Karvetinagar

Karvetinagar కార్వేటినగర్
Village
Karvetinagar Location in Andhra Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 13°25′00″N 79°27′00″E / 13.4167°N 79.4500°ECoordinates: 13°25′00″N 79°27′00″E / 13.4167°N 79.4500°E
Country	India
State	Andhra Pradesh
District	Chittoor
Mandal	Karvetinagar
Elevation	252 m (827 ft)
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Karvetinagar is a village in Chittoor district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Karvetinagar mandal.^[1]

Geography

Karvetinagar is located at 13°25′00″N 79°27′00″E / 13.4167°N 79.4500°E.^[2] It has an average elevation of 252 meters.

History

Karvetinagar was a former Zamindar that was most prominent during the Vijayanagar rule. The Bommaraju family traces their origins back to an ancestor who migrated from the Pithapuram area of the Godavari Delta about the 8th or 9th century. One ancestor obtained the favor of the Eastern Chalukya King, Vimala Aditya and Saluva Narasa was appoint the chief of the country around Tirupati, where he founded his capital called Narayanavanam. The rulers later built their new capital, Nagaram at this place by clearing the forest. The founder of the family Narasa was granted permission by his patron, the Chalukyas, to use the royal seal and boar-signet of the Chalukyas At one point Saluva Venkatapati was deposed by the Cholas. Saluva Bhima recovered their territory. Saluva Narsimha assisted a Kerala King named Kirti Varman and assumed independence, ruling for 36 years. Saluva Bhujanga was defeated and became a feudal of Western Chalukya king Someswara and taken prisoner to Kalyan where he died. Subsequent descendents recovered the estate and in 1230 AD, a part of the estate was taken over by Raja Raja Chola the second, of the Chola dynasty, but during the next four generations, as the power of the Cholas decayed, the fortunes of the Karvetinagar samsthanam family rose, The family became feudatories of Vijayanagar, and had marriage alliances with the Saluva and loyalties to the Aravidu Dynasty over the next two hundred years. Around the 16th century the family changed their name to the current Bommaraju, retaining Saluva as a title. After Bommaraju prominent among their Dynasty are Rajakumara Venkataperumal raja bhadur (peddadora) was last Ruler of erstwhile Zamindar Of Karvetinagar 1940. After his death his brother Raja kumara Kumaraswamy raja (chinadora) First M.L.A of Puttur, donated Lashmi Mahal palace for running govt high school, at present junior college and also degree college located in the same palace premises he died without issues (1952).After his death his co-brother Raja kumara Srinivasa Varma's Son Raja Kumara Venkataperumal raju alias Raja Kumara Janardhana Varma was Confirmed Raja title(1953) by the then presidency of Madras Govt,. As a holder of Rajah title he was honoured by the temple management of the temples constructed by karvetinagar rajahas,like Sri Arulmugu Subramanya Swamy Temple Tiruttani, Sri Lashmi Narasimha swami Temple Sholingur, Sri Kalyana Venkateswara swamy Temple Narayanavanam, Sri Prasanna Venkateswara Swamy Temple Appalayagunta and Sri Venugopala SwamyTemple karvetinagar during his period. Due to ill health he died in the year 2008. He has two sons named Raja Kumara Bramha Raja Varma aged 29 years and Raja Kumara Harsha Vardhana Varma aged 28 years, at present they are the heirs of karvetinagar zamindary and presently residing at karvetinagaram.^[3]

Connectivity

Nearest railway station is Puttur (15 km) in Andhra Pradesh. Some express trains stop here. Frequent buses ply from Puttur to Chittoor via Karvetinagar. Alternatively, it can be accessed from Pallipattu (8 km) in Tamil Nadu.

References

1. "Chittoor District Mandals" (PDF). Census of India. pp. 484,516. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
2. Falling Rain Genomics.Pachikapalam
3. A Sketch of the Dynasties of Southern India By Robert Sewell pg 44-45