My native state of
Andhra Pradesh, in the southern portion of India, was established, with a
capital city - Hyderabad, in the same year I was born. The state is 102 days
younger than me, so to say! :-)
Though blessed with a
mix of cultural variety, forests, flora and fauna, and many heritage interests
for tourists, the state of Andhra Pradesh remained to be enigmatic to many.
For long, till late N.
T. Rama Rao established his rule with 'Self Respect' in the state, all
Andhraites were referred to as Madrasis in the northern portion of India which
was blissfully unaware or did not bother to know or identify the South Indians
otherwise.
Andhra Pradesh is one of
the larger states of the country, comprising of 23 districts with a long and
enviable sea coast, off Bay of Bengal, on the East also called the Coromandel
coast. The state is the formation of three broad regions of "Kosta
Andhra" (Coastal Andhra) with 9 districts, the "Rayala Seema"
(Area of Rayala - ruled by the most respected Sri Krishna Deva Raya of the
Vijayanagara empire) with 4 districts and the 'Telangana' (Place of evidence of
Telugu - to say in free translation) with 10 districts.
The Telangana portion of
Andhra Pradesh bordering the southern part of the Dandakaranya Forests, forms
mostly of the Deccan Plateau which was under the rule of Nizam before being
'annexed' into India after the independence of the country. Ever since this
portion was made part of Andhra Pradesh, there has been frequent bickering on
its annexure. During the mid '70s there were agitations for a separate
'Telangana' as well as a separate 'Andhra' under the banners 'Jai Andhra' and
'Jai Telangana' which became quite violent and somehow quelled with a firm
hand.
Every time this problem
kept raising its head, the decision for separating the state was postponed, nay
procrastinated. Now, the demand for a separate 'Telangana' has come to a head
and it appears that the powers be felt the time as ripe (for whom really, is
very evident - to the ruling party at the centre) for another partition.
And the Andhra side is
now protesting as, much investment by all people in the state has been done in
Hyderabad, the capital city which is now in the eye of the storm of the
separation as Hyderabad is in the Telangana region.
Every day there are
endless protests - some in serious and some in novel and hilarious
forms - demanding for a 'United Districts of Andhra Pradesh' or 'Unified Andhra'
('Samaikyandhra' in Telugu, the language of the state).
Meantime, the
Rayalaseema part is agitating with a motive of either a United Andhra Pradesh
or if partition is inevitable, Rayalaseema also should be partitioned off as a
separate state.
The governments both at
the Centre and at the State are in a predicament that arose due to this long
procrastination.
But my predicament is
due to my own procrastination.
Though Andhra Pradesh is
my native state, ever since I was a toddler, I have domiciled in the
neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, with occasional visits to Andhra Pradesh
during vacations to visit friends and relatives over there.
As I wished to learn
more deeply about my native state, I had spent the best part of my age,
energies and time and most part of my earnings on re-discovering Andhra
Pradesh, especially the lesser known places. I, probably, am one of the very
few who had single-handedly collected such a wealth of content supported by
photographs shot by me (on film and by prints), books and other related
paraphernalia.
Interested in making
this knowledge available to others through a web-portal I had registered a
website (have been paying the annual domain retaining fee too) and wished to
launch the same on my 50th birthday - almost 8 years ago.
As I had spent all my
earnings and savings on these exciting visits and photography, I could not do
it immediately as I needed seed money. later I needed to continue working to
have money. So the real predicament was when I had some money I did not have time
and today when I am jobless and have time, I have no money.
Thus the effect of
procrastination of my not launching the website in time, is looming large on my
head. If I now launch the website it may be just a few months before I need to
re-design it if the state is partitioned. If I procrastinate and wait for some
more time till a decision on the state/s is taken, I may again not have so much
time.
So what should be done?
:-)
Has it been good that I
waited all these years? Or is it time that I should pull my act together fast
and pronto?
You tell me!
Krutagjnatalu, Nanri, Dhanyavaadagalu, Nanni,
Dhanyavaad, Thanks, Dhonyabaad, Gracias, Grazie, Danke Schon, Obrigado,
Shukraan, Shukriya, Aw-koon, Kawp Jai Lhai Lhai.
Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy
My native state of
Andhra Pradesh, in the southern portion of India, was established, with a
capital city - Hyderabad, in the same year I was born. The state is 102 days
younger than me, so to say! :-)
Though blessed with a
mix of cultural variety, forests, flora and fauna, and many heritage interests
for tourists, the state of Andhra Pradesh remained to be enigmatic to many.
For long, till late N.
T. Rama Rao established his rule with 'Self Respect' in the state, all
Andhraites were referred to as Madrasis in the northern portion of India which
was blissfully unaware or did not bother to know or identify the South Indians
otherwise.
Andhra Pradesh is one of
the larger states of the country, comprising of 23 districts with a long and
enviable sea coast, off Bay of Bengal, on the East also called the Coromandel
coast. The state is the formation of three broad regions of "Kosta
Andhra" (Coastal Andhra) with 9 districts, the "Rayala Seema"
(Area of Rayala - ruled by the most respected Sri Krishna Deva Raya of the
Vijayanagara empire) with 4 districts and the 'Telangana' (Place of evidence of
Telugu - to say in free translation) with 10 districts.
The Telangana portion of
Andhra Pradesh bordering the southern part of the Dandakaranya Forests, forms
mostly of the Deccan Plateau which was under the rule of Nizam before being
'annexed' into India after the independence of the country. Ever since this
portion was made part of Andhra Pradesh, there has been frequent bickering on
its annexure. During the mid '70s there were agitations for a separate
'Telangana' as well as a separate 'Andhra' under the banners 'Jai Andhra' and
'Jai Telangana' which became quite violent and somehow quelled with a firm
hand.
Every time this problem
kept raising its head, the decision for separating the state was postponed, nay
procrastinated. Now, the demand for a separate 'Telangana' has come to a head
and it appears that the powers be felt the time as ripe (for whom really, is
very evident - to the ruling party at the centre) for another partition.
And the Andhra side is
now protesting as, much investment by all people in the state has been done in
Hyderabad, the capital city which is now in the eye of the storm of the
separation as Hyderabad is in the Telangana region.
Every day there are
endless protests - some in serious and some in novel and hilarious
forms - demanding for a 'United Districts of Andhra Pradesh' or 'Unified Andhra'
('Samaikyandhra' in Telugu, the language of the state).
Meantime, the
Rayalaseema part is agitating with a motive of either a United Andhra Pradesh
or if partition is inevitable, Rayalaseema also should be partitioned off as a
separate state.
The governments both at
the Centre and at the State are in a predicament that arose due to this long
procrastination.
But my predicament is
due to my own procrastination.
Though Andhra Pradesh is
my native state, ever since I was a toddler, I have domiciled in the
neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu, with occasional visits to Andhra Pradesh
during vacations to visit friends and relatives over there.
As I wished to learn
more deeply about my native state, I had spent the best part of my age,
energies and time and most part of my earnings on re-discovering Andhra
Pradesh, especially the lesser known places. I, probably, am one of the very
few who had single-handedly collected such a wealth of content supported by
photographs shot by me (on film and by prints), books and other related
paraphernalia.
Interested in making
this knowledge available to others through a web-portal I had registered a
website (have been paying the annual domain retaining fee too) and wished to
launch the same on my 50th birthday - almost 8 years ago.
As I had spent all my
earnings and savings on these exciting visits and photography, I could not do
it immediately as I needed seed money. later I needed to continue working to
have money. So the real predicament was when I had some money I did not have time
and today when I am jobless and have time, I have no money.
Thus the effect of
procrastination of my not launching the website in time, is looming large on my
head. If I now launch the website it may be just a few months before I need to
re-design it if the state is partitioned. If I procrastinate and wait for some
more time till a decision on the state/s is taken, I may again not have so much
time.
So what should be done?
:-)
Has it been good that I
waited all these years? Or is it time that I should pull my act together fast
and pronto?
You tell me!
Krutagjnatalu, Nanri, Dhanyavaadagalu, Nanni,
Dhanyavaad, Thanks, Dhonyabaad, Gracias, Grazie, Danke Schon, Obrigado,
Shukraan, Shukriya, Aw-koon, Kawp Jai Lhai Lhai.
Hemantha Kumar Pamarthy
Chennai, India
