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

Friday, 3 June 2011

Reel Talk: Kajal Reveals F-Secrets!!




When it comes to the number one starlet of Tollywood, it is undoubtedly Kajal Agarwal. The rate at which she is scoring hits and bagging projects with the top league heroes is a classic example. Recently, she got to share her thoughts wherein she revealed some secrets.

This was about her food and diet habits. Well, it is heard that Kajal never eats rice and despite her breakneck schedules, she makes it a point to sleep well and have lots of water.
The pretty girl was away from Hyderabad due to her shooting schedules and mentioned that she was missing the city badly.

Referring to her sister Nisha Agarwal, Kajal said that she is happy with the way her sister’s career is shaping up. She also quips that having some competition from home is welcome thought. For now, Kajal has got her debut Hindi movie along with few Tamil projects.
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