Telangana History

Hyderabad: Following is a brief history of Andhra Pradesh and chronology of the
movement for Telangana state:
*The region, now being called Telangana, was part of the erstwhile Hyderabad
state which was merged into the Indian Union on 17 September, 1948.
*Central government appointed a civil servant, M K Vellodi, as the first Chief

Minister of Hyderabad state on 26 January 1950. In 1952, Burgula Ramakrishna
Rao was elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad state in the first democratic
election.
Students of Osmania University celebrate the formation of Telangana. AFP
*Andhra was the first state to be carved out (from erstwhile Madras state) on
linguistic basis on 1 November, 1953. It had Kurnool town (in Rayalaseema region)
as its capital after the death of Potti Sriramulu who sat on a 53-day fast-unto-
death demanding the new state.
* The proposal for amalgamation of Hyderabad state with Andhra state came up
in 1953 and the then Chief Minister of Hyderabad state, Burgula Ramakrishna
Rao, supported the Congress central leadership’s decision in this regard though
there was opposition in Telangana region.
* Accepting the merger proposal, Andhra assembly passed a resolution on
November 25, 1955 promising to safeguard the interests of Telangana.
* An agreement was reached between Telangana leaders and Andhra leaders on

February 20, 1956 to merge Telangana and Andhra with promises to safeguard
Telangana's interests. A “Gentlemen’s Agreement” was then signed by Bezawada
Gopala Reddy and Burgula Ramakrishna Rao to the effect.
* Eventually, under the States Re-organisation Act, Telugu-speaking areas of

Hyderabad state were merged with Andhra state, giving birth to the state of
Andhra Pradesh on 1 November, 1956.
* The city of Hyderabad, the then capital of Hyderabad state, was made the
capital of Andhra Pradesh state.
* In 1969, an agitation began in Telangana region as people protested the failure

to implement the Gentlemen’s Agreement and other safeguards properly.
* Marri Channa Reddy launched the Telangana Praja Samiti espousing the cause
of a separate state. The agitation intensified and turned violent with students in
the forefront of the struggle and about 300 of them were killed in violence and
police firing that ensued.
* Following several rounds of talks with leaders of the two regions, the then
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi came up with an eight-point plan on April 12, 1969.
Telangana leaders rejected the plan and protests continued under the aegis of
Telangana Praja Samiti.
* In 1972, Jai Andhra movement started in Andhra-Rayalaseema regions as a

counter to Telangana struggle.
* On September 21, 1973, a political settlement was reached with the Centre and
a 6-point formula put in place to placate people of the two regions.
* In 1985, employees from Telangana region cried foul over appointments in

government departments and complained about ‘injustice’ done to people of the
region.
The then Telugu Desam Party government, headed by N T Rama Rao, brought out
a Government Order to safeguard the interests of Telangana people in
government employment.
* Till 1999, there was no demand from any quarters for division of the state on
regional lines.
* In 1999, Congress demanded creation of Telangana state. Congress was then

smarting under crushing defeats in successive elections to the state Assembly and
Parliament with the ruling Telugu Desam Party in an unassailable position.
* Yet another chapter opened in the struggle for Telangana when Kalvakuntla
Chandrasekhar Rao, who was seething over denial of Cabinet berth in the
Chandrababu Naidu government, walked out of TDP and launched Telangana
Rashtra Samiti on 27 April, 2001.
* Following pressure applied by Telangana Congress leaders, the Central Working

Committee of Congress in 2001 sent a resolution to the then NDA government
seeking constitution of a second States Re-organisation Commission to look into
Telangana state demand, which was rejected by the then Union Home Minister L
K Advani saying smaller states were “neither viable nor conducive” to integrity of
the country.
*TRS started gradually building the movement for a separate state.
* Congress forged an electoral alliance with TRS by promising to create Telangana

state.
Congress came to power in 2004, both in the state and at the Centre, and TRS
became part of the coalition governments at both places.
*** Protesting delay in carving out the separate state, TRS quit the coalition
governments in the state and at the Centre in December 2006 and continued an
independent fight.
* In October 2008, TDP changed its stance and declared support for bifurcation of
the state.
* TRS launched an indefinite hunger-strike on 29 November, 2009 demanding
creation of Telangana. The Centre budged and came out with an announcement
on 9 December, 2009 that it was "initiating the process for formation of
Telangana state".
* But the Centre announced on 23 December, 2009 that it was putting Telangana
issue on hold. This fanned protests across Telangana with some students ending
their lives for a separate state.
The Centre then constituted a five-member Committee on 3 February, 2010,

headed by former judge Srikrishna, to look into statehood demand. The
Committee submitted its report to the Centre on 30 December, 2010.
* Telagana region witnessed a series of agitations like the Million March, Chalo
Assembly and Sakalajanula Samme (general strike) in 2011-12 while MLAs
belonging to different parties quit from the House.
* With its MPs from Telangana upping the ante, Congress made Union Home
Ministry to convene an all-party meeting on December 28, 2012 to find an
“amicable solution” to the crisis.
PTI
History of Telangana explained in 10 points

IndiaToday.in New Delhi, June 2, 2014 | UPDATED 16:04 IST
1. The name Telangana is derived from the word Telugu Angana, which means a place where Telugu is
spoken. The Nizams (1724-1948) used the word Telangana to differentiate it from the Marathi speaking
regions of their kingdom
2. From 230 BC to 220 AD, the Satvahanas ruled this region between Krishna and Godaveri
rivers.
3. The region experienced a Golden Age, in between 1083-1203, under the reign of the
Kakatiyas who established Warangal as their capital
4. In 1309 AD, Allaudin Khilji's general Malik Kafur attacked Warangal, which led to the
decline of the Kakatiyas. The region came under the Delhi Sultanate till 1687, when Golconda
(near Hyderabad) fell to Aurangzeb
5. In 1724, Nizam-ul-mulk Asif Jah (Asif Jahin Nizam dynasty) established his independence
and made Hyderabad the capital of the empire in 1769.
6. In 1799, the British sign an alliance with Nizam Asif Jah. The Nizam ceded coastal Andhra
and Rayalseema regions to the British.
7. The region remained under the British and the Nizams till 1946, the year of Telangana
rebellion, which was quelled by the Nizam's Razakars (mercenaries)
8. After India's independence in 1947, the last Nizam of Hyderabad, Osman Ali Khan, refused to
join the Indian Union despite repeated requests from Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel. The
Indian army annexed Hyderabad and the Nizam surrendered to Sardar Patel on 17th September,
1948. Hyderabad State accedes to the Indian Union.
9. In December 1953, the States Reorganisation Commission was appointed to recommend the
reorganisation of state boundaries. The panel was not in favour of an immediate merger of
Telangana with Andhra state, despite their common language. With the intervention of the then
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Telangana and Andhra states were merged on November 1,
1956. Nehru termed the merger a "matrimonial alliance having provisions for divorce".
10. In 2013, the UPA government headed by Manmohan Singh clears the formation of
Telangana. On June 2, 2104, K Chandrasekhar Rao takes oath as the first chief minister of
Telangana, India's 29th state.
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Hyderabad: Following is a brief history of Andhra Pradesh and chronology of the

movement for Telangana state:

*Central government appointed a civil servant, M K Vellodi, as the first Chief

Students of Osmania University celebrate the formation of Telangana. AFP

* An agreement was reached between Telangana leaders and Andhra leaders on

* Eventually, under the States Re-organisation Act, Telugu-speaking areas of

* In 1969, an agitation began in Telangana region as people protested the failure

* In 1972, Jai Andhra movement started in Andhra-Rayalaseema regions as a

* In 1985, employees from Telangana region cried foul over appointments in

* In 1999, Congress demanded creation of Telangana state. Congress was then

* Following pressure applied by Telangana Congress leaders, the Central Working

*TRS started gradually building the movement for a separate state.

* Congress forged an electoral alliance with TRS by promising to create Telangana

The Centre then constituted a five-member Committee on 3 February, 2010,

History of Telangana explained in 10 points

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