Madanapalli

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Madanapalle, is a town in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is situated at a distance of 123 kilometers from temple city Tirupati and 122 kilometers from Bangalore and is 91 km north-west of Chittoor. Madanapalle is an educational and cultural center[citation needed] from the days of Dr.Annie-Besant, the theosophist. The medical institutions like the Government Hospital, M.L.L Hospital, and Rajkumari Amrutkour T.B.Research Center are worth mentioning. Nearest railway station to Madanapalle is Madanapalle Road Station, 10 km from Madanapalle town near to C.T.M village located on Dharmavaram-Pakala railway. The Nearest Airport are Tirupati (150 km), Bangalore (122 km) & Channai (240 km).

in Madanpalli there are about 1.2 lakhs of people living in and around the town of Madanapalli. The climate is pleasant throughout the year. The old house of Jiddu Krishnamurthy, the great Philosopher and the founder of Rishi valley public school is also worth seeing here. The said house is now renovated and proposed for housing of Public Library. Horsley Hills is situated near Madanpalle in Chittoor District at an altitude of 4200 feet (1280 m) above sea level. Mr.W.D.Horsley, a British member of the civil service and then the District Collector of Cuddapah, who found the climate very hot, selected this part as his summer resort on the top of the hills. He constructed two houses, the Kachari Room and Milk Bungalow and developed as summer resort. The Governor's Bungalow, the Forest Bungalow, and Microwave station, View point, Enugumallamma Temple are worth seeing here. Madanapalle is also called as 'Andhra OOTY'. There is TB sanitorium situated 5 km from Madanapalle on way to Tirupati. This town has unique personalities who have contributed to various literary fields[citation needed]. The Indian National game of Hockey was first played in Annie Besant Theosophical college (B.T.College) in Madanapalle. Last but not the least the Indian National Anthem "Janaganamana..." was written[citation needed] in English by Rabindranath Tagore at Anne Besant Theosophical college in Madanapalle the song tune was composed by Annie Besant and the chair on which Rabindranath Tagore used is also available in that college[citation needed]. The rich heritage of theosophy where the foundations of new era philosophy has been seeded at Gynasa Lodge of Madanapalle[citation needed].Now-a-days studies has been improved very much in madnapalli there are 2 engeenering collages near to madanapalli. One, MITS(Madanapalli institute of technology and science) and the other, Vishwam institute of technology and sciences. And somany paramedical collages are there. Coming to politics, for past 15 years, T.D.P government is ruling in madanapalli. Dommalapati Ramesh is the present(2008) M.L.A of madanapalli. coming to Entertainment cinema theaters are very good and clean in chittor dist. Madanapalli comes in 1st place. Madanapalli is the first in Rayalaseema to host DOLBY Digital sound(Sri Krishna Theatre).