Telangana-Andhra: Castes, Regions and Politics in Andhra Pradesh

This book is an attempt to present the inside story of the Telangana movement that developed due to historical reasons. The movement, in this work, has brought forward the Telangana lower class’s response to the established cultural hegemony of the Andhra linguistic elite and affluent agrarian communities who, in their perception, monopolized the political power and economic resources.

The movement voices the democratic yearnings of service castes, artisans, Dalits and nomads who through th...