History of Andhra Pradesh
Formation of Andhra Pradesh-1947 to 1956:
Hyderabad state in Indian Union
Hyderabad state(Outlined in red color) Superimposed on today's India map
There are lots of myths & huge ignorance surrounding the formation of Andhra Pradesh.
People generally assume that it was historically one through time.
However, Andhra Pradesh witnessed many changes before it merged as the first linguistic state on November 1st 1956.
The years 1947 to 1956 were very crucial in the history of Andhra Pradesh.
When India got independence on Aug 15, 1947, the 3 main regions of Andhra Pradesh Costal Andhra, Rayalseema & Telangana were no part of Andhra Pradesh state.
Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema belonged to Madras Presidency as a province of British India.
Telangana was part of Hyderabad state, which was an independent native Indian state.
Though, there were 568 native Indian states, Hyderabad State was the most important native state and was administered directly by the Governor General of India.
The ruler of Hyderabad State was considered the most senior or superior native Indian ruler.
Hyderabad state included Telangana, 4 Kannada districts in Gulberga division & 4 Marathi districts in Aurangabad division.
Madras Presidency (in green color) - 1909. The area in darker shade of green represents coastal Andhra & Rayalseema.
There was a big difference between these two regions. Unlike Madras Presidency, Hyderabad state was not under direct British rule.
The law of Madras Presidency rested upon the laws passed by the British Parliament.
In contrast, Hyderabad state had its own law. English was the official language of Madras Presidency, where as it was Urdu for Hyderabad state.
Which means all records were kept only in Urdu (for this reason the old land records are in Urdu).
The maintenance of all records in Urdu is symbolic of the differences between the two vastly different administrative systems.
Urdu was a compulsory subject in Hyderabad state and almost all educated people knew Urdu like people know English today.
Hyderabad state had its own financial, military, judicial, police, general, public works and revenue departments.
The administration of Rayalseema and Coastal Andhra mostly followed the current system in India that was derived from British administration systems.
Whereas Hyderabad State followed the Moghul administration systems (with changes made over time).
How did Andhra Pradesh formed in 1956?
On the basis of the gentlemen's agreement of 1 November 1956, the States Reorganisation Act formed combined Andhra Pradesh by merging Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking areas of the already existing Hyderabad State. Hyderabad was made the capital of the new state.
1 November 1956
Andhra Pradesh/Founded
Hyderabad remained a separate state till it was split in 1956 for the purpose of forming a large Andhra Pradesh state on November 1, 1956. At this time, the nine Telugu speaking districts were merged with 11 districts of Andhra state which was created on October 1, 1953 to form a bigger state of Andhra Pradesh.
Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema form Andhra State
As a result of Potti Sri Ramulu's sacrifice, the Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the Andhra state consisting eleven districts of Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema on October 1, 1953 with Kurnool as its capital city.
Which is the oldest land mass in Andhra Pradesh?
Deccan Plateau
Deccan Plateau is the oldest landmass in Andhra Pradesh. It rises to 100 meters in the North and 1,000 meters in the South. It assumed the shape of a triangle which points at the south. The plateau covers eight Indian states thereby encompassing a wide range of habitats that cover most of central 9and southern India.
Potti Sreeramulu
16 March 1901 – 19 December 1952), was an Indian revolutionary.
Sreeramulu is revered as Amarajeevi ("Immortal Being") in the Andhra region for his self-sacrifice for the Andhra cause. He became famous for undertaking a hunger strike in support of the formation of an Indian state for the Telugu-speaking population of Madras Presidency; he lost his life in the process. His death sparked public rioting and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru declared the intent by the newly liberated nation to form Andhra State three days following the death of Sreeramulu.
What is famous in Andhra Pradesh?
Andhra Pradesh, India
This state is widely advertised as the Kohinoor of India by the tourism department. The state is most visited for its world famous Tirupati temple. Srisailam Mallikarjuneswar temple is another famous Shiva shrine and is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga temples in India.
Pulihora, or tamarind rice along with green chilies is the most popular food in Andhra Pradesh. The vegetarian dishes consist of koora, which include cooking different vegetables in a variety of styles - with gravy, frying, with lentils, etc.
Automobiles and Auto components Industry, spices, mines and minerals, Textiles and apparels, IT industry, Bulk drugs and pharmaceuticals, horticulture, poultry farming are the main industries in Andhra Pradesh
Small & Medium Scale units in AP:
The State has strong manufacturing sectors like Cement, Paper, Food Processing and Aquaculture, Steel, Fertilizers, Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Textiles, Automobile and Ship Building. The new sectors emerging include electronic hardware, and aerospace.
Kuchipudi is the best-known classical dance form of Andhra Pradesh. The various dance forms that existed through the state's history are Chenchu Bhagotam, Kuchipudi, Bhamakalapam, Burrakatha, Veeranatyam, Butta bommalu, Dappu, Tappeta Gullu, Dhimsa, and Kolattam.
According to census of India 2011,there were 23 districts before bifurcation They are Rangareddy East Godavari Guntur Krishna Visakhapatnam Chittoor Anantapur Kurnool Mahbubnagar Hyderabad West Godavari Karimnagar Warangal Nalgonda Prakasam Medak Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore YSR kadapa Khammam Adilabad Srikakulam Nizamabad Vizianagaram
After bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh
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