Khammam's History: Birth-giver to Great Leaders

Khammam was ruled by Musunuri Kamma kings. During the period of Musunuri Kamanaidu, it was named Kamamettu, Kammamettu (Khammam). Khammam City, which was the seat of Taluk dynasty, was a member of the comprehensive Warangal District, until 1953. In 1973, a distinct taluk with Sathupalli as its quarters was shaped out from Madhira and Kothagudem taluks. In the year 1976 four new taluks were formed: Tirumalayapalem, Sudimalla, Aswaraopeta and Khammam district was originally a member of bigger Warangal District. Records of Khammam reveals that it has spawned a plenty of leaders who were heroes in the movement of Freedom, such as first-generation Communist leaders like Peravelli Venkata Ramanaiah, Pendyala Satyanarayana Rao, Sarvadevabhatla Ramanatham, K.L.Narsimha Rao, and Chirravuri Laxminarasaiah First Municipal Chairman of Khammam; Congress leaders Madapati Hanumantha Rao, Chepuri Nenkanna, Madapati Ramchander Rao, Sardar Jamalpuram Keshava Rao, Bommakanti Satyanarayana Rao, Hayagreeva Chary, and the list goes on. The city also has a great religious significance and Lord Narasimha Swamy, on Narasimhaswamy gutta is a very mighty deity in the town. Several travellers from faraway spots revisit the place frequently. Due to the ubiquity of Lord Narasimhaswami temple in Khammam, the city was identified as Sthambadri formerly. The City is found on the banks of a river called Munneru which is a tributary of the River Khammam.

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