A public forum organised by Pragna Bharati in Warangal has unanimously adopted a resolution recommending that the new airport at Warangal be named - Kakatiya Maharani Rudrama Devi Airport.

Historians, legal experts, academics, doctors, lawyers, and citizens attended the ‘Charcha Vedika’ on Wednesday, where the resolution was adopted. The organisers said a formal memorandum would be submitted to the Chief Minister, Governor, and Union Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has recently invited public suggestions to name the new airport in Mamnoor after the State government completed the required land acquisition, and handed the land over to the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Vice-President of Pragna Bharati, Telangana, Mamidi Giridhar, highlighted the valour and administrative legacy of Kakatiya ruler Rudrama Devi and stressed the need to associate her name with the airport.

The organisers said the proposed name would reflect Warangal’s historical association with the Kakatiya dynasty and complement the Kakatiya architectural motifs proposed for the airport terminal.

The resolution cited Rudrama Devi’s military leadership, administrative reforms, irrigation systems, promotion of trade and emphasis on public welfare as the principal reasons for the recommendation. It particularly highlighted the Kakatiya-era chain-tank irrigation system and the ‘Abhaya Sasana’ associated with the Motupalli port as examples of the dynasty’s approach to water management and commerce.

Prof. V. Somasekhar of NIT-Warangal, former chairman of Indian Council of Historical Research, Prof. Y. Sudarshan Rao, Prof. L. Ram Gopal Reddy, retired NIT-Warangal faculty member and convenor of Pragna Bharati, Warangal, spoke at the event.

Pragna Bharati State joint secretary Chamarthi Prabhakar Rao, Boora Ramesh, Prof. Prabhakar Reddy and other members of the organisation also participated.