People of United Warangal, the old undivided Warangal district, who made their name in music, film, writing, the arts, sport and public life. Each card says how they are tied to the region and links to its source.
Former IAS officer and film-maker
Born hereπ Warangal
IAS 1982, Home Secretary of Assam and later with the UN in Kosovo. Directed the film Music School, and campaigned for decades for Ramappa Temple's UNESCO listing.
9th Prime Minister of India, writer
1921β2004
Born hereπ Laknepalli, Narsampet mandal, Warangal district; raised at Vangara, Hanumakonda district
Prime Minister 1991β96. Translated Veyipadagalu into Hindi and wrote the novel The Insider.
Economist and educationist
1934β2011
Born hereπ Akkampet, Atmakur mandal, Hanumakonda district
Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University and chief ideologue of the Telangana movement. Jayashankar Bhupalpally district is named after him.
Social activist
b. 1965
Born hereπ Kotha Shayampeta, Hanumakonda
Founded the Madiga Reservation Porata Samithi (MRPS) in 1994.
Freedom fighter and parliamentarian
1917β1987
Born hereπ Chinna Pendyala, Jangaon district
A leader in the 1940s struggle who won a Lok Sabha seat and two assembly seats in 1952.
Educationist ("IIT Ramaiah")
b. 1925
Born hereπ Gudur village, old Warangal district
Ran the IIT Study Circle in Hyderabad, which coached generations of IIT entrants. MLC for the teachers' constituency 2007β13 and author of more than 16 Telugu books.
Journalist and writer
1921β1996
Born hereπ Warangal
Started the Telugu journal Kakatiya Patrika with his cousin P. V. Narasimha Rao in the 1940s. Kakatiya University holds an endowment lecture in his name.
Police officer
1928β2022
Born hereπ Pembarthi village, old Warangal district
From the last batch of the Hyderabad Police Service; joined as DSP in 1957 and retired as DIG, with police medals in 1972 and 1982.
We list people only when a reliable source places them in the region. Still checking: athletics coach Nagapuri Ramesh (Dronacharya Award 2016), poet Potlapally Rama Rao, freedom fighter Akkinepalli Thirupathi, lyricists Kasarla Shyam and Mittapalli Surender, and older Padma awardees. Someone missing? Tell us with a source and we'll add them.
For the freedom struggle and the Telangana movement, see history.
