Anantapur History

Anantapur offers some vivid glimpses of the prehistoric past. It is generally held that the place got its name from 'Anaatasagaram' , a big tank, which means "Endless Ocean". The villages of Anaantasagaram and Bukkarayasamudram were constructed by Chilkkavodeya, the minister of Bukka-I, a Vijayanagar ruler. Some authorities assert that Anaantasagaram was named after Bukka's queen, while some contend that it must have been known after Anantarasa Chikkavodeya himself, as Bukka had no queen by that name.
Anantapur is familiarly known as "Hande Anantapuram" . ' Hande ' means chief of the Vijayanagar period. Anantapur and a few other places were gifted by the Vijayanagar rulers to Hanumappa Naidu of the Hande family.
The place subsequently came under the Qutub Shahis, Mughals, and the Nawabs of Cuddapah, although the Hande chiefs continued to rule as their subordinates. It was occupied by the Palergar of Bellary during the time of Ramappa but was eventually won back by his son, Siddappa. Morari Rao Ghorpade attacked Anantapur in 1757. Though the army resisted for some time, Siddappa ultimately bought off the enemy for Rs.50,000.
It then came into the possession of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan. Tipu hanged all the male members of the Siddappa family except Siddappa who escaped from his confinement at Srirangapatnam. After Tipu's death, it was once again taken back by Siddappa. Siddappa submitted himself to Nizam because of the treaty of 1799, who took the total control of the area. He was later pensioned off when British occupied the territory

Monday, 30 May 2011

Who Advised Singapore To Rajinikanth??


It is known news that superstar Rajinikanth is currently admitted in Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore.
While there were few doubts on this move, here is an interesting aspect. It is heard that Rajini was moved to Singapore on the recommendation of his close friend Amitabh Bachchan.

Apparently, Rajini is suffering from renal infection which is causing complication to his kidneys.
Sources say Big B who has seen his personal friend Amar Singh’s recovery has suggested to Latha, wife of Rajini, to take him there. Also, Big B reportedly spoke to the doctors in Mount Elizabeth hospital on this one.

Incidentally, both Rajini and Amitabh are close friends since their 70s film ‘Andha Kanoon’. Since then, both have been in constant touch and discuss various things about their careers, health, families etc. Big B from his end is all praises for Rajini’s down to earth nature despite his fan following and also about his wife Latha who has been a strong support.
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