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Kothapalli Jayashankar
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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 Telangana Movement.[1] He fought for a separate state beginning in 1952.[2] He often stated that unequal distribution of river water was the root cause of the separate Telangana movement.[3] He was the former Vice-Chancellor of Kakatiya University and an activist in the Separate Telangana Movement.[4]
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Born | (1934-08-06)6 August 1934 Akkampet |
Died | 21 June 2011(2011-06-21) (aged 76) |
Nationality | Indian |
Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University (PJTSAU), named in honour and memory of Professor Jayashankar, is the only farm University of Telangana state which came into being in the event of the bifurcation from Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University.[5]