MADANAPALLY NEAR BANGALORE

 

Madanapalli  is a township in Andhra Pradesh State not far from Bangalore city and few kilometres from the State border.It is a historical place in many ways and comes within the Rayalaseema territory of the Vijayanagar empire. The emperor Krishnadevaraya was fond of this town for many reasons and the term Madanapalli has Vijayanagar origins..Madana being name one of the founders  and Palli meaning village and is simply a village in the name of Madana. Madanapalli is a small township in the cradle of the eastern ghat mountain ranges some 75 kilometers from Chintamani off the NH 4 highway.

One of the key hillocks at this place is Basinikonda which has a temple atop it.It has a statue of Krishanadevaraya at two places. The Basinikoda and its adjacent hills give source to a river in the past and a drain of today that criss-crosses the heart of the city. In ancient times this river must have been the source  of water for this township.

The paradox of this place is the dichotomy of weather. As we approach the city the area some twenty five  kilometres  before the city is very cool with temperatures increasing steadily over evey kilometer. This is an irony of sorts. The reason for this is that the Eastern Ghat ranges twenty five kilometers before the town carry very high amounts of vegetation adding to the the cool nature of the weather but as we move into the town the hillocks like Basinikonda are hard rocks which absorb sun-light and emit the heat into the town creating a furnace like feeling within the town; To cool the town Government could consider rampant addition of vegetation of some kind on the hills adjacent to the town to create a more cooler atmosphere.

Once the English took over this place they added many logical components to it like English education through the Theosophical Society of Annie Beasant. The present day Madanapalle could be made even more endearing by adding various forms of professional inputs to it and developed in ways it can support the city of Bangalore in many operational and functional ways.