Story of Telangana

Telangana is in news with lot of agitation and political statement floating over the issue of a separate Telangana state. It was on Nov 29 that the five-decade-old problem heated up when Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao was arrested by the police ahead of his fast unto death to achieve a Telangana state.

He continued his fast in jail and hospital for 11 days while Telangana was boiling with mass protests and violence. Rao’s deteriorating condition and the explosive situation in the region forced the centre to announce at midnight on Dec 9 that the process for forming a Telangana state would be initiated.

Mass resignations by legislators from coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions cutting across party lines to protest the centre’s move to bifurcate the state. Mass protests, shutdowns, hunger strikes, road and rail blockades began in 13 districts of the two regions from Dec 11 even as Telangana was celebrating Home Minister P. Chidambaram’s announcement.
Thirteen days of protests paralyzed normal life and the government was forced to alter the statement. On the evening of Dec 23, Chidambaram made the latest statement stressing the need to hold wide ranging consultations over the issue in view of the altered situation in the state
No sooner had Chidambaram finished his statement, protesters were on the streets in Hyderabad and the rest of Telangana - burning buses and government offices. Rising above political affiliations, MPs and legislators started submitting resignations. The 48-hour shutdown Thursday called by them has brought the focus back on the region even as protests ceased in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema.

What I feel that one needs to have a clear plan to separate these two states, not just geographically but also administratively, to avoid chaos and implosion of administrative systems, which seems to be happening. The investors need confidence that the ongoing project commitments will be honored and an effective transitional arrangement will be made.

The question arises here is that what will be the Cental Goverment stand if every few cities come up with seperate state demand or rather few state demanding for a seperate country all together. This is a good example of "Divide and Rule" Strategy. We Indian should stand united above all cast, creed and religion and the only objective we should have is Progress. "Nation First" should be the thought process everyone should carry.

About Andhra Pradesh


Andhra Pradesh (AP) is the fifth largest State in the Indian Union having an area of 275,909 sq. kms and a population of about 75-80 million. AP is bound in the North by Orissa and Madhya Pradesh States, in the East by bay of Bengal with a 960 km long coast line, in the South by Tamilnadu State, and in the West by Karnataka and Maharashtra. AP forms a major link between the north and the south of India.


Andhra Pradesh consists of three distinct regions, namely, Andhra, Rayalaseema and Talangana. Andhra and Rayalaseema were part of Madras province of the British empire. For approximately 400 years, Telangana was part of Hyderabad State, an independent kingdom ruled by Muslim Qutub Shahi and Nizam dynasties. Thanks to the sacrifice of Sriramulu Potti, Andhra and Rayalaseema were separated from Madras State in 1953.

Andhra state (Andhra and Rayalaseema) was the first state that was formed purely on linguistic nationality, like many European states. Later Andhra merged with Telangana in 1956, based on their linguistic and national affinity, to form the present state of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad as the capital city. However, this has resulted in two major agitations: Jai Telangana in 1969 and Jai Andhra 1972, both for separate states.


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