Warangal
Kirti torana of Kakatiya Dynasty
Warangal
Location of Warangal
in Andhra Pradesh and India
Coordinates 18°00′N 79°35′ECoordinates: 18°00′N 79°35′E
Country India
State Andhra Pradesh
District(s) Warangal
Population 1,053,063 (2001)
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 302 metres (991 ft)
Warangal (Telugu: వరంగల్, pronunciation (help·info); also known as Orugallu, and Ekasila Nagaram) is a city and a municipal corporation in Warangal district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Warangal is located 148 kilometres (92 mi) northeast of the state capital of Hyderabad and is the administrative headquarters of Warangal District. It is part of a tri-city comprising Warangal, Hanamakonda and Kazipet. It has a population of nearly 11 lakhs including Hanamakonda and Kazipet.[1][2] (2001 census).
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Warangal was the capital of a Hindu Shaivaite kingdom[citation needed] ruled by the Kakatiya dynasty from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The old name of this newly formed city is Orugallu. Oru means one and Kallu means stone. The Ancient name was Andhra Nagaram please refer Andhra Maha Vishnu temple.
Kakatiya sculpture at Warangal
Literary evidence shows that long before Satavahanas, a legendary king named Āndhra Viṣhṇu ruled in and around the Diviseema region of Andhra state. After his reign, people came to believe that he had an amsa of the divine savior Lord Maha Vishnu himself. Perhaps in his honor, people dedicated a new temple now located at Srikākuḷam, Krishna District. The lord of the temple is known as Āndhra Viṣhṇu or Srikākuḷāndhra Viṣhṇu. The Kakatiyas left many monuments, including an impressive fortress, four massive stone gateways, the Swayambhu temple dedicated to Shiva, and the Ramappa temple situated near Ramappa Lake. The cultural and administrative distinction of the Kakatiyas was mentioned by the famous traveller Marco Polo. Famous or well-known rulers included Ganapathi Deva, Prathapa Rudra, and Rani (queen) Rudrama Devi. After the defeat of Pratapa Rudra, the Musunuri Nayaks united seventy two Nayak chieftains and captured Warangal from Delhi sultanate and ruled for fifty years. Jealousy and mutual rivalry between Nayaks ultimately led to the downfall of Hindus in 1370 A.D. and success of Bahmanis. Bahmani Sultanate later broke up into several smaller sultanates, of which the Golconda sultanate ruled Warangal. The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb conquered Golconda in 1687, and it remained part of the Mughal empire until the southern provinces of the empire split away to become the state of Hyderabad in 1724 which included the Telangana region and some parts of Maharashtra and Karnataka. Hyderabad was annexed to India in 1948, and became an Indian state. In 1956 Hyderabad was partitioned as part of the States Reorganization Act, and Telangana, the Telugu-speaking region of Hyderabad state which includes Warangal, became part of united Andhra Pradesh state.
Warangal is the fifth-largest city in Andhra Pradesh and is known for important educational institutions like Kakatiya Medical College and National Institute of Technology, Warangal. Established in 1959 as the first of Regional Engineering Colleges in the country, (foundation stone laid by the first prime minister of India, Sri Jawahar Lal Nehru), the NIT grew into an important national level institute for engineering studies. Warangal NIT is one of the best Institutes among all the NIT's in India. From 1959 onwards, this institute has successfully produced innumerable global citizens and scientists. Ex President of India, Sri Abdul Kalam visits this institute almost every year.
National Institute of Technology, Warangal (formerly known as Regional Engineering College)
Kakatiya University
Kakatiya Medical College
Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science [1] (also known as KITS), Yerragattu,Bheemaram, Warangal
Warangal Institute of Technology and Science [2] (also known as WITS), Oorugonda, Gudepadu, Warangal
JAYAMUKHI Institute of Technological Sciences [3] (also known as JITS), Moqdumpuram, NARSAMPET, Warangal
Swaantha Vidyaranya Junior College, Near Adalath, Hanamkonda, WARANGAL
SRIVANI HIGH SCHOOL, PARKAL, WARANGAL
University College of Law, Subedari, Warangal
Government Polytechnic College
Mahaboobia High School, JPN Road, Warangal
Mahboobia Panjetan Educational Society, Matwada, Warangal
Vaagdevi College of Engineering. [4]
Vaagdevi Group of Colleges which has institutions from kindergarten to post graduation.
S R Engineering College (also known as SREC) [5]
Pathfinder Engineering College Hanamkonda
S R College Of Pharmacy [6]
Balaji Institute of technology & science (also known as BITS) [7]
Balaji Institute of Engineering & science
Balaji Institute of Pharmaceutical science
Warangal Institute of Technology and Science [8]
Ramappa Engineering College,Hunter Road,Hanamkonda [9]
Islamia Arts and science college ,warangal
CKM college
Univ. Arts & Science College (renowned as Arts College)
Lal Bahadur College (renowned as LB College)
Masaterji Degree College, Hanamkonda, Warangal
Masterji College of Architecture, Warangal
New Science Degree and PG College, hanamkonda, warangal
Alluri Institute of Management Sciences, Hunter road, Warangal(also known as AIMS, Warangal)
There are several non-governmental organizations active in primary and secondary education in Warangal District. Of these, the best known is the KITS ,WITS, Rural Development Foundation and Institute for Technology and Management, Warangal (ITM Warangal)
Hospitals in Warangal
Sri Ananth Clinic, Kazipet 0870-2459103
Jaya Hospital, Hanamkonda 0870-2568353/2553355
Kalyani Nursing Home, Hanamkonda 0870-2570265
Ramesh skin Hospital, Hanamkonda 0870-2570275
Rohini Hospital, Hanamkonda 0870-2573406
Sri Laxmi Nursing Home, Hanamkonda 0870-2575995
St Anns Hospital, Hanamkonda 0870-2459162
Life Line Hospital, Hanamkonda 0870-2568258/2568378
Mission Hospital, Lashkar Bazaar, Hanamakonda 0870-2577329, 2577133
Mallikarjuna EYE Hospital, Raganna Darwaja, Hanamakonda 0870-2568261
Kakatiya PhysioTheraphy and Rehabilitation clinic, Vijaya talkies Road, Hanamakonda 0870-2571274
Care Hospital and Diabetic Centre, VijayaTalkies Road, Hanamakonda 0870-2577350, 2551631
Aparna Hospital, Subedari, Hanamakonda 0870-2579099, 2577890
Adarasha Netralayam, Warangal 0870-2426555
Arka hospital, Warangal 0870-2500373
City nursing home, Warangal 0870-2565793
Heera hospital, Warangal 0870-2425597
Rajaram hospital, Warangal 0870-2500926
Ravi Nursing Home, Kazipet 0870-2576258
Ravi Maternity and General Nursing Home, Opp Gemini Talkies, Warangal 0870-2500018
Raja Children's Hospital, JPN Road, Mogilaiah Hall, Warangal 0870-2426450
Pallavi Hospital, Shivanagar, Warangal 0870-2435100, 2422062
Kakatiya Nature Cure Hospital, Hunter Road, Warangal 0870-2577592, 2570595
Apple Hospital, Waranagal 0870-2565230
Ayurvedic Hospitals in Warangal
Chyavan Ayurveda Hospital, opp:alankar, Hanamkonda 0870-2447454, 2447040
Harika Ayurvedic Clinic, Mandi Bazar, Warangal 0870-2437372
Kalpana Ayurvedic Clinic, PNB Lane, Warangal 0870-2423502
Sanjeevan Ayurvedic Hospital, Opp:Radhika Theater, Warangal 0870-2426695
Gandhi Nature Cure Hospital, Kareemabad Road,Warangal
Culture
Telugu is the major language spoken by most of the people in Warangal. People of Warangal wear traditional attire like Saree, Dhoti and also modern dresses. Warangal is famous for the poets like Bammera Potana who has translated the Maha Bhagavatham from Sanskrit to Telugu and also Palkuriki Somanna to present day poets/writers like Kaloji Narayana Rao.
Festivals
Major Hindu festivals such as Bathukamma festival, Dasara, Deepavali, Sankranti are celebrated here. Bonalu and Bathukamma festival is very famous here and celebrated by the women and young girls worshipping the goddess for nine days with various flowers.
In addition, the district hosts the Sammakka Saralamma Jatara or congregation bi-annually, and approximately 6 million people gather around the small village of Medaram and its adjacent stream/rivulet, Jampanna Vagu, 90 km from Warangal city for over three days. This fair is said to be the largest repeating aggregation of tribal communities in the whole world and commemorates the valiant fight put up by a mother and daughter (Samakka and Sarakka) with the reigning Kakatiya king over an unjust law. This is also the second biggest congregation in Asian continent after Kumbha Mela in India.[5]
Every year during the month of Ramzan, Muslim areas, especially Mandi Bazaar wear a festival look and the main road remains closed in the evening and is only accessed by foot. Many make shift shops and food eateries crop up serving the famous haleem dish and lots of other foods, sweets and seviyan after the fasting is broken in the evening by Muslims in the locality. Night shopping is famous here when people fast the whole day and come out for shopping via casual walk in the evening. Most of the shops are open almost up to 1:00 am in the night.
Fatima Feast is celebrated every year on February 12 and 13 by Catholic Christians at their Warangal Diocesian Headquarters of Cathedral Church in Fatima Nagar, Kazipet.
