Sarakka Central Tribal University Telangana

• The Union Cabinet has approved the Sarakka Central Tribal University which will come up in Mulugu district,Telangana.
• The Tribal University was a commitment made by the Central government as a part of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.
• The Act led to the split of the erstwhile state of Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and the residuary Andhra Pradesh state, as an outcome of the Telangana movement.
• Under the Act, both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana would get support to establish a tribal university each.

Sammakka and Sarakka:

• Sammakka is said to have been married to Pagididda Raju, a feudal chief of the Kakatiyas(a Deccan dynasty) who ruled the Warangal area.
• She had two daughters and one son – Sarakka or Saralamma, Nagulamma and Jampanna, respectively.
• But in the 13th-century, in a battle against the local rulers in protest against the imposition of taxes, Saralamma died while Sammakka disappeared into the hills.
• With this, the local (Koya) tribals believed that she (Sammakka) metamorphosed into a vermillion casket.

Sammakka Saralamma Jatara

• Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is a tribal festival celebrated in the state of Telangana.The Jatra begins at Medaram in Mulugu district.
• The festival commemorates the battle of the mother-daughter duo against the imposition of taxes on the Koya people.
• Over the period, it compared to Kumbh Mela.
• The Samakka-Sarakka Jatara was also declared as a state festival in 1996.

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Practice Questions for Prelims

Consider the following statements:
1. Sammakka Saralamma Jatara is a tribal festival celebrated in the state of Telangana.
2. In the 13th-century, Sammakka and Sarakka sacrificed their life in a battle against the Delhi Sultanate rulers in protest against the imposition of taxes.
3. The Union Cabinet has approved the Sarakka Central Tribal University in Mulugu district Telangana.

How many statements given above is / are correct:
a) Only 1 statement is correct
b) Only 2 statements are correct
c) All 3 statements are correct
d) None of the statements are correct

Ans. b)

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