Telangana News

Kothapalli Jayashankar popularly known as Professor Jayashankar Sir was the man who raised his voice boldly, demanding the separate state of Telangana. 

His 76 years of life (06-08-1934 to 21-06-2011) faced several difficulties and especially he had to face hurdles every now and then, after he joined the Telangana movement in 1952 and was in the same situations till his last breath in 2011, sacrificing his life, without even getting into marital status.

Warangal district born Jayashankar sir, even worked as the Vice Chancellor of Kakatiya University, and has several times specified that, the unequal distribution of river water was the root cause of the separate Telangana movement. 

Role in Telangana movement

- In 1952, when he was an intermediate student, the professor protested against the state reorganization.

- He participated in Mulkhi agitation in the same year, travelling in a bus.

- He was the student leader, when he joined the Telangana movement in 1952.

- In 1969, he formed a team of 10 members to fight for Telangana state, who were later killed in the police firing.

- Later, he established Telangana Janasabha, which was banned by Indian government later.

- He authored several articles in English and Telugu on Telangana issues.

- Jayashankar sir is the key to form TDF (Telangana Development Forum) (U.S.A.) in 1999.

- He was the founder member of Telangana Aikya Vedika and has even been the Chairman of Centre for Telangana Studies, which is the part of research and publication of Telangana problems.

- Jayashankar offered lime juice to the then TRS president KCR, after the latter broke his fast for Telangana in December 2009.

Death

Professor Jayashankar died on Tuesday 21th June 2011 Time 11.15 AM, complaining the stomach cancer.

On his death anniversary today, let us hope that the leaders would recollect the sacrifices he made for Telangana and thus would work for the development of the state, aiming to serve all sections of the society, without any discrimination.