I Thirumali | |
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Occupation(s) | educationist and Writer |
Known for | Telangana agitation |
Inukonda Thirumali, or Acharya Thirumali is an Indian historian, [1] [2] and was an activist for separate statehood for Telangana. He is the chairman of Joint Action Committee of Telangana, Praja Sanghalu. [3]
I Thirumali did his M.A. in history at Osmania University, M.Phil on Agrarian Relations of Telangana and Ph.D. on Telangana Peasant Movement, both from Centre for Historical Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. [4]
I. Thirumali is a Reader in the Department of History at Sri Venkateswara College at Delhi University. [1] He has authored books on Telangana and feudalism in Telangana. [5]
He is the vice-president of the Telangana Intellectuals Forum, Hyderabad. [6]
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