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Kothapalli Jayashankar | |
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| Born | 6 August 1934 Akkampet |
| Died | 21 June 2011 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Indian |
Kothapalli Jayashankar (6 August 1934 – 21 June 2011), popularly known as Professor Jayashankar, was an Indian academic and social activist. He was a leading ideologue of the Telangana Movement.[1] He fought for a separate state beginning in 1952.[2] He often stated that unequal distribution of river water was the root cause of the separate Telangana movement.[3] He was the former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University and an activist in the Separate Telangana Movement.[4]
Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), named in honour and memory of Professor Jayashankar, is the only farm University of Telangana state which came into being in the event of the bifurcation from Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University.[5]
- ^ "Ideologue of Prof Jayashankar & importance in Telanana Movement". 2 August 2016.
- ^ ET (11 January 2010). "KCR meets PM for Telangana cause – Economic Times". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Andhra Pradesh / Warangal News : Academics for separate Telangana". The Hindu. 15 September 2006. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Telangana ideologue Kothapalli Jayashankar passes away". The Times of India. 21 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.