhadrudu, Pingali Surana, Ramarajabhushanudu and Tenali Ramakrishnudu. Among these eight poets Allasani Peddana is considered to be the greatest and is given the title of Andhra Kavita Pitamaha (the father of Telugu poetry). Manucharitramu is his popular prabhanda work.


Although small parts of Telugu region were under Reddys of Kondavidu and Rajahmundry and Recherla Velamas of Telangana, who were content to be vassals of Muslim kingdomsErrana was a great Telugu poet in the court of Prolaya Vemareddy (1325-1353), the founder of Reddy dynasty (1325-1424) of Kondaveedu, who ruled Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, and Kurnool districts of the state of Andhra Pradesh. Errana was also known as Yellapregada or Errapregada. He was honored with the title Prabandha Parameshwara (the supreme lord of Prabandha) and Shambudasusu.

Srinatha was respected as Kavi Sarvabhouma(King of poets) in Telugu, and patronised by many kings including the Kondavidu Reddys, Velamas of Rachakonda and Deva Raya II of Vijayanagara Empire.
Srinatha worked as a minister in the court of Pedakomati Vemareddy of Kondaveedu. He managed to get his king released from captivity of the Lingamaneni rulers of Devarakanda in return for his literary prowess. [3] Srinatha produced and dedicated a host of books to kings and enjoyed a luxurious life. However, he seemed to have suffered from poverty at the end of his life. He was the brother-in-law of another famous Telugu poet Pothana.

In 1347 CE, an independent Muslim state, the Bahmani kingdom, was established in south India by Alla-ud-din Hasan Gangu as a revolt against the Delhi Sultanate. The Qutb Shahi dynasty held sway over the Andhra country for about two hundred years from the early part of the 16th century to the end of the 17th century.
In Colonial India, Northern Circars became part of the British Madras Presidency. Eventually this region emerged as the Coastal Andhra region. Later the Nizam had ceded five territories to the British which eventually emerged as Rayalaseema region. The Nizams retained control of the interior provinces as the Princely state of Hyderabad, acknowledging British rule in return for local autonomy.
India became independent from the United Kingdom in 1947. The Muslim Nizam of Hyderabad wanted to retain his independence from India, but the people of the region launched movement to join Indian Union. His state of Hyderabad was forced to become part of the Republic of India in 1948, after Indian Military Occupation as Hyderabad State.
In an effort to gain an independent state, and protect the interests of the Telugu people of Madras State, Amarajeevi Potti Sriramulu fasted until death. Public outcry and civil unrest after his death forced the government to announce the formation of a new state for Telugu speakers. Andhra attained statehood in October 1953 with Kurnool as its capital.
On 1 November 1956, Andhra State merged with the Telangana region of Hyderabad State to form the state of Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad, the former capital of the Hyderabad State, was made the capital of the new state Andhra Pradesh. That's how we evolved and adopted this beautiful land of Andhra.

History of our people II

Inscriptional evidence of Telugu was found during the rule of Renati Cholas, in the present Kadapa region, in 5th century CE. During this period the Telugu Language, emerged as a popular medium undermining the predominance of Prakrit and Sanskrit. Telugu was made the official language by the Vishnukundina Kings who ruled from their capital Vinukonda. The Vishnukundinas were a dynasty that ruled over the eastern Deccan in South India comprising of the area covered by modern day Andhra Pradesh and Kalinga (Orissa). It played an important role in the history of the Deccan during the 5th and 6th centuries AD. The early rulers of the dynasty were feudatory of the Vakatakas with whom they had marital alliances as well as with the Rashtrakutas.
In 529 A.D. a descendent, Madhava Varma, and four other clans gained independence and solidified their position by defeating the Salankayanas in coastal Andhra. They had different capitals such as Amaravati and Bezwada until they eventually settled into Vizianagaram. Over the centuries the other four clans served as feudatories to the Vizianagaram rulers as well as subsequent dynasties such as the Chalukyas. One of the forts later traditionally connected to Rajus is Kalidindi in Krishna district, which was under the Vishnukundin sway for a long time.


Before the arrival of Badami Chalukyas, the Kalachuris had carved out an extensive empire covering areas of Gujarat, Malwa, Konkan and parts of Maharashtra. However after their crippling defeat at the hands of Badami Chalukya Magalesa, they remained in obscurity for a prolonged period of time.
Historians have also pointed out that several Kalachuri kings were related to Chalukyas and Rashtrakutas by matrimonial alliances and had ruled from places like Tripuri, Gorakhpur, Ratnapur, Rajpur. By the time they are mentioned in the Telugu epic "Battle of Palnadu", they referred to as the Haihaya family of the Kona region (Amalapuram and Razole taluqs of the present East Godavari District) and the Haihaya family of Palanadu and were modest feudatories of the Chalukyas.
In the same tale the Perichedis are also mentioned also as minor feudatories of the Chalukyas. According to V. Rama Chandra Rao they have been linked to the ancient Chedi Kingdom. They had two branches with Kollipaka and Bezawada as their capitals. He also mentions that the Vastsavai dynasty of Peddapuram may be related to the Matsya dynasty as there is evidence of a branch found in the Vishakapatnam area.
All these clans were important participants in the battle and from circumstantial evidence we may be able to surmise that they were branches of a common ancestor separated

Eastern Chalukyas ruled for a long period after the decline of Vishnukundinas from their capital in Vengi. The Chalukya ruler Rajaraja Narendra ruled Rajamundry around 1022. The city has traces of 11th century fine places and fort walls. However according to surveys the city exists before 10th century.
Nannayya is the earliest known Telugu author, and the author of the first third of the Andhra Mahabharatamu, is held in high regard as the person who revived the Telugu language. He is also known as Adi Kavi in recognition of his great literary work. He also holds the titles Shabda Sasanudu and Vaganu Sasanudu (Law giver of the language) after his Telugu grammar work Andhra Shabdha Chintamani.The advanced and well developed language used by Nannayya suggests that Nannayya Mahabharatamu may not be the beginning of Telugu literature. Unfortunately, any Telugu literature prior to Nannayya is not available, except royal grants and decrees, though Telugu or Andhra language started to develop even before the Common Era. Rajaraja Narendra requested his teacher, adviser and court poet Nannayya Bhattaraka to translate Sanskrit Mahabharata into Telugu for his subjects.

The “battle of Palnadu” resulted in the weakening of Chalukyan power and emergence of the Kakatiya dynasty in the 12th and the 13th centuries CE. The Kakatiyas were the first feudatories of the Westren Chalukyas of Kalyani, ruling over a small territory near Warangal. The Kakatiya dynasty faced Muslim onslaughts from 1310 CE and came under the control of Delhi Sultanate in 1323. Delhi Sultan Ghaiaz-ud-din Tughlaq sent a large army under Ulugh Khan to conquer the Telugu country and capture Warangal. King Pratap Rudra was taken prisoner. A brief period of 50 years of independence was enjoyed under Musunuri Nayaks who rebelled and liberated Telugu land from the rule of Delhi.

Correspondence Report in ‘The Hindu’

This has been a special correspondence report in ‘The Hindu’

HYDERABAD: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has joined the Andhra Pradesh Official Languages Commission to say that early forms of the Telugu language and its script indeed existed 2,400 years ago.
D. Jithendra Das, Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Hyderabad Circle, cited three inscriptions discovered at Bhattiprolu in Guntur district that contained several Telugu roots or words, as “indisputable evidence” in support of the finding. All these inscriptions date back to 400 B.C. He showed magnified pictures of these inscriptions as also charts relating to evolution of Telugu letters since Mauryan times to journalists here on Wednesday. An English translation of one inscription reads: “Gift of the slab by venerable Midikilayakha.”
Dr. Das and A.B.K. Prasad, Official Languages Commission Chairman, explained that Midikilayakha might be an independent Andhra king at that time. Bhattiprolu indicated, without an iota of doubt, the existence of Telugu words even a century before Emperor Ashoka (300 BC). Asked if the ASI would testify its findings before the Union government to secure classical language status to Telugu, Dr. Das said he would do so if asked by the Centre and “not on our own.”
Telugu language was found more refined in the inscriptions found at Kantamnenivarigudem, Guntupalli in West Godavari district, and Gummadidurru and Ghantasala in Krishna district.

History of our people I

I have discovered that the history of our land is quiet old and rich. I was fascinated to know that this region flourished and prospered since the Vedic period. That is quiet long, which explains the rich culture that we adopt. Religion and literature grew side by side in this glorious land and to know one means to understand the other. Here I will make you familiar with the history of this land, the kings that ruled it, and the people who flourished and called this their motherland.
The history of Andhra dates back as far as 5th century BCE. And the reference of an “Andhra Kingdom” and people called “andhras” have been mentioned in many Sanskrit scriptures like the Mahabharata, Ramayana, the Puranas and even in the Buddhist Jataka tales. Rukmini in Mahabharata is said to be hailed from Vidarbha the region between the Deccan Plateau, around the Vindhya ranges which includes the present day Andhra, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka regions, including the little known and now submerged islands in Bay of Bengal. Rama in his exile is said to have lived in the forests around the present day Bhadrachalam in Andhra Pradesh.
Evidence for a flourishing kingdom in coastal Andhra Pradesh relates to the visit of Buddha to Amaravati in the Guntur district. Lord Buddha preached at Dharanikota / Dhanyakatakam and conducted Kalachakra ceremony, which takes the antiquity of Amaravati back to 500 BCE. The Mauryans extended their rule over Andhra in the 4th century BCE. Megasthenes, (a Greek explorer and geographer), who visited the Court of Chandragupta Maurya (322-297 BC), mentioned that Andhras had 30 fortified towns and an army of a million infantry, 2000 cavalry and 1000 elephants. Buddhist books reveal that Andhras established their kingdoms in the Godavari Valley at that time. Asoka referred in his 13th rock edict (232 BC) that Andhra was under his rule. According to an inscription at Nasik, it was under Gautamiputra Satakarni, the 23rd Satavahavana; the kingdom included most of the southern peninsula and some southern parts of present Indian states like Maharastra, Orissa and MadhyaPradesh. The court language used by Satavahanas was Prakrit. Buddhism flourished throughout this age, and several Buddhist Stupas including Amaravati, Chaityas and Viharas were constructed during this time, although the kings followed Vedic religion.


With the fall of the Mauryan Empire Andhra Satavahanas became independent in 3rd century BCE. After the decline of the Satavahanas in 220 CE, Ikshvaku dynasty, Pallavas, Vishnukundinas, Ananda Gotrikas and ruled the Telugu land. The Ikshvakus ruled the eastern Andhra country along the Krishna river during the later half of the second century CE. Their capital was Vijayapuri(Nagarjunakonda). Some scholars have suggested that this dynasty was related to the ancient Ikshvakus of Hindu epics. Rama of Ramayana, who is considered as the incarnation of Vishnu belonged to the line of Ikshvaku. According to Hindu epics, Ikshvaku, who was the Manu and father of Kukshi, was the founder of the Suryavanshi dynasty, reigning from Ayodhya at the commencement of the Treta Yuga. There is however no direct evidence to suggest that the Andhra Ikshvakus were related to the Epic Ikshvakus. Archaeological evidence has suggested that the Andhra Ikshvakus immediately succeeded the Satavahanas in the Krishna river valley. Ikshvakus have left inscriptions at Nagarjunakonda, Jaggayyapeta, Amaravati and Bhattiprolu. Although the Ikshvaku rulers practiced the Vedic religion, they were also great sponsors of Buddhism.Buddhism was at its height in the Andhra country during their reign.
Salankayanas ruled over a part of the East Coast with Vengi as their capital. Salankayanas and Vishnukundinas were two of the many dynasties that succeeded the Ikshvakus Both Salankayanas and Vishnukundinas were vassals under Pallava kings who ruled from southern Telugu and northern Tamil lands. From their time, the script for Telugu and Kannada languages began clearly separating from that of the other south Indian and north Indian dialects. They ruled between 300 AD and 440 AD. Salankayanas were succeeded by Vishnukundinas from Vinukonda.

Telugu Tota

emta chakkani doayi ee telugu toaTa
enta parimaLamoayi ee toTa poolu !!enta!!

EnamdanamunumDi ee naaru techaroa
E swarNadeejalamu ee maDula kettiroa
enta vintala jaatulee toTaloa peruguee toaTa Epuloa imtanavakamu viriya !!enta!!

E amRuta hastaala E suralu taakiroa
E acherala merupuleeteeru diddiroa
ee puula teeruloa enta teeyamdanamu
ee latala poakiLLa kimta vayyaaramu !!enta!!

javaraali valapuvoale ravi bimba deepti voale
hima nagoannativoale Rshi vaakku mahima voale
naadu Demdamu raepu ee puula toaTaloa
paadu kona nimDoayi pavaLimpa nimDoayi !!enta!!


How nice is the telugu garden
how sweet are the fragrance are its flowers


where from did they bring the soil
what pure water have they bought here
how different varieties grow in this garden
how rich growth has this garden has


which immortal hands have touched this garden
what angles have shaped it thus
how sweet is the arrangement of its flowers
how gracious are the creepers


like a lady's love and the sunshine itself
the soft toch of snow or the truth of the great sages
I will sow the seed in this garden
and sleep under its cool shade



The poet compares his motherland with a garden and how beautiful it looks
He is proud of it and wished to leave a mark of his own in the garden.

Desa bhasha landu telugu lessa

Almost every telugu person must have known and read about Sri Krishnadevaraya.
You all know that his rule was considered the golden age of Andha.
We also know he is not only a great patroniser of literature but also a poet by himself
he said the famous words "దేశ భాష లందు తెలుగు లెస్స".
but thats not aaaaaaall he said...
want to know where I am going with this
I want to introduce to you what exactly he said



uggu paala numDi uyyaalaloe numDi
ammapaaTa paaDinaTTi bhaasha
taene vanTi mandu veenulaku vimdu
daeSabhashalamdu telugu lessa!

samskRutambuloeni chakkera paakambu
arava bhaashaloani amRutaraaSi
kannaDambuloeni taeTa telugu namdu
vaenavaela kavula veluguloe ruupomdi
daeSadaeSamulaloe vasigaamchina bhaasha
vaeyiyae mDla numDi vilasillu naa 'bhaasha '
daeSa bhaasha lamdu telugu lessa

From mother's milk to the cradle
the song mother sang in this language
like honey in taste and to hear
of all languages telugu is the best

the sugary syrup of the Sanskrit language
the nectar of the tamil language
and the clarity of kannada in telugu
the product of thousands of learned men
the language that has made its mark in different countries
My language, that florished for thousands of years
Of all languages telugu is the best

Evolution of Telugu as a Language

Everyone knows of Alexander of Macedonia, who in 326 BCE brought with him a large army as well as a large entourage of courtiers which included scribes of various hues. The preferred script used by these scribes seems to be Aramaic. Incidentally, Aramaic became the international script of that time and even Jesus of Nazareth made use of Aramaic more than his native Hebrew. These scribes were prized for their skills and they spread out over a vast area of Asia. They were employed in large numbers by most of the kingdoms in the middle-east including the powerful Achaemenid Empire. They introduced the Aramaic script to Indians. This was adopted by the people of the northwestern India in the form of KharOSThee. The Nanda kings (and Mauryan emperors who succeeded them) at Pataliputra adopted a script inspired by it for all their official communications. From this developed the Brahmi script and eventually the modern day Devanagari. The figures below show the early braahmee script.

The Andhra (Saatavaahana) dynasty introduced the braahmee to the present day Kannada and Telugu regions. The earliest inscriptions found in the Tamil land belong to more or less the same period. A number of early Satavahana coins and other remains were found in Tamil Nadu. It is therefore reasonable to assume that Satavahanas introduced the script to the Tamil country also. The Satavahanas were, for some time, vassals of the Mauryan Empire. Mauryan Emperor Asoka the great (reign: 269-232 BCE) and the rise of Buddhism played stellar roles in championing this spread of writing. Thus, Telugu and all the other south Indian languages had developed from the proto-dravidian language of the Indus valley while their scripts descended from the braahmee.

The evolution of Telugu can be traced through centuries in terms of its form as well as its function. Although culturally Telugu is close to its southern neighbours -- Tamil and Kannada -- genetically, it is closer to its northern neighbours -- Gondi, Konda, Kui, Kuvi, Pengo and Manda. There is evidence to show that these languages were freely borrowed from Telugu even from the prehistoric period whereas borrowing between Telugu and Tamil and Kannada has been mostly during the historic period, i.e., post-5th century B.C.
Its vocabulary is very much influenced by Sanskrit. In the course of time, some Sanskrit expressions used in Telugu got so naturalised that people regarded them as pure Telugu words. Some Kannada and Tamil words were also taken into Telugu but they did not gain much currency.
With the advent of the Muslim rule, several Persian and Arabic words entered into the Telugu language. But they were confined to the spoken language and to the language of the judiciary and the executive. The influence of Persian and Arabic is discernible to a considerable extent in the languages spoken in Telangana due to its long association with the Muslim rule. There is also a great element of English words in the vocabulary of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema because these regions were directly under the British rule for nearly a century and a half.
It is possible to identify broadly four stages in the history of the Telugu language.
(1) B.C. 200 -- A.D. 500
During the this period, we only come across names of places and personal names of Telugu in Prakrit and Sanskrit inscriptions found in the Telugu country. Telugu was exposed to the influence of Prakrit as early as the 3rd century B.C. From this we know that the language of the people was Telugu, although the language of the rulers was different. The first complete Telugu inscription belongs to the Renati Cholas, found in Erragudipadu, Kamalapuram taluk of Cuddapah district and assigned to about A.D. 575. Telugu was exposed to the influence of Sanskrit about this period. It appears that literature also existed in Telugu about the same time, because we find literary style in the inscriptions some three centuries even before Nannaya's (A.D. 1022) Mahabharatam. During the time of Nannaya, the popular language had considerably diverged from the literary language.
In the period A.D. 500--1100, the literary languages confined to the poetic works, flourished in the courts of kings and among scholars. Phonetic changes, which occurred in the popular language, are reflected in the literary language, although the two streams remained apart in grammar and vocabulary.
During A.D. 1100--1400 the literary language got stylized and rigid, closing itself from the influence of contemporary spoken language. Ketana (13th century AD), a disciple of Tikkana prohibited the use of spoken words in the poetic works and quoted some spoken forms.
During the period A.D. 1400--1900, many changes culminating in today's form of Telugu took place.
The prose language of the 19th century, as can be seen from the `Kaifiyats', shows the educated speech as base with occasional influence of literary language. We also notice the influence of Urdu language on Telugu before the spread of English education.
From the foregoing overview of the history of the Telugu language, one can see that what we now use as modern standard Telugu, had its beginnings in the spoken variety, right from the 10th century A.D. The language was progressively enriched by contact with Sanskrit, Prakrit, Urdu and English from early times.

జయ జయ జయ ప్రియ భారత జనయిత్రీ దివ్య ధాత్రి!

జయ జయ జయ సత సహస్రనరనారీ హృదయనేత్రి!
జయ జయ సస్యామలసుస్యమల చలచేలాంచల!

జయ వసంత కుసుమ లతాచలిత లలితా చుర్నకుమ్తల!

జయ మదీయ హృదయాసయలాక్షారున పదయుగళా!

జయ జయ జయ............

జయ దిశాంత గత సకుమ్తదివ్యగాన పరితూషణ!

జయ గాయక వైతాలికగాలవిసాల పథ విహరణ!

జయ మదీయ మధుర గేయచుమ్భిత సుందర చరణా!

!! జయ జయ జయ............!!

jaya jaya jaya priya bhaarata janayitrii divya dhaatri!

jaya jaya jaya Sata sahasranaranaarii hRudayanaetri!
jaya jaya sasyaamalasuSyamala chalachaelaamchala!

jaya vasamta kusuma lataachalita lalita chuurNakumtala!

jaya madeeya hRudayaaSayalaakshaaruNa padayugaLaa!

jaya jaya jaya............
jaya diSaamta gata Sakumtadivyagaana paritooshaNa!

jaya gaayaka vaitaaLikagaLaviSaala patha viharaNa!

jaya madeeya madhura gaeyachumbhita sumdara charaNaa!

jaya jaya jaya............

Punya Bhumi naa desam

puNyaBhuumi naa daeSam namoe namaami
dhanya bhuumi naa daeSam sadaa smaraami
nannu kanna naa daeSam namoe namaami,
annapoorNa naa daeSam sadaa smaraami
mahaa mahuekanna talli naa daeSam
mahoejwala charita kanna bhagyoedayadaeSam .... naa daeSam
puNyabhumi naa daeSam namoe namami

This song has been mad popular by Mr.NTR and Mr. Mohanbabu in the movie "Major Chandrakanth". IT does have a catchy tune and wonderful lyrics.

The poet says...

My country is the holiest place, and I salute thee

my country is a blessed place, My respects to that

the land that gave birth to me, I salute thee

my country is the rice bowl, my respects to that

my country is the mother of great leaders

my country has a radiating history, and a blazing prosperous future

My country is the holiest of places, I salute thee

Andhra Pradesh

Today let me tell you about Andhra Pradesh, which we the people of telugu call home.Andhra Pradesh or AP - “The Rice Bowl of India” – is a state in southern India bordered by Maharastra, Chattisgarh and Orissa in the North, Bay of Bengal in the East, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka to the west. Andhra Pradesh is the fourth largest state in India by area and poplulation. The state is made fertile by two major rivers the Godavari and the Krishna. Historically this land was known as Andhrapatha, Andha Desa , Andhra-avani, Andhra-mandalamu, Andhra-vishaya, etc. It has an area of 275,068 km2 (106,204 sq mi). The capital of Andhra is Hyderabad, which is the largest city in Andhra. The state has 23 districts and a population of 76,210,007. Visakhapatnam, is the main seaport in the state and is the home to the Indian Navy’s Eastern Naval Command.

The state has a rich cultural and musical heritage. Legends of the World known Carnatic music Trinity – Thyagaraja were of Telugu decent. Telugu literature is highly influenced by Sanskrit literature and Hindu scriptures. World renowned Emperor Krishna Deva Raya, who was a patron of Arts and Literature made the famous statement : “Desa Bhashalandu Telugu lessa” which means “Amoung all Country languages Telugu is the Best”.



The State Symbol is a “Poorna Kumbham” – which symbolizes the auspiciousness and the spiritual richness of Telugu people.
The State Song is “Maa telugu talliki ...” by Sankarambadi Sundarachari
The State Animal is “Krishna Jinka” - Blackbuck which is considered to be the fastest animal in the world next to Cheetah
The State Bird is “Paala Pitta” – Indian Roller is striking in its strong direct flight and is quite fearless.
The State Tree is “Vepa” - The neem is a tree noted for its drought resistance All parts of the tree (seeds, leaves, flowers and bark) are used for preparing many different medical preparations.
The State Game is “Kabaddi”
The State Dance is “Kuchipudi” - Classical dance in Andhra can be performed by both men and women
The State Flower is “Kamalam” - Water Lilies bloom only during the day

Cheyyetthi jai kottu Telugoda