PPT Presentation on telangana

1. TELANGANA
CULTURE AND
DIVERSITY
A PRESENTATION
BY:
SREEJITH G
VISHNU K
SHASHANK SINGH S

2. CONTENTS:
• INTRODUCTION
• HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND
MONUMENTS
• RELIGION AND CULTURE
• LANGUAGE AND FOOD
• PERFORMING ARTS
• FAMOUS PERSONALITIES

3. INTRODUCTION:
• The Culture of Telangana in India has a
cultural history of about 5,000 years. Telangana
is the 29th State of India, formed on the 2nd of
June 2014.
• The region emerged as the foremost centre of
culture in Indian subcontinent during the rule of
Kakatiya, the Qutb Shahi and Asaf Jahi
dynasties— (also known as the Nizams of
Hyderabad).
• The State has 31 districts: Adilabad,
Bhadradri Kothagudem, Hyderabad, Jagtial,
Jangaon, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Jogulamba
Gadwal, Kamareddy, Karimnagar, Khammam,
Kumarambheem Asifabad, Mahabubabad,
Mahabubnagar, Mancherial, Medak, Medchal–
Malkajgiri, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Nirmal,
Nizamabad, Peddapalli, Rajanna Sircilla, Ranga
Reddy, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Suryapet,
Vikarabad, Wanaparthy, Warangal Rural,
Warangal Urban and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri.
Where Hyderabad is the captal of the state.

4. HISTORICAL MONUMENTS &
BACKGROUND:
• Alampur was previously Known as
Halampuram, belongs to Western Chalukya. The
Alampur Navabhrama Temples are historically
important and reflect remarkable architectural
skills.
• The best examples of architecture under the
Kakatiya dynasty (1163–1323) are the ruins of the
Warangal Fort. In The Thousand Pillar Temple is
one of the very old temples of South India that
was built by the kakatiyas.[27] It stands out to be a
masterpiece and achieved major heights in terms
of architectural skills by the ancient kakathiya
vishwakarma sthapathis.
• The Golconda Nizams built the Golconda fort and

5. HISTORICAL MONUMENTS {IMAGES WITH NAMES}
Sangameshwar temple
at Alampur.
Carved pillar at
Thousand Pillar Temple
Ramappa Temple built
by the Kakatiya dynasty
in the 11th century.
Kakatiya Kala Thoranam at
World famous Charminar
at Hyderabad

6. RELIGION AND
CULTURE • The major religions of the people are Hinduism and
Islam,[9] though Buddhism was the dominant religion up
to the 6th century. It is the home of Mahayana Buddhism
as revealed by the monuments of Nagarjunakonda.
• Hinduism was revived during the time of the Chalukyas
and the Kakatiyas in the 12th century. The Vijayanagar
rule saw the glorious days of Hinduism when the famed
emperors, Krishnadeva Raya in particular, built new
temples and beautified the old ones. The famous
temples are Bhadrachalam, Yadagirigutta, Vemulavada,
Birla temple.
• Mecca Masjid, is one of the oldest mosques in
Hyderabad, Telangana in India, And it is one of the
largest Mosques in India. Makkah Masjid is a listed
heritage building in the old city of Hyderabad,
• Medak Church at Medak in Telangana, India, is the
largest church in Telangana and has been the cathedral
church of the Diocese of Medak of the Church of South
India since 1947. Originally built by British Wesleyan
Methodists, it was consecrated on 25 December 1924.

7. FESTIVALS OF TELANGANA:
Telanganites not only celebrate the main
festivals, but also celebrate certain regional
festivals like Bonalu, Batukamma] all over
Telangana districts, Yedupayala Jatara in Medak,
Sammakka Saralamma in Warangal district.
Festivals are celebrated with much fervor and
people used to go to temples on these days to
offer special prayers. Some of the Festivals are
Dasara, Bonalu, Eid ul fitr, Bakrid, Ugadi, Makara
Sankranti, Guru Purnima , Sri Rama Navami,
Hanuman Jayanti, Raakhi Pournami, Vinayaka
Chaviti , Nagula Panchami, Krishnashtami,
Deepavali, Mukkoti Ekadasi, Karthika Purnima
and Ratha Saptami

8. LANGUAGE AND FOOD:
• About 76% of the population of Telangana speak
Telugu, 12% speak Urdu, and 12% speak other
languages. Before 1948, Urdu was the official
language of Hyderabad State, and due to a lack of
Telugu-language educational institutions, Urdu
was the language of the educated elite of
Telangana.
• Telangana has two types of cuisines, the Telugu
cuisine and Hyderabadi cuisine. Telugu cuisine is
the part of South Indian cuisine characterized by
their highly spicy food. The Telangana state lies
on more millet and roti (leavened bread) based
dishes. Some famous dishes are Hyderabadi
biryani, Double ka meetha, Sajja rotte, Jonna
rotte, Sakinalu also called as Chakinalu, is one of
the most popular savory in Telangana,
Hyderabadi Biriyani
Sakinalu

9. PERFORMING
ARTS:• Perini Sivatandavam or Perini Thandavam is an
ancient dance from Telangana which has been
revived in recent times.[36] It originated and
prospered in Telangana during the Kakatiya
dynasty.
• Telangana has a diverse variation of music from
carnatic music to folk music. [Kancherla
Gopanna, popularly known as Bhakta Ramadasu
or Bhadrachala Ramadasu was a 17th-century
Indian devotee of Rama and a composer of
Carnatic music.
• Oggu Katha or Oggukatha is a traditional folklore
singing praising and narrating the stories of Hindu
gods Mallana, Beerappa and Yellamma.[39] It
originated among the Yadav and Kuruma Golla
communities, who devoted themselves to the
singing of ballads in praise of Lord Shiva (also
called Mallikarjuna).
Kancherla Gopanna
Perini Sivatandavam
Oggu Katha

10. FAMOUS PERSONALITIES:
C. Narayana Reddy
(poet)
P V Sindhu
(badminton player)
S S Rajamouli
(Director)
V V S Lakshman
(Cricketer)