PLATINUM PLATFORM

(Thoughts in History, Literature & Social Studies)

Editorial Committee :
Y. SUDERSHAN RAO
K. SUPRASANNACHARYA
P. MALLIKARJUNA RAO
V. KISHAN RAO

Saptadham, Warangal
A.P. India
2010

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PLATINUM PLATFORM
(Thoughts in History, Literature & Social Studies)

March 2010

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 Editorial Note
Bharat ( India ) is itself the Platinum Platform, the most valuable and pious region covering the
Himalayan range and extending southwards to the plains-Aryavarta. Many philosophical schools,
religious thoughts, arts, cultures and civilizations are launched from this platform for the benefit of
humanity.The hoary past has a great knowledge, wisdom and advice to offer to us. Many wise men
today look to our past with discretion for guidance, in our present day turmoil which is global. Many
great gurus have continued this holy task of dispelling ignorance, from time to time. We can see in
Satguru Sri Sivananda Murty such a fountain of Jnana Ganga emanating. His presence for over a
thousand full moons is an occasion for his family to meet the men of wisdom and knowledge in many
a walk of life. Hence this meet.
The members of globally extended family of Satguru Sivananda Murty (Guruji) who is turning
82 in this year, 2010, have taken this divine and rare opportunity to express their love and gratitude to
him by dedicating this book, Platinum Platform, a collection of learned articles, to our dear mother
land, Bharat, which he ardently loves. He says that love for one’s Country also means love for its
culture, tradition, arts, literature etc besides its land and people. Such love would inspire one to sacrifice
which may also lead to Liberation. On this auspicious occasion when he is decorated with a thousand-
plus full moons, a series of seminars on Telugu Language, Literature, Culture, History, Art, Architecture
and National Issues is organised from 18th to 22nd March 2010 at Saptadham, Warangal, A.P. India.
Erudite scholars, writers, poets, critics, scientists, social scientists, historians, lawyers, senior
officers from Civil, Police and Defence services, academics, social activists and thinking citizens from
various walks of life have not only readily agreed with amazing spontaneity to contribute their articles
to this volume mostly on the suggested topics, but also to present their observations or views in person
in the respective technical sessions of the seminars. We are beholden to them for their kind gesture and
cooperation.
The organisers are very grateful to the devotees who have offered their moral and material
support, hospitality and services on this occasion at Warangal. We are also thankful to all those who
graciously enhanced the grandeur and importance of this celebration by their kind presence or conveying
their good wishes or endorsing this humble attempt without reservations.
Let this small offering of our prayer irrespective of its deficiencies reach the Lotus Feet of Lord
Siva and please Him to grant, in god-speed, what our Guruji intends for our Nation, Culture and
Dharma.
We thank the Shiva Offset Printers, Warangal for their unstinted cooperation in bringing out
this book in a beautiful shape in a very short time.

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 CONTENTS
1. ѨÙ~å} "åV‡Ü«∂xH© <Õ\ ˜ ã¨=∂*ÏxH© QÆÅ ã¨O|O^èŒO – _®II "Õ^Œ∞Å ã¨∞„|Ǩχ}ºâߢã≤Î 1

2. ã¨O㨯 $`« â◊|Ìâߢã¨Î Pq~åƒù= qHÍã¨=ÚÅ∞ – „áêKå~°º â◊ÖÏHõ ~°Ñ¶¨Ú<å^äŒâ◊~°‡ 7

3. Cultures of Memory :
Rethinking Indian Reflective Traditions - Dr. D. Venkat Rao 11
4. Old Manuscripts - Preservation And Publication - Dr. V. Venkataramana Reddy 15
5. Telugu Language And Culture 3000 Years Ago - Dr. Bh. Krishnamurti 20
6. `«q∞à◊<å_»∞Ö’ "≥Åã≤# `≥Å∞QÆ∞™êÇ≤Ï`«ºO
(„H©.â◊.1100 #∞O_ç 1900 =~°‰õΩ) – _®II =Úk"Õ_»∞ „ѨÉèÏHõ~°~å=Ù 25

7. `«q∞à◊"åV‡Ü«∞OÖ’ N"≥·+¨‚= ™êÇ≤Ï`«º=Ú – _®II ÔH.q.Ü«∞<£. ~åѶ¨∞=<£ 49

8. `≥Å∞QÆ∞ ™êÇ≤Ï`«ºOÖ’ ''Hõ^è•xHõ–#=Å—— qHÍã¨O – _®II Ñ≤. ã¨∞=∞f #ˆ~O„^Œ 54

9. P^èŒ∞xHõ"≥∞ÿ# ™êÇ≤Ï`«º q=∞~°≈ : XHõ qǨÏOQÍ=Ö’Hõ#O – _®II HÀ"≥Å ã¨OѨ`«∞¯=∂~åKå~°º 58

10. Ô~O_»∞ â◊`åÉÏÌÅ `≥ÅOQÍ}Ï Hõq`«fiO (1801–2001) – _®II Zã‘fi ~å=∂~å=Ù 62

11. ™ê=∂lHõ Hõq Ü≥∂y "Õ=∞# – _®II Z<£. QÀÑ≤ 71

12. â‹·==Ú – _®II J`«ÎÅ∂i =∞$`«∞ºO[Ü«∞â◊~°‡ 75

13. „áêp# ^•H˜∆}Ï`«º â‹·= ã¨O„Ѩ^•Ü«∂Å∞ - _®II =ÚkQ˘O_» J=∞~°<å^äŒ â◊~°‡ 81

14. `≥ÅOQÍ}Ö’ â‹·==Ú – =ÚkQ˘O_» gˆ~â◊eOQÆ=Ú 85

15. PO„^è^Œ âÕ O◊ Ö’x N "≥+· =‚¨ ã¨O„Ѩ^•Ü«∂Å∞ – _®II ã≤ÃÇÏKü. ÅHõ∆ ‡}K«„Hõ=iÎ 89

16. Pã≤ÎHõ, <åã≤ÎHõ ("≥·kHÍ"≥·kHõ) ^Œ~°≈#=ÚÅ∞ – ^À~°ƒÅ qâ◊fi<å^äŒâ◊~°‡ 96

17. Sects of Buddhism in Andhra - Dr.V.V.Krishna Sastry 99

18. Jainism, Its Sects, Ceremonies and also its Contribution - Dr. G. Jawaharlal 105
19. The Malady of Our Times Scriptures and
Saints to our Succour - Dr. V.V.B. Rama Rao 110

20. HÍHõfÜ«∞ ã¨O㨯 $uH˜ J^ŒÌO HÍÃã ã¨~°fiÑ¨Ê 'ã≤^Õúâ◊fi~° K«i„`«=Ú— – _®II ǨÏi t=‰õΩ=∂~ü 114

21. Ü«ÚQÍO`«=∂? – ÔQO>ËÅ "≥OHõ@~°=∞} 120

22. qq^èŒ ^Œ~°≈<åÅÖ’ ÉèíH˜ÎH˜ ™ê÷#O - _®II ѨÙÖˇ¡Å N~å=∞K«O„^Œ∞_»∞ 125

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23. Reform and Respect for Tradition - Dr. V. V. S. Sarma 131
24. Contribution of Telugu to Karnatic Music - Dr. Pappu Venugopala Rao 138
25. Art of Andhradesa - Dr. D.Kiran Kranth Choudary 145
26. The Art of Vijayanagara Times - Dr. V. Meena Kumari 151
27. Manifestations of Siva in the
Chalukyan Temples of Andhradesa : A Study - Dr. V. Sakunthala 156
28. The Temple in Andhradesa - Prof. B. Rajendra Prasad 158
29. Sciences and Arts in Indian Scriptures - Dr. G. Kamalakar 160
30. Role of Women in the Economic Growth of
Tirumala Tirupati Temples : A Historical Approach - Dr. S.S. Ramachandra Murthy 165
31. Welfare Activities of Tirumala Tirupati Temples :
A Historical Approach - Dr. Nagolu Krishna Reddy 169
32. Socio-Religious Conditions of Medieval Telangana
as gleaned from Kannada Inscriptions in Telangana - Dr. Aravind Kumar 173
33. Political Boundaries of the Telugu Country
from Ancient Times to The Formation of Andhra Pradesh - Dr. Kolluru Suryanarayana 179
34. ã¨fiã≤Î – ã¨fiã≤ÎHõ=Ú - Ñ≤.q. Ѩ~°„|Ǩχ âߢã≤Î 182
35. What remains to be done in Epigraphy - Dr. C. Somasundara Rao 184
36. Caste System During the Kakatiya Times - Dr. P. Hymavathi 186
37. qâ◊fiq^•ºÅÜ«∂Ö’¡ `≥Å∞QÆ∞ É’^èŒ# – _®II Hõã≤Ô~_ç¤ "≥OHõ\òÔ~_ç¤ 193

38. Judiciary under the Nizams of Hyderabad - Dr. H. Rajendra Prasad 198

39. HÍHõfÜ«∞ - HÍHõfÜ«∂#O`«~° HÍÅOÖ’ =∞`«=Ú, ã¨O㨯 $u-™êÇ≤Ï`«ºO – _®II HÀ"≥Å ã¨∞„Ѩã¨<åflKå~°º 202
40. Achala Yoga : An introduction - Prof. P. Mallikarjuna Rao 206
41. Demand for Telangana State Genesis,
Spread and Continuance - Dr. K. Jayashankar 211
42. „áêV‡#flÜ«∞Ü«ÚQÆOÖ’x ã¨O㨯 $`«–„áêHõ$`« âßã¨<åÖ’¡ `≥Å∞QÆ∞ÉèÏ+¨– _®II ~°"åfi NǨÏi 215
43. Teaching of History in Universities -
In the Past and Present - Dr. M.Radhakrishna Sarma 218
44. Means to improve Quality in
Technical Education - An Overview - Prof. Y. Venkatrami Reddy 221

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45. National Security - A Select Approach - Prof. A. Narasimha Rao 227
46. Education: An Overview - Dr. Ramesh Ghanta 231
47. Spirituality and Medicine - The Inseparables - Dr. V. Nageshwar, M.D. 232
48. School Education : A Perspective - Dr. D. Rajendra Prasad 234
49. Crime and Punishment - V. Harihar Rao 239
50. Towards a People Friendly Policing – Recruitment
Procedures & Training - K R Nandan, IPS 244
51. Administration of Justice - A Retrospect - Dr.Vijaya Chandra Tenneti 249

52. Public Interest, Citizen Litigation and Justice - Dr. Madabhushi Sridhar 253

53. Ѩiâ’^èŒ<å`«‡Hõ [~°fle[O – ZO.q.P~ü. âߢã≤Î 260

54. `≥Å∞QÆ∞ g∞_çÜ«∂ – *ÏfÜ«∞ ÉèÏ=# – Ñ≤~å@¡ "≥OHõ>Ëâ◊fi~°∞¡ 264

55. National Integration and Security –
Religious Fundamentalism - Dr. T. Hanuman Chowdary 266
56. Constitution, State and Status of Hinduism - Dr. S.V. Seshagiri Rao 275
57. Our Derailed Democracy
The Task of Putting it back on Rails - Dr. A. Prasanna Kumar 279
58. Governance –Reaching Villager - C. Sunder Rao 284
59. Towards a Comprehensive National Water Policy - Dr. R. Raghavendran 290
60. Centre State Relations – Demands for more Autonomy - G. Parthasaradhi Rao, IAS 293
61. Local Impact of the Foreign Remittances :
the Indian Experience - Dr. Madhu Kalimipalli 298
62. Consumerism, Pollution and Development - A Critique - Dr. Lalith Sivakumar Vadlamannati 307
63. Technology Framework for Inclusive Growth - Dr. H.Krishnamurthy 309
64. Princes and the British Raj - Smt. Hema Botlagudur 312
65. Social Justice under the Nizams - Dr. Y. Vaikuntham 318

66. The Rise of Telugu Consciousness in Hyderabad - Dr. V. Kishan Rao 321
67. ¿Ñ^ŒiHõO – „ѨÉèí∞`«fiO, <å_»∞ <Õ_»∞ – _®II Ñ≤. ã¨^•#O^ŒO 325
68. The Hyderabad State under the Nizams - An assessment - Dr. Y. Sudershan Rao 329

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69. ÃÇ·Ï^Œ~åÉÏ^£ ã¨O™ê÷#OÖ’ `≥Å∞QÆ∞ Ѩ„uHõÅ∞ – _®II QÆ∞=∞‡#flQÍi ÉÏÅNx"åã¨=¸iÎ 334
70. HÍHõfÜ«ÚÅ HÍÅѨ٠⋷="åV‡Ü«∞O „ѨuaOaOz# 'g~°`«fi— ^èÀ~°}∞Å∞ – _®II =Å∂¡i q[Ü«∞ ǨÏ#∞=∞O`«~å=Ù 338

71. Is India Heading Towards an Economic Implosion? - Dr. R. Satish 347

72. Research in Social Sciences and its Relevance
to the Present Times - A Note - Dr. K. Vijaya Babu 349
73. Challenges to Defence Planning - Raman Puri 351
74. Transparency Laws and Developing Countries - A.N. Tiwari 354
75. Indian Society - Past and Present - Dr. Sivananda Murty 367
76. A Report 369
Conclusion 375
The Event in Pictures

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