Vedurupaka
| Vedurupaka | |
|---|---|
| village | |
| Nickname(s): Bamboohut, Land of gods. | |
  Vedurupaka Location in Andhra Pradesh, India  Vedurupaka Vedurupaka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 16°53′38″N 82°01′26″E / 16.894°N 82.024°ECoordinates: 16°53′38″N 82°01′26″E / 16.894°N 82.024°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Andhra Pradesh |
| Region | Andhra Pradesh |
| District | East Godavari |
| Established | 1698 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Vedurupaka Panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 17,585[1] |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 533 345 |
| Telephone code | 91-08857 |
| Coastline | 25 kilometres (16 mi) |
| Planning agency | Vedurupaka Grama Panchayat |
| Climate | Tropical (Köppen) |
| Avg. annual temperature | 30.0 °C (86.0 °F) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 43.12 °C (109.62 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 28.0 °C (82.4 °F) |
Vedurupaka[2] is a village in Rayavaram mandal, East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh state, India.
Geography
The river "Tulyabhaga" which flows by Vedurupaka is an agricultural drain which William Wilson Hunter described it as one of the seven[3] estuaries of the mighty river Godavari River.
History
One of the main village attractions is "Vijaya Durga Peetham" a place of worship of the Hindu goddess Durga.[2] The village festival of "POLERAMMA JATHARA" OR "SAMBARAM" usually takes place each May; it is a 2-day carnival of religious fervour and traditional dances. This event was supervised by the late Sri Murthineedi Venkayya Garu for 40 years. The village is famous for Hindu temples which were built by the king of peddapuram "Thimma gaja pathi maharaja" in the 1700AD.[2] This village attracts visitors from many parts of the world to participate in the famous "Dasara" festivals.
Education
The first school in Vedurupaka was established by the Canadian Baptist Mission,[4] one of the early Christian mission initiatives, which was later gifted to the Government. This village has presently three Government Primary Schools along with SPPR Zilla Parishath High School.
Religious
- Sri Vijaya Durga Peethathipati, a Vedic Exegete,[5]
- The Reverend Professor G. Babu Rao, the first graduate of Vedurupaka, who taught[6] Old Testament[7] at the country's first[8] University, the Senate of Serampore College (University), Serampore, West Bengal.
Politics
- Sri Katcha George Victor, Ex-Member of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council[9]
Education
- Sri Gara Chitti Babu[10] of the United Teachers Federation,
Culture
- Devi Sri Prasad (Music Director),
- G. Satyamurty,[11] a Teacher and member of the United Teachers Federation who later got into Films and became a Film Writer, Director & Lyricist,
- Vasu Varma - Tollywood Film Director, Son of Raju Master (Late),
- Sagar (Playback Singer, T.V.Host)
References
- ↑ National Population Register
- 1 2 3 "Vedurupaka History".
- ↑ William Wilson Hunter, The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 5, Trubner and Company, London, 1885, p.123.
- ↑ Statistical appendix of Madras State, Superintendent, Government Press, Madras, 1935, pp.207, 405.
- ↑ About Vedurupaka and Guruji
- ↑ The Story of Serampore and its College, published by the Council of Serampore College, Serampore, 2006.
- ↑ H. S. Wilson, The Church on the Move: A Quest to Affirm the Biblical Faith - Essays in honour of P. Victor Premasagar, CLS, Chennai, 1988.
- ↑ Seven oldest universities in India: All you need to know. INDIATODAY.IN NEW DELHI, SEPTEMBER 21, 2015.
- ↑ Don Bosco News
- ↑ Electoral search
- ↑ Telugu writer Satyamurthy passes away, Indian Express, Chennai, 14 December 2015.