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  CIRCAR - LoveToKnow Article on CIRCAR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In English it is principally employed in the name of the NORTHERN CIRCARS, used to designate a now obsolete division of the Madras presidency, which consisted of a narrow slip of territory lying along the western side of the Bay of Bengal from 15 40 to 20 17 N. lat.
It was first invaded by the Mahommedans in 1471; in 1541 they conquered Kondapalli, and nine years later they extended their conquests over all Guntur and the districts of Masulipatam.
Hereupon the fort of Kondapalli was seized by the British, and on the 12th of November 1766 a treaty of alliance was signed with Nizam Ali by which the Company, in return for the grant of the Circars, undertook to maintain troops for the nizams assistance.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /C/CI/CIRCAR.htm   (1759 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kondapalli fort gets its due, declared heritage site
Kondapalli toys are made with a light and strong wood called `tella puniki' trees of which are found only in the forests on these hills.
In 16th century Srikrishna Devaraya defeated the Gajapathis and annexed Kondapalli along with Vijayawada and Srikakulam (Krishna district) to his kingdom.
Kondapalli fort was given due promotion during the festival.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2002/07/02/stories/2002070202370500.htm   (382 words)

  
 CSULB Online 49er: v9n95: Female engineer elated over graduation
In January 2000, Veena Kondapalli, a native of India came to the United States and accomplished a rare feat in the world of engineering -- she began studying it at the graduate level.
As a child, Kondapalli liked dancing, but in high school she was good in math.
Kondapalli not only had an uncle living in California, but she figured that Long Beach would be close to the beach.
www.csulb.edu /~d49er/archives/2002/spring/news/v9n95-fem.shtml   (519 words)

  
 Lanco Kondapalli to set up two mini hydel units, foray into power trading
The company is also planning to double the capacity of its 368-mw combined cycle power plant at Kondapalli near Vijayawada within one year and later to 1,000 mw.
Regarding the expansion of its 368-mw plant at Kondapalli, Prasad said the capacity of the plant would be raised to 720 mw within a year and ultimately the capacity would be expanded to 1,000 mw.
Lanco Kondapalli Power project was co-promoted by the Genting Group of Malaysia, Commonwealth Development Corporation, UK, WEB Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of the US-based NRG Energy, and Dosan Heavy Industries of Korea.
www.projectsmonitor.com /detailnews.asp?newsid=6920   (438 words)

  
 Circar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
In English it is principally employed in the name of the Northern Circars, used to designate a former division of British India's Madras presidency, which consisted of a narrow slip of territory lying along the western side of the Bay of Bengal from 15º 40' to 20º 17' north latitude.
It was first invaded by the Muslims in 1471; in 1541 they conquered Kondapalli, and nine years later they extended their conquests over all Guntur and the districts of Masulipatam.
Hereupon the fort of Kondapalli was seized by the British, and on November 12 1766 a treaty of alliance was signed with Nizam Ali by which the Company, in return for the grant of the Circars, undertook to maintain troops for the Nizam's assistance.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Circar.htm   (584 words)

  
 The Hindu : A few admirers attend Kondapalli's funeral
It was certainly not a funeral befitting the PWG founder, Kondapalli Seetharamaiah, one of the country's most feared revolutionary leader, who died here yesterday.
Some of Kondapalli's admirers laid wreaths and flowers on his body, before it was taken out in procession in a flower-decked truck.
The CPI State secretary, S. Sudhakar Reddy, said Kondapalli was a contemporary of stalwarts of the undivided Communist movement like Chandra Rajeswara Rao and P. Sundarayya, but switched to armed struggle after the party split.
www.hinduonnet.com /2002/04/14/stories/2002041404380400.htm   (465 words)

  
 www.sailu.com
Kondapalli bommalu are made of a very light variety of wood.
Kondapalli bommalu, as it can be easily perceived, are made in a small village called Kondapalli, about 20 kilometers from Vijayawada.
There are about 40 families that make their living by making these toys (Yes, each toy we see is hand-made by one of the members of the family).
www.sailu.com /culture/kondapalli_main.html   (313 words)

  
 PopupArticle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Of these, the Kondapalli toys have carved a niche of their own in the world of handicrafts roping in many admirers the world over.
Kondapalli, a village near Vijayawada is the production center of the famous toys.
The germination rate is 90 percent and this is real good news for Kondapalli toy-makers.” Also, RFRC has probably the world’s first artificially regenerated plot of Tellapuniki trees on its campus.
www.indiatribune.com /popuparticle.aspx?Article_ID=362   (624 words)

  
 Elleman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kondapalli admits that the PLAN’s division into three fleets may contribute to contemporary problems “related to logistics, training and so on,” but he is optimistic that it will not hinder China’s maritime progress.
Therefore, although he agrees with Kondapalli that the PLAN has developed quickly in recent years, its strategies remain similar to the “coastal defense” policies of the former imperial navy.
In effect, Cole merges aspects of Kondapalli and Wright, since he agrees that China’s strategy is based on “sea denial”; but without an effective blue-water navy China must rely on its “flotilla defense” forces to guard its coastal waters from attack.
www.nwc.navy.mil /press/Review/2002/summer/re-su2.htm   (4040 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : Training for Kondapalli toy makers
IN a bid to make the famous Kondapalli toys in Krishna district more attractive and acceptable in the domestic as well as export markets, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (Hyderabad) and the Crafts Council of Andhra Pradesh are imparting training to artisans to make use of natural dyes instead of chemical colours.
On the occasion, Ms Vijayalakshmi of the Crafts Council said the training programme, sponsored by the Kondapalli Power Project of the Lanco group, had been undertaken as the demand for toys was dwindling.
The toys from Kondapalli, once famous and sought-after, were being rejected in the European markets of late, as the importers were now more health-conscious.
www.blonnet.com /2002/08/03/stories/2002080300541700.htm   (349 words)

  
 rediff.com: Reliance bags Lanco Power contract for KG basin gas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Lanco Kondapalli Power Limited has inked a memorandum of understanding with Reliance Industries Limited for the supply of 3.5 million cubic metres a day (mcmd) of gas from Krishna-Godavari basin for the expansion of its existing power plant by 740 megawatts.
This is the first tie-up between a power company in the state with Reliance since the petrochemical giant announced the discovery of seven trillion cubic feet of gas off the Rajahmundry coast in KG basin.
Lanco Kondapalli Power currently operates a 368-MW power plant at Kondapalli near Vijayawada in Krishna district, with 1.75 million MCMD gas being supplied by Gas Authority of India Limited from Oil & Natural Gas Corporation's fields in Krishna-Godavari basin.
www.rediff.com /money/2002/nov/16rel.htm   (576 words)

  
 rediff.com: PWG founder Kondapalli Seetharamaiah dead
One of the founders of the Naxalite movement that took roots in Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh in 1969, Kondapalli Seetharamaiah broke away from the Communist Party of India, Marxist-Leninist, in 1974 and followed Charu Mazumdar's line of 'annihilation of class enemies'.
In the early 1990s, there was a split in the PWG and Seetharamaiah was ousted by Muppala Laxmana Rao.
After the state government imposed a ban on the PWG on May 21, 1992, Kondapalli Seetharamaiah was arrested by the police in 1993.
inhome.rediff.com /news/2002/apr/12jafri.htm   (260 words)

  
 Kondapalli Fort in Vijayawada India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kondapalli Fort is located 16 km west of Vijayawada.
Built on a hill in the Krishna District, the fort dates back to the 14th century.
A dargah of a Persian saint, Gareeb Saheeb, is located nearby.
www.india9.com /i9show/24787.htm   (68 words)

  
 Malaysian firm picks up 30% in Lanco Power
Genting has picked up the stake in the Kondapalli project as part of a strategic decision to focus on Asia.
The deal was structured in a complex way that resulted in the transfer of the NRG group's entire shareholding in WEB Energy and Eastern Generation Services to the Malaysian group for $27.5 million.
Lanco Kondapalli at present owns and operates a 368 mw, combined cycle, gas fired power plant at Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.
inhome.rediff.com /money/2003/jul/24lanco.htm   (357 words)

  
 The Hindu Business Line : Kondapalli toys get corporate support
LANCO Kondapalli Power Pvt Ltd (LKPL) has placed orders worth Rs 4 lakh for Kondapalli toys to encourage artisans to use natural dyes instead of synthetic ones.
The LKPL Managing Director, Mr Y. Harish Chandra Prasad, told newspersons here on Wednesday that in order to provide international exposure to artisans, LIGHT, in collaboration with Air India, was sponsoring two artisans to take part in the World Telugu Federation Conference to be held at Singapore this month end.
Kondapalli toys would be displayed in a stall to be established at the conference.
www.blonnet.com /2002/12/19/stories/2002121900621700.htm   (344 words)

  
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There is a colossal granite statue of the Buddha and also a well preserved standing white limestone figure of the Buddha from Alluru, dating from the 3C- 4C.
Kondapalli village, the famous toy making centre is located 14km northwest of Vijayawada.
There is a picturesque hill fort at Kondapalli which passed hands successively through various dynasties.
www.vjads.com /andhravijayawada.htm   (554 words)

  
 Sony Holidays - AP Info - Arts & Handicrafts - Toys, Dolls & Leather Puppets
Kondapalli, Nirmal, Etikoppka and Tiruchanur are places of special mention with reference to toys and dolls of Andhra Pradesh.
A village 16 kms from Vijayawada city is known for what have come to be known as Kondapalli toys.
An attraction at kondapalli is a seventh century fort said to have been built by the founder of the Kondaveeti Reddy dynasty.
www.sonyholidays.com /toys-dolls.html   (335 words)

  
 China keen on opening border with Sikkim: Analyst - www.phayul.com
The March 2002 visit by Foreign Minister Jaswant Singh, Kondapalli said, while further softening China's stand on Sikkim, did not, as the Indians wanted, culminate in Beijing fully acknowledging Indian sovereignty over the state.
China, Kondapalli said, seems to be thinking on the same lines.
Kondapalli has written two books on China -- one on its army and the other on its navy.
www.phayul.com /news/article.aspx?id=4228&t=1&c=1   (662 words)

  
 The Paly Voice: Get your international groove on
Junior Saitejaswi (or " Teja" as classmates call her) Kondapalli’s e practices Kuchipudi, the captivating classic dance-drama originating from the Southeast Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
The performance allows the student to pay respects to God, the teacher, and the audience through revealing expertise in Kuchipudi, thus marking their graduation from being a student.
Kondapalli will have her "Ranga Pravesam" on Oct 31 at the Santa Clara Convention Center Theater in Santa Clara.
voice.paly.net /view_story.php?id=2104   (976 words)

  
 IPCS - Seminars
He expressed happiness that many of the participants were ambassadors, academicians and military officers who refused to subscribe to the prevalent notion of the Chinese as enemies and rivals.
rikant Kondapalli presented a brief overview of Chinese military modernization and dealt with its impact on India-China relations.
Referring to the annual reports of the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Defence for the data, he said the Chinese missile deployment areas are a major area of concern for India.
www.ipcs.org /newIpcsSeminars2.jsp?action=showView&kValue=1706   (2138 words)

  
 The Hindu : Kondapalli power project taking shape
Work on the Lanco Group's 355 MW multi fuel- based Kondapalli Power project is progressing fast, with the first gas turbine scheduled for commissioning in March/ April, and the combined cycle commissioning by August 2000, ahead of its October 2000 schedule.
He conceded that the company was keen on switchover from naphtha to gas based generation, which could be done at a minimal incremental investment of Rs.20 crores.
A report has been submitted to GAIL on four routes that can be taken to lay a gas pipeline to Kondapalli - which range from a distance of 150 km to 270 km, with costs put at Rs.
www.hinduonnet.com /thehindu/2000/01/17/stories/0617000d.htm   (726 words)

  
 Andhrapradesh - AndhraPradesh in India
Kondapalli village, 16-km From Vijayawada For Kondapalli Dolls, Dharmarao Cheruvupalli In Nellore District, Nammalakunta In Anantapur District and Narasaraopet In Guntur District For Leather puppets
In Andhra Pradesh, the Kondapalli dolls and the leather puppets are the basic forms, the others being Tirupati dolls, Nirmal toys and Etikoppaka dolls.
Kondapalli village, 16-km from Vijayawada, is the production centre for the famous Kondapalli dolls, made with a lightwood called 'Poniki'.
www.indiantravelportal.com /andhra-pradesh/arts-crafts/puppet-toys-dolls.html   (535 words)

  
 UK firm gets FIPB approval to hike stake in Kondapalli Power to 93%
NEW DELHI, June 14: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared the proposal of UK-based Eastern Generation Services Ltd-controlled Kondapalli Power Corporation Ltd to hike foreign equity to 93 per cent from the present level of 75 per cent.
Of the fresh 18 per cent foreign stake being brought in the company, Korea Heavy Industries and Construction Co Ltd is acquiring 11 per cent stake to become the fourth major investor in the project.
Kondapalli Power's capital base has remained unchanged at Rs 330 crore even though the equity holding structure has undergone a change.
www.expressindia.com /fe/daily/19980615/16655334.html   (451 words)

  
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Kondapalli toys are made of softwood, known as Tella Poniki.
www.yatraindia.com /andhra-pradesh-travel/kondapalli-toys.html   (300 words)

  
 Lepakshi | Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation. Ltd. (A State Government Undertaking)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Over 500 artisans in Warangal and its surroundings are involved in artistically creating an attracti...
They adapt to the changing eras and times and till date maintain an enriching and endearing freshness.
Kalamkari with its lucid and colorful depiction of the epics and landscapes; the lively and lovely kondapalli toys carved out of soft-wood; Nirmal paintings with their golden hues and the Bidricraft with silvery contours, have become the cynosure of not only connoisseurs, but also interior designers.
www.lepakshihandicrafts.gov.in   (220 words)

  
 Rare Earth Element Geochemistry of the Kondapalli Layered Complex, Andhra Pradesh
Abstract: The Kondapalli Layered Complex (KLC) is a minor mafic-ultramafic intrusion occurring in the charnockitic region of the Eastern Ghats Mobile Belt (EGMB).
Calculated associated liquid compositions, when viewed in conjunction with the available mineralogical, petrological and geochemical data of CURS and GALS, strongly suggest a two-magma genesis for the Kondapalli Layered Complex.
Keywords: Rare earth elements, Cumulates, Associated liquids, Petrogenesis, Kondapalli layered complex, Andhra Pradesh.
www.bestindia.com /jgsi/Sept04_p01.htm   (263 words)

  
 Publications - Kwiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Andrew Woolf, Bryan Lawrence, Roy Lowry, Kerstin Kleese van Dam, Ray Cramer, Marta Gutierrez, Siva Kondapalli, Sue Latham, Kevin O’Neill, Ag Stephens.
Bryan Lawrence, Ray Cramer, Marta Gutierrez, Kerstin Kleese van Dam, Siva Kondapalli, Sue Latham, Roy Lowry, Kevin O'Neill, Andrew Woolf, 2004: The NERC DataGrid: "Googling" Secure Data.
Andrew Woolf, Ray Cramer, Marta Gutierrez, Kerstin Kleese van Dam, Siva Kondapalli, Sue Latham, Bryan Lawrence, Roy Lowry, Kevin O'Neill.
ndg.badc.rl.ac.uk /kwiki/ndg/index.cgi?Publications   (565 words)

  
 VizagCityOnline.com - Vizagkids - Know your Country/State   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This month we are featuring one of the monuments of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh and Kondapalli toys of Andhra Pradesh.
village is the production centre of the famous Kondapalli toys which are made with a light wood called "Poniki".
The toys are made in the likeness of Gods, Goddesses, birds, animals and houses.
www.vizagcityonline.com /vizagkids/KnowyourCountry/knowcountry.html   (251 words)

  
 Arts & Crafts - Puppets, Toys, & Dolls
With painstaking attention to detail and a similarity in style and stylisation to Kalamkari paintings.
Kondapalli toys are absolutely light-weight and come from Kondapalli, a little village near Vijayawada.
The style is warm and realistic with the faces of the toys being highly expressive.
www.twincitiesbbs.com /crafts/toys.htm   (251 words)

  
 Cityguide - Andhra Pradesh - Vijayawada   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
There is a small Garuda Shrine in front resembling a chariot.
You can see craftsmen working on carvings in the village.There is a picturesque hill fort at Kondapalli which passed hands successively through various dynasties.
Kuchipudi, situated 60-km from Vijayawada, is named after the famous classical dance style Kuchipudi.
www.webindia123.com /city/andhra/vijaya/interest.htm   (1092 words)

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