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Posted on: 22 October 2015
The Amaravati Album
A map of Amaravati and the surrounding countryside based on a survey conducted in 1816.
Inscribed: Plan of the town of Amrawutty, of the country near it, and of the Site of the ancient City of Daranacottah.
Copyright © The British Library Board
actually the telugu name for amaravathi was " dharaNikOTa ". and another name was " dhanyakaTakam " ie granary .
Is the location same to the new capital of Seemandhra ? Two decades ago a serial was aired on Doordarshan - Amravati ki Kathaein. Are they similer ?
yes arjit . amaravati ki kahani by satyam sankara manchi a great writer from telugu . his stories " amaravathi kadhaly " serialised by DD.
Dear arjit it's the capital of andhra only, not rayalaseema
"Corn " town / Corn granary , right ?
no :) " dhaanya "means [in telugu and in sanskrit too ] rice . paddy granary . AP is known for its different variety rice crops