Padmanabham
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| View of Padmanabham Hillock and River Gosthani
View of Padmanabham Hillock and River Gosthani
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 Padmanabham
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| Country |  India |
| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | Visakhapatnam |
| Elevation | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
Padmanabham is a village and mandal in the Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.
There is a famous Ananta Padmanabha Swami Temple on this hill; before independence, this temple was allotted 3000 acres by the Maharajas of Pusapati, the royal family of Vizianagaram.
Geography
Padmanabham is located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..[1] It has an average elevation of 23 meters (78 feet).
Battle of Padmanabham
The Battle of Padmanabham was fought on July 9, 1794 AD, between the British, led by Colonel Pendergast, and the Kshatriya King(Lineage of "Pusapati" Surname with "Gajapati" title) named Pusapati Vijaya Rama Gajapathi Raju of Vizianagaram kingdom because the Pusapati Vijaya Rama Gajapathi Raju who was also known as Pusapati China Vijaya Rama Raju refused to pay taxes to the British as they opposed British governance over their kingdom. This opposition had been going on after their grandfather’s time. Colonel Pendergast was sent by the Governor of Madras, John Andrews. Pusapati China Vijaya Rama Raju along with Raja Sagi Gopala Narasa Raju (Younger brother of Raja Sagi Rama Chandra Raju) and Raja Sagi Rama Chandra Raju was Brother-in-Law or Shadrakulu in Telugu for the King. The King and Raja Sagi Gopala Narasa Raju were amongst the 13 people along with 300 soldiers of Vizianagaram Kingdom who lost their lives in the war, allowing the British to gain full control over the kingdom. The battle lasted only a couple of hours as the British were better equipped with rifles and cannons whereas the king lacked those weapons. Raja Sagi Rama Chandra Raju had since 1778 been the acting Diwan for several estates of the Pusapatis. After the death of Pusapati China Vijaya Rama Raju in 1794, his son Pusapati Narayana Gajapathi Raju was guarded by Raja Sagi Rama Chandra Raju till 1796, when Narayana Gajapathi Raju was crowned king. In 1796, Pusapati Narayana Gajapathi Raju was crowned king. After being crowned, he showed his appreciation for their loyalty and sacrifice by granting the Estates of Mokasas of 'Kota Uratla/Thangedu' along with Visakhapatnam to Raja Sagi Rama Chandra Raju. Sagi Rama Chandra Raju had attained the title of Raja in 1778 after he was given a fort in Pandrangi Village in Padmanabham Mandal. From 1796 onwards the Raja title became a part of the family name and he and his heirs have been referred to as the house of Raja-Sagi.This "Raja-Sagi" family was also one of the descendants of ancient "Chagi Dynasty".[2][3][4][5]
Later from this "Raja Sagi" family of Pandrangi Village, Raja Sagi Padmanabha Raju served 27 years as Samithi President for Bheemili. His elder son Raja Sagi Suryanarayana Raju won as MLA in 1972 from Bheemili. He also served as Correspondent & Treasurer for Mansas Trust for 18 years. Mansas trust consists of 16 educational institutions including engineering college, BED college, law college, MBA college, junior colleges, English & Telugu medium schools. Padmanabha Raju younger son Raja Sagi Appala Narasimha Raju won as MLA from Bheemili in 1985, 1989, 1994 and 1999. Also served as Excise minister in NT Rama Rao cabinet. He also served as Zonal chairman for APSRTC, Chairman for AP Assembly estimates committee, Chairman for AP Assembly library committee, Secretary for Telugu Desam Party (TDP)[6]
Villages and Panchayats
There are 21 village panchayats in Padmanabham mandal.[7]
- Ananthavaram (village and panchayat)
- Ayinada (village and panchayat)
- B.R.Tallavalasa (village and panchayat)
- Bandevupuram (village and panchayat)
- Cherikandam (village and panchayat)
- Chinnapuram (village and panchayat)
- Gandavaram (village and panchayat)
- Korada (village and panchayat)
- Kovvada (village and panchayat)
- Krishnapuram (village and panchayat)
- Maddi (village and panchayat)
- NerellavalasaSarika Padmakumari Village (village and panchayat)
- Padmanabham (village, panchayat and mandal headquarters)
- Pandrangi (village and panchayat)
- Penta (village and panchayat)
- Potnuru (village and panchayat)
- Reddipalle Agraharam (village and panchayat)
- Revidi (village and panchayat)
- Tunivalasa (village and panchayat)
- Venkatapuram (village and panchayat)
- Vilasakannapalem (village and panchayat)
References
- ↑ Falling Rain Genomics.Padmanabham
- ↑ http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V19_316.gif
- ↑ Book named SRI ANDHRA KSHATRIYA VAMSARATNAKARAM - Page No.s: 642 & 643 about RAJA SAGI Family in Pandrangi Village, Padmanabham Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, and was Written & Published by Mr. Sri Buddharaju Varahalaraju in 1980. Based on this reference and also according to the history,the above article about RAJA SAGI Family and Padmanabham in this page were written. - Raja Sagi Sri Harsha Varma
- ↑ Historical Sketches of Ancient Dekhan By Kandadai Vaidyanatha Subrahmanya Aiyer [1]
- ↑ Andhra Between the Empires. Y. Sudershan Rao Suleka Publishers, Hanamankonda 1991 pg 7
- ↑ Election Commission of India.A.P.Assembly results.1978-2004
- ↑ Details of Andhra Pradesh till Village Panchayat Tier
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