Post Independence, the state of Andhra Pradesh was created by merging the Telangana region, a part of the princely state of Hyderabad, with the coastal region of Andhra and Rayalaseemaboth parts of the erstwhile Madras state. With Madras, the major source of income of the state, allocated to Tamil Nadu, it was necessary to include the revenue-surplus Telangana to create a financially viable entity.
However, there had always been doubts about the long-term feasibility of such an arrangement. Jawaharlal Nehru had even considered the provision of a divorce if the marriage between the three regions did not turn out to be mutually beneficial. Despite several agreements, laws and government orders safeguarding the interests of the people of Telangana, modern history records a sordid tale of exploitation, agitation, assurances and broken promises. The author shows how the Srikrishna Commission that was formed to look into the matter and impartially recommend a way forward subverted the process and came forward with a predetermined solution. Today, despite violent agitation, the surplus revenue of the region continues to be disproportionately diverted to Coastal Andhra, while land around Hyderabad is quite often illegally allocated to land sharks from other regions.
The author has painstakingly dissected the Telangana problem from its inception to where a separate state seems to be inevitable. He has identified the political reasons for the behaviour of the national leaders in making promises and later reneging on them and shows how this betrayal has affected the people of the region.
In the final chapter, the author proposes a model for the trifurcation of the state and how this can be made equitable and just.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. State on the Edge
Chapter 2. Telangana and the Republic
Chapter 3. Hyderabad: Then and Now
Chapter 4. The Linguistic States: Nehru and States’ Reorganisation
Chapter 5. The Electoral Situation in the Two States
Chapter 6. Caste Politics and the Merger
Chapter 7. The Telangana Tragedy
Chapter 8. Caste War, Naxalism and the Telangana Vote Bank
Chapter 9. The Ongoing Movement and the Promises Made
Chapter 10. The Rayalaseema Region
Chapter 11. Tribal Land Rights and Demand for a Separate State
Chapter 12. The One Man Girglani Commission
Chapter 13. Muslims and Telangana: A Roundabout Journey
Chapter 14. Irrigation in Telangana: The Rise and Fall of Tanks
Chapter 15. A Summary Submission to the Srikrishna Commission
Chapter 16. The Findings of the Srikrishna Commission
Chapter 17. The Srikrishna Commission: The Truth about Its Secret Chapter
Chapter 18. The Srikrishna Commision Report: The Judgment
Chapter 19. Polling the Impossible
Chapter 20. Telangana’s Cousins: In India and Abroad
Chapter 21. Trifurcation and a New Governance Model
Specifications of The Fall and Rise of Telangana 1st Edition (Paperback) by Gautam PingleChapter 1. State on the Edge
Chapter 2. Telangana and the Republic
Chapter 3. Hyderabad: Then and Now
Chapter 4. The Linguistic States: Nehru and States’ Reorganisation
Chapter 5. The Electoral Situation in the Two States
Chapter 6. Caste Politics and the Merger
Chapter 7. The Telangana Tragedy
Chapter 8. Caste War, Naxalism and the Telangana Vote Bank
Chapter 9. The Ongoing Movement and the Promises Made
Chapter 10. The Rayalaseema Region
Chapter 11. Tribal Land Rights and Demand for a Separate State
Chapter 12. The One Man Girglani Commission
Chapter 13. Muslims and Telangana: A Roundabout Journey
Chapter 14. Irrigation in Telangana: The Rise and Fall of Tanks
Chapter 15. A Summary Submission to the Srikrishna Commission
Chapter 16. The Findings of the Srikrishna Commission
Chapter 17. The Srikrishna Commission: The Truth about Its Secret Chapter
Chapter 18. The Srikrishna Commision Report: The Judgment
Chapter 19. Polling the Impossible
Chapter 20. Telangana’s Cousins: In India and Abroad
Chapter 21. Trifurcation and a New Governance Model
| Publisher | Orient Blackswan Private Limited |
| Publication Year | 2014 February |
| ISBN-13 | 9788125054740 |
| ISBN-10 | 812505474X |
| Language | English |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 344 Pages |
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