Indervelly, Adilabad district
Indervelly | |
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Indervelly Location in Telangana, India Indervelly Indervelly (India) | |
| Coordinates: 19°29′31″N 78°40′09″E / 19.4920104°N 78.6692762°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Telangana |
| District | Adilabad |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Telugu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Vehicle registration | TS |
Indervelly is a village in Adilabad district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Indervelly mandal of Utnoor revenue division.[1]
Geography
Indervelly is located at 19°29′31″N 78°40′09″E / 19.4920104°N 78.669262°E.
History
In 1981, when congress party was in power, the village was the site of a massacre where between 13 and 100+ Gondi and pardhan tribal people were killed when police opened fire on a crowd.[2]
Under the Rythu Kooli Sangam, a memorial stupa of the martyrs was constructed at Indravelli. On March 19, 1986, unknown persons blew up this stupa. As a result of community pressure and tribal struggle, the stupa was rebuilt in 1987 with funds from Integrated tribal development agency Utnoor. Every year April 20 is observed as Adivasi Martyrs' Day
References
- ^ "District Level Mandal wise List of Villages in Telangana" (PDF). Chief Commissioner of Land Administration. National Informatics Centre. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ von Fürer-Haimendorf, Christoph (1982). Tribes of India: The Struggle for Survival. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022.
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