FILE G · GLOSSARY · Everyday officialese
Vaanakalam
వానాకాలం MEANING
The kharif — the monsoon crop season, roughly June to November; literally, the rain time.
Telangana officialese runs on vaanakalam and yasangi rather than kharif and rabi: crop plans, loan targets and Rythu Bharosa instalments are all announced season-wise.