Telangana

Telangana region marked in white.

Telangana or Telingana is an unofficial region in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It includes the northwestern interior districts of Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Nalgonda, Rangareddi, Warangal, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Medak, and the state capital, Hyderabad. The region lies on the Deccan plateau to the west of the Eastern Ghats range. The Krishna and Godavari rivers flow through the region from west to east.

Contents

1 History
2 Separation Movement
3 Development
4 Economics
5 See also
6 External links

History

The region was ruled by the Hindu Satavahana dynasty in the 3rd century. During their rule, the Kakatiya temple was constructed, which is famous for 1000 pillars. The Kakatiya kings of Warangal ruled in the 12th-14th centuries. This was followed by a succession of Muslim rulers: the Bahmani sultans, the Qutb Shahi sultans of Golconda, the Mughals, and finally the Nizam or Asaf Jahis of Hyderabad. Telangana was formerly part of the Hyderabad State and was added to Andhra Pradesh in 1956 on linguistic grounds following the States Reorganization Act.

Separation Movement

There is an active political movement in Telangana that is seeking to secede from Andhra Pradesh to form a separate state, arguing that the underdevelopment of Telangana results from Andhra Pradesh being too big a state to govern effectively. In addition, they argue that the state government focuses on the more prosperous region of Coastal Andhra to the east. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi, a political party which advocates for a separate Telangana state, became part of the ruling coalition of Andhra Pradesh after the 2004 state legislative elections.

Development

The Telangana Development Forum (TDF-USA) was formed by NRI's belonging to Telanagna region, in order to develop their villages and people, and also seek an equal share of resources in the Andhra Pradesh state. TDF is also part of the Telangana separation movement.

Economics

This region is primarily agricultural, producing rice and wheat as major crops. Sugarcane and vegetables are also produced to a lesser extet..

External links

[Telangana Separation Movement]