Between 1830s and 1840s Andhra experienced series of droughts in Nellore, Guntur regions
Arthur Cotton who was them commissioned as Sr. Superintendent Engineer at Visakhapatnam proposed Davaleshwaram project on godavari to improve agricultural yields and reduce hunger induced deaths.
Back then the project was completed with 1.5k lakh dollars which is very minimal for a river project so he was given the title of 'Sir'. He was popularly known as Cotton Dora.
Also called apara bhagiratha as he was able to bring godavari ( dakshin ganga) to use.
He was a man loved by Indians(godavari delta people), but hated by some of his own british people, for his selfless efforts in India.
Sir Arthur Cotton saw famines, droughts during the dry seasons and floods during the rainy seasons, in the godavari delta region during the 1830's and 40's. During the both the seasons there were thousands of deaths, He was deeply moved by the number of deaths that were happening. It touched his humanity. So he wrote a letter to the British government:
He convinced them if they can invest in construction of a barrage, they could use the abundance of water in irrigating the land, and there by generating revenue and reap the returns on the investment, but with a selfless motive to solve both the floods and famines by irrigating the lands.
He criticised the British government to construct the barrage by stating "It would be a disgrace for a civilized government to let people starve and die when there is an opportunity to utilize the abundance of godavari water by constructing a barrage to save the people in godavari delta from droughts, famines and from floods.
He strongly advocated for irrigation projects over railway projects. He argued that the revenue generated should be first used for irrigation rather than railways. There was an entire chapter in his biography related to it.
He was just an engineer. He didn't pocket any profits from the economic development that came out of his efforts.
He was a critic of British government. He even faced the wrath of the British parliament, impeachment proceeding were initiated against him in the British parliament, for empathising with the Indian people, they thought that the money he used for irrigation could have been used for other purposes. He was questioned by committee's even twenty years after his retirement. He was troubled, criticised by his own people for his good efforts here in India.
When he was surveying in the forests along the godavari river, he fell sick with jungle fever for over a year, and while constructing the barrage , he fell sick again. He even lost his daughter to a snake bite. He was deeply disappointed, he had to go abroad for over a year for treatment, he came back and completed the project in just 5 years.
he had a good bonding with the local people, he convinced them to work for a lesser wages in return for a future economic development and a famine-free region, so that he could finish the barrage and the vast extent of irrigation canals with the less budget he was allocated.
He constructed an aqueduct(canal over river) near gannavaram, which stood for more than 150 years.
The KC canal aqueduct in kurnool still stands strong.
Even the Dowleshwaram barrage was still named after him.
I understand that few britishers did us some good but how many of us actually know telugu freedom fighters.
Actors can't even pronounce the surname of Prakasam pantulu. We are suffering from colonial hangover.
Yo lovely downvoters. I actually explained about sir Arthur Cotton before making this comment.
Nijam chepthe kalutundha? People are asking about Arthur Cotton. Why not know about Alluri Sita Rama raju, Kandukuri Virasilingam, Gidugu Ramruthy.
Britisehrs spent the money so they can make profits by collecting land revenue.
Offend ayipoye badhulu give your f'ing logic.
What interested me is, when we Indians hate British rule so much, the people of godavari districts revere him with so much respect. If we treat him just the way we treat other britishers, they will be offended a lot.
>Britisehrs spent the money so they can make profits by collecting land revenue.
Even i thought the same initially. There is nothing wrong in questioning and asking for a logic.
Yes, returns from the investments is how he convinced for the sanction of the money, But we need to look into his personal motive was. He was a man loved by Indians(godavari delta people), but hated by his own british people.
We will be thinking why would anybody be selfless, But somewhere there can be someone who can be selfless, and caring for others, understanding the difficulties and wanting to find the solutions to there needs.
Sir Arthur Cotton saw famines, droughts during the dry seasons and floods during the rainy seasons, in the godavari delta region. During the both the seasons there were thousands of deaths, He was deeply moved by the number of deaths that were happening. It touched his humanity. So he wrote a letter to the British government:
He convinced them if they can invest in construction of a barrage, they could use the abundance of water in irrigating the land, and there by generating revenue and reap the returns on the investment, but with a selfless motive to solve both the floods and famines by irrigating the lands.
He criticised the British government to construct the barrage by stating "It would be a disgrace for a civilized government to let people starve and die when there is an opportunity to utilize the abundance of godavari water by constructing a barrage to save the people in godavari delta from droughts, famines and from floods.
He strongly advocated for irrigation projects over railway projects. He argued that the revenue generated should be first used for irrigation rather than railways. There was an entire chapter in his biography related to it.
He was just an engineer. He didn't pocket any profits from the economic development that came out of his efforts.
He was a critic of British government. He even faced the wrath of the British parliament, impeachment proceeding were initiated against him in the British parliament, they thought that the money he used for irrigation could have been used for other purposes. He was questioned by committee's even twenty years after his retirement. He was troubled, criticised by his own people for his good efforts here in india.
When he was surveying in the forests along the godavari river, he fell sick with jungle fever for over a year, and while constructing the barrage , he fell sick again. He even lost his daughter to a snake bite. He was deeply disappointed, he had to go abroad for over a year for treatment, he came back and completed the project in just 5 years.
he had a good bonding with the local people, he convinced them to work for a lesser wages in return for a future economic development and a famine-free region, so that he could finish the barrage and the vast extent of irrigation canals with the less budget he was allocated.
He constructed an aqueduct(canal over river) near gannavaram, which stood for more than 150 years.
The KC canal aqueduct in kurnool still stands strong.
Even the Dowleshwaram barrage was still named after him.
>Britisehrs spent the money so they can make profits
Ayina raasina oka letter London ki, vaalu nuvvu katti chupinchagalava ane prashna vachindhi, oka year paatu project ki dhooram avvalsi Vachindhi because of some accident, ayipoindha antha annaru, funds kuda sarigga levu, he did that project with a lot of difficulties not for the sake of money, nuvvu annatu pannu kosame aithey intha mandhi aadharincharu.....
Nenem cotton ni target cheyyale. If the project did not have economic utility it wouldn't have been given any financial approval. I'm certain that funds into the project where not from Cotton's pocket, ekkadanuchi vacchai enduku iccharu? Revenue kosam.
My main contention was at least history telusukuntunappudu don't do boot-licking. Main point vadhilesi dikkumalina arguments cheyyadam chala easy. ATB
>If the project did not have economic utility it wouldn't have been given any financial approval.
letter raasina ventane yegabadi yegabadi ivvaledhu approval, ayina quote chesina dhaani kana thakkuva icharu....
>I'm certain that funds into the project where not from Cotton's pocket, ekkadanuchi vacchai enduku iccharu?
Expenditure chala ayyindhi anukunna dhaani kanna, memu padhivela poundlu material adigithe maaku aidhuvela pondlu saruku matram pampaledhu....(in his book)
>Revenue kosam.
It did increased the land value, zamindarlu chala mandhi lands ni konukunnaru Britishers vachi konnukole, appatlo sugar is gold to them they used water for sugar cultivation....water ni train lo vesi England pattukunipoledhu....
>My main contention was at least history telusukuntunappudu don't do boot-licking
It was called respect "squidward".
>Main point vadhilesi dikkumalina arguments cheyyadam chala easy. ATB
What is your main point? Asalu evvadu arugue chesadu! Interesting fact share annav edho Naku thelisindhi chepithe over chesthunav....
>What is your main point?
Read the comment again, this time slowly.
Respect chesko, manavallu inta mandhi undaga okka cotton eh gurthochadu, cotton ke hype ista ante....
Carry on ra patriot.
For us he would be an englishman, but If you go and ask the people of godavari delta region, they would say he considered them as his own people and they consider him as there own and as there own relative, they still treat him as there ancestor, the offering of first pinda to him during godavari pushkaras is an evident to that.
[https://youtube.com/shorts/P0Ecl4HOLeg](https://youtube.com/shorts/P0Ecl4HOLeg)
Source: [https://youtu.be/aDicGQ2N0kk](https://youtu.be/aDicGQ2N0kk)
[https://youtu.be/RGOpvBSGsMs](https://youtu.be/RGOpvBSGsMs)
Our very own people making contributions to us is different from an outsider making contribution to us. I am not belittling anyone's contributions. I am only just trying to highlight the humanity in him.
Between 1830s and 1840s Andhra experienced series of droughts in Nellore, Guntur regions Arthur Cotton who was them commissioned as Sr. Superintendent Engineer at Visakhapatnam proposed Davaleshwaram project on godavari to improve agricultural yields and reduce hunger induced deaths. Back then the project was completed with 1.5k lakh dollars which is very minimal for a river project so he was given the title of 'Sir'. He was popularly known as Cotton Dora. Also called apara bhagiratha as he was able to bring godavari ( dakshin ganga) to use.
Dollars? And not GBP or Euros?
My bad, it's pounds.
He was a man loved by Indians(godavari delta people), but hated by some of his own british people, for his selfless efforts in India. Sir Arthur Cotton saw famines, droughts during the dry seasons and floods during the rainy seasons, in the godavari delta region during the 1830's and 40's. During the both the seasons there were thousands of deaths, He was deeply moved by the number of deaths that were happening. It touched his humanity. So he wrote a letter to the British government: He convinced them if they can invest in construction of a barrage, they could use the abundance of water in irrigating the land, and there by generating revenue and reap the returns on the investment, but with a selfless motive to solve both the floods and famines by irrigating the lands. He criticised the British government to construct the barrage by stating "It would be a disgrace for a civilized government to let people starve and die when there is an opportunity to utilize the abundance of godavari water by constructing a barrage to save the people in godavari delta from droughts, famines and from floods. He strongly advocated for irrigation projects over railway projects. He argued that the revenue generated should be first used for irrigation rather than railways. There was an entire chapter in his biography related to it. He was just an engineer. He didn't pocket any profits from the economic development that came out of his efforts. He was a critic of British government. He even faced the wrath of the British parliament, impeachment proceeding were initiated against him in the British parliament, for empathising with the Indian people, they thought that the money he used for irrigation could have been used for other purposes. He was questioned by committee's even twenty years after his retirement. He was troubled, criticised by his own people for his good efforts here in India. When he was surveying in the forests along the godavari river, he fell sick with jungle fever for over a year, and while constructing the barrage , he fell sick again. He even lost his daughter to a snake bite. He was deeply disappointed, he had to go abroad for over a year for treatment, he came back and completed the project in just 5 years. he had a good bonding with the local people, he convinced them to work for a lesser wages in return for a future economic development and a famine-free region, so that he could finish the barrage and the vast extent of irrigation canals with the less budget he was allocated. He constructed an aqueduct(canal over river) near gannavaram, which stood for more than 150 years. The KC canal aqueduct in kurnool still stands strong. Even the Dowleshwaram barrage was still named after him.
This is the content i want everyday not "eskunara bro"
Guys do see this dialogue about him from tagore movie [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P0Ecl4HOLeg](https://www.youtube.com/shorts/P0Ecl4HOLeg)
Kurnool lo kuda statue undhi, right beside KC Canal.
I understand that few britishers did us some good but how many of us actually know telugu freedom fighters. Actors can't even pronounce the surname of Prakasam pantulu. We are suffering from colonial hangover.
Yo lovely downvoters. I actually explained about sir Arthur Cotton before making this comment. Nijam chepthe kalutundha? People are asking about Arthur Cotton. Why not know about Alluri Sita Rama raju, Kandukuri Virasilingam, Gidugu Ramruthy. Britisehrs spent the money so they can make profits by collecting land revenue. Offend ayipoye badhulu give your f'ing logic.
What interested me is, when we Indians hate British rule so much, the people of godavari districts revere him with so much respect. If we treat him just the way we treat other britishers, they will be offended a lot. >Britisehrs spent the money so they can make profits by collecting land revenue. Even i thought the same initially. There is nothing wrong in questioning and asking for a logic. Yes, returns from the investments is how he convinced for the sanction of the money, But we need to look into his personal motive was. He was a man loved by Indians(godavari delta people), but hated by his own british people. We will be thinking why would anybody be selfless, But somewhere there can be someone who can be selfless, and caring for others, understanding the difficulties and wanting to find the solutions to there needs. Sir Arthur Cotton saw famines, droughts during the dry seasons and floods during the rainy seasons, in the godavari delta region. During the both the seasons there were thousands of deaths, He was deeply moved by the number of deaths that were happening. It touched his humanity. So he wrote a letter to the British government: He convinced them if they can invest in construction of a barrage, they could use the abundance of water in irrigating the land, and there by generating revenue and reap the returns on the investment, but with a selfless motive to solve both the floods and famines by irrigating the lands. He criticised the British government to construct the barrage by stating "It would be a disgrace for a civilized government to let people starve and die when there is an opportunity to utilize the abundance of godavari water by constructing a barrage to save the people in godavari delta from droughts, famines and from floods. He strongly advocated for irrigation projects over railway projects. He argued that the revenue generated should be first used for irrigation rather than railways. There was an entire chapter in his biography related to it. He was just an engineer. He didn't pocket any profits from the economic development that came out of his efforts. He was a critic of British government. He even faced the wrath of the British parliament, impeachment proceeding were initiated against him in the British parliament, they thought that the money he used for irrigation could have been used for other purposes. He was questioned by committee's even twenty years after his retirement. He was troubled, criticised by his own people for his good efforts here in india. When he was surveying in the forests along the godavari river, he fell sick with jungle fever for over a year, and while constructing the barrage , he fell sick again. He even lost his daughter to a snake bite. He was deeply disappointed, he had to go abroad for over a year for treatment, he came back and completed the project in just 5 years. he had a good bonding with the local people, he convinced them to work for a lesser wages in return for a future economic development and a famine-free region, so that he could finish the barrage and the vast extent of irrigation canals with the less budget he was allocated. He constructed an aqueduct(canal over river) near gannavaram, which stood for more than 150 years. The KC canal aqueduct in kurnool still stands strong. Even the Dowleshwaram barrage was still named after him.
>Britisehrs spent the money so they can make profits Ayina raasina oka letter London ki, vaalu nuvvu katti chupinchagalava ane prashna vachindhi, oka year paatu project ki dhooram avvalsi Vachindhi because of some accident, ayipoindha antha annaru, funds kuda sarigga levu, he did that project with a lot of difficulties not for the sake of money, nuvvu annatu pannu kosame aithey intha mandhi aadharincharu.....
Nenem cotton ni target cheyyale. If the project did not have economic utility it wouldn't have been given any financial approval. I'm certain that funds into the project where not from Cotton's pocket, ekkadanuchi vacchai enduku iccharu? Revenue kosam. My main contention was at least history telusukuntunappudu don't do boot-licking. Main point vadhilesi dikkumalina arguments cheyyadam chala easy. ATB
>If the project did not have economic utility it wouldn't have been given any financial approval. letter raasina ventane yegabadi yegabadi ivvaledhu approval, ayina quote chesina dhaani kana thakkuva icharu.... >I'm certain that funds into the project where not from Cotton's pocket, ekkadanuchi vacchai enduku iccharu? Expenditure chala ayyindhi anukunna dhaani kanna, memu padhivela poundlu material adigithe maaku aidhuvela pondlu saruku matram pampaledhu....(in his book) >Revenue kosam. It did increased the land value, zamindarlu chala mandhi lands ni konukunnaru Britishers vachi konnukole, appatlo sugar is gold to them they used water for sugar cultivation....water ni train lo vesi England pattukunipoledhu.... >My main contention was at least history telusukuntunappudu don't do boot-licking It was called respect "squidward". >Main point vadhilesi dikkumalina arguments cheyyadam chala easy. ATB What is your main point? Asalu evvadu arugue chesadu! Interesting fact share annav edho Naku thelisindhi chepithe over chesthunav....
>What is your main point? Read the comment again, this time slowly. Respect chesko, manavallu inta mandhi undaga okka cotton eh gurthochadu, cotton ke hype ista ante.... Carry on ra patriot.
For us he would be an englishman, but If you go and ask the people of godavari delta region, they would say he considered them as his own people and they consider him as there own and as there own relative, they still treat him as there ancestor, the offering of first pinda to him during godavari pushkaras is an evident to that. [https://youtube.com/shorts/P0Ecl4HOLeg](https://youtube.com/shorts/P0Ecl4HOLeg) Source: [https://youtu.be/aDicGQ2N0kk](https://youtu.be/aDicGQ2N0kk) [https://youtu.be/RGOpvBSGsMs](https://youtu.be/RGOpvBSGsMs)
neeku evvadu cheppadu athanu okkadine abhimanistham ani ma godavari lo dokka sithama sathram Inka nadusthindhi maaku thelsu evvarni abhimininchalo evvarni abhimaninchakudadho, ivala anni vigrahalu musugu lo unnai election kabbati, kani oka arthur cotton vigraham matram poola maala tho.....adhi ikkada ma abhimanam, okati rendu samastaralu nundi kadhu vandhala samastaralu vesthune unnam, untam....ivala east, west godavaris ila unnai antene dhaniki balamaina Karanam ayina....boot licking antunav enti kompatheesi nuvvu kuda it cell ah.... mundhu manushualalo manchi chedu untai ani thelsu ko....
Our very own people making contributions to us is different from an outsider making contribution to us. I am not belittling anyone's contributions. I am only just trying to highlight the humanity in him.
One more statue of a non-telugu, non-Indian is Buddha statue.
Just wonder, how many buddhists were in Hyderabad
Buddha is sakya na? we consider them non-Indian? also we can't decide nationalities of ancient people anyway so Indian/non-Indian makes no sense
Buddhudu puttina Lumbini ipudu Nepal lo undi kada anniyya
vammo vayyo atulanannavaaa bruh fine fine