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

Tuesday, 24 May 2011

Young Actress Addicting To Smoke And Drink?



It is always nice to become successful and famous in a young age but then this form of achievement also brings along a baggage, that of vices. So, it would take someone with self control and maturity to take the success alone and leave the rest. However, that doesn’t seem to work out in many cases.

Right now, that seems to be the case with one of the young actress in the Telugu circuit. She is none other than Nithya Menon. Apparently, sources say that Nithya has got addicted to smoking and drinking. Recently, it is heard that Nithya was spotted puffing away in a dark corner during a public event.

Whether it is success or the pressure to perform, those who heard this are in for a surprise. A noted hero who is reportedly her close friend revealed “This is one bad habit Nithya has developed over the past few months. The way she is smoking and drinking, it looks like this will soon turn into an addiction.” Let us hope this is not true and if it is, then it is better Nithya mends her ways
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