About This Library
Built for
Telangana
Telangana Library was built on a single conviction: that the complete story of Telangana, its ancient civilisation, its centuries of rule under various powers, its long struggle for identity, and its decade of transformation after statehood, deserves to be told in one place, with the seriousness and depth it demands.
This is not a political website. It is not a government portal. It is not a tourism brochure. It is an archive. A library. A place where the full record, including the uncomfortable and contested parts, is preserved with care and presented with clarity.
We built this for the student in Warangal researching the Kakatiya dynasty for an exam. For the diaspora in the United States wanting to understand where their family came from. For the journalist trying to understand why the statehood movement lasted six decades. For the politician who needs to understand the history before making policy. For the reader who simply wants to know.
Telangana is one of India's youngest states and one of its most ancient civilisations. That paradox is at the heart of everything we document here. The youngest state. The most ancient story.
Every fact is sourced. Every account is verified. Every era is given the space it deserves. The archive will grow as we do. But it is already, we believe, the most comprehensive record of Telangana that exists in a single place.
Every claim is sourced. Every date is verified. Every account is cross-referenced against primary and secondary historical records. We do not publish approximations as facts.
Telangana's story begins before any political boundary existed. We cover it from the Kakatiya dynasty to the present day, because understanding any part of it requires understanding all of it.
Written for the general reader without sacrificing depth for the researcher. A student and a scholar should both find what they need here, in language that respects them equally.
We document Telangana's history with pride. But pride is not propaganda. Where the record is contested, we say so. Where it is uncomfortable, we do not hide it.
History does not stop. The transformation of Telangana since 2014 is as much a part of this archive as the Kakatiya dynasty. We update, expand, and improve continuously.
Telangana Library is and will remain free. Knowledge about Telangana belongs to the people of Telangana and to anyone who wants to understand it. There are no paywalls here.
"A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots."
Marcus GarveyGeography, the Kakatiya dynasty, the Ramappa Temple, the Telugu identity, and the civilisation that existed before any modern boundary.
The Asaf Jahi dynasty, Hyderabad State, its administration and society, the Razakars, Operation Polo, and the integration into India.
The 1956 merger, the Gentlemen's Agreement, the broken promises, the 1969 movement, Mulki Rules, water disputes, and decades of suppressed demand.
The formation of TRS, KCR's political journey, the 2009 hunger strike, Parliament, and the thirteen years that finally delivered statehood.
What Telangana built after 2014. Mission Bhagiratha, Rythu Bandhu, Kaleshwaram, welfare schemes, IT growth, and the decade of building a state.
Bonalu, Bathukamma, Perini Sivatandavam, Telangana cuisine, folk arts, language, and the living civilisation that survived centuries of political change.
Do you have documents, photographs, accounts, or corrections that belong in this archive? We welcome contributions from historians, researchers, families, and anyone with knowledge that strengthens the record.