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Professor Jayashankar

09/13/2020 By admin

Prof. Jayashankar

Prof. Jayashankar

Kothapalli Jayashankar popularly known as Professor Jayashankar (6 August 1934 – 21 June 2011) was an Indian academic and politician. He was the ideologue of Telangana Movement. He has been fighting for a separate state since 1952. He often stated that unequal distribution of river water was the root cause of separate Telangana movement. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Kakatiya University and an activist in the Separate Telangana Movement

Early life

K. Jayashankar was born in Akkampet village, Atmakur mandal, Warangal in erstwhile Hyderabad state to Lakshmikantha Rao and Mahalakshmi of the Vishwakarma community. He did his schooling in Hanamkonda, Warangal and his M.A. in Economics at Banaras Hindu University, M.A. in Economics at Aligarh University and Ph.D. in Economics at Osmania University, and B.Ed. at Osmania University.

Life

During the Nizam rule in Hyderabad state, it was mandatory for all schools to sing a song praising the Nizam, when the headmaster of the Markaji High School in Hanamkonda asked his students to sing the song, K. Jayashankar, then a Class VI student, defied the rule and sang Vandemataram. His biography “Voduvani Muchchata” written by Kompelli Venkat Goud was released by KCR and other prominent personalities.
Telangana movement

As a young student of intermediate, he walked out of his class in protest against state reorganization in 1952. He also started in a bus to participate in 1952 Mulkhi Agitation. Then, in 1962, he was part of a campaign which rocked the region. He joined the movement for a separate Telangana state in 1952, when he was a student leader.

As a lecturer, in 1968, he participated in the revived the agitation. He carried out his struggle for Telangana through research and academic studies, and by educating people on the cause. He is known as the original Telangana ideologue. He led several agitations since 1962, transforming into a mass movement after 1969 agitation.

He was associated with the Telangana movement efforts to obtain statehood for Telangana since 1952, stating with Non-Mulki go back and Idli Sambar go back movement. He wanted the “Puri Mutton” to populate the lands of Telangana. In 1969 Jayashankar formed a team with ten members to fight for Telangana. He was the only survivor while the others were killed in police firing. He then started Telangana Janasabha. It was banned by the Indian government. He authored a large number of articles and research papers, in English and Telugu, on various aspects of the Telangana Problem.

He was instrumental in forming the Telangana Development Forum (TDF, U.S.A.) in 1999. He was invited by the American Telugu Association (ATA) U.S.A., to speak about the Problems of regional disparities in Andhra Pradesh in July 2000 and July 2002. He was invited by the Telangana Development Forum (TDF) U.S.A. to give a series of lectures on various facets of the Telangana Movement in ten major cities of the United States during July/August 2000.

At the time of his death, he was the Chairman of Centre for Telangana Studies which is engaged in research and publication relating to problems of Telangana. He is the founder member of Telangana Aikya Vedika and was on its Executive Committee.

Prof. Jayashanakar always believes that Telangana can only be achieved through political process, at the same time, we always supported agitations run by all non-political organizations. He spent whole of his life for the cause of Telangana.

It was Jayashankar who offered lime juice to the TRS president when the latter broke his famous fast for Telangana in December, 2009.

Teaching career

Professor Jayashankar was Registrar of the then Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages (CIEFL) before being appointed Vice-chancellor of Kakatiya University in 1991.

(i) Taught Economics and supervised research at Doctoral Level.
(ii) Made in-depth studies on the problems emanating from regional disparities in the levels of development with special reference to A.P.
(iii) Has to his credit a large number of papers published in the areas of Economic Development and Educational Economics.

Death

He died on 21 June 2011 11.15 AM after battling stomach cancer. He did not marry and remained a bachelor all his life. He sacrificed his life in pursuit of a separate Telangana State.

Source from: wikipedia

Filed Under: Telangana Legends

Konda Laxman Bapuji Profile, Wiki

09/13/2020 By admin

Konda Laxman Bapuji Profile: Konda Laxman Bapuji (27 September 1915 – 21 September 2012) was an Indian freedom fighter who participated in the Telangana Rebellion. He died on 21 September 2012 at his residence in Hyderabad

Konda Laxman Bapuji Profile

Early life

Bapuji was born in Wankidi village, Adilabad district, Hyderabad State in Padmashali community.

Career

He participated in the Quit India movement in 1942, in the 1952 Non mulki agitation and 1969 Telangana Agitation. He was the first minister to resign from his post for Telangana cause in 1969.

He was a member of Telangana Sadhana Samithi. He announced, “We solemnly declare statehood for Telangana on November 2, 2008.”

He was instrumental in forming Akhila Bharat padmashali sangam at Hyderabad.

Mr. Bapuji met Mahatma Gandhi in 1931 and inspired by him, he participated in quit India movement and also waged battle against the Nizam and the Razaakars during the Telangana armed struggle in 1947-48.

He was first elected as MLA from Asifabad constituency in Adilabad district in 1952. In 1957, Asifabad became a reserved constituency so he shifted to Nalgonda district which had large number of padmashali population. He won from Chinna Kodur (later renamed as Bhongir) constituency in 1957 and served as deputy speaker from 1957 to 1960 and as minister from 1960 to 1962.

He unsuccessfully contested as MLA from Munugodu constituency in 1962 but later on served as MLA and minister (1967-69) for two terms from Bhongir assembly constituency (1967-72, 1972-78).

Because of his capabilities, straightforward nature and the clean image he was frontrunner for the CM post on two occasions. It was a well-known fact that due to caste equation and internal politics within the Congress he missed the bus. Unhappy with the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s opposition to the Mandal commission recommendations, he resigned from the primary membership of the Congress in 1987.

Unlike most leaders from Telangana region, Konda Laxman Bapuji had the courage to sacrifice and remained out of power for four decades to achieve Telangana statehood.

 

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Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

09/13/2020 By admin

Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (March 13, 1899 – September 15, 1967) was the first elected Chief Minister of the erstwhile Hyderabad State who led the struggle against the Nizam in the princely State

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Early life

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was born in a Telugu Brahmin family in Padakallu village, Kalwakurthy taluk, Mahbubnagar district. His surname was Pullamraju and after some time he was known by his village name Burgula. He was educated at the Dharmavanth and Excelsior High School, Hyderabad, he took his B.A. (Hons) degree from Fergusson College, Pune and law from Bombay University in 1913.

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao political Career

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao started his career as a lawyer in Hyderabad and made a great name at the bar as a legal luminary.

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao

As a freedom fighter later, joining the national movement, Dr. Rao led the historic struggle against the Nizam for the merger of Hyderabad State with the Indian Union along with Swami Ramananda Teertha and other leaders. He was one of the founder members of the Hyderabad State Congress. He presided over the third Andhra Mahasabha conference at Devarkonda in 1913 and was responsible for creating an awakening among the people of Telangana for their rights, and promoting the library movement in the State.

Due to his prominent role in the `Quit India Movement’ in 1942 and again for his participation in the freedom struggle in 1947, he was arrested by the Nizam’s police. K.M. Munshi, the then Agent of India in Hyderabad State, spoke of his great contribution to the timely `Police Action’ by India against the Nizam who ultimately surrendered to the Indian forces on September 17, 1948. After the merger of Hyderabad State with the Indian Union in 1948, he joined the Vellodi Cabinet as Revenue and Education Minister.

In the first general elections held in Hyderabad State in 1952, Dr. Rao was elected from Shadnagar constituency and later took over the reins of the State as the Chief Minister.

He was the first and the last elected Chief Minister of the former Hyderabad State and it is a historic fact that after two and a half centuries of Asaf Jahi rule of Hyderabad State, a Telugu man became the Chief Minister and ran a popular administration of the State for almost five years till the State was trifurcated and Telangana merged with Andhra to become Andhra Pradesh.

He took several significant steps for the welfare of the people, including the historic `land reforms’ in the State. The passage and implementation of the famous Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural Act of 1950, followed in 1954 by Hyderabad Tenancy and Agricultural lands (Amendment) Act, was an important signpost of land reforms in the country. Dr. Rao not only provided the conceptual framework for these Acts but also piloted their passage and vigorously pushed through their implementation, providing tenancy rights to those who had been cultivating lands for some time.

From November 1956 to July 1960, Dr. Ramakrishna Rao was the Governor of Kerala and subsequently Governor of Uttar Pradesh till April 1962. He was later elected to the Rajya Sabha, which he served from 1962 to 1966. He died on September 14, 1967.

Birth centenary celebrations

The birth centenary celebrations of Dr. Burgula Ramakrishna Rao were held under the auspices of the Government of A.P. from 13-3-99 to 13-3-2000. The AP Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, inaugurated the centenary celebrations and a commemoration stamp of this great leader was released by the Department of Posts, Government of India, on 13-3-2000. The Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, released the biography of this great leader on August 31, 1999, at the Raj Bhavan in Hyderabad.

Dr. Burgula’s versatility was truly amazing and he stood like a colossus among the leaders of those times and carved out a niche for himself as a multi-faceted personality.

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Personal life

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was married to Mrs Anantha lakshmi Devi and is survived by his son, Burgula Lakshmi Narayana Rao.

His eldest son late Shri Burgula Ranganatha Rao died in 2008 and Shri Lakshmi Narayana Rao is his only surviving child. He is also survived by his grandsons, Burgula LakshmiKanth, Burgula Sai Ramakrishna, and Burgula Pavan Kumar. Shri late Ranganatha Rao has four surviving daughters Mrs Jayadevi, Mrs Vasumathi, Mrs Radha anad Mrs Prabhavathi. Dr Illindala Prabhakara Rao, Padmaja Sharada are his grand children born to his eldest daughter late Mrs Syamala Devi. He is survived by Mrs Aruna daughter of the eldest daughter of Mrs Anantha Lakshmi Devi. His second daughter Krishna Kumari was wedded into the family of late Shri M. Narasinga Rao former minister (his eldest son Shri Narasimha Rao). He has three granddaughters Deepika, Jyothika and Purnima.

Burgula Ramakrishna Rao Commemorations

A gold medal was instituted for meritorious student in Humanities (Philosophy) at Shri Satya Sai Institute of Higher learning by Bhagawan Shri Shri Sathya Sai Baba varu Himself A gold medal for meritorious student in all disciplines of engineering at JNTU Hyderabad by his son Lakshmi N Rao and his sons Sai R Krishna, Pavan kumar.

A statue in his memory at GHMC was instituted by Shri N Chandrababu Naidu former C.M of A.P, and BRKR government offices building instituted by late Shri N.T.Rama Rao the then C.M of Andhra Pradesh.

The regime of late Shri T. Anjayya saw the etablishment of Dr. BRKR Govt. Ayurvedic College, Hyderabad S.R Nagar .It is the premier Institution in the State of Andhra Pradesh catering to the Education of Ayruveda.

Source from: wikipedia

Filed Under: Telangana Legends

Komaram Bheem

09/13/2020 By admin

Komaram Bheem (22–19 October 1940) was a tribal leader who fought against the Asaf Jahi Dynasty for the liberation of Hyderabad. Komaram Bheem openly fought against the ruling Nizam government in a guerrilla campaign.

He defied courts, laws, and any other form of Nizam authority, living off the sustenance of the forest. He took up arms against Nizam Nawab’s soldiers, and fought Babi Jhari until his last breath.

Komaram Bheem Early life

Bheem was born into a family of Gond Tribals in the forests of Adilabad in the region of Telangana within Andhra Pradesh. He was not exposed to the outside world and did not have any formal education.

Komaram Bheem Life

He has given slogan of Jal, Jungle, Jameen ( It means Water, Forest, Land). It means the people who live in forests should have the right on all the resources of the forest. Komaram bheem was born in family of Gonda Tribals in the forests of Adilabad. He was not exposed to the out side world and did not have any formal education. He was inspired by Alluri Sitaramaraju, and his heart was aflame when he heard the death of Bhagat Singh. Realising that the time was near to revolt against the Nizam Government’s wild official injustice, Komaram Bheem became a veritable deity, raging with the fire of revolt.

Talukdar Abdul Sattar failed to bring Bheem to kow-tow his line. Abdul Sattar, well equipped with ninety policemen armed with guns, attacked Bheem, who did not have any armour to protect himself. On that fateful full moon night, hundreds of followers of Bheem armed themselves with bows, arrows, swords and spears.

The fearless Gonds launched a frontal assault, from just a dozen feet away from the Nizam’s police force, braved their guns, only to be riddled with bullets. That night, the moon burnt like a flaming sun.

That night, the wild moonlight became a veritable stream of tears.That night, the martyr Komaram Bheem became deity and eternal hero to the Hindu community. Komaram Bheem is Trible leader who fought against the erstwhile Asaf Jahi Dynasty for the liberation of Hyderabad State at the Beginning of the 20th century. In Telugu, he is known as Komaram Puli.

Komaram Bheem Legacy

Komaram Bheem is a bright flame that lit the fire of liberation amongst the people. On December 17, 2009, it was announced that a statue of Bheem would be installed in Hyderabad.

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Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy Wiki

02/06/2015 By admin

Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy (August 1869 – 1953) was the first Hindu to be made kotwal of Hyderabad as in the late 19th and early 20th century, during the Islamic rule of the Nizams, the powerful position of kotwal of Hyderabad was held only by Muslims.

Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy Wiki

His tenure lasted almost 14 years and commanded a great respect among the public for his outstanding police administration.

“He had been an observer of the Telangana armed struggle, and was pained by the split between nationalist and left forces. He laid the foundation for the Telangana cultural and social movements, and developed the modern middle class in this region, all the while serving a government which was considered largely alien,”

He remains a model for the leaders carrying people’s mandate, and what the region requires now is a personality like him, he asserted.

Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy was the Kotwal (police commissioner) of Hyderabad city between 1920 and 1934, and widely popular among people for his progressive and educational initiatives.

He was the force behind many educational institutions not only in the city, but outside too.

He established hostels for men and women, and strove for girls’ education by starting the Reddy Women’s School which later graduated to the well-known Reddy Women’s College in Narayanguda.

Early life

RBVR Telangana State Police AcademyVenkatram Reddy was born in August 1869 in Rayanipet village of Wanaparthy Samsthan in Hyderabad State (now Mahbubnagar district). His father was a Patel of some eight villages and was well off. He was a grand nephew of the then Raja of Wanaparthy. His mother died three days after his birth, and the father, when he was about five.

Caretaker of Wanaparthy Samsthan, William Wahab, then took care of him. (The name might suggest that he was Christian. That was not so. The Raja of Wanaparthy had employed a Catholic teacher to educate some of his boys.

So the boys were given Christian names, and in deference to the Muslim ruler, Muslim surnames). He was educated in his village and then at Wanaparthy where he became a classmate of Raja Rameshwar Rao II.

The Commissioner of Police of the City of Hyderabad used to be called the ‘Kotwal’. It is one of the oldest establishment and used to be the most powerful job in the H.E.Nizam’s Government. A number of foreign travelers to the city have made references about this office in their writings.

As a city police commissioner he also headed the Baldia in Ex-Officio cadre. He is responsible for peaceful and neatness in the city. He has introduced street lighting as a security measure ( Those days it was called as Kandil). He appointed dedicated staff for the purpose. He introduced weekly special sanitation programme in all streets, through which it was possible to see the clean city every Friday morning.

As Hyderabad Kotwal

Suddenly, Venkatram was asked to see the Nizam. Although, he had worked in the Nizam’s Private Estate, he had never met the ruler before. He was therefore naturally very jittery. It was a Friday and when the Assistant Kotwal presented himself at the King Kothi. After his prayers, the Nizam looked up the nervous officer four or five times and then said, ‘Well, you can go’. The next day he was appointed the Kotwal. From then on he would see the Nizam not every day, but sometimes several times a day.

Venkatram Reddy handled his delicate job adroitly. Not only the Nizam, but also members of both the leading communities were very happy with them. That was a time when the Freedom Struggle was gaining strength. Hyderabad was engulfed by the Khalifat Movement. A group of agitators came from Ahmedabad and joined the local leaders in demonstration. The demonstration became violent and the doors and windows of the Residency court were smashed. Venkatram Reddy himself went to the site and persuaded the leaders to adopt peaceful means.

He also ensured peace at the Ganesh procession by making four policemen the bearers of the palanquin carrying the idol.

Venkatram did not know English. When the Prince of Wales was to visit Hyderabad, he started learning English. He use to practice speaking words and sentences loudly in his room. His orderly, not knowing the meaning, feared that his master had probably become insane. He rushed to the Police station to inform the officer there.

On the second day of the Prince’s stay there was a banquet given by the Nizam. The Kotwal reached the palace ahead of the Prince, but was refused entry by the military, which was in charge of the security inside the palace. When the Prince arrived, there was no one who could guide his party to the right block. That caused acute embarrassment to the host and the guest. The Nizam then asked Venkatram to take total charge of the arrangements.

Title of Raj Bahadur

The Nizam gave him the title of Raj Bahadur on his birthday. A year later the British Government awarded him the Order of the British Empire.

After many extensions of service, he finally retired in 1934. In relaxation of rules for pension, instead of half his salary, he was given a pension of 1,000 rupees a month. Immediately thereafter, he was appointed Special Officer of the Nizam’s private estate. He was also made chairman of the Commission for Inquiry into the Indebtedness of the Sahibzadas.

Source: wikipedia

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G. Venkataswamy Profile

12/22/2014 By admin

G. Venkataswamy Profile formally known as KAKA,  he was born 5th October 1929 was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India.

He represented the MP 7 times from Peddapalli constituency of Telangana and is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.

He is popularly known as Kaka or Gudisela Venkataswamy.

Both his sons Gaddam Vinod, former MLA and Gaddam Vivekananda, is an MP from Peddapalli constituency. And Vivek owned V6 News Channel.

G. Venkataswamy Profile

G. Venkataswamy Profile Political Profile

  • 1957- 62 and 1978-84 Member, Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly (two terms)
  • 1967 Elected to 4th Lok Sabha
  • 1969 – 71 Member, Public Accounts Committee
  • 1971 Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
  • Feb. 1973 – Nov. 1973 Union Deputy Minister, Labour and Rehabilitation
  • Nov. 1973-March 1977 Union Deputy Minister, Supply and Rehabilitation
  • 1977 Re-elected to 6th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
  • 1978 – 1982 Cabinet Minister, Labour and Civil Supply, Andhra Pradesh
  • 1982 – 1984 President, P.C.C.(I.), Andhra Pradesh
  • 1989 Elected to 9th Lok Sabha (4th term)
  • 1990 – 1991 Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry
  • 1991 Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (5th term)
  • 21June1991-17Jan.1993 Union Minister of State, Rural Development
  • 18Jan.1993-10 Feb.1995 Union Minister of State, Textiles (Independent Charge)
  • 10 Feb.1995-15 Sep.1995 Union Cabinet Minister, Textiles
  • 15 Sep.1995-10 May1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour
  • 20 Feb. 1996-16 May1996 Union Cabinet Minister, Labour and Textiles
  • 1996 Re-elected to 11th Lok Sabha (6th term)
  • 2002-2004 President, A.I.C.C. (SC&ST)
  • 2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha (7th term)
  • 2009 No ticket to 15th lok Sabha
  • Deputy Leader Congress Parliamentary Party, Lok Sabha
  • Member, Committee on Energy
  • Member, Committee on Installation of Portraits/Statues of National Leaders, Parliamentarians in Parliament House Complex
  • Member, Committee on Ethics
  • Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Heavy Industries
  • 5 Aug. 2007 onwards Member, Standing Committee on Energy

Social And Cultural Activities

Founded, (i) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Post Graduate Centre, (ii) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Degree College, (iii) Law College, (iv) Junior College, (v) High School ; General Secretary, National Huts Union, Hyderabad; provided permanent accommodation for 75,000 hut dwellers; Founder President, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Education Society which was later converted into Public Education Trust and inaugurated by the then President of India Shri V.V. Giri in 1973; under this society 9 Colleges are running without taking donations.

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Ghanta Chakrapani Profile

12/20/2014 By admin

Ghanta Chakrapani Profile, Chakrapani born in 1965 is an Journalist and Political analyst in Telugu media from Telangana state. He is a professor at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad.

He is one of the founders of Peace Initiative Committee which negotiated with the government and Maoist Naxalites for peace-talks in 2004-05.

During the talks the Government of Andhra Pradesh (AP) appointed him as the convener for the Cease-fire Monitoring Committee.

Prof. Ghanta Chakrapani is the first chairman of TSPSC.

ghanta chakrapani profile

Ghanta Chakrapani Profile

Early life

Dr. Prof. Ghanta Chakrapani was born in Karimnagar District, Telangana state. He did his Masters in Sociology and Journalism and Mass Communications from Osmania University, Hyderabad and his Ph.D on Religion at Osmania University.

Career

Ghanta Chakrapani started his career as a journalist in 1985. He was a reporter/Sub-Editor in Udayam, Andhra Jyothi popular Telugu language newspapers published in Hyderabad. Later he was Public Relations Officer at Andhra Pradesh Open University for very brief period and panel news reader in All India Radio (AIR), Hyderabad. He is a left-wing intellectual, and a well-known media analyst, journalist and freelance writer

Academic

Dr. Chakrapani shifted to academics in early 1990s. He worked as a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Kakatiya University, Warangal. Later joined as assistant professor at Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Open University, Hyderabad. He is the department head of Sociology for over 20 years.

He also discharged his duties as the Registrar of the University and he is also Director, Centre for Social Empowerment at B.R. Ambedkar Open University. Prof. Chakrapani is the Director, Center for Staff Training and Development (CSTD).

He has published 13 books and hundreds of articles in Telugu and English. Now he is writing “Ghantapatham”, a weekly column in Namasthe Telangana. He is associated with several democratic movements and human rights organisations.

Chakrapani is a strong proponent of Telangana movement and has participated in major agitations. He hosts a television show, The Insider.

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KCR Deeksha November 29th 2009

11/29/2014 By admin

KCR Deeksha November 29th 2009 is very Important Day in Telangana History. This day given full strength to Telangana Movement.

The leader in a movement, of the second stage of Telangana movement KCR started on hunger strike on 29th Nov 2009 at Rangadhampally X Roads near Siddipet, demanding Separate Telangana state.

The moment KCR was arrested at Alaganur, the whole Telangana society erupted spontanously. Osmania University students revolted in anger. The inhuman lathicharge on Osmania University students at the behest of Seemandhra police officers infuriated Telangana people.

All villages, towns and cities in Telangana reverberated with Jai Telangana slogans. All sections of the society marched in solidarity to KCR.

The state government first kept KCR in Khammam sub-jail. As his health deteriorated, he was then shifted to NIMS in Hyderabad. After ten tensions filled days, the union government finally announced to the six long decades of struggle and announced the process of Telangana statehood.

This Strike can be written with golden letters in the history of Telangana. The UPA Government came down and declared Telangana state. accordingly the TRS Government is celebrating this day as Deeksha Diwas

KCR Deeksha Video Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEV331SVwk

KCR Deeksha Video Part 2

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Telangana Movement History 1969 to 2014 Details

11/08/2014 By admin

Telangana Movement History 1969 to 2014 Details: In December 1953, the States Reorganization Commission was appointed to prepare for the creation of states on linguistic lines. The commission, due to public demand, recommended disintegration of Hyderabad state and to merge Marathi speaking region with Bombay state and Kannada speaking region with Mysore state.

The States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) discussed the pros and cons of a merger between Telugu speaking Telangana region of Hyderabad state and Andhra state. Para 374 of the SRC report said “The creation of Vishalandhra is an ideal to which numerous individuals and public bodies, both in Andhra and Telangana, have been passionately attached over a long period of time, and unless there are strong reasons to the contrary, this sentiment is entitled to consideration”.

Telangana Movement History

Discussing the case of Telangana, para 378 of the SRC report said “One of the principal causes of opposition of Vishalandhra also seems to be the apprehension felt by the educationally backward people of Telangana that they may be swamped and exploited by the more advanced people of the coastal areas.” In its final analysis SRC recommended against the immediate merger.

In para 386 it said “After taking all these factors into consideration we have come to the conclusions that it will be in the interests of Andhra as well as Telangana, if for the present, the Telangana area is to constitute into a separate State, which may be known as the Hyderabad State with provision for its unification with Andhra after the general elections likely to be held in or about 1961 if by a two thirds majority the legislature of the residuary Hyderabad State expresses itself in favour of such unification.”

After going through the recommendations of the SRC, the then Central Government led by Jawaharlal Nehru decided to merge Andhra state and Telangana to form Andhra Pradesh state on 1 November 1956 after providing safeguards to Telangana in the form of Gentlemen’s agreement.

Telangana Movement History

Telangana Movement Brief History

Find here a Brief Telangana Movement History from 1969 to 2014 Details

  1. The region, now being called Telangana, was part of the erstwhile Hyderabad state which was merged into the Indian Union on 17 September, 1948.
  2. Central government appointed a civil servant, M K Vellodi, as the first Chief Minister of Hyderabad state on 26 January 1950. In 1952, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao was elected Chief Minister of Hyderabad state in the first democratic election.
  3. Andhra was the first state to be carved out (from erstwhile Madras state) on linguistic basis on 1 November, 1953. It had Kurnool town (in Rayalaseema region) as its capital after the death of Potti Sriramulu who sat on a 53-day fast-unto-death demanding the new state.
  4. The proposal for amalgamation of Hyderabad state with Andhra state came up in 1953 and the then Chief Minister of Hyderabad state, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao, supported the Congress central leadership’s decision in this regard though there was opposition in Telangana region.
  5. Accepting the merger proposal, Andhra assembly passed a resolution on November 25, 1955 promising to safeguard the interests of Telangana.
  6. An agreement was reached between Telangana leaders and Andhra leaders on February 20, 1956 to merge Telangana and Andhra with promises to safeguard Telangana’s interests. A “Gentlemen’s Agreement” was then signed by Bezawada Gopala Reddy and Burgula Ramakrishna Rao to the effect.
  7. Eventually, under the States Re-organisation Act, Telugu-speaking areas of Hyderabad state were merged with Andhra state, giving birth to the state of Andhra Pradesh on 1 November, 1956.
  8. The city of Hyderabad, the then capital of Hyderabad state, was made the capital of Andhra Pradesh state.
  9. In 1969, an agitation began in Telangana region as people protested the failure to implement the Gentlemen’s Agreement and other safeguards properly.
  10. Marri Channa Reddy launched the Telangana Praja Samiti espousing the cause of a separate state. The agitation intensified and turned violent with students in the forefront of the struggle and about 300 of them were killed in violence and police firing that ensued.
  11. Following several rounds of talks with leaders of the two regions, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi came up with an eight-point plan on April 12, 1969. Telangana leaders rejected the plan and protests continued under the aegis of Telangana Praja Samiti.
  12. In 1972, Jai Andhra movement started in Andhra-Rayalaseema regions as a counter to Telangana struggle.
  13. On September 21, 1973, a political settlement was reached with the Centre and a 6-point formula put in place to placate people of the two regions.
  14. In 1985, employees from Telangana region cried foul over appointments in government departments and complained about ‘injustice’ done to people of the region.
  15. The then Telugu Desam Party government, headed by N T Rama Rao, brought out a Government Order to safeguard the interests of Telangana people in government employment.
  16. Till 1999, there was no demand from any quarters for division of the state on regional lines.
  17. In 1999, Congress demanded creation of Telangana state. Congress was then smarting under crushing defeats in successive elections to the state Assembly and Parliament with the ruling Telugu Desam Party in an unassailable position.
  18. Yet another chapter opened in the struggle for Telangana when Kalvakuntla Chandrasekhar Rao, who was seething over denial of Cabinet berth in the Chandrababu Naidu government, walked out of TDP and launched Telangana Rashtra Samiti on 27 April, 2001.
  19. Following pressure applied by Telangana Congress leaders, the Central Working Committee of Congress in 2001 sent a resolution to the then NDA government seeking constitution of a second States Re-organisation Commission to look into Telangana state demand, which was rejected by the then Union Home Minister L K Advani saying smaller states were “neither viable nor conducive” to integrity of the country.
  20. TRS started gradually building the movement for a separate state.
  21. Congress forged an electoral alliance with TRS by promising to create Telangana state.
  22. Congress came to power in 2004, both in the state and at the Centre, and TRS became part of the coalition governments at both places.
  23. Protesting delay in carving out the separate state, TRS quit the coalition governments in the state and at the Centre in December 2006 and continued an independent fight.
  24. In October 2008, TDP changed its stance and declared support for bifurcation of the state.
  25. TRS launched an indefinite hunger-strike on 29 November, 2009 demanding creation of Telangana. The Centre budged and came out with an announcement on 9 December, 2009 that it was “initiating the process for formation of Telangana state”.
  26. But the Centre announced on 23 December, 2009 that it was putting Telangana issue on hold. This fanned protests across Telangana with some students ending their lives for a separate state.
  27. The Centre then constituted a five-member Committee on 3 February, 2010, headed by former judge Srikrishna, to look into statehood demand. The Committee submitted its report to the Centre on 30 December, 2010.
  28. Telagana region witnessed a series of agitations like the Million March, Chalo Assembly and Sakalajanula Samme (general strike) in 2011-12 while MLAs belonging to different parties quit from the House.
  29. With its MPs from Telangana upping the ante, Congress made Union Home Ministry to convene an all-party meeting on December 28, 2012 to find an “amicable solution” to the crisis.

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P V Narasimha Rao

06/25/2014 By admin

P V Narasimha Rao, in full Pamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao (born June 28, 1921, Karimnagar, Telangana, India.

died Dec. 23, 2004, New Delhi), leader of the Congress (I) Party and prime minister of India from 1991 to 1996.

P V Narasimha Rao profile

Early life

Rao had “humble social origins”. He was born on 28 June 1921 at Lakkampally village near Narsampet in Warangal District. At the age of 3 years he was adopted and brought up to Vangara village in the present-day Karimnagar district of Telangana, then part of Hyderabad State.His father P. Ranga Rao and mother Rukminiamma hailed from agrarian families.

Rao studied at Osmania University in Hyderabad and at Bombay and Nagpur universities, eventually receiving a law degree from the latter institution. He entered politics as a Congress Party activist working for independence from Britain. He served in the Andhra Pradesh legislative assembly from 1957 to 1977, supporting Indira Gandhi in her split from the Congress Party organization in 1969. He held various ministerial positions in the Andhra Pradesh government from 1962 to 1973, including that of chief minister, or governor, from 1971.

Political career

Narasimha Rao was an active freedom fighter during the Indian Independence movement and joined full-time politics after independence as a member of the Indian National Congress. Narasimha Rao served brief stints in the Andhra Pradesh cabinet (1962–1971) and as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (1971–1973). His tenure as Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh is well remembered even today for his land reforms and strict implementation of land ceiling acts in Telangana region. President’s rule had to be imposed to counter the Jai Andhra movement during his tenure.

He rose to national prominence in 1972 for handling several diverse portfolios, most significantly Home, Defence and Foreign Affairs, in the cabinets of both Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. In fact, it is speculated that he was in the running for the post of India’s President along with Zail Singh in 1982.

Rao very nearly retired from politics in 1991. It was the assassination of the Congress President Rajiv Gandhi that made him make a comeback. As the Congress had won the largest number of seats in the 1991 elections, he got the opportunity to head the minority government as Prime Minister. He was the first person outside the Nehru-Gandhi family to serve as Prime Minister for five continuous years, the first to hail from southern India and also the first from the state of Telangana.

Since Rao had not contested the general elections, he then participated in a by-election in Nandyal to join the parliament. Rao won from Nandyal with a victory margin of a record 5 lakh (500,000) votes and his win was recorded in the Guinness Book Of World Records. His cabinet included Sharad Pawar, himself a strong contender for the Prime Minister’s post, as Defence Minister. He also broke a convention by appointing a non-political economist and future prime minister, Manmohan Singh as his Finance Minister.

Elections fought

Narasimha Rao fought and won elections from different parts of India such as Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha.

# Position Took Office Left Office Institution
1 Member of Legislative Assembly 1957 1977 Manthani, Andhra Pradesh
2 Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 1977 1980 Hanamkonda, Telangana
3 Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 1980 1984 Hanamkonda, Telangana
4 Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 1984 1989 Ramtek, Maharashtra
5 Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 1989 1991 Ramtek, Maharashtra
6 Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 1991 1996 Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh
7 Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha 1996 1998 Berhampur, Odisha

Death

Rao suffered a heart attack on 9 December 2004, and was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences where he died 14 days later at the age of 83. In Delhi, his body was not allowed inside AICC building but was cremated with full state honours in Hyderabad after the then Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Y.S.Rajashekhar Reddy intervened. His body was kept in state at the Jubilee Hall in Hyderabad.

His funeral was attended by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the then Home Affairs Minister H. D. Deve Gowda, the then Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president L.K. Advani, the then De fence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, the then Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and many other dignitaries. Rao was a long-time widower and he was survived by his eight children.

The Government of Telangana declared birth anniversary celebrations of late P.V. Narasimha Rao, as State function in 2014.

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