Dec 2, 2023, 02:53 PM IST
Sometime in 2013, a leading daily headlined the existence of Telangana after its division from Andhra Pradesh state as: 'At 66, Mother India Gets Ready For Her 29th Baby'. Mother India now has 28 states after Jammu and Kashmir's bifurcation in August 2019. But Telangana remains her 29th special. Here's why.
It's not just Cricket veteran Mohammed Azharuddin's unique walking style or Sania Mirza's Tennis stardom, or at present PV Sindhu's shuttler brilliance. The city of pearls is a city of champions, and unlike Delhi's flamboyance, it's quite humble about it. (No offence fellow Delhiites).
The serene Nagarajuna lake can turn the clock for you several centuries earlier into region's history. A trip for your soul, certainly.
As the country's newest state, Telangana is accorded the special status in India's constitution since it was carved out of another state, Andhra Pradesh, which hit the state's finances.
Telangana was merged with Andhra Pradesh on November 1, 1956. Many episodes of violence later for decades, the state came into being on its own in June 2014. According to CM K. Chandrashekar Rao, about 1500 people lost their lives during agitation for Telangana statehood.