Kothapalli Jayashankar

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Kothapalli Jayashankar
Born	(1934-08-06)6 August 1934 Akkampet
Died	21 June 2011(2011-06-21) (aged 76) Hanamkonda
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

His biography, Voduvani Muchchata, written by Kompelli Venkat Goud, was released by

KCR

and other prominent personalities.

Telangana movement

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As a young student of intermediate, Jayashankar walked out of his class in protest against state reorganisation in 1952. He also started in a bus to participate in the 1952 Mulkhi Agitation. In 1962, he was part of a campaign which rocked the region. He joined the movement for a separate Telangana state in 1952, when he was a student leader.

As a lecturer, in 1968, he participated in the revived agitation. He carried out his struggle for Telangana through research and academic studies, and by educating people on the cause. He is known as the original Telangana

He was associated with the Telangana movement efforts to obtain statehood for Telangana since 1952, stating with Non-Mulki go back and Idli Sambar go back movement. He wanted the "Puri Muttor" to populate the lands of Telangana. In 1969 Jayashankar formed a strong team with about ten members, in consultation with Prof. Rawada Satyannaraya, to contribute as intellectuals during the fight for Telangana and not be Silent Spectators any more. These included Prof. Anand Rao Thota, Prof. Parmaji and Prof. Sreedhara Swamy. Swamy was Jayashanker's childhood classmate and friend; both of them studied in Warangal, and did MA together at Benaras Hindu University. Swamy was very active during the formation of Telangana State and was awarded the "Uttama Vidya Vetha" by Hon'ble Chief Minister, Telangana, Sri. KCR during the first anniversary celebration of the formation of Telangana for his contributions as a teacher for Telangana.

Prof. Jayashankar then started Telangana Janasabha. It was banned by the Indian government. He authored many articles and research papers, in English and Telugu, on various aspects of the Telangana problem.

He was instrumental in forming the Telangana Development Forum (TDF, USA) in 1999. He was invited by the American Telugu Association (ATA) to speak about the problems of regional disparities in Andhra Pradesh in July 2000 and July 2002. He was invited by the Telangana Development Forum (TDF) USA to give a series of lectures on various facets of the Telangana Movement in ten major cities of the United States during July/August 2000.

At the time of his death, he was the chairman of Centre for Telangana Studies, which is engaged in research and publication relating to problems of Telangana. He is the founder member of Telangana Aikya Vedika and was on its executive committee.

It was Jayashankar who offered lime juice to the BRS president when the latter broke his famous fast for Telangana in December 2009.

He used to say about Telangana people Etti kaina, Matti kaina manode undala meaning, for lighting the pyre or for farming, it should be our people.^{[citation needed]}

Teaching career

Professor Jayashankar was Registrar of the then

He died on 21 June 2011, 11.15 AM after battling stomach cancer.^{[citation needed]}

Positions held

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• Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University, Warangal
  (1991–94)
• CIEFL
  ), Hyderabad (1982–91)
• Registrar of Kakatiya University, Warangal (1979–81)
• Principal of CKM College, Warangal (1975–79)
• Board of Governors: Central Institute of English & Foreign Languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad
• Board of Governors:
  Regional Engineering College
  , Warangal
• Planning Board: Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
• Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education
• Search Committee: for appointing the Vice-Chancellor of Central Institute of English & Foreign Languages (CIEFL), Hyderabad
• Several working groups constituted by the University Grants Commission
• Senate: Osmania University, Hyderabad
• Academic Council: Osmania University, Hyderabad
• Senate: Kakatiya University, Warangal
• Academic Council: Kakatiya University, Warangal
• Academic Senate: Kakatiya University, Warangal
• Governing Body: SLNS College, Bhongir (also was its chairman)
• Governing Body: Lal Bahadur College, Warangal
• Governing Body: Sardar patel College, Secunderabad
• Advisory Board:
  Life Insurance Corporation of India

Organizational:

• President, and also general secretary: Government College Teachers’ Association, A.P.
• General secretary: Telangana Government College Teachers’ Association
• Member of the National Executive: All India Federation of University and College Teachers’ Organisations
• Started Telangana Regional Teachers Union in May, 2000. (TRTU).

Articles

• Unequal distribution of water resources between Telangana, Andhra and Rayalaseema^[9]

References