September 30th saw flagging of Telangana march near Necklace road in Hyderabad. For the un-initiated, Telangana is a part of Andhrapradesh and constitutes around 10 major districts. Telangana was a separate region and came under Hyderabad Province during erstwhile British Raj, and was merged with Andhra Pradesh after much agitation in 1956.
As a non- localite, i couldnt really understand why there is or there isnt a need for a separate state.
It made me read resources available on the internet on the history of the problem and appreciate if not fully, but to a great extent the intensity of the problem.
Telangana forms a part of the Deccan plateau, which comprises of few areas of Maharashtra and Karnataka as well.
Being a plateau, and primarily the heads of Krishna and Godavari rivers, the primary occupation of people here is agriculture. Although they are primarily dependent on rainfall for agriculture.
Also, since the region is well forms as a hub for for states surrounding it, industry and commerce is also practiced as a source of livelihood.
There a many many reasons why there is a need for a separate state, and there are equal number of reasons if not more for not having a separate state.
eg. separating Pakistan from India for a Muslim only country did not cause them or us less problems or solve their or ours existing problems.
and at the same time
having Kashmir as a part of India hasnt caused more or less problems for India.
Each state created or destroyed had their own victories and fallacies and perhaps in a democratic state like ours, democracy is abused by few autocrats for their own selfish gains. (this topic for some other day)
what gets buried deep is the voice of the common man, although he is the shield that the powerful bunch wield to protect their mole hill , and it is a commonalty to see the poor butchered.
long years ago, there was kingdom that wooed the mercenaries of east,
it wooed for all her riches, she stood resilient as she was plundered.
she provided in abundance to her kids, even as they fought
they used their hands to wield the sickle and destroy the lotus.
the sickle wielders claimed the land as theirs, tethered ones claimed said its theirs.
but no one is asking her, to whom does she belong?
As a non- localite, i couldnt really understand why there is or there isnt a need for a separate state.
It made me read resources available on the internet on the history of the problem and appreciate if not fully, but to a great extent the intensity of the problem.
Telangana forms a part of the Deccan plateau, which comprises of few areas of Maharashtra and Karnataka as well.
Being a plateau, and primarily the heads of Krishna and Godavari rivers, the primary occupation of people here is agriculture. Although they are primarily dependent on rainfall for agriculture.
Also, since the region is well forms as a hub for for states surrounding it, industry and commerce is also practiced as a source of livelihood.
There a many many reasons why there is a need for a separate state, and there are equal number of reasons if not more for not having a separate state.
eg. separating Pakistan from India for a Muslim only country did not cause them or us less problems or solve their or ours existing problems.
and at the same time
having Kashmir as a part of India hasnt caused more or less problems for India.
Each state created or destroyed had their own victories and fallacies and perhaps in a democratic state like ours, democracy is abused by few autocrats for their own selfish gains. (this topic for some other day)
what gets buried deep is the voice of the common man, although he is the shield that the powerful bunch wield to protect their mole hill , and it is a commonalty to see the poor butchered.
long years ago, there was kingdom that wooed the mercenaries of east,
it wooed for all her riches, she stood resilient as she was plundered.
she provided in abundance to her kids, even as they fought
they used their hands to wield the sickle and destroy the lotus.
the sickle wielders claimed the land as theirs, tethered ones claimed said its theirs.
but no one is asking her, to whom does she belong?
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