Discover Telangana

Dear friends and well-wishers’ of Telangana,

DT [Discover Telangana] is proud to present the inaugural issue of “Telugu Gadda” a Telangana weekly started on Deepavali of 1969 (9 November 1969). By Late Mamidi Ramakantha Rao, He was editor and publisher for this weekly.

He was later arrested, jailed and was ‘missing’ for three years. He later worked as journalist for Saayankalam, Current weekly, National Herald among other journals. He was with Andhra Bhoomi as sub editor till he quit or was arrested in 1969.

He was a staunch advocate of Telangana cause that he dedicated his writing career all through. He traveled extensively in Maharashtra and Telangana region during the movement for separate Telangana. His colleagues used to publish a cyclostyled magazine from Bhivandi. It was published for several years and was in support of Telangana cause.

Those interested in media during the 1969 Telangana movement may find these archives of interest. We have copies of three issues of Telugugadda. We shall post more of his writings as we succeed in collecting his writings which include Janajeevana weekly from Warangal around 1960, translations of Ghalib’s ghazals into Telugu, short stories, poetry, literary criticism, etc

Please share it with others interested in the subject. We would be grateful if anybody helps in collection of his writings and knowing more about his writings and life.

Yours sincerely,

Mamidi Bharath Bhushan
President, Telangana Utsav Committee

[We sincerely thank Mamidi Ramakantha Rao who started this weekly in 1969, and also his son Mamidi Bharath Bhushan who brought these copies of ‘Telugu Gadda’ to light in the context of the contemporary Telangana Movement.]

Read First Edition | Second Edition of Telugu Gadda published in 1969