Thursday, September 29, 2011
Why Telangana State?
Telangana Questions and Answers
From: Telangana Rashtram - Dr. Jayashanker
1. Why are we hearing separate Telangana slogan again?
The demand for a separate state of Telangana isn't new. Telanganites have very clearly expressed their opposition a decade before Andhra Pradesh was formed. They reasoned that in a united Andhra Pradesh they will not get justice. Even after five decades, this demand is continuing. The reason for this is the experience of past 48 years that justice will not be done to Telangana and belief that it will continue to be denied to Telanganites in united AP.
2. Isn't Telangana slogan the creation of unemployed politicians?
Telangana demand is a peoples' movement born out of their problems. Are all the people robbed unabatedly, continuously for the 48-years and raising their voice again , unemployed political leaders? Who are the unemployed political Leaders? Are they the farmers that have been suffering for lack of drinking water, irrigations water, and cuts in electric supply? Are they the workers who lost their livelihood due to lack of new industries, and closure of existing industries? Are they the unemployed youth whose job opportunities are hijacked by outsiders? Are they the innumerable people who have been labelled and suppressed as terrorists because they raised their voice for Telangana? When people are subject to robbery and injustice and take to the streets, it is natural for leaders to enter the fray. Just because out of power politicians support Telangana statehood, does it stop being peoples' movement? In any movement, politicians in and out of power join in. Some even deceive and attempt to side line the movement, but they can't stop the movement. Movements continue until justice is served to the people. The educated that are the pillars of this movement aren't unemployed. They aren't even after employment for themselves.
3. Why didn't the Chief Ministers that came from Telangana area work to develop Telangana?
It is true that PV Narasimha Rao, Marri Chenna Reddy (twice), T. Anjiah from Telangana were Chief Ministers of AP. Altogether they were in power for 6-years in four terms. It is also true they haven't made any noticeable development of Telangana. Jalagam Vengal Rao was a settler. He never assimilated himself in Telangana. He is credited with the disservice to Telangana by extending Nagarjun Sagar left canal. Then what about, Rayala Seema? There were stalwarts from Rayala seems that were in power for twenty years. (N. Sanjeeva Reddy-2terms, Damodaram Sanjeeviah, K. Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy-2 terms, CB Naidu-2 terms). Why is Rayalaseema backward? Fact is they slaved for the Coastal Andhra wealth and the privileged few of these wealthy that control the politics of the state. Fazal Ali commission recognized the consequences of mixing a developed area with a backward area and recommended that Telangana be kept as a separate state. If this country's politicians had the wherewithal to listen to the wise men, we wouldn't be in this situation!
4. Isn't it detrimental to Indian national unity if small states are continuously created?
Out of the 35 states currently in India (28 states and 7 central possessions), 70% are smaller than Telangana. Telangana's population is 30 million plus. There are 25 states that are smaller than Telangana. If these twenty-five don't cause national unity issues, why would creation of a larger state be any dangerous?
5. What would you do if the backward districts in Telangana want a separate state of their own after formation of Telangana state?
Backwardness of Telangana is a major reason for the Telangana state demand but not the sole reason. All ten Telangana districts have same historical background, geographic closeness, cultural commonality, language unity, and mutual understanding among the people. These factors are all foundation for unity of thought. Never did the people of Telangana districts express a desire or sentiment to be separate from the rest of the districts directly or indirectly. There isn't an opportunity for such either. In our country there are some other backward districts in various states. Are they all demanding a separate statehood? It is meaningless and baseless argument.
6. Why do people with one language need two states?
If one language, one state is the norm, why do we have 9-Hindhi speaking states? Next to Hindi, Telugu is the most spoken language in India. What is wrong with having two states that speak Telugu? Some people claim that Telangana Telugu isn't the proper Telugu. Some others say it isn't even Telugu. Why should these people that make fun of Telangana language and ridicule its culture should be objecting if Telangana is separate state?
7. Isn't a separate state, a nation dividing, people separating and demand?
If the desire of a people of a region to have their own state is a divisive act, then all states formation is a divisive act. In fact language based state formation itself is a divisive act. Same reasons that Potti Sriramulu the architect for separation of Andhra from Madras state, presented are the reasons Telanganites want their own state. The same argument used by the Andhras in the past is used by Telanganites now. If it was not an objectionable demand then how could it be objectionable now?
8. How long should states division continue?
States re-organization is a continuing activity in India. Even before Fazal Ali commission this process has started, Example: Formation of Andhra, split from Madras. It has been continuing ever since, Ex: Eastern states division, Maharastra, Gujrath, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jarkhand, Uttaranchal, Chattisghad. Why should there be any objections for Telangana formation when there were no such objections for these states formation?
9. There are other backward areas in the state. Why should only Telangana people have a separate state of their own?
Just as Telangana, Rayalaseema and north Andhra have been discriminated. True. But, additionally Telangana has been systemically robbed. Diversion of this regions natural resources, water, underground resources and their income to other areas, the robbing of jobs from the region's people, Colonization aren't directed at other areas. Additionally the Telanganites have been subject to ridicule with respect to the language and the politicians have been looked down upon to the extent they lost their own self image. To preserve their self respect and to protect their region's natural resources, people of Telangana want their own state.
10. Aren't Naxalites the cause of Telangana's backwardness?
Only people that don't understand or like to conveniently ignore historical facts would ask such questions. Naxals aren't the cause of Telangana backwardness. They are an effect of Telangana backwardness. Naxals came up in Telangana due to this region has been subject to continues neglect and systematic theft of its resources.
11. Instead of asking for a separate state, why can't you fight for development within the frame work of united AP?
The promises of Telangana development have been made for the past 48 years in united AP. Before and after the formation of AP, Which promises were kept? Which agreements were respected? Which projects were implemented? Which principles were they bound to? From the first day of AP formation, till to-day, agreements are being broken. What were the united AP wishers do? Did they even express any concerns? How long should the Telangana people bear this and put up with this injustice?
12. Isn't separate Telangana state an anti-Andhra people's movement?
Emphatically, no. Telangana people don't bear any animosity against the coastal Andhra or Rayalaseema people or the ordinary migrants from those areas to Telangana. Telangana people's anger is with: The rulers that are raping Telangana resources. With their supporters in Andhra and also from Telangana. Those that came to Telangana and think they are the rulers of Telangana. Those that control the state Government with their financial strength and rob Telangana. Those that ridicule, Telangana language, culture and their mannerisms. All those that become a part of Telangana and share in the happiness and sorrow of Telangana with the locals are welcomed and, respected and loved.
13. What is there to be gained by the SC, ST and weaker sections in separate Telangana?
What did these groups gain in united AP in 48 years? Apart from Sanjeeviah being CM for few months, when did any of these classes have any power? What is the status of these peoples leadership? What is the attitude of current Congress, BJP, both the communist parties, TDP? Not only the weaker sections, even the forward classes of Telangana, do they have any opportunity to exert any real power? For these classes to gain power they have to become active. For the past few years these people are rising, becoming active. No matter how active they become, in the united AP, not only these but other classes of people will also not progress. At least the forward class in Telangana have come to realization that it is unavoidable in the society for all people to a rightful share in the political power. Because of this there is opportunity in Separate Telangana for true democracy represented by all people, to prevail.
14. Andhras have built Hyderabad. Is it fair to ask them to leave it now?
Hyderabad was a beautiful city built by Nizam on the sweat of Telangana villagers. One of the reasons Andhras eyed Telangana was Hyderabad- a readymade beautiful Capitol city. It was fifth largest city before AP was formed and it still is fifth largest city. If Andhras contributed to Hyderabad, it was not out of love for Telangana but was for the convenience of the rich Andhras that have made Hyderabad their home. Hyderabad is still growing but not from Andhras coming to settle but from the middle classes and forward classes of Telangana moving to the city for security and for services and livelihood, as the village economy in Telangana is all but destroyed by neglect of the ruling class, and failure of monsoons. Besides, nobody is asking anybody to leave any place. India is a free country and anybody can go and stay and pursue their livelihood anywhere in India. Hyderabad is a cosmopolitan city and people from many languages and all states of India call it their home. Also, this isn't a separation of people like Pakistan and India. It is merely a separation of political and administrative machinery so people of Telangana can control their own destiny. The settlers are welcome to stay, contribute and share in the success of Telangana.
Why Telangana
1. There are 10 districts in Telangana, 9 in Andhra and 4 in Rayalaseema. Out of these Districts, 7 are in Telangana, 3 are in Andhra and 1 in Rayalaseema are considered as severely backward districts which means 70% of districts in Telangana a re backward while in Andhra it is 35% and in Rayalaseema it is 25%. Apart from these there are some areas in all parts of the state which are also backward.
2. 45% of the state income comes from Telangana region. When it comes to utilization of funds, the share of Telangana is only 28%.
3. Normally canals are dug to supply water to the crops from rivers for cultivation. The amount of land cultivated through canals in just Guntur district is MORE THAN the land cultivated with canals in entire Telangana region.
4. Nagarjuna sagar dam is built in Nalgonda district which is in Telangana but majority of the water from the dam is used for Krishna and Guntur district. The original dam was supposed to be build much ahead of its present location but the location was changed so that it falls in the Telangana region. Due to the construction of the dam several hectares of Lime stone mines vanished as part of the dam back waters. Everyone knows that lime stone is used for producing cement. Even the natural resources were not allowed to remain.
5. Fluorinated water problem is only in Nalgonda district which has not been resolved since decades.
6. Two major rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra enter the state of AP in the district of Mahaboobnagar (the biggest district in Telangana) but the district always remains the worst draught hit areas along with Anantapur because there is no project and process with which the water can be utilized. The plan for utilization has been pending for decades.
7. RDS (Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme) is building in Mahaboobnagar to provide water to 85000 hectares of land in the district. The leaders of Rayalaseema blasted the gates of RDS and water is supplied to KC (Kurnool-Cudapa) canal while only remaining water, if any, is supplied to the lands in Mahaboobnagar.
8. 3 TMC of water from Gandipet is sufficient to supply drinking water to our city. Every year 1700 TMC of water is wasted and is flown into Bay of Bengal from river Godavari. Starting from Nizamabad to Bay of Bengal there is no project allowed to build on Godavari. If it is built leaders in Godavari districts fear that the fertile lands in the area may fall short of water. If the Godavari water is utilized properly, there will be no scarcity for food grains in our state.
9. In Telangana regions, only few areas cultivate one crop a year and very rarely two crops a year while most of the land doesn't even cultivate single crop. In both the Godavari districts, Krishna and Guntur district, two crops a year is common and there are times where even 3 crops a year are cultivated. The only reason is WATER.
10. Government issue G.O.'s for implicating its decisions. G.O number 610 is the longest non implicated G.O in the history of AP. The G.O was issued in 1986 by late NTR who was then the CM of AP, which is not yet implicated. The G.O speaks about the share of Telangana employees in Government jobs in Telangana region.
11. 33% of the population in Mahaboobnagar district have left the district for livelihood to different parts of the state due to draught and majority of them are working as daily labour. No other district has so many people who fled the home place due to lack of livelihood and working as daily labour.
12. There are 25 plus government degree colleges in Krishna, Cudapa and Guntur district while there is not even a single government degree college in Rangareddy district.
13. Dairy development corporation of AP purchases milk from farmers across the state for distribution. For the same milk, in Andhra, the government pays Rs.24 to the farmers and in Telangana they pay Rs.22 per liter. Partiality is shown even in milk.
14. In between 2005-2008 government sold lands worth Rs.20000 crores in and around Hyderabad which was utilized to build projects in Rayalaseema and Andhra.
15. Not even a single project was completed in Telangana in the last 5 years while several projects were completed in Andhra and Rayalaseema. Not just Telangana but areas of Northern Andhra, Prakasham and parts of Rayalaseema are still backward. The state needs to progress as a unit. People are suffering across the state and they need a solution.
From: Telangana Rashtram - Dr. Jayashanker
1. Why are we hearing separate Telangana slogan again?
The demand for a separate state of Telangana isn't new. Telanganites have very clearly expressed their opposition a decade before Andhra Pradesh was formed. They reasoned that in a united Andhra Pradesh they will not get justice. Even after five decades, this demand is continuing. The reason for this is the experience of past 48 years that justice will not be done to Telangana and belief that it will continue to be denied to Telanganites in united AP.
2. Isn't Telangana slogan the creation of unemployed politicians?
Telangana demand is a peoples' movement born out of their problems. Are all the people robbed unabatedly, continuously for the 48-years and raising their voice again , unemployed political leaders? Who are the unemployed political Leaders? Are they the farmers that have been suffering for lack of drinking water, irrigations water, and cuts in electric supply? Are they the workers who lost their livelihood due to lack of new industries, and closure of existing industries? Are they the unemployed youth whose job opportunities are hijacked by outsiders? Are they the innumerable people who have been labelled and suppressed as terrorists because they raised their voice for Telangana? When people are subject to robbery and injustice and take to the streets, it is natural for leaders to enter the fray. Just because out of power politicians support Telangana statehood, does it stop being peoples' movement? In any movement, politicians in and out of power join in. Some even deceive and attempt to side line the movement, but they can't stop the movement. Movements continue until justice is served to the people. The educated that are the pillars of this movement aren't unemployed. They aren't even after employment for themselves.
3. Why didn't the Chief Ministers that came from Telangana area work to develop Telangana?
It is true that PV Narasimha Rao, Marri Chenna Reddy (twice), T. Anjiah from Telangana were Chief Ministers of AP. Altogether they were in power for 6-years in four terms. It is also true they haven't made any noticeable development of Telangana. Jalagam Vengal Rao was a settler. He never assimilated himself in Telangana. He is credited with the disservice to Telangana by extending Nagarjun Sagar left canal. Then what about, Rayala Seema? There were stalwarts from Rayala seems that were in power for twenty years. (N. Sanjeeva Reddy-2terms, Damodaram Sanjeeviah, K. Vijaya Bhaskara Reddy-2 terms, CB Naidu-2 terms). Why is Rayalaseema backward? Fact is they slaved for the Coastal Andhra wealth and the privileged few of these wealthy that control the politics of the state. Fazal Ali commission recognized the consequences of mixing a developed area with a backward area and recommended that Telangana be kept as a separate state. If this country's politicians had the wherewithal to listen to the wise men, we wouldn't be in this situation!
4. Isn't it detrimental to Indian national unity if small states are continuously created?
Out of the 35 states currently in India (28 states and 7 central possessions), 70% are smaller than Telangana. Telangana's population is 30 million plus. There are 25 states that are smaller than Telangana. If these twenty-five don't cause national unity issues, why would creation of a larger state be any dangerous?
5. What would you do if the backward districts in Telangana want a separate state of their own after formation of Telangana state?
Backwardness of Telangana is a major reason for the Telangana state demand but not the sole reason. All ten Telangana districts have same historical background, geographic closeness, cultural commonality, language unity, and mutual understanding among the people. These factors are all foundation for unity of thought. Never did the people of Telangana districts express a desire or sentiment to be separate from the rest of the districts directly or indirectly. There isn't an opportunity for such either. In our country there are some other backward districts in various states. Are they all demanding a separate statehood? It is meaningless and baseless argument.
6. Why do people with one language need two states?
If one language, one state is the norm, why do we have 9-Hindhi speaking states? Next to Hindi, Telugu is the most spoken language in India. What is wrong with having two states that speak Telugu? Some people claim that Telangana Telugu isn't the proper Telugu. Some others say it isn't even Telugu. Why should these people that make fun of Telangana language and ridicule its culture should be objecting if Telangana is separate state?
7. Isn't a separate state, a nation dividing, people separating and demand?
If the desire of a people of a region to have their own state is a divisive act, then all states formation is a divisive act. In fact language based state formation itself is a divisive act. Same reasons that Potti Sriramulu the architect for separation of Andhra from Madras state, presented are the reasons Telanganites want their own state. The same argument used by the Andhras in the past is used by Telanganites now. If it was not an objectionable demand then how could it be objectionable now?
8. How long should states division continue?
States re-organization is a continuing activity in India. Even before Fazal Ali commission this process has started, Example: Formation of Andhra, split from Madras. It has been continuing ever since, Ex: Eastern states division, Maharastra, Gujrath, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jarkhand, Uttaranchal, Chattisghad. Why should there be any objections for Telangana formation when there were no such objections for these states formation?
9. There are other backward areas in the state. Why should only Telangana people have a separate state of their own?
Just as Telangana, Rayalaseema and north Andhra have been discriminated. True. But, additionally Telangana has been systemically robbed. Diversion of this regions natural resources, water, underground resources and their income to other areas, the robbing of jobs from the region's people, Colonization aren't directed at other areas. Additionally the Telanganites have been subject to ridicule with respect to the language and the politicians have been looked down upon to the extent they lost their own self image. To preserve their self respect and to protect their region's natural resources, people of Telangana want their own state.
10. Aren't Naxalites the cause of Telangana's backwardness?
Only people that don't understand or like to conveniently ignore historical facts would ask such questions. Naxals aren't the cause of Telangana backwardness. They are an effect of Telangana backwardness. Naxals came up in Telangana due to this region has been subject to continues neglect and systematic theft of its resources.
11. Instead of asking for a separate state, why can't you fight for development within the frame work of united AP?
The promises of Telangana development have been made for the past 48 years in united AP. Before and after the formation of AP, Which promises were kept? Which agreements were respected? Which projects were implemented? Which principles were they bound to? From the first day of AP formation, till to-day, agreements are being broken. What were the united AP wishers do? Did they even express any concerns? How long should the Telangana people bear this and put up with this injustice?
12. Isn't separate Telangana state an anti-Andhra people's movement?
Emphatically, no. Telangana people don't bear any animosity against the coastal Andhra or Rayalaseema people or the ordinary migrants from those areas to Telangana. Telangana people's anger is with: The rulers that are raping Telangana resources. With their supporters in Andhra and also from Telangana. Those that came to Telangana and think they are the rulers of Telangana. Those that control the state Government with their financial strength and rob Telangana. Those that ridicule, Telangana language, culture and their mannerisms. All those that become a part of Telangana and share in the happiness and sorrow of Telangana with the locals are welcomed and, respected and loved.
13. What is there to be gained by the SC, ST and weaker sections in separate Telangana?
What did these groups gain in united AP in 48 years? Apart from Sanjeeviah being CM for few months, when did any of these classes have any power? What is the status of these peoples leadership? What is the attitude of current Congress, BJP, both the communist parties, TDP? Not only the weaker sections, even the forward classes of Telangana, do they have any opportunity to exert any real power? For these classes to gain power they have to become active. For the past few years these people are rising, becoming active. No matter how active they become, in the united AP, not only these but other classes of people will also not progress. At least the forward class in Telangana have come to realization that it is unavoidable in the society for all people to a rightful share in the political power. Because of this there is opportunity in Separate Telangana for true democracy represented by all people, to prevail.
14. Andhras have built Hyderabad. Is it fair to ask them to leave it now?
Hyderabad was a beautiful city built by Nizam on the sweat of Telangana villagers. One of the reasons Andhras eyed Telangana was Hyderabad- a readymade beautiful Capitol city. It was fifth largest city before AP was formed and it still is fifth largest city. If Andhras contributed to Hyderabad, it was not out of love for Telangana but was for the convenience of the rich Andhras that have made Hyderabad their home. Hyderabad is still growing but not from Andhras coming to settle but from the middle classes and forward classes of Telangana moving to the city for security and for services and livelihood, as the village economy in Telangana is all but destroyed by neglect of the ruling class, and failure of monsoons. Besides, nobody is asking anybody to leave any place. India is a free country and anybody can go and stay and pursue their livelihood anywhere in India. Hyderabad is a cosmopolitan city and people from many languages and all states of India call it their home. Also, this isn't a separation of people like Pakistan and India. It is merely a separation of political and administrative machinery so people of Telangana can control their own destiny. The settlers are welcome to stay, contribute and share in the success of Telangana.
Why Telangana
1. There are 10 districts in Telangana, 9 in Andhra and 4 in Rayalaseema. Out of these Districts, 7 are in Telangana, 3 are in Andhra and 1 in Rayalaseema are considered as severely backward districts which means 70% of districts in Telangana a re backward while in Andhra it is 35% and in Rayalaseema it is 25%. Apart from these there are some areas in all parts of the state which are also backward.
2. 45% of the state income comes from Telangana region. When it comes to utilization of funds, the share of Telangana is only 28%.
3. Normally canals are dug to supply water to the crops from rivers for cultivation. The amount of land cultivated through canals in just Guntur district is MORE THAN the land cultivated with canals in entire Telangana region.
4. Nagarjuna sagar dam is built in Nalgonda district which is in Telangana but majority of the water from the dam is used for Krishna and Guntur district. The original dam was supposed to be build much ahead of its present location but the location was changed so that it falls in the Telangana region. Due to the construction of the dam several hectares of Lime stone mines vanished as part of the dam back waters. Everyone knows that lime stone is used for producing cement. Even the natural resources were not allowed to remain.
5. Fluorinated water problem is only in Nalgonda district which has not been resolved since decades.
6. Two major rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra enter the state of AP in the district of Mahaboobnagar (the biggest district in Telangana) but the district always remains the worst draught hit areas along with Anantapur because there is no project and process with which the water can be utilized. The plan for utilization has been pending for decades.
7. RDS (Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme) is building in Mahaboobnagar to provide water to 85000 hectares of land in the district. The leaders of Rayalaseema blasted the gates of RDS and water is supplied to KC (Kurnool-Cudapa) canal while only remaining water, if any, is supplied to the lands in Mahaboobnagar.
8. 3 TMC of water from Gandipet is sufficient to supply drinking water to our city. Every year 1700 TMC of water is wasted and is flown into Bay of Bengal from river Godavari. Starting from Nizamabad to Bay of Bengal there is no project allowed to build on Godavari. If it is built leaders in Godavari districts fear that the fertile lands in the area may fall short of water. If the Godavari water is utilized properly, there will be no scarcity for food grains in our state.
9. In Telangana regions, only few areas cultivate one crop a year and very rarely two crops a year while most of the land doesn't even cultivate single crop. In both the Godavari districts, Krishna and Guntur district, two crops a year is common and there are times where even 3 crops a year are cultivated. The only reason is WATER.
10. Government issue G.O.'s for implicating its decisions. G.O number 610 is the longest non implicated G.O in the history of AP. The G.O was issued in 1986 by late NTR who was then the CM of AP, which is not yet implicated. The G.O speaks about the share of Telangana employees in Government jobs in Telangana region.
11. 33% of the population in Mahaboobnagar district have left the district for livelihood to different parts of the state due to draught and majority of them are working as daily labour. No other district has so many people who fled the home place due to lack of livelihood and working as daily labour.
12. There are 25 plus government degree colleges in Krishna, Cudapa and Guntur district while there is not even a single government degree college in Rangareddy district.
13. Dairy development corporation of AP purchases milk from farmers across the state for distribution. For the same milk, in Andhra, the government pays Rs.24 to the farmers and in Telangana they pay Rs.22 per liter. Partiality is shown even in milk.
14. In between 2005-2008 government sold lands worth Rs.20000 crores in and around Hyderabad which was utilized to build projects in Rayalaseema and Andhra.
15. Not even a single project was completed in Telangana in the last 5 years while several projects were completed in Andhra and Rayalaseema. Not just Telangana but areas of Northern Andhra, Prakasham and parts of Rayalaseema are still backward. The state needs to progress as a unit. People are suffering across the state and they need a solution.
Jayashankar breathed Telangana till his last
HYDERABAD: During the Nizam rule in Telangana, it was mandatory for all schools to sing a song praising the Nizam. And when the headmaster of the Markaji High School in Hanamkonda asked his students to sing the song, a Class VI student defied the rule and sang Vandemataram. Even after the headmaster warned him of suspension, the student refused to sing in praise of the Nizam. The boy was none other than Jayashankar who died at his residence in Warangal on Tuesday.
“Such was the love of Prof K Jayashankar for his country and its people. He always fought for what he believed in and it was his life's ambition to see Telangana become a separate state and be a haven for the downtrodden,” recalls his friend and writer R Rama Sastry.
Jayashankar led a life of simplicity. He breathed his last in a flat in VSM Apartment on Road No 5 in Advocates Colony in Warangal. Except books and the bare essentials that are needed for a simple living, nothing else important catches one's attention in the modest two-bedroom flat.
For people who were associated with him, Jayashankar is a name synonymous with separate Telangana movement. Probably, the only name that strikes a chord in the memory of three generations of Telangana activists, Jayashankar's only aim was to achieve a separate Telangana state. But his death has left many people, including those who are fighting for separate statehood, in a shock.
Jayashankar was the ideologue behind the formation of Telangana Rashtra Samithi and helped its president K Chandrasekhar Rao formulate the party's ideologies and strategies. Yet, Jayashankar was never a member of the party. “He played a vital role in convincing the national leaders and garner support for the Telangana movement at the national level. We made all efforts to provide him the best treatment available but when the doctors confirmed that no treatment can save him, it was a shock of my lifetime. I lost a great friend and guide with whom I was associated for over 10 years,” said Chandrasekhar Rao.
TRS activists recall that Jaya Shankar was always in the forefront of the agitation. He was the driving force behind KCR when the latter got vexed up with the slow progress and decided to quit the movement in 2008. He guided the party leadership to overcome the crises at various stages and strengthen it from the grassroot level.
A few friends recall him as a jovial person who cracked jokes on himself. In 1952, students of the City College proposed to stage a rally demanding enforcement of the Mulki rules. Though Jayashankar was supposed to participate in the rally, he could not reach the place on time.
But it saved his life as seven students died in the police firing on that day. “It would have been better to die that day than to� witness the injustice meted out to the people of the region now,” he recalled on one occasion.
Telangana Joint Action Committee chairman M Kodandaram said that Jayashankar was a visionary who had not only played a vital role in the Telangana movement but also chalked out a plan for development of Telangana as a new state. The eminent academician was also a mentor to many scholars and academicians, his friends say.
TRS senior leaders Nayani Narasimha Reddy and Capt K Lakshmikantha Rao described Jayashankar as the only person with whom three generations of Telangana activists could relate. “He could communicate with� intellectuals and laymen with equal ease and explain to on the need for a separate state. He was the only person who knew how to bring them all together on a single platform. That is why, he is loved by all people of Telangana,” they said.
“Such was the love of Prof K Jayashankar for his country and its people. He always fought for what he believed in and it was his life's ambition to see Telangana become a separate state and be a haven for the downtrodden,” recalls his friend and writer R Rama Sastry.
Jayashankar led a life of simplicity. He breathed his last in a flat in VSM Apartment on Road No 5 in Advocates Colony in Warangal. Except books and the bare essentials that are needed for a simple living, nothing else important catches one's attention in the modest two-bedroom flat.
For people who were associated with him, Jayashankar is a name synonymous with separate Telangana movement. Probably, the only name that strikes a chord in the memory of three generations of Telangana activists, Jayashankar's only aim was to achieve a separate Telangana state. But his death has left many people, including those who are fighting for separate statehood, in a shock.
Jayashankar was the ideologue behind the formation of Telangana Rashtra Samithi and helped its president K Chandrasekhar Rao formulate the party's ideologies and strategies. Yet, Jayashankar was never a member of the party. “He played a vital role in convincing the national leaders and garner support for the Telangana movement at the national level. We made all efforts to provide him the best treatment available but when the doctors confirmed that no treatment can save him, it was a shock of my lifetime. I lost a great friend and guide with whom I was associated for over 10 years,” said Chandrasekhar Rao.
TRS activists recall that Jaya Shankar was always in the forefront of the agitation. He was the driving force behind KCR when the latter got vexed up with the slow progress and decided to quit the movement in 2008. He guided the party leadership to overcome the crises at various stages and strengthen it from the grassroot level.
A few friends recall him as a jovial person who cracked jokes on himself. In 1952, students of the City College proposed to stage a rally demanding enforcement of the Mulki rules. Though Jayashankar was supposed to participate in the rally, he could not reach the place on time.
But it saved his life as seven students died in the police firing on that day. “It would have been better to die that day than to� witness the injustice meted out to the people of the region now,” he recalled on one occasion.
Telangana Joint Action Committee chairman M Kodandaram said that Jayashankar was a visionary who had not only played a vital role in the Telangana movement but also chalked out a plan for development of Telangana as a new state. The eminent academician was also a mentor to many scholars and academicians, his friends say.
TRS senior leaders Nayani Narasimha Reddy and Capt K Lakshmikantha Rao described Jayashankar as the only person with whom three generations of Telangana activists could relate. “He could communicate with� intellectuals and laymen with equal ease and explain to on the need for a separate state. He was the only person who knew how to bring them all together on a single platform. That is why, he is loved by all people of Telangana,” they said.
I am from Telangana – I am not a Naxalite
Today, I went and saw the movie called ‘I am khan, I am not a terrorist’. The movie is about a Muslim man suffering from a type of autism called ‘Asperger’s Syndrome’ who suddenly finds himself branded as a terrorist after the September 11th incident in US. As a law-abiding man with simple ideals, he doesn’t understand why he is accused of being a terrorist. The moral of the story was that there are only two kinds of people, good and evil, and they exist everywhere in all races, regions, and religions.
A few people brought to my attention that in some pro-united Andhra forums, and groups, any person asking for Telangana is termed as a Naxalite. The members are claiming that the Telangana supporters are instigators of violence, and they are T-rouble makers of the worst kind who are disrupting the peace and tranquility in Andhra Pradesh. The accusers are educated Andhra people who have some form of fear that they will be driven out from Hyderabad if Telangana state is formed and Hyderabad becomes the capital of this new state. Being a moderator of the Telangana forum, I will say that this kind of rhetoric is not just confined to the pro-United Andhra forums. Most of the administrators continuously monitor our walls for inflammatory speeches and try to moderate them. But still a few escape our close watch. Some people attack the Andhras with equal fervor as they attack the Telangana people.
Firstly let me say clearly that I am all for the bifurcation of Telangana region from Andhra Pradesh. I don’t want the people to break up because of language, or because I have hatred for the other side. In fact, I enjoy the food, the movies, the literature belonging to the Andhra region. My reasons for the de-merger of the state are political, economic, and administrative. I think that ‘Unity’ is a politically correct word and in normal circumstances, every sane person would and should want people to be happily united. The key word here is in ‘normal circumstances’.
I strongly believe that smaller states are better for administration, especially with the high populace in India. India has already separated three states in the recent years into six. The three new states, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarkhand have stated higher GDP growth since their formation.
Secondly, I believe that there are regional imbalances because of the uneven political representation in the state. The Seema Andhra people have a majority in the state, they have roughly 75 more representatives than Telangana. In the last 56 years, they have enjoyed their leaders at the helm as the chief minister of the state. Only four times, the Telangana chief ministers have come to the power and three out of the four times, they have been pulled down by the Seemandhra leaders before they fulfilled their tenure.
Because of the weak political representation, most of the irrigation projects in Telangana were put on the back burner, not maintained, and those that started were drawn and built to give more water to the Seemandhra regions than the Telangana region. When I tell this fact to my Andhra friends, they told me that our farmers are too lazy, so they didn’t want the water but wanted the dole outs from the state. Some told me that since Telangana region is a plateau, the lift irrigation is more expensive. Painstakingly I did research and found that majority of the projects are not lift irrigation. The government did not make any efforts to implement drip irrigation, minor canals, small lift irrigation projects that are less expensive to curtail the over usage of ground water. This resulted in depletion of ground water. The farmers took loans from the banks to dig bore/tube wells. But they needed electricity to run the borewells. Electricity was scarce too because there were no power projects in Telangana. So the farmers failed miserably and defaulted on their loans. In the last decade, Telangana ranked the highest in terms of farmer suicides.
90% of the white-collar bureaucrats in the government are from Seemandhra. When a Telangana person does all the due diligence and goes for a mining permit, somehow the permission is given to a native of Andhra. 95% of the government contracts go to the Seema or Andhra businessmen. This monopolization suppressed the Telangana people and you can name probably a handful that are millionaires, while there are hundreds of people from Andhra who can claim to be millionaires and even a couple of billionaires.
The corruption and greed of Seema Andhra leaders and businessmen is another reason why I believe it would be best for us to divide. The government (i.e. Chief ministers and powerful politicians belonging to SeemaAndhra) gave away lands almost free of charge to several Andhra policians and businessmen for favors received. The lands in Hyderabad and surrounding Telangana villages were given on the pretext of creating industries for employing locals, but instead were turned into real estate ventures. Today about 167,000 acres of government urban land in Hyderabad is in the hands of Seemandhra people.
When it comes to funds distribution, the inequality is glaringly visible. The universities in Andhra enjoy a lot more funds, and every year a new university pops in that region while the Telangana universities are always squeezed for money and have bare facilities.
Based on the weaker political power, lower per capita income, lower literacy rates, lower employment numbers, and less number of acres that are irrigated in Telangana, and increasing greed of the Seemandhra leaders, I believe that a division is absolutely necessary. Added to this are the growing animosities between the two people, the mental anguish and fear from both sides.
So what happens to Hyderabad? Hyderabad being in telangana region will have to stay as the capital of Telangana. The state capital for Seemandhra region needs to be selected, the money and seed capital for the infrastructure needs to be given to the Seemandhra people. The people who will lose the government jobs will need to be repatriated to their region. If Andhra people want to remain where they are, they should remain where they are – after all, Hyderabad is in India and we are all Indians, as an Indian, you or I should have the right to stay where we want.
I want to be fair to the Seema Andhra people in Hyderabad. Most of them are ordinary people who came to Hyderabad because it is the capital of A.P, they found jobs and settled here. Some of them have been in the city for 25 years or more. They fear that they will be sent back if Telangana comes, their jobs will be in jeopardy and their lands will be seized. Being a moderate and educated person, I would like to impress upon them that unless they are in a state government job, they have nothing to fear. But like Khan’s mother said, there are good and evil people in the world, and some evil people do threaten violence against the ordinary Andhra and Seema people with dire consequences. Will this increase or decrease if Andhra Pradesh remains united? I believe if the separation happens quickly and smoothly, people will live and let live. The longer the agitation is let to simmer, the worse the consequences will be.
I have a lot of friends who have had mixed marriages. I sympathize with their plight. They want the state to be united. They want their kids to have one native state, now they have to go through the same identity crises that most of the American Born Indian kids go through. Who do they show loyalty to? Where do they live? This is a delicate problem, but this is not the same kind of problem that the Telangana farmers are facing, this is not the same kind of problem that the Telangana unemployed youth are battling. Their agitation is for food, shelter, and education not for emotional comfort.
Are people from two different states not marrying today? How are the children from such marriages coping with the situation? It’s not like we are going to be two states speaking two different languages, right? It’s not like we are building a wall between our regions.
The only culprits here are the leaders from both sides, who have a lot more to lose or gain if Telangana comes. These are the Seemandhra leaders who have acquired lands illegally in Telangana, especially in Greater Hyderabad and worry that people will start looking closely into their activities. These are the Telangana leaders who are power hungry and not interested in their constituents and their needs.
The rhetoric on both sides is increasing day by day. The hostilities on internet forums is reminding me of ‘Road Rage’. On the road, people try to cut each other off, they curse, they yell obscenities when someone breaks the rules, the drivers show their middle fingers, and sometimes they even shoot each other when a crazy person loses his or her cool. I think this is probably because we are pretty sure we will never see that person face to face in a party or workplace. The same phenomenon is taking place on the forums, facebook, Orkut, Myspace groups, and fan pages. Under the guise of anonymity, we take swings at each other, trying to be as crude and as insensitive as possible.
On the Telangana forums, every Andhra person is a leech, a bloodsucker, or a Shylock. But most of the Andhra people are your co-workers, your neighbors, and your family members who probably had no idea that all these injustices were happening in Telangana. They were blissfully ignorant all this time, and now that the shit hit the fan, they are bristling at the personal insults and attacks against them. The telangana people show insensitivity about the migrants, screaming slogans like ‘idli sambar go back’, ‘Andhra Bhago’ etc.
Telangana people should stop blaming the ordinary Andhra person. Their only fault is staying silent and blind when injustices were happening and enjoying the favors bequeathed upon them by their leaders. It is perhaps not a deed done with deliberation, but with oblivious ignorance.
The Seema Andhra leaders and the predominantly Andhra media today are trying to term Telangana people as naxalites, trying to create a fear in the Center and suppress the student movement. This propaganda has moved to the internet, now the Andhra people take pleasure in calling all Pro-Telangana people naxalites. They too show their indifference and apathy when young kids from Telangana die, committing suicides.
Andhra people should stop thinking that these demands are because the Telangana people are against them. The movement was born ‘For’ the Telangana people, not ‘Against’ any other region.
In these circumstances, it is foolish to stay together and beget violent thoughts or deeds on both sides. It is a merciful thing if the center grants the separation of Telangana as quickly as possible when there is still some love and respect between us.
A few people brought to my attention that in some pro-united Andhra forums, and groups, any person asking for Telangana is termed as a Naxalite. The members are claiming that the Telangana supporters are instigators of violence, and they are T-rouble makers of the worst kind who are disrupting the peace and tranquility in Andhra Pradesh. The accusers are educated Andhra people who have some form of fear that they will be driven out from Hyderabad if Telangana state is formed and Hyderabad becomes the capital of this new state. Being a moderator of the Telangana forum, I will say that this kind of rhetoric is not just confined to the pro-United Andhra forums. Most of the administrators continuously monitor our walls for inflammatory speeches and try to moderate them. But still a few escape our close watch. Some people attack the Andhras with equal fervor as they attack the Telangana people.
Firstly let me say clearly that I am all for the bifurcation of Telangana region from Andhra Pradesh. I don’t want the people to break up because of language, or because I have hatred for the other side. In fact, I enjoy the food, the movies, the literature belonging to the Andhra region. My reasons for the de-merger of the state are political, economic, and administrative. I think that ‘Unity’ is a politically correct word and in normal circumstances, every sane person would and should want people to be happily united. The key word here is in ‘normal circumstances’.
I strongly believe that smaller states are better for administration, especially with the high populace in India. India has already separated three states in the recent years into six. The three new states, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Uttarkhand have stated higher GDP growth since their formation.
Secondly, I believe that there are regional imbalances because of the uneven political representation in the state. The Seema Andhra people have a majority in the state, they have roughly 75 more representatives than Telangana. In the last 56 years, they have enjoyed their leaders at the helm as the chief minister of the state. Only four times, the Telangana chief ministers have come to the power and three out of the four times, they have been pulled down by the Seemandhra leaders before they fulfilled their tenure.
Because of the weak political representation, most of the irrigation projects in Telangana were put on the back burner, not maintained, and those that started were drawn and built to give more water to the Seemandhra regions than the Telangana region. When I tell this fact to my Andhra friends, they told me that our farmers are too lazy, so they didn’t want the water but wanted the dole outs from the state. Some told me that since Telangana region is a plateau, the lift irrigation is more expensive. Painstakingly I did research and found that majority of the projects are not lift irrigation. The government did not make any efforts to implement drip irrigation, minor canals, small lift irrigation projects that are less expensive to curtail the over usage of ground water. This resulted in depletion of ground water. The farmers took loans from the banks to dig bore/tube wells. But they needed electricity to run the borewells. Electricity was scarce too because there were no power projects in Telangana. So the farmers failed miserably and defaulted on their loans. In the last decade, Telangana ranked the highest in terms of farmer suicides.
90% of the white-collar bureaucrats in the government are from Seemandhra. When a Telangana person does all the due diligence and goes for a mining permit, somehow the permission is given to a native of Andhra. 95% of the government contracts go to the Seema or Andhra businessmen. This monopolization suppressed the Telangana people and you can name probably a handful that are millionaires, while there are hundreds of people from Andhra who can claim to be millionaires and even a couple of billionaires.
The corruption and greed of Seema Andhra leaders and businessmen is another reason why I believe it would be best for us to divide. The government (i.e. Chief ministers and powerful politicians belonging to SeemaAndhra) gave away lands almost free of charge to several Andhra policians and businessmen for favors received. The lands in Hyderabad and surrounding Telangana villages were given on the pretext of creating industries for employing locals, but instead were turned into real estate ventures. Today about 167,000 acres of government urban land in Hyderabad is in the hands of Seemandhra people.
When it comes to funds distribution, the inequality is glaringly visible. The universities in Andhra enjoy a lot more funds, and every year a new university pops in that region while the Telangana universities are always squeezed for money and have bare facilities.
Based on the weaker political power, lower per capita income, lower literacy rates, lower employment numbers, and less number of acres that are irrigated in Telangana, and increasing greed of the Seemandhra leaders, I believe that a division is absolutely necessary. Added to this are the growing animosities between the two people, the mental anguish and fear from both sides.
So what happens to Hyderabad? Hyderabad being in telangana region will have to stay as the capital of Telangana. The state capital for Seemandhra region needs to be selected, the money and seed capital for the infrastructure needs to be given to the Seemandhra people. The people who will lose the government jobs will need to be repatriated to their region. If Andhra people want to remain where they are, they should remain where they are – after all, Hyderabad is in India and we are all Indians, as an Indian, you or I should have the right to stay where we want.
I want to be fair to the Seema Andhra people in Hyderabad. Most of them are ordinary people who came to Hyderabad because it is the capital of A.P, they found jobs and settled here. Some of them have been in the city for 25 years or more. They fear that they will be sent back if Telangana comes, their jobs will be in jeopardy and their lands will be seized. Being a moderate and educated person, I would like to impress upon them that unless they are in a state government job, they have nothing to fear. But like Khan’s mother said, there are good and evil people in the world, and some evil people do threaten violence against the ordinary Andhra and Seema people with dire consequences. Will this increase or decrease if Andhra Pradesh remains united? I believe if the separation happens quickly and smoothly, people will live and let live. The longer the agitation is let to simmer, the worse the consequences will be.
I have a lot of friends who have had mixed marriages. I sympathize with their plight. They want the state to be united. They want their kids to have one native state, now they have to go through the same identity crises that most of the American Born Indian kids go through. Who do they show loyalty to? Where do they live? This is a delicate problem, but this is not the same kind of problem that the Telangana farmers are facing, this is not the same kind of problem that the Telangana unemployed youth are battling. Their agitation is for food, shelter, and education not for emotional comfort.
Are people from two different states not marrying today? How are the children from such marriages coping with the situation? It’s not like we are going to be two states speaking two different languages, right? It’s not like we are building a wall between our regions.
The only culprits here are the leaders from both sides, who have a lot more to lose or gain if Telangana comes. These are the Seemandhra leaders who have acquired lands illegally in Telangana, especially in Greater Hyderabad and worry that people will start looking closely into their activities. These are the Telangana leaders who are power hungry and not interested in their constituents and their needs.
The rhetoric on both sides is increasing day by day. The hostilities on internet forums is reminding me of ‘Road Rage’. On the road, people try to cut each other off, they curse, they yell obscenities when someone breaks the rules, the drivers show their middle fingers, and sometimes they even shoot each other when a crazy person loses his or her cool. I think this is probably because we are pretty sure we will never see that person face to face in a party or workplace. The same phenomenon is taking place on the forums, facebook, Orkut, Myspace groups, and fan pages. Under the guise of anonymity, we take swings at each other, trying to be as crude and as insensitive as possible.
On the Telangana forums, every Andhra person is a leech, a bloodsucker, or a Shylock. But most of the Andhra people are your co-workers, your neighbors, and your family members who probably had no idea that all these injustices were happening in Telangana. They were blissfully ignorant all this time, and now that the shit hit the fan, they are bristling at the personal insults and attacks against them. The telangana people show insensitivity about the migrants, screaming slogans like ‘idli sambar go back’, ‘Andhra Bhago’ etc.
Telangana people should stop blaming the ordinary Andhra person. Their only fault is staying silent and blind when injustices were happening and enjoying the favors bequeathed upon them by their leaders. It is perhaps not a deed done with deliberation, but with oblivious ignorance.
The Seema Andhra leaders and the predominantly Andhra media today are trying to term Telangana people as naxalites, trying to create a fear in the Center and suppress the student movement. This propaganda has moved to the internet, now the Andhra people take pleasure in calling all Pro-Telangana people naxalites. They too show their indifference and apathy when young kids from Telangana die, committing suicides.
Andhra people should stop thinking that these demands are because the Telangana people are against them. The movement was born ‘For’ the Telangana people, not ‘Against’ any other region.
In these circumstances, it is foolish to stay together and beget violent thoughts or deeds on both sides. It is a merciful thing if the center grants the separation of Telangana as quickly as possible when there is still some love and respect between us.
THE TELANGANA AGITATION
The Telangana agitation started in the first week of January 1969 in Khammam when students demanded the implementation of the Telangana safeguards enumerated in the Gentlemen's Agreement. It soon spread to different parts of Telangana. The students got divided into two groups: one demanding the implementation of safeguards and the other demanding a separate Telangana state.
Non-Gazetted Officers threatened direct action on January 11, 1969, if their demands were not met. At the outbreak of the agitation, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh called for an All-Party Meeting and announced that there was a perfect unanimity among the leaders to 'achieve full integration of Andhra Pradesh State.
Two issues were discussed and agreed upon:
1) The appointment of a senior civil service officer to decide the question of Telangana surpluses
2) Relieving of all domicile persons from Telangana posts and providing jobs for them in the Andhra region.
Following the All-Party Accord of January 1969, the State Government issued orders for the transfer of non-domicile public employees from Telangana. The Government order on these transfers was the Public Employment Act of 1957. The rules were challenged by Andhra employees in the Andhra Pradesh High Court. The High Court struck down the Public Employment Act and the Rules. The Government appealed to the division bench of the High Court.
A few other Andhra employees led by A.V.S. Narasimha Rao filed a separate writ petition in the Supreme Court on February 4, 1969, challenging the validity of the Government Order and also the Public Employment Act of 1957 and the Rules. The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court gave its judgement on March 28 quashing the Government Order.
As a follow-up measure of the All-Party accord, the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh arranged for the accounting of Telangana surplus funds. Kumar Lalith, Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General, assessed the surplus funds as Rs.34.10 crores.
The Telangana agitation continued in the meantime. In the beginning it was leaderless. Madan Mohan, a lawyer, formed a forum known as the Telangana Praja Samithi (TPS) in February 1969. Chenna Reddy was sympathetic to these leaders. Violence increased. Firing was often employed to disperse violent crowds. The TPS organized conventions in many towns across Telangana and soon got strengthened. Chenna Reddy came out openly in support of a separate Telangana and K.V. Ranga Reddy gave his blessings to the movement. Law and order continued to deteriorate.
The Prime Minister Indira Gandhi discussed the problem with leaders of the Opposition in Parliament on April 9,1969. Except for the Swatantra Party all others did not support a separate state. The Prime Minister Indira Gandhi rejected the demand for the ouster of Kasu Brahmananda Reddy from the leadership of the Andhra Pradesh Congress.
The Prime Minister announced an Eight-Point Formula on April 11,1969 to ensure the development of Telangana. In consonance with this formula, the Centre appointed two committees:
1. Committee of Jurists under former Justice K.N. Wanchoo to suggest measures to provide constitutional safeguards for the Telangana people in the matter of public employment
2. Committee under Justice Bhargava to assess the revenue surpluses of Telangana.
In spite of these measures the agitation mounted and grew in intensity. Bandhs, hartals and processions were very frequent. Demand for a separate state became the central theme of the agitation.
The Prime Minister visited Hyderabad on June 4, 1969. She met leaders of different groups and political parties. Subsequently, then Union Home Minister, Y. B. Chavan, also visited Hyderabad to have discussions. Consensus reached on two things:
(1) The dismissal of Brahmananda Reddy's ministry.
(2) Proclamation of Presidential rule in Andhra Pradesh.
Realizing that the agitation was very strongly motivated, particularly about the dismissal of his government, Brahmananda Reddy tendered his resignation on June 27. The Congress leadership sent Congress President Nijalingappa and a senior member Kamaraj Nadar, to seek the verdict of the State Legislature Party. The Congress Legislature Party affirmed its support to Kasu Brahmananda Reddy and suggested that he should continue until normalcy was restored and a peaceful changeover should be opted, giving the leadership to someone from Telangana.
The Telangana leaders felt that agitation politics alone would not be sufficient to dethrone Brahmananda Reddy. This realization made the TPS enter into the electoral politics. It won a by-election in June 1970, defeating the Congress (R). By this time, the Congress had already split at the national level and the TPS supported the leadership of Indira Gandhi. Brahmananda Reddy also supported her.
In the December of 1970, Indira Gandhi dissolved the Lok Sabha and announced a mid-term poll. The TPS eventually contested all the 14 seats to Parliament from Telangana and won 10 out of them. In spite of her overwhelming majority in the Lok Sabha, Indira Gandhi did not give any leverage to the TPS which opted for a compromise in September 1971 and merged with the Congress (R). The deal involved:
1. Continuation of Mulki Rules;
2. Separate budget and accounts for Telangana
3. Separate Pradesh Congress Committee for Telangana
4.Resignation of Brahmananda Reddy in favor of a Chief Minister from Telangana.
The Telangana agitation did not achieve its important goal of a separate state, but secured assurance of safeguards for the region. Its achievement was quite significant. It wrested for the first time the Chief Ministership from the politically dominant Andhras. However, the new Chief Minister, P.V. Narasimha Rao (former Education Minister in the State Cabinet) was an integrationist and politically a light weight in the Reddy dominated Telangana politics. Ten portfolios in his ministry went to Telangana, three of them belonging to the erstwhile TPS.
Telangana Problems
Telangana.com has been started with a view to give people a medium for communicating their views and problems of Telangana region. This page is created to highlight the problems of this region.
1. There are 10 districts in Telangana, 9 in Andhra and 4 in Rayalaseema. Out of these 7 districts in Telangana, 3 in Andhra and 1 in Rayalaseema are considered severely backward districts which means 70% of districts in Telangana are backward while in Andhra it is 35% and in Rayalaseema it is 25%. Apart from these there are some areas in all parts of the state which are also backward.
2. 45% of the state income comes from Telangana region. When it comes to utilization of funds, the share of Telangana is only 28%.
3. Normally canals are dug to supply water to the crops from rivers for cultivation. The amount of land cultivated through canals in just Guntur district is more than the land cultivated with canals in entire Telangana region.
4. Nagarjuna sagar dam is built in Nalgonda district which is in Telangana but majority of the water from the dam is used for Krishna and Guntur district. The original dam was supposed to be build much ahead of its present location but the location was changed so that it falls in the Telangana region. Due to the construction of the dam several hectares of Lime stone mines vanished as part of the dam back waters. Everyone know that lime stone is used for producing cement. Even the natural resources were not allowed to remain.
5. Fluorinated water problem is only in Nalgonda district which has not been resolved since decades.
6. Two major rivers Krishna and Tungabhadra enter the state of AP in the district of Mahaboobnagar(the biggest district in Telangana) but the district always remains the worst draught hit areas along with Anantapur because there is no project and process with which the water can be utilized. The plans for utilization has been pending for decades.
7. RDS (Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme) is build in Mahaboobnagar to provide water to 85000 hectares of land in the district. The leaders of Rayalaseems blasted the gates of RDS and water is supplied to KC (Kurnool-Cudapah) canal while only remaining water, if any, is supplied to the lands in Mahaboobnagar.
8. 3 TMC of water from Gandipet is sufficient to supply drinking water to our city. Every year 1700 TMC of water is wasted and is flown into Bay of Bengal from river Godavari. Starting from Nizambad to Bay of Bengal there is no project allowed to build on Godavari. If it is built leaders in Godavari districts fear that the fertile lands in the area may fall short of water. If the Godavari water is utilized properly, there will be no scarcity for food grains in our state.
9. In Telangana regions, only few areas cultivate one crop a year and very rarely two crops a year while most of the land doesn't even cultivate single crop. In both the Godavari districts, Krishna and Guntur district, two crops a year is common and there are times where even 3 crops a year are cultivated. The only reason is WATER.
10. Government issue G.O.'s for implicating its decisions. G.O number 610 is the longest non implicated G.O in the history of AP. The G.O was issued in 1986 by late NTR who was then the CM of AP, which is not yet implicated. The G.O speaks about the share of Telangana employees in Government jobs in Telangana region.
11. 33% of the population in Mahaboobnagar district have left the district for livelihood to different parts of the state due to draught and majority of them are working as daily labour. No other district has so many people who fled the home place due to lack of livelihood and working as daily labour.
12. There are 25 plus government degree colleges in Krishna, Kadapa and Guntur district while there is not even a single government degree college in Ranga Reddy district.
13. Dairy development corporation of AP purchases milk from farmers across the state for distribution. For the same milk, in Andhra, the government pay Rs. 24 to the farmers and in Telangana they pay Rs. 22 per litre. Partiality is shown even in milk
14. In between 2005-2008 government sold lands worth Rs. 20000 crores in and around Hyderabad which was utilized to build projects in Rayalaseema and Andhra.
15. Not even a single project was completed in Telangana in the last 5 years while several projects were completed in Andhra and Rayalaseema.
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(29/09/11)సకల జనుల సమ్మెలో భాగంగా రేపు హైదరాబాద్ బంద్. ఇప్పటిదాకా జేఏసీ ఇచ్చిన అన్ని నిరసన కార్యక్రమాలు విజయవంతం చేసినట్టుగానే... రేపటి బంద్ను సక్సెస్ చేయాలని టీ-జాక్ చైర్మన్ కోదండరాం పిలుపునిచ్చారు. వలసవాదుల కళ్లు తెరుచుకునేలా మరోమారు తెలంగాణ ఆకాంక్ష చాటిచెప్పాలని కోరారు.
సమ్మెకు జ్యూడిషియల్ ఉద్యోగులు జై
(29/09/11)సకల జనుల సమ్మెకు జ్యూడిషియల్ ఉద్యోగులు జై కొట్టిన్రు...రేపు హైకోర్టు సిఎస్ ను కలిసి సమ్మె నోటీస్ ఇయ్యడానికి జ్యూడిషియల్ జేఏసీ రెడీ అయింది...జ్యూడిషియల్ డిపార్ట్ మెంట్ లో ని ఉద్యోగులంతా సమ్మెలో పాల్గొనాలని జేఏసీ ఛైర్మెన్ లక్ష్మారెడ్డి విజ్ఞప్తి చేసిన్రు...తెలంగాణ రాష్ట్రాన్ని సాధించుకునేదాక పోరాటం ఆపేది లేదన్నరు.
నాయిని నరసింహరెడ్డి అరెస్ట్
(29/09/11) కరెంట్ కోతకు నిరసనగా జేఏసీ ఇచ్చిన పిలుపు మేరకు ముషీరాబాద్ ఎమ్మెల్యే మణెమ్మ ఇంటిని మట్టడించారు తెలంగాణ వాదులు. ప్రత్యేక రాష్ట్రం కోసం వేలాది మంది ఉద్యోగులు సకలజనుల సమ్మెలో పాల్గోంటుంటే, పదవి పట్టుకొని వేలాడటం ఎంతవరకు కరెక్ట్ అని వారు ప్రశ్నించారు. ఇప్పటికైనా, తెలంగాణ ప్రజల ఆకాంక్ష మేరకు నడుచుకొవాలని లేకపొతే తీవ్ర పరిణామాలు ఎదుర్కోవాల్సి ఉంటుందని హెచ్చరించారు. ఈ ఆందోళనలో పాల్గొన్న నాయిని నరసింహరెడ్డితో సహా మరికొందరిని పోలీసులు అరెస్ట్ చేశారు.
సమ్మె తీవ్రతను హై కమాండ్ గుర్తించిందన్న బొత్సా
(29/09/11)తెలంగాణ ప్రజల అభీష్ఠం కేంద్రానికి తెలుసు అని పీసీసీ చీఫ్ బొత్స సత్యనారాయణ అన్నారు. ఆజాద్తో భేటీ అనంతరం బొత్స మీడియాతో మాట్లాడారు. రాష్ట్రంలో జరుగుతున్న వాస్తవ పరిస్థితులను కేంద్రం దృష్టికి తీసుకురావాలనే ఢిల్లీకి వచ్చానని తెలిపారు. తెలంగాణ ప్రాంతానికి మేలైన పరిష్కారాన్ని చేసే దిశలో కేంద్రం సన్నాహాలు చేస్తుందని తెలిపారు. సకలజనులసమ్మె, రాష్ట్రంలో నెలకొన్న వాస్తవ పరిస్థితులపై ఆజాద్తో చర్చించామన్నారు. యూపీఏ భాగస్వామ్య పక్షాలతో చర్చించిన అనంతరం నిర్ణయం తీసుకుంటామని ఆజాద్ తెలిపారు. అవసరమయితే బీజేపీతో కూడా సంప్రదిస్తామన్నారు. సమస్య పరిష్కారం కోసం జాతీయస్థాయి నేతలతో చర్చలు జరుగుతున్నాయన్నారు. త్వరలోనే తెలంగాణ సమస్య పరిష్కారం అవుతుందని ఆశిస్తున్నట్లు తెలిపారు.
టీఆర్ఎస్ లో చేరిన గంపా గోవర్దన్
(29/09/11)తెలంగాణకోసం కేంద్రానికి చంద్రబాబుతో లేఖ ఇప్పిస్తేనే తెలంగాణ తెలుగుదేశం నాయకులను ప్రజలు నమ్ముతారని టీఆర్ఎస్ అధినేత కేసీఆర్ అన్నారు. తెలగుదేశం పార్టీకి, పదవికి రాజీనామా చేసిన గంపగోవర్ధన్ గురువారం టీఆర్ఎస్లో చేరిన సందర్భంగా తెలంగాణభవన్లో ఏర్పాటుచేసిన కార్యక్రమంలో కేసీఆర్ మాట్లాడారు. డిసెంబర్ 9 ప్రకటన తర్వాత పార్టీలకతీతంగా సీమాంధ్ర నాయకులంతా ఏకమై తెలంగాణను అడ్డుకున్నారని విమర్శించారు. హైదరాబాద్తో కూడిన తెలంగాణ తప్ప మరో ప్రత్యామ్నాయానికి అంగీకరించే ప్రసక్తే లేదన్నారు. తెలంగాణ ఇచ్చే ప్రక్రియ ఇప్పటికే ప్రారంభమయింది. రెండు నెలల్లో ప్రక్రియ పూర్తి అవుతుందని ఆశాభావం వ్యక్తం చేశారు. కామారెడ్డిలో త్వరలోనే భారీ బహిరంగసభ ఏర్పాటు చేసి వాస్తవ పరిస్థితులను కామారెడ్డి వాసులకు వివరిస్తామన్నారు. గంపగోవర్ధన్రెడ్డితో పాటు భారీసంఖ్యలో తెలుగుదేశం కార్యకర్తలు కూడా టీఆర్ఎస్లో చేరారు. ఈ కార్యక్రమలో ఎంపీ విజయశాంతితో పాటు టీఆర్ఎస్ ఎమ్మెల్యేలు, నాయకులు, కార్యకర్తలు, తెలంగాణవాదులు పాల్గొన్నారు.
మంత్రి దానం నాగేందర్కు షాకిచ్చిన లాయర్లు
(29/09/11)మంత్రి దానం నాగేందర్ ఇంటిని తెలంగాణ న్యాయవాదులు ముట్టడించిన్రు.. రాజీనామా చేయాలని డిమాండ్ చేసిన్రు...ఆందోళన చేస్తున్న లాయర్లను పోలీసులు అరెస్ట్ చేసిన్రు.
టీడీపీ బస్సు యాత్రపై రాళ్ల దాడి
(29/09/11)బాన్సువాడ ఉప ఎన్నికను బహిష్కరించేలా ప్రజల్లో చైతన్యం తీసుకు వస్తామని బయల్దేరిన తెలంగాణ టీడీపీ నేతలను తెలంగాణ వాదులు అడ్డుకున్నారు. టీడీపీ నేతలు ప్రయాణిస్తున్న బస్సుపై తెలంగాణ వాదులు రాళ్లతో, కోడి గుడ్లతో దాడి చేశారు. ఈ ఘటన జిల్లాలోని బస్వాపూర్లో చోటు చేసుకుంది. దాడిలో సీఐకి తీవ్ర గాయాలయ్యాయి. అక్కడ ఉద్రిక్త పరిస్థితి నెలకొంది.
పీఎస్ నుంచి కోదండరాం విడుదల
(29/09/11)సికింద్రాబాద్లో ఈ రోజు ఉదయం అరెస్టు చేసిన ప్రో. కోదండరాంను పోలీసులు విడుదల చేశారు. బోయినపల్లి పీఎస్ ముందు తెలంగాణ వాదులు బైఠాయించడంతో పోలీసులు భయాందోళనకు గురయ్యారు. పరిస్థితి చేయి దాటి పోతుందనే అనుమానంతో కోదండరాంను విడుదల చేశారు.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
దసరా సెలవుల్లో మార్పు లేదు:ప్రభుత్వం
(21/09/11)ఈ నెల 27 నుంచి అక్టోబర్ 9వ తేదీ వరకు పాఠశాలలకు దసరా సెలవులు ఉంటాయని ప్రభుత్వం ప్రకటించింది. దసరా సెలవుల్లో ఎలాంటి మార్పు లేదని స్పష్టం చేసింది. ఈ మేరకు ఆయా జిల్లాల డీఈవోలకు ఆదేశాలు జారీ చేసింది.
బోథ్ ఎమ్మెల్యే నగేష్ రాజీనామా
(21/09/11)ఆదిలాబాద్ జిల్లా బోథ్ ఎమ్మెల్యే నగేష్ రాజీనామా చేశారు. ఈ ఉదయం జేఏసీ నేతలు, ఉద్యోగులు నగేష్ ఇంటిని ముట్టడించి... ఆయనకు గులాబీ పూలిచ్చి నిరసన తెలిపారు. రాజీనామా చేయాలని డిమాండ్ చేశారు. దీంతో నగేష్ రిజైన్ చేస్తున్నట్లు ప్రకటించారు. జీనామా పత్రాన్ని రాసి... జేఏసీ నేతలకు ఇచ్చారు.
హెచ్ఎండీఏ ఉద్యోగులకు కేటీఆర్ సంఘీభావం
(21/09/11)తెలంగాణ మంత్రులు పదవులను వీడి ..ఉద్యమంలో కలిసిరావాలని టీఆరెస్ ఎమ్మెల్యే కేటీఆర్ అన్నారు. లేదంటే ప్రజల దృష్టిలో ద్రోహులుగా మిగిలిపోక తప్పదని హెచ్చరించారు. 25 లక్షల ఉద్యోగాలిస్తనని చెబుతున్న సీఎం.. ఎక్కడ్నుంచి తెచ్చిస్తాడో చెప్పాలన్నారు. సకల జనుల సమ్మెలో భాగంగా.. ఓయూలో ధర్నా చేస్తున్న హెచ్ఎండీఏ ఉద్యోగులకు కేటీఆర్ సంఘీభావం తెలిపారు
హెచ్ఎండీఏ ఉద్యోగులకు కేటీఆర్ సంఘీభావం
(21/09/11)తెలంగాణ మంత్రులు పదవులను వీడి ..ఉద్యమంలో కలిసిరావాలని టీఆరెస్ ఎమ్మెల్యే కేటీఆర్ అన్నారు. లేదంటే ప్రజల దృష్టిలో ద్రోహులుగా మిగిలిపోక తప్పదని హెచ్చరించారు. 25 లక్షల ఉద్యోగాలిస్తనని చెబుతున్న సీఎం.. ఎక్కడ్నుంచి తెచ్చిస్తాడో చెప్పాలన్నారు. సకల జనుల సమ్మెలో భాగంగా.. ఓయూలో ధర్నా చేస్తున్న హెచ్ఎండీఏ ఉద్యోగులకు కేటీఆర్ సంఘీభావం తెలిపారు
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(21/09/11)సమ్మెకు మద్దతుగా హన్మకొండలో కేయూ ఉద్యోగులు భారీ ర్యాలీ నిర్వహించారు. ఆర్ట్స్ కాలేజి నుండి అమరవీరుల స్థూపం వరకు జై తెలంగాణ నినాదాలతో ర్యాలీ సాగింది. వరంగల్లో సెటిలైన ఆంధ్రా ప్రజలు కూడా ర్యాలీలో పాల్గొని.. తెలంగాణకు జై కొట్టారు. తెలంగాణ వచ్చేదాక పోరాటం ఆపమని.. కేయూ ఉద్యోగులు చెప్పారు.
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(21/09/11)తెలంగాణ ఉద్యమం ఇప్పుడు ప్రజల చేతిలో ఉందని టియారెస్ పొలిట్ బ్యూరో సభ్యుడు పోచారం శ్రీనివాస్ రెడ్డి అన్నారు. నిజామాబాద్ తెలంగాణ యూనివర్సిటీలో సమ్మెకు మద్దతుగా విద్యార్థులు చేపట్టిన ధర్నాలో పోచారం పాల్గొన్నరు. తెలంగాణ ప్రజల అకాంక్ష మేరకు.. ఎమ్మెల్యే.. పార్టీ పదవికి రాజీనామా చేశానని చెప్పారు. ప్రజల అభిప్రాయాలను గౌరవించని కాంగ్రెస్. టిడిపిలు భూస్థాపితం కావటం ఖాయమని పోచారం స్పష్టం చేశారు.
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(21/09/11)సకల జనుల సమ్మెపై కవరేజీ ఇస్తలేరంటూ... న్యాయవాదులు హైదరాబాద్ లో ఎన్డీటీవీ, టైమ్స్ నౌ ఆఫీసులను ముట్టడించారు. ఉద్యమానికి సరైన ప్రాధాన్యత ఇయ్యాలని డిమాండ్ చేశారు. ఆఫీసులముందు ధర్నాకు దిగిన లాయర్లను పోలీసులు అడ్డుకున్నారు. సమ్మెతో పాలనమొత్తం స్తంభించిపోయినా... తమ ఛానెళ్లలో చూయించకపోవడం దారుణమని లాయర్లు అన్నారు.
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(21/09/11)మరోవైపు మల్లేష్ మృతదేహంతో జూబ్లిహిల్స్ లో ఆందోళన చేస్తున్న బాధితులు, తెలంగాణ వాదుల దగ్గరికి మంత్రి దానం నాగేందర్ వచ్చిన్రు. జనం ఆగ్రహం వ్యక్తం చేయడంతో అక్కడికక్కడే మల్లేష్ కుటుంబానికి ఎక్స్ గ్రేషియా ప్రకటించారు. అటు తెలంగాణ సమ్మె ఉధృతంగా ఉందని దానం చెప్పారు.
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(20/09/11)విద్యార్థులపై జరిగిన లాఠీచార్జీపై కేసీఆర్ తీవ్రంగా కలత చెందారని కాంగ్రెస సీనియర్ నేత కేకే అన్నారు. తెలంగాణ కోసం ఉద్యమం ఉధృతంగా కొనసాగుతున్నందున దీక్ష చేయొద్దని కేసీఆర్ తో చెప్పానన్నారు. ప్రజల బాధలు పడుతున్నరని చెప్పే కిరణ్....తెలంగాణలోని వాస్తవ పరిస్థితిని కేంద్రానికి ఎందుకు చెప్పడం లేదని కేకే ప్రశ్నించారు.
హోంమంత్రి ని కలిసిన జేఏసీ నేతలు
(20/09/11)విద్యార్థులపై అమానుషంగా ప్రవర్తించిన పోలీసులపై చర్యలు తీసుకోవాలని తెలంగాణ జెఎసి డిమాండ్ చేసింది. జెఎసి నేతలు కోదండరాం, ఈటెల, కేటీఆర్ , దత్తాత్రేయ ...హోంమంత్రి సబితను కలిసి పోలీసుల తీరుపై ఫిర్యాదు చేసిన్రు. హోంమంత్రి స్వయంగా వెళ్లి విద్యార్థి బాధితులను పరామర్శించాలని విజ్ఞప్తి చేసినట్లు కోదండరాం చెప్పిన్రు.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
గులాబీ మాయమైన కరీంనగర్
(12/09/11)ఇప్పటికే జనం పెద్దఎత్తున సభ జరిగే కళ్లెం యాదగిరి రెడ్డి ప్రాంగణం చేరుకున్నరు. గులాబీ జెండాల రెపరెపలు.. జై తెలంగాణ నినాదంతో ప్రాంగణమంతా మరుమోగుతున్నది. కళాకారుల అటాపాటతో ఆత్మగౌరవ చైతన్యం హోరెత్తుతున్నది.
సీమాంధ్రుల అరాచకాలు...!
(19/09/11)సకల జనుల సమ్మెలో భాగంగా మెదక్ జిల్లా జహీరాబాద్ లో జాతీయ రహదారుల దిగ్బందన కార్యక్రమం జోరుగా సాగుతోంది. ఈ కార్యక్రమంలో టీఆర్ ఎస్ నాయకులు హరీష్ రావు, విజయశాంతి రఘునందన్ రావు లతో పాటు వందలాది మంది తెలంగాణవాదులు పాల్గొన్నరు.t
నిజాం కాలేజీ హాస్టల్ పై పోలీసుల దౌర్జన్యం...!
(19/09/11)నిజాం కాలేజీ హాస్టల్లో స్టూడెంట్స్ పై దౌర్జన్యం చేసిన పోలీసులు... ...వాళ్ల రూముల్ని కూడా చెల్లాచెదురు చేసారు. టేబుళ్లు, కుర్చీలన్నింటని ధ్వంసం చేశారు. పోలీసుల అరాచకానికి నిదర్శనంగా ఉన్న నిజాం హాస్టల్ రూముల్లోని పరిస్థితిని మా ప్రతినిధి వేణు అందిస్తారు.
మళ్లీ కేసీఆర్ దీక్షాస్త్రం..?
(20/09/11)తెలంగాణ సాధన కోసం టీఆరెస్ అధినేత కేసీయార్ మరోసారి ప్రాణాలను పణంగా పెట్టేందుకు సిద్ధమైన్రు. ఆమరణ నిరాహారదీక్షకు దిగే యోచనలో కేసీయార్ ఉన్నట్లు విశ్వసనీయవర్గాల సమాచారం. మూడు నాలుగు రోజుల్లో దీక్ష చేపట్టాలని కేసీఆర్ భావిస్తుండగా...పార్టీ నేతలు, ఉద్యమకారులు వద్దని వారిస్తున్నారు.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
మా యాస -మా బాష
మా బాష గిట్లనే ఉంటది
మా యాస గిట్లనే ఉంటది
మా బాషలో నే యాస ఉంటది
మా యాసలోనే తెలంగాణా బతుకుంటది
మా యాస గిట్లనే ఉంటది
మా బాషలో నే యాస ఉంటది
మా యాసలోనే తెలంగాణా బతుకుంటది
మొఖం మిద గొట్టినట్లు మట్లడుడే మకేరుక
మిలేక్క తింపి తింపి మాట్లాడుడు
తియ్యంగ మాట్లడుడు మకేరుకలే
ఏందిరా అని గద్ధరించుడే మాకు తెలుసు
యా..మండే అని అడుక్కునుడు మాకు తెలువది
ఏమన్నంటే
మా రాత లో వ్యావహారికం లేదంటారు
మీ రాతలో వ్యవహారమే లేదు
మా యాసలో యాకరణమే లేదంటారు
మీకు యాకారణం తప్ప యసేలేదు
మా బాషలో సభ్యత లేదంటారు
మీ బ్రతుకులోనే సభ్యత లేదు
మీ బ్రతుకులోన సభ్యతఉంటె
మా బాషలోని సభ్యత మీకు తెలిసేది
ఇంకేమాన్నంటే అర్థం కాదంటారు
మీరు రాత్తే అర్ధమైద్ద
మేము రాత్తే అర్ధంగాధ
మా మహానుబావుడు కాళోజి గారన్నట్లు
అర్థం కాకపోతే నువ్వు తెలుగోడివాన్నకాకపోవల్లె
లేకపోతే బద్మాష్ గాడివన్న గావాల్లె
గంతేగాని బాష తేలిసినోడివి ఐతే గావు
మేము లొల్లి పెడుతన్నం అంటే తప్ప
మీరు గొడవ చేస్తున్నరేటండి అంటే ఒప్ప
మేము తక్కినోళ్ళు అంటే తప్ప
మీరు మిగితవారండే అంటే ఒప్ప
మేమె ఉరుకుడు అంటే తప్ప
మీరు పరుగు అంటే ఒప్ప
గిట్ల ఎన్ని ఉదాహరణలు జెప్పిన తక్కువే
మీ రెండు , మూడు జిల్లలా మాండలికాన్ని
23 జిల్లాల తెలుగు బాష ఫై రుద్దేందుకు
తపాసి మొఖం రాతలు రాసుకుంట
తమాషా ముచట్లు అన్ని జెప్పవాడితిరి
మొన్నటిదాక తెలంగాణాలోన కవులే లేరంటిరి
గిప్పుడెమో తెలంగానోల్లది బషేగాదనవడితిరి
మిమ్ముల్ని గిట్లనే ఇడిసిపెడితే
రేపు తెలంగానోల్లు మనుషులే గదంటారు
గందుకే జెప్పుతున్నాం జరంత ఇనుండ్రి బిడ్డ
కవులే లేరన్నప్పుడు మీ కండ్లకు
కాళోజి , దాశరధి లు కనిపించలేద
బాషె రాదన్నప్పుడు మీకు
బహుబశావేతలు(P.V.) జ్ఞానపిట్ గ్రహీతలు(సినారే)లు
జ్ఞాపకం రాలేదా లేక ఘర్రాలు పెరిగినాయా
ఇప్పటినుంచి జరంత ఒళ్ళు దగ్గర పెట్టుకొని రాయిండ్రి
నాలికే అదుపుల పెట్టుకొని మాట్లాడున్డ్రి
గంతేగాని
పాల్తూ ముచ్చట్లు చెప్పుతే
పంచేలుడే దాక ఉరికిన్చుకుంట కొడుతం
రేవులేని రాతలు రాస్తే
రేవుకచ్చే దాక దంచుతం
మల్లిజేప్పుతున్న ఇనుండ్రి
మా తెలంగానోల్లం
గిట్లనే రస్థం
గిట్లనే మాట్లాడుతం
ఎందుకంటే
మా బాష వేరే
మా యాస వేరే
మా బ్రతుకు వేరే
గందుకే ఇక గావాల్లె
మీరు మేమె వేరు .
జై తెలంగాణ జై జై తెలంగాణ
నాడు -నేడు నా తెలంగాణ
పురివిప్పిన నెమలి ఆట
పులకించిన పూల తోట
కళకాంతుల కోన
కోటి రతనాల వీణ
అనునిత్యం జాలువారే పాటల వానా
అన్నపూర్ణ తెలంగాణ
నాటి నా అందమైన తెలంగాణ
నిజం నిరంకుశత్వం లో నలిగి
ఆంధ్ర అహంభావం లో అణిగి
ఆత్మగౌరవం కోసం పోరు జరుపుతున్న
నా తెలంగాణాలో
నాటి పంట పొలాలు
నేడు పడువడ్డ భిళ్ళు
నాటి పచ్చని పందిళ్ళు
నేడు పొక్కినా వాకిళ్ళు
నాటి అమ్మ వోడిలాంటి తెలంగాణ
తుమ్మల మల్లు నిండిన కోన ఐంది
నాడు మస్తుగున్న వనరులు
నేడు పస్తులున్న బ్రతుకులు
నాడు బల్లుమన్న గజ్జల సవ్వళ్ళు
నేడు బోసి పోఇన బాగోతం గద్దెలు
నాడు సందడి చేసిన సావిడి ముచ్చట్లు
నేడు ఉసులు పాయిన ఉళ్లు ఐనయి
అనునిత్యం అనచాబడుతున్న
అస్తిత్వం కోల్పోగోట్టబడుతున్న
నా తెలంగాణ నేల లోన
ఉద్యమలు ఉపిరిపోసుకుంటూనేఉన్నాయ్
పోరాటాలు పుట్టుకొస్తూనే ఉన్నాయ్
అడుగాడుగున అనచబాటుతనాన్ని
ప్రశ్నిస్తూనే ఉన్నాయ్
ప్రాణాలను లెక్క చేయని పోరాటాలు జరుగుతూనే ఉన్నాయ్
తెలంగాణ వచ్చేవరకు జరుగుతూనే ఉంటాయి
జై తెలంగాణ జై జై తెలంగాణ
అంతిమ సమరం
ఎన్నాళ్ళు , ఎన్నేళ్ళు
ఇంకెన్నేళ్ళు
ఈ సాహింపుల ఒప్పుకోళ్ళు
సాహసానికి సంకెళ్ళు
ఇంకెన్నాళ్ళు
సమయమిదే సమరానికి
సిద్ధమవ్వలిక యుద్ధానికి
కులమతాలకు అతీతంగా
తెలంగాణకు హితంగా
కర్షకులు , కార్మికులు ,
శ్రామికులు, ఉద్యోగులు
హలాలు పొలాలు కలాలు వదిలి
కరవరాలు చేతవట్టి కదం తోక్కండి
పోరు పధం పట్టండి
మనలోని ఆవేశం అగ్ని పువ్వులై పూయాలి
మనలో ఆగ్రహం మహాగ్ని జ్వాలలై
పోరాటం పోతిల్లలో పోరు యెదులయ్ ఉదఇంచాలి
ఉరుములై
ఉరు ఊరున ఉద్యమాన్ని వెలిగించండి
పోడిసేటి పొద్ధై
పల్లె పల్లె నా పోరుబాట పట్టండి
గల్లి గల్లిన తెలంగాణ లొల్లి పెట్టండి
పోరాడితే పోయవి ప్రాణాలే
పొందగలిగితే మిగిలేవి పదిలమైన జీవితాలే
అందుకోసమే అవిరామ పోరాటానికి సిద్ధంకండి
మనకోసం పోరుచేయ రారేవ్వరు
మనకోసం మనమే సాగించాలి ఈ పోరు
పోరాటం లోన
దేహం ముక్కలై నేల రాలిన
ప్రాణం చుక్కలై నింగికేగిసిన
ఉపిరి స్వేధమై జారిన
నెత్తురు ఏరులై పారిన
మడమ తిప్పని మహాయోధుల పోరాట స్పూర్తిగా
దైన్యం , ధ్యశ్యం వదిలి
ధైర్యం కూడగట్టుకొని
దుర్బ్యేయ దుర్గాలను చేదిస్తూ
తెలంగాణాను శోధిస్తూ
ఎండే గొంతుకల సాక్షిగా
మండే గుండెల సాక్షిగా
మరిగే నెత్తురు సాక్షిగా
కరం బిగించి స్వరం గర్జించి
జై తెలంగానం నినదించి
మనమంతా ఒక్కటై
దిక్కులను బిక్కటించి
అడ్డులన్నీ తొలిగించి
అంతిమ సమరం
సాధించేవరకు తెలంగానం
తెలంగాణ కొరకు ప్రాణాలు పణంగా పెట్టి పోరాడుతున్న విద్యర్త్యి వీరుల స్పూర్తిగా మనమంతా ఏకమై మన కోసం మన తెలంగాణ కోసం పోరాడుదాం తెలంగాణ తెచ్చుకుందాం
శ్రీ కృష్ణ – సీమంధ్ర కమిటి
కలిసుండి తెలంగాణ కష్టపడ్డ పర్లేదంట
విడిపోయీ సీమంధ్ర నష్ట పోవదంట
ఇది శ్రీ కృష్ణ కమిటీయ
సీమంధ్ర కమిటీయ
విభజన పూర్తి అన్యాయం కాదంట
కాని విభజనే పరిష్కారం కాదంట
ఇది దిశా నిర్దేశం చేసే కమిటీయ
దిక్కుమాలిన కమిటీయ
విభజించటం తప్పు కాదంట
విభాజించాకపోతేనే ఒప్పంట
విభజిస్తే నక్షల్స్ ముప్పంట
ఇది పరిష్కార కమిటీయ
తిరష్కర కమిటీయ
అభివృద్ధి లో తెలంగాణ వెనుకపడ లేదంటా
అయిన ప్రత్యేక బోర్డ్స్ కావాలంట
పెద్ద మనుషుల ఒప్పందం నాటి నుంచి
తెలంగాణ కు అన్యాయం జరుగుతుందంట
ఐన రాష్ట్రాన్ని విభజించవదంట
ఇది తెలిసిన కమిటీయ
తెలివి తక్కువ కమిటీయ
రాష్ట్రాన్ని సమైక్యంగా ఉంచటాని
తెలంగాణ వాళ్ళు ఒప్పుకొరంట
ఐన వారిని అణచివేసి
ఆంధ్ర వాడికే పట్టం కట్టాలంట
ఇది నిస్వార్థ కమిటీయ
ఆంధ్ర పక్షపాత నియంత కమిటీయ
రాయల తెలంగాణ ఏర్పాటు చేయాలంట
మళ్ళి రాష్ట్ర విభాజనగ్ని రాజేయలాంట
ఇది రాయబార కమిటీయ
రాయలసీమ కమిటీయ
తెలంగాణ లో ప్రాజెక్ట్ లు పూర్తి కావటం లేదంటా
దేవాదుల , పోలవరం వలన తెలంగాణకు ముప్పంట
ఐన తెలంగాణ లో సాగునీటి వసతి రెట్టింపుఅంట
ఇది సమాచార కమిటీయ
సాకులు వెతికే కమిటీయ
హైదరాబాద్ కేంద్రపాలిత ప్రాంతమంట
బ్రెజిల్ లోని బ్రస్సెల్స్ తో పోలికంట
మరి మన ప్రక్కనున్న మధ్యప్రదేశ్ తో ఎందుకు పోల్చారుఅంట
ఇది పరిజ్ఞానమున్న కమిటీయ
పోలికల కమిటీయ
688 పేజీలు 6 ప్రతిపాదనలు 2 సుచానలంట
ఒక్క నిర్ణయం మాత్రం లేదంటా
ఇది సమస్య విప్పిన కమిటీయ
సమస్య తెచ్చిన కమిటీయ
దుగ్గల్ సీమంద్రుల
జబ్బాల్ రాసుకుంటూ తిరిగినప్పుడే
తెలుసు తెలంగాణ ప్రజలకు
ఇది పచనోట్ల కమిటియని
పసలేని కమిటియని
కరుడు కట్టిన సీమ వాదులతో
కాపీ , తగినాడే తెలుసు
ఇది కాలయాపన కమిటియని
కచితంగా సీమంధ్ర కమిటియేనని
శ్రీకృష్ణ కమిటి డౌన్ డౌన్ తెలంగాణ వర్దిలాల్లి
శ్రీకృష్ణ కమిటికి వెతిరేకంగా తెలంగాణ వచ్చేవరకు తెరికలేని పోరాటం చేద్దాం
తెలంగాణ యుద్ధం
యుధం అంటే ఉపిరిని వంతెనగా చేసి నడిపేది
యుధం అంటే సరదాకి చేసేది కాదు
యుధం అంటే సామ్రాజ్యాలు కుల్చేది
యుధం అంటే ఉత్తి ముచ్చట కాదు
యుద్ధం అంటే ఉప్పెన
యుద్ధం అంటే తెలంగాణ
ఉత్తగనే ఉద్యమాలు పుట్టుకురావు
అధికార దుర్వినియోగం జరిగినప్పుడు
అనచబాటుతనం అధికమైనప్పుడు
ఆత్మగౌరవం అవమానించబడినప్పుడు
అస్తిత్వం ప్రశ్నార్ధకమైనప్పుడు
ఆవేశం పురుడుపోసుకుంటుంది
ఉద్యమం ఉపిరి పోసుకుంటుంది
ఆంధ్ర అహంకారాన్ని చీకట్లో కలిపెందుకే
తెలంగాణ యుద్ధం తెల్లర్రింది
ఈ ప్రబాతం వెనుక
పతనమైన గతంఉంది
ఈ ఉధయం వెనుక
ఉపిరి రాలిన నిజం ఉంది
ఈ పోరాటం వెనుక
ప్రాణలోదిలిన పటిష్టమైన కాంక్షఉంది
యుద్ధం అంటే పాట కాదు
పంతాలు నేరవేర్చేది
యుద్ధం అంటే ఆట కాదు
ఆట కట్టిoచేది
యుధం అంటే తెలంగాణ
యుద్ధానికి నిర్వచనం తెలంగాణ
యుద్ధానికి నిదర్శనం తెలంగాణ
తెలంగాణ ఉద్యమం
పచ్చనోట్ల తో పుట్టుకురాలేదు
ప్రత్యేక రాష్ట్రంకోసం పుట్టుకొచ్చింది
స్వార్థ రాజకియలకోసం పుట్టుకురాలేదు
స్వపరిపాలన కోసం పుట్టుకొచ్చింది
అహంబావం నుండి పుట్టుకురాలేదు
అత్మగౌరం కోసం పుట్టుకొచ్చింది
అందుకే
యుద్ధానికి నిర్వచనం తెలంగాణ
యుద్ధానికి నిదర్శనం తెలంగాణ
తెలంగాణ కోసం అరంబమైన ఈ యుధం
ఆంధ్ర అహంభావం అంతం వరకు
సీమా – ఆంధ్ర సామ్రాజ్యం పతనం వరకు
కొనసాగుతుంది
కొనసాగుతూనే ఉంటుంది .
జై తెలంగాణ జై జై తెలంగాణ
Monday, September 12, 2011
Telangana Culture
Telangana is situated on the central stretch of the Indian Peninsula, most of it on the high Deccan Plateau between the Aryan North and Dravidian South. The earliest mention of this region is to be found in the Aitareyabrahmana. It figured subsequently in the Ramayana and Mahabharatha and in the Puranas. It became ”the region eminently suited for the fusion of the two cultures”. The language of the people was Dravidian, called Telinga. The race and language had a glorious history that spans over 1000 years. The people had distinct style of their own in the fields of literature, music, dance, painting and sculpture. This culture acted as a bridge between the North and South. There were many Buddhist monasteries built in this region. though it belonged to Dravidian family of languages. They have more affinity in customs, traditions and social institutions of marriage and the like with that of Sanskrit. By nature the Telugus are considered to be emotional people. They combined in themselves the intellectual agnosticism of the Tamils and the mystic quality of the Bengalis, said Sarojini Naidu. The former state of Hyderabad, for instance, presented a polyglot character consisting of the Telugu speaking Muslims constituting an influential minority. After the merger of the two regions in 1956, many people migrated into Telangana from Andhra districts, resulting in new social tensions. As Myron Weiner puts it, migrations sometimes have de-stabilizing effects, arousing intense conflicts. There is a healthy mixture of Aryan and non-Aryan traditions and customs here. In this region, customs and practices of Dravidian and Sanskrit features are reflected. In marriages essentially the form is Vedic and many local customs found place. Tying of mangalasutra and pouring talambralu are specially Andhra customs. They are seen in the marriage descriptions of Tikkanas Virataparva and in Ranganadharamayana. The most important thing is cross cousin marriage, which never had the sanction of the law makers (smritikaras). This is purely a Dravidian and local custom which had to be accepted or tolerated. There was a custom of singing auspicious songs during the time of marriages from the period of the Satavahanas. Married women in this region wear rings on their second toe. They used to apply turmeric to the body and to the face before taking bath. They used to wear saris. Men used to wear dhotis. Both men and women adorned themselves with ornaments. Men and women used to tattoo their bodies. This information is found Peddannas Varudhini. Women used to sweep the front yards in the morning and decorate the ground with powders of different colors. We find the descriptions about the decoration in Nannayas Mahabharata and Kridabhirama. During the period of festivals like Sankranti these front yard decorations became more interesting. There were a large variety of these decorations. Mango leaves were tied to the porches for any auspicious occasion. Women used to decorate themselves with flowers. Men also used to grow long hair. They used to consume betel leaf, which was called tamboolasevanam. People here were fond of intoxicant liquors. They used to make their own liquors. They had varied names depending on the quality. A detailed description is found in Simhasanadwatrimsika that the people of Srinadha's period lived a luxurious life. There were facilities for the supply of water to houses and fountains. Their houses were decorated. There were drawings on the walls of their bedrooms. Women use to wear bangles. There were houses serving food that were called pootakulla illu. Rulers used to visit their paramours. Kreedabhirama and Krishnaraya's Amuktamalyada contain many interesting pieces of information about the social life of the people. The food of the Andhras needs special mention. Srinadha presents to us the variety of items served. Till Portuguese introduced chilly the people used pepper. They used strong spices to flavor their food. The mango pickle with mustard (aavakaya) is renowned in the entire country. The entertainment of this region is also varied. There were many kinds of sports and games. These interesting names are known from Gadhasaptasati and Kamasutra of Vastayana. There were literary gatherings, drinking parties and courtesan visits. There were cockfights for entertainment. Young children used to play with ivory dolls. Kings used to go for hunting. Wrestling and boxing were also competitively entertaining. Many of these forms of entertainment are still exist. Festivals: Festivals are celebrated with much fervor and people used to go to temples on these days to offer special prayers.Festivals are listed below. Ugadi, Guru Purnima , Sri Rama Navami, Hanumajjayanti , Raakhi Pournami, Vinayaka Chaviti , Dusserah , Nagula Chaviti , Krishnashtami,Deepavali,Mukkoti Ekadasi ,Karthika Purnima , Subrahmanya Shashti ,Makara Sankranti and Ratha Saptami Regional Festivals: Telanganites not only celebrate the main festivals, but also celebrate certain regional festivals like Bonalu in Hyderabad, Batakamma all over Telangana districts, Yedupayala Jatara in Medak , Sammakka Saralamma in Warangal district. Other festivals are Nomulu Vrathalu Kedareswara Vratam , Madana Dwadasi Vratam, Vinayaka Vratam, Saraswati Vratam, Varalakshmi Vratam, Krishanshtami Vratam,Ananta Padmanabha Vratam, Margasira Lakshmi Varapu Nomu Katha,Polala Amavasya Vratam , Kumkuma Gowri Nomu,Sraavana Mangalavara Nomu Katha, and Karthika Deepala Nomu RELIGION: The major religions of the people are Hinduism and Islam, though Buddhism was the dominant religion up to the 6th century. It is the home of Mahayana Buddhism as revealed by the monuments of Nagarjunakonda. Acharaya Nagarjuna presided over the World University at Sri Parvata. Hinduism was revived in the time of the Chalukyas and the Kakatiyas in the 12th century. The Vijayanagar rule saw the glorious days of Hinduism when the famed emperors, Krishnadeva Raya in particular, built new temples and beautified the old ones. Siva, Vishnu, Hanuman and Ganapati have been the popular Hindu Gods. The Vugra Narasimha swami Temple at Yadagirigutta and Thousand Pillar Temple at Warangal are among the oldest shrines in the state attracting people from different parts of the country for hundreds of years. In terms of influence, Islam occupies the second place. It started spreading from the 14th century onwards. Mosques began to come up in many parts of the region during the Muslim rule. Christianity began to spread from 1701, Especially among the socially disabled people. Educational institutions and churches grew in number in the Circars in the 18th and 19 centuries when the East India Company and later the British government encouraged them. Other European countries were also active in building churches and taking care of the weaker sections of the people. Hindus 88.75 % Muslims 8.47 % Christians 3.62 % LANGUAGE: Telugu is the main language of the state, which was formed on the principle of one language-one state. Telugu, the second largest spoken language in India and it has a long history. While Tamil is the oldest among the Dravidian languages, Telugu has enjoyed a unique status because of “its melody and grace.” It has justly been called the “Italian of the East.” Dr.William Carey, who set up printing press in vernacular languages, published his Telugu grammar in 1812.A.D. Campbell prepared a Telugu-English dictionary. C.P.Brown's contribution to the growth and development of Telugu is well known. He felt sad that Telugu classics were “in a deplorable state like those of Greek and Latin authors before the invention of printing.” He heralded the renaissance in Telugu literature through his monumental works. Carey, describing Telugu as the most polished among the five South Indian languages, namely Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telugu and Sinhalese, observed that “its variety of inflection is such as to give it a capacity of expressing ideas, with a high degree of felicity, justness and elegance.” Campbell too lavished high praise on Telugu when he wrote in 1816: “Few languages will be found more copious, more nervous or more regular in constructions, and it may boast, in a peculiar manner, of great elegance of expression and melody of sound.” Caldwell, the “father of Dravidian languages”, gave it first place in point of “euphonic sweetness” and this view was supported by Henry Morris, who called Telugu the most musical of all Dravidian languages. Quite recently the noted scientist J.B.S. Haldane expressed the view that Telugu could be a rival to Hindi in teaching science, medicine and engineering. Around the same tinie G.H. McLeod wrote that “Telugu is the northern-most memuer of the northern languages: and it has the advantages of both groups with few, if any, of the defects.... It has never suffered from narrow provincialism.” Telugu is said to have grown out of a synthesis of the language of the native Dravidians and Sanskrit, the language of the colonizers, the Aryans. The influence of Sanskrit began in the 3rd century B.C. and since then the growth of the language is traced. The evolution of Telugu as it is understood now however took place in the 9th Century A.D. Enrichment of the language took place at regular intervals in the history. The names of Nannayya, Tikkana and Pothana are cherished in every home like those of Vemana and Thyagaraja of later periods. Veeresalingam, Gurazada, Viswanatha Satyanarayana and Sri Sri were prominent writers and poets of the last hundred years. The development of Telugu language and literature owes a great deal to the efforts of the Englishmen. Historians noted the “Asia-wide influence of Andhra art” and as a scholar summed up: “The people of this region especially Kakathiyas made a glorious contribution to the development of art and architecture .” It must be remembered that Telugu varies from region to region in its expression. Here too the Telugu-speaking people proudly claim that the language spoken in their region is superior to that of the other regions. All the same, one unique aspect of Telugu is that it has never harboured, as McLeod pointed out, narrow provincialism. It interacted much with other languages and in Hyderabad city-and neighboring areas, Marathi, Urdu and Kannada have had much influence on the people. It is said that the Telugus' spirit of tolerance is due largely to the mingling of different languages for several centuries. Urdu is the second most widely spoken language in the state. The majority of the Urdu-speaking people are confined to the twin cities and neighboring districts. Of the total population of Andhra Pradesh 87 percent have Telugu and 7.20 per cent Urdu as their mother tongue.
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