Manthani

Manthani
Village
Manthani Location in Telangana, India
Coordinates: 18°39′N 79°40′E / 18.650°N 79.667°E / 18.650; 79.667Coordinates: 18°39′N 79°40′E / 18.650°N 79.667°E / 18.650; 79.667
Country	India
State	Telangana
District	Karimnagar
Languages
• Official	Telugu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Manthani is a village in Karimnagar district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is located in Manthani mandal.^[1] It is situated on the banks of the river Godavari. It is a very ancient center of Vedic learning, and even today houses many scholars well versed in the ancient knowledge of the Vedas and Shastras.

Etymology

Manthani (from Sanskrit Mantra Kutam or the House of Vedas) is popularly believed to house a thousand Brahmin families or Sahasra Brahmana Gadapa. In reverence, local scholars refer to Manthani as Mantrapuri (the town of hymns).

Transport

Rural Roads in Manthani in 2012

Manthani is located Approximately 70 km from the district headquarters Karimnagar and 240 km from Hyderabad, the capital of Telangana state. Direct bus services of APSRTC are available from Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Godavarikhani, Mancherial, Kaleswaram, Jagtial, Korutla, Nizamabad. An APSRTC depot is located at Manthani.

Notable people

• Allam Veeraiah, Retired Teacher, Poet, Writer (Lyric Writer of Telugu revolutionary song "Erra Jenda" in the film Cheemala Dhandu)^[2]

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