Telescope Manager for the SKA

India has been a significant contributor to the SKA project from 2009, with a special emphasis on the Telescope Manager, the central control system for the SKA Observatory. This paper describes the details of the design and early prototyping phases of the Telescope Manager work package, including the accompanying life cycle activities. It also traces the history of India’s involvement in the work on the Telescope Manager in various phases of the project, describing the contribution starting with the concept design to the currently ongoing construction phase, and looks at the road ahead. The details of the design and the outcomes of the prototyping and development contributed by India in each phase, are also included.