 The original Telangana Thalli statue was designed by B. Venkataramana Chari, a [nirmal] resident, and installed at TRS office in Jubilee Hills in 2003.Venkataramana drew inspiration from KCR, the agitation leader's words questioning the existence of Telugu Thalli in Telangana region.The initial design was further improved akin to Bharat Mata, goddess mother.