Warangal forum recommends naming new airport after Rudrama Devi

A public forum in Warangal has recommended naming the city’s proposed airport after Kakatiya ruler Rudrama Devi. The resolution, adopted unanimously at a meeting organised by Pragna Bharati, proposes the name “Kakatiya Maharani Rudrama Devi Airport”. The organisers said they would submit a memorandum to the Telangana Chief Minister, the Governor and the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation.

The meeting followed an invitation by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for public suggestions on the name of the new airport at Mamnoor. The State government has completed the required land acquisition and handed the land to the Airports Authority of India, according to the source material.

Pragna Bharati vice-president Mamidi Giridhar said Rudrama Devi’s military leadership and administrative record made her a suitable figure to associate with the airport. The organisers also said the proposed name would reflect Warangal’s connection with the Kakatiya dynasty. The forum’s resolution referred to several aspects of the Kakatiya period, including irrigation, trade and public welfare.

It specifically cited the chain-tank irrigation system and the “Abhaya Sasana” associated with Motupalli port as examples of the dynasty’s approach to water management and commerce. The organisers said the suggested name would complement Kakatiya architectural motifs proposed for the airport terminal. The source material does not say whether a final name has been selected or indicate when a decision might be made.

Historians, legal experts, academics, doctors, lawyers and other citizens attended the discussion. Speakers included NIT-Warangal professor V. Somasekhar, former Indian Council of Historical Research chairman Y.

Sudarshan Rao, retired NIT-Warangal faculty member L. Ram Gopal Reddy and other members of Pragna Bharati. The recommendation is therefore a public proposal rather than a confirmed government decision.

Any formal naming would require consideration by the authorities named in the memorandum and the relevant aviation bodies, although the supplied material does not describe that process in detail.