Stories told by Rapole Brothers

I spoke to sri.Rapole ramkishan rao and Sri.Rapole Ramranga rao, landlords by birth and lived in the near by villages of peddapally, namely vemnoor and mormoor respectively.I just wanted to gather the information, but they have given more information than required. hence, this chapter is named on above brothers. The information to speak to the elder brother to gather information is provided by sri.chinthapandu Harish, who taken pain all the way from London. So, I thank him also. It also clears the mis- conceptions of sri.Harish any way.As per them the stories are as follows:

Yellapus are certainly of warrior class. But they are mixed with the other castes locally. They married the girls of kapu and vyshya also.The ancestors of Sri.Kosnam Ramchender rao , F/o Kishan rao was a vassal of Kakatiyas. His kingdom was touching Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad and small parts of Warangal district.They ruled from the Mulangur forte.They have also constructed a temple by name Sundaragiri temple.The forte of polampally is belongs to the sisters of sri.Ramachender rao. Thus, this forte may be also belongs to his ancestors. Their vassal area extended to vainganga in Adilabad district.Thus, he may the important vassal in the kingdom of Kakatiyas. One other doubt it raised is whether these people stayed in these areas without migrating to other areas? This has to ascertained.If it is right, how did they merged again with other yellapus.

The migration pattern is also not with in short time. Families wise migration has taken place.They are thoroughly merged with local people.

They also told that other upper class people feared to have clash with Rapole families, as these people continue this for generations.

There is the statue of veera( Warrior) in elagandula fort. The veera is belongs to Salvadi family. He died before marriage. Hence, his statue is erected. But in my opinion, he would have done some thing great, otherwise for simple death nobody pray him. The veera puja is performed by only salvadi families, but not by all families. They also clarified that lakkakula families are ding the same as their daughter is given to them.Near the fort there is well called salvadi bavi.This reveals and clarifies that some philanthropic Yellapus have dug the wells for people. Similarly, there is one konaiah bavi was existing in buggaram , dug by Bonagiri families.

Yellapus are called differently in different areas. They are also called telaga in Nalgonda and Warangal, hazaris in Warangal.They are prominently known as yellapu in Adilabad district only.

One women of Rapole families has brought her four brothers along with her from else where in Rayalaseema. They carried all the gold with them. She has bought 100 acres of land for each brother in different villages namely vemnur, mormoor,padakanti and madaka all near peddapally and Ramagundam.It was also told that then carried gold was existing till recent times.The family tree of rapole families is existing.Some documents are available with the elder brother. She has mobilized the all other caste people by providing employment and matrimonial relations.What a wonderful technique of amalgamation, followed from ancient days of kings.Hence, some people inherited the lands, some have bought and only a few was gifted by nizam.

These people on tour use to prefer to take meals in the families of vyshyas and Brahmins but not in the families of reddis or velamas.

The common suffix of yellapus is Rayudu in ancient days.Recharla Rayudu is one of the warriors of Bobbili war.In Bobbili war,one padala papanna has participated in the war.He also adviced to gather information on the Kshatriyawada existing in Bobbili.It is also told to study the book on Gonaganna reddy to know the names of some yellapu warriors on the basis of surnames.To know more history, Karimnagar district history is very crucial.

They advised they way to collect the information. One other thing thing took place is that the limitations have expanded, when it brought to my notice that many people have merged at later stage and not at once migrated.I have to revise accordingly.Meanwhile I post this for the convenience of the readers and to add something. It is always to have something than nothing.