Krishnadevarayandhra Bhasha Nilayam- 1 September 1901 (Koti)

• It was the first library established in Telangana as a part of the Library movement. It was started at the residence of Ravichettu Ranga Rao. The first secretary of this library – Ravichettu Ranga Rao.
• Srikrishna devaraya Andhra Bhasha Nilayam’ gave further impetus to the
• Telangana cultural renaissance and library movement in Telangana. After this, a number of libraries and organizations were started in the Telangana region. The main aim for setting up this library was to improve Telugu language in Telangana region. The main aim for setting up this library was to improve Telugu language in Telangana region. The prominent people like Adiraju Veerabhadrarao worked as volunteers in this library. ‘Srikrishnadevearaya Andhra Bhasha Nilayam’ gave further impetus to the Telangana cultural renaissance and library movement in Telangana. After this, a number of libraries and organizations were started in the Telangana region.

Contributors to the establishment and development of the library

1. Sri Munagala Srinayani Venkataranaga Rao (Financial Aid)
2. Ravichettu Ranga Rao
3. Adipudi Somanatha Rao
4. Kodati Narayana Rao
5. Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
6. Raghupati Venkatarathnam Naidu
7. Parthasarthi Appa Rao ( Ruler of Paloncha estate)
8. Valipe Lakshmana Rao (Munsab of Hyderabad)

• Literacy festivals and conferences organized by Sri Krishna Devaraya Andhra Bhasha Nilayam.
• Reddy Yuga Sarvaswata Sapthaham – 1941
• Ramayana Kalpavruksham Sapthaham- 1950
• Potana Vardhanti Sapthaham – 1940
• Bhuvana Vijaya Sapthaham – 1942

Sri Rajaraja Narendra Andhrabhasha Nilayam – 1904 Hanamkonda

• It was founded on 29th January 1904 at the residence of Pingali Venkata RamaReddy under the chairmanship of Subedar Raya Muralidhar. It continued from 1904 to 1934 at the residence of Pingali Venkata Rama Reddy.

Key role in the establishment of this basha Nilayam :

1. Kommaraju Lakshmana Rao
2. Srinayani Venkataranga Rao
3. Ravichettu Ranga Rao
4. Tungaturthi Narasimha Rao

Role of press in Library movement

• First independent Telugu monthly launched in 1913 from Mahabubnagar in the name of Hithabodhini, the monthly was edited by Badaru Srinivasa Rao, who is also interested in drama and ayurvedic medicine. Srinivasa Rao used to publish articles and news on women education, agriculture, and industrial issues.
• Sundari Bai, Roopkhanpeta Ratnamamba Desai, these two women writers published their essays, and poetry respectively in the monthly. The journal gave importance to women’s education, this inspired first generation library organizers.
• After that in 1917 Andhramata, a journal published from Hyderabad gave priority to the Christian literature.
• However, with the launching of Nizam Rashtra Andhra Jana Sangham, a number of journals started, and stood solidly on the side of the library movement and its organizers.
• Jana Sangham launched in November 1921, but a full-fledged body formed in 1922 and activities of the Sangham gained momentum with establishment of Nilagiri, and Tenugu Patrika at the advice of Andhra Pitamaha Madapati Hanumantha Rao.
• Shabnavis Venkata Rama Narasimha Rao, who established a library named “Andhra Saraswati Nilayam‟ at Nalgonda on 18th March 1918. Before launching this library there was another library in existence under the name of VI Nizam “Mahabubia Reading Room‟.
• Shabnavis was a Muqtedar of a village called Mamillagudem nearby Nalgonda town. At an early age he came into public life by establishing a printing press called “Osmania printing press”. He also started a book publishing house “Vireshalinga Kanthabharana Granthamala”, he later started another granthamala named Samskarini Granthamala.
• Under Vireshalinga granthamala he published Dhupati Venkata Ramana Charyulu‟s Udayalaxmi, a biographical poetic book on Shabnavis‟s first wife Udayalaxmi. Balika vilapam (girl child‟s lamentation) was a short story written by Shabnavis, also published under this banner. Udayalaxmi generally called as Janaki Bai was the sister of Pulijala Venkata Ranga Rao, who chaired Devarakonda Andhra Maha Sabha conference.
• Print media used to publish in detail the anniversary celebrations in the press, so that the activities get the publicity. Library organizers, generally used to work as stringers and correspondents to the Golconda patrika, hence they wrote detailed reports on the celebration, which get published as it is.
• Shabnavis started a weekly Nilagiri at the advice of Madapati on 4th august, 1922. This Nilagiri used to publish anniversaries of libraries; special articles on library movement were also given prominence in the journal.
• On the study of these issues we can come to a conclusion that the weekly proudly stood by the side of library organizers.
• Kodati Rama Krishna Rao of Repala in Suryapet district was very much active in the library movement; he was instrumental in organizing library conferences at the Andhra Jana Sangham meetings at Suryapet. Yama Aravaiah of Suryapet established the Andhra Vignana Prakashini library.