Osmania Velugulo
ఉస్మానియా వెలుగులో · The Telangana Student Movement. A history of the students, intellectuals, activists and people’s organisations of the Telangana movement, written after nearly a decade of research.
Dr. Nalamasa Krishna
Telangana Separate Statehood Fighter.People’s Lawyer.Visionary Leader.Voice of the Telangana People.
A public record
Three Themes of a Public Life
A lawyer, activist, public representative and advocate of democratic values. Everything on this site is organised around three themes.
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Justice & Constitutional Rights
Legal profession, public rights, constitutional values and accountability.
Explore 02People & Public Movements
Student movements, social justice, grassroots activities and community service.
Explore 03Democracy & Telangana’s Future
Education, employment, graduates’ representation and democratic governance.
ExploreThe man
About Dr. Krishna
Nalamasa Krishna is not a traditional politician. He is an influential leader whose journey is rooted in dedication, service and an unwavering commitment to the people of Telangana.
From the movement for a separate Telangana state to his work as a people’s lawyer, his path has been shaped by hard work and resilience.
At the heart of it all is one vision: Prajaswamika Telangana, a Telangana that truly belongs to its people. It is a dream he is determined to turn into reality.
200+
Organisations in the Telangana Praja Front
2009–2019
Telangana Praja Front leadership
60+
Statues of great personalities installed
2016
Enrolled as an advocate
The journey
A Journey Through Time
From the villages of Illandu to the people’s movements of Telangana, from student activism to the legal profession.
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Early life
Born in Komararam village
Born into an economically disadvantaged family in Komararam village, Illandu Mandal, in the erstwhile Khammam district.
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Student activism
Joins the Progressive Democratic Students Union
As a member of the PDSU, he became active in student movements on educational rights and social equality.
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2009–2019
Leading the Telangana Praja Front
Led the Telangana Praja Front, a federation of more than 200 organisations established in 2009: its state general secretary by 2014, president in 2016–17, and later state vice-president.
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2016
Enrolled as an advocate
Entered the legal profession and established himself as an advocate in Hyderabad, pursuing public-interest issues through legal channels.
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Research and writing
Osmania Velugulo
After nearly a decade of research, wrote Osmania Velugulo, a history of the Telangana student movement and the people who shaped it, up to 2013.
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3 November 2026
Stands for the graduates’ seat in the Legislative Council
Announced his candidacy as an independent for the Warangal–Khammam–Nalgonda graduates’ constituency. The campaign opened on 6 November with a march from the Arts College at Osmania University to the Gun Park martyrs’ memorial.
Movements · Institutions · Service
Work in the Public Interest
Organisations founded, movements joined and initiatives led, each with its dates and partners on record.
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2009 – 2019
Telangana Praja Front
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Educational support for underprivileged students
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Statues of historical and revolutionary personalities
Villages of Telangana -
Tribal land rights and the Forest Rights Act
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Campaign against uranium mining in Amrabad
Amrabad, Nallamala -
2026
General knowledge competition for school students
Dr. Nalamasa Krishna Foundation · ZPHS Eturu -
State-level cricket tournament
Dr. Nalamasa Krishna Foundation · Malipuram
In his words
Ideas and Writing
The Supreme Court’s stance is commendable
A Telugu column welcoming the Supreme Court’s order on the sedition law and asking for the same approach to the UAPA.
Non-tribal rights are part of domination
A Telugu column on the 1/70 Act and the land protections of Scheduled Areas, written as state general secretary of the Telangana Praja Front.
Your voice
Write to Dr. Krishna
For graduates, journalists, researchers and citizens. Every message is read by his office.