Telugu States' News and Discussion

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 20 Jun 2014 21:55

Zimble pooch biraders...

why is j-gun not in jail yet? onlee.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 20 Jun 2014 21:57

I think all of this will be packaged as part of clearing cases against politicians within 1yrs project.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 21 Jun 2014 17:33

‘Telugu culture flourishing in Andamans’

ShyamSP · Post by **ShyamSP** » 21 Jun 2014 20:29

Double speak of Governor Naramsimhan -
Center did good job
Center screwed it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VE_WlYtfzI

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 21 Jun 2014 22:40

I think ESLN should be dismissed for sharing 2014 elections poll data with Sonia Gandhi who has no formal role in Govt. Its a violation of secrecy in principle if not in practice.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 22 Jun 2014 01:50

should not telangana pay naidu too for losing h-bad?

vivek.rao · Post by **vivek.rao** » 22 Jun 2014 06:40

ramana wrote:I think ESLN should be dismissed for sharing 2014 elections poll data with Sonia Gandhi who has no formal role in Govt. Its a violation of secrecy in principle if not in practice.

?? Who shared data with SG? EC?

Which poll data?

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 22 Jun 2014 09:30

Naidu's demand for loss of Hyderabad: Rs 13.2 lakh crore

krishnan · Post by **krishnan** » 23 Jun 2014 15:14

http://andhrabuzz.com/kcr-inaugurates-d ... rts-plant/

KCR inaugurates Dornier airplane spare parts plant

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 23 Jun 2014 21:49

Sri Paripoornananda Swamy Saraswathi of Sreepeetham's interview with Telugu NRIs. He recently wrote a book on Modi using him as a example ("First time a Sanyasi is leading our country") and explaining the Hindu ideals. He is touring US on the invitation of Global Hindu Heritage Foundation. For non-Telugu folks, he is a prominent figure in bringing back misguided converted people back into Hinduism. He was arrested and kept in Jail for trying to enter Bhagyalakshmi temple during the Charminar-Bhagyalakshmi Temple controversy and one of the few Hindu gurus who does not shy away from intellectually battling Abrahamic religions. He makes a distinction between a religion, ism and Dharma and asks others to refer Hindu(ism) as Sanatana Dharma. He compares Islam/Christianity to bottled milk companies who are more interested in marketing and winning people as opposed to SD which he compares with Mother's milk which is only interested in well being of the Child. He says if people start seeing our country not as "India" but as "Bharatam", half of our problems will go off.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oHgZoveA7Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwDnymdvWVM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE2sR6W7Zg4

bhavani · Post by **bhavani** » 23 Jun 2014 23:51

Telangana has decided to celebrate the birthday of PVNR as a State Function. babu is also working on designing a monument for PVNR. It looks like Both the telugu states are completely out of the Congress control and are now turning back to Telugu Icons.

http://deccan-journal.com/content/pvnr- ... -telangana

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 24 Jun 2014 01:50

The Hindu reports:

Mandali Buddha Prasad elected Dy Speaker of AP unanimously

A few years ago there was world Kuchipudi sammelan in Cupertino, California. Sri M Buddha Prasad was also a guest. one of the busybodies introduced me to him. So he remarked that his father M Krishna Rao* used to stay with a late lawyer of same family name in Washington DC whenever he used to visit.
So I told him that lawyer was my elder brother!
he thanked our family for the hospitality shown to his late father.

* M Krishna Rao did yeoman service in the aftermath of the 1977 AP cyclone that devasted Andhra Coast. He quit his job as Minister and worked with the volunteers to do rescue work.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandali_Ve ... rishna_Rao

His services to the people and Divi area after the killer tidal wave struck and destroyed in 1977 November,needs to be written in letters of gold.It was his single-handed efforts which brought scores of Voluntary Organisations to the area to provide immediate relief for the first time the relief organisations undertook to rehabilitate the devastated area.

Good to see him in charge.

Muppalla · Post by **Muppalla** » 24 Jun 2014 04:03

Last time when I visited Mopidevi which is near the bridge that is referred in the above wiki article, everyone in those villages have great respect for father-son duo. If you remember, I was telling in the AP threads that some folks will just win in any party.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 24 Jun 2014 17:21

Govt involved in protecting our rich culture!
‘Nitya Annadanam’ in temples to begin!!
· 5,000 devotees in Annavaram, Srisailam and Vijayawada Kanaka Durga temples would be given free meals everyday
· Endowments Minister signs the file on his first day at office

gpati · Post by **gpati** » 25 Jun 2014 10:37

x-post

Andhra or East coast responded to radical Islam with Pasupata Shivaism in 13th and 14th centuries. Pasupata Shivasim is very violent and encouraged self-sacrifices as well as suicide attacks as an antidote for the fanatical nature of the enemies. It is so violent that after each battle, rice was cooked with ethe blood of the enemies and was given as an offering to the goddess of the war-battlefield.

Scanned pages from a Telugu book describing it.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 25 Jun 2014 19:43

Thanks for posting those pages gpati garu. I did know about those self sacrifices for pleasing Shiva when i visited SriSailam temple but the finite details given in that book are truly hair raising.

There are a lot of excellent Telugu historical fiction/non fiction available which sadly not many current generation reads. One can find a lot of details and information which you would not get in english books. There is a new book which came out recently - Andhranagari by Sai Papeneni. It is a historical novel about Amaravati and Satavahana history and i was told its worth reading.

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 25 Jun 2014 19:47

gpati wrote:x-post

Andhra or East coast responded to radical Islam with Pasupata Shivaism in 13th and 14th centuries. Pasupata Shivasim is very violent and encouraged self-sacrifices as well as suicide attacks as an antidote for the fanatical nature of the enemies. It is so violent that after each battle, rice was cooked with ethe blood of the enemies and was given as an offering to the goddess of the war-battlefield.

Great.. You should translate these excerpts in Deracination Thread.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 26 Jun 2014 07:23

Andhra Jyothi reporting that AP govt has given permission to the Center's decision to construct a Missile Testing facility at Nagaya Lanka in Krishna district. This would be the second missile testing facility in the country after Wheeler Island in Orissa.

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Investors make a beeline for A.P.

The number of investors keen on setting up units in Andhra Pradesh is going up by the day. “There has been a steady rise in the number of industrialists joining the bandwagon,” said J.A. Chowdary, chairman, Industrial Development Forum (IDF), a body of industrialists who have come together to mobilise investments in sectors like electronics, Information Technology, education, health care and infrastructure. Mr. Chowdary had recently stated that the State had been assured of investments to the tune of Rs. 5,600 crore over a period of three to four years.

“We want companies to expand their operations and create employment opportunities. We meet on the second Wednesday of every month in Hyderabad to mentor entrepreneurs. We want them to explore new opportunities and succeed in their ventures,” Mr. Chowdary said.

IDF has submitted a white paper on the proposed tax holidays. It is also preparing a white paper on labour reforms as it was done in States like Gujarat. “This is essential to create a conducive atmosphere for investments in the State,” he emphasised and added that IDF membership would soon touch 100.

On the hurdles that lie ahead for Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, he said financial engineering would be a major challenge. “He is starting with a huge deficit budget. With promises like waiver of loans to farmers, creating wealth would be an uphill task,” Mr. Chowdary said.

He added that IDF was engaged in enabling entrepreneurship in both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. “Creating resources and generating employment in both the States are equally important,” he reiterated.

“The business class has no political borders. Any place that makes business sense will attract investors. Software companies operate all over the world. Wherever there is greenfield of opportunities, business people will go there,” he said, maintaining that IDF is interested in the overall ecosystem of the two States.

Yagnasri · Post by **Yagnasri** » 26 Jun 2014 09:40

Budget of AP will make an interesting reading this year. One thing will be increasing the taxes. Imposing a 0.25 to 0.35% (even up to 1%) property tax except Agriland need to be considered. A decade or two back the property taxes used to be at that rate. Restoring the rates is not a serious problem. There is simply too much money going into real estate in AP and high property taxes will discourage this.

Business and Industrial people can look for cheap lands in rural areas rather that bang in the middle of towns.

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 28 Jun 2014 15:51

3 modern Telugu political icons

Tanguturi Prakasam,the chief minister of Madras Presidency

NTR and PVNR

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 28 Jun 2014 16:15

Good decision by TRS to honor PV

PV Narasimha Rao finds new recognition, in Telangana

PV Narasimha Rao is getting recognition at last, with Telangana deciding to honour the former Prime Minister posthumously.

The newly carved State has declared that his birthday, June 28, will be celebrated henceforth as a State event.On Saturday, all officials, including the Governor, will participate in the celebration of his birthday.

Following the formation of Telangana on June 2, the Telangana Rastra Samithi (TRS) Government has been looking for unique cultural symbols and identities for the State. First came a new logo. Then the plan to declare Bonalu as a State festival. Celebrating the birthday of PV, as he was popularly known, is a similar move.

Virtually disowned by the Congress high command and barely recognised by the Andhra Pradesh Congress under YS Rajasekhara Reddy, the former PM has been ‘resurrected’ by the TRS, which rode to power in the May 2014 Assembly elections.

PV was India’s first and only Telugu Prime Minister. Hailing from Vangara in Karimnagar district (now in Telangana), he is credited with ushering in economic reforms. Interestingly, PV was the first PM outside the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty to complete a full five-year term.

Of course, in addition to laying the foundation for economic reforms and pulling the country out of a fiscal crisis in the early 1990s, his rule was also replete with corruption charges and allegations of political manipulations to stay in power.

PV was also the first Chief Minister of united Andhra Pradesh (1971-72) hailing from the Telangana region after the violent Telangana movement of 1969-70.

In a paradox of sorts, non-Congress parties have been more forthcoming in acknowledging PV’s contributions.

His legacy was very recently invoked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP during the 2014 election campaign.

Generous gesture

Over two decades ago, TDP founder and former AP Chief Minister NT Rama Rao (NTR), in a rather generous gesture, decided not to field a candidate against PV in Nandyal of Kurnool district.

PV was seeking to enter the Lok Sabha, having emerged as the consensus candidate following the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. NTR called PV a Telugu bidda — a pride for the State and Telugus.

The manner in which the scholar, linguist, author and seasoned political leader was denied a space for cremation/memorial in Delhi and the way his last rites were handled in Hyderabad were used by the BJP to attack the Congress and its ‘design’ to ‘insult’ Telugu pride.

Seeing how rival parties are fully ‘utilising’ PV’s memory, maybe the Congress will now take some steps to bring back the legacy of one of its most important and prominent leaders.

Hari Seldon · Post by **Hari Seldon** » 28 Jun 2014 16:32

NM will be in AP tomorrow, apparently but no meeting planned between him and Naidu...

Prime Minister to witness launch of ISRO’s PSLV C-23 rocket tomorrow from SHAR

Rony · Post by **Rony** » 28 Jun 2014 20:53

Perfect example for killing the goose that lays the golden egg

Benz Circle beats Banjara Hills !

Vijaywada's loss is turning out to be Hyderabad's gain. At least that's what the trend, currently prevailing in the real estate markets of the two states, suggests. Given the abnormally high rates being quoted by land owners in the major cities of Andhra Pradesh — Vijayawada and Guntur — developers are now turning to their old haunt: Hyderabad. These locations in AP shot to prominence on the real estate map, subsequent to N Chandrababu Naidu's announcement about building the new capital somewhere in between the two cities.

According to market sources , owners in AP, hoping to cash in on the 'capital call' , have been quoting atypical rates ranging from anywhere between a whopping Rs 60,000 and Rs 1.5 lakh per square yard (sq yd), with most unwilling to negotiate on the price.

Interestingly, even the most expensive plots in the joint capital, are cheaper in comparison . While a sq yd of land in Benz Circle, in the heart of Vijayawada, is up for grabs at a staggering Rs 1.2 lakh, a similar land parcel in the plushest pockets of Banjara Hills/Jubilee Hills is roughly priced at Rs 80,000. Even in Hi-Tec City, the rates are currently hovering around Rs 60,000-80 ,000 per sq yd, on an average.

Predictably, Hyderabad based developers who made a beeline outside land owners' offices in these AP cities earlier this month, have all rushed back to town now and are believed to be aggressively scouting for land in and around the city, especially in the Kollur and Shankarapalli areas. Both are within 10-20 km radius of the hi-tech belt stretching across Gachibowli-Kondapur-Hi-Tec City.

"The rates being quoted (in Guntur, Vijayawada) are unrealistic and speculative. It is exactly the sentiment that prevailed in Hyderabad in 2007-08 . To make the end products feasible , these rates are bound to get corrected soon," said Sandip Patnaik, managing director of the real estate consultant fi rm Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) in Hyderabad. He also confi rmed to the massive hoarding of land in and around the city. Rough estimates suggest that over 600 acres of land in Hyderabad's outskirts have been picked up by major players in the industry , in the last few weeks alone.

But developers confirm that construction activity at most sites will go on to the floors only later. "We are looking at the Diwali-Dasara time to launch. But because the prices are fairly reasonable now, we are working towards creating a land bank, particularly around the Gachibowli area. And we are quite bullish about it," said Ashwin Rao of Manbhum Constructions .

Similarly, Aparna Constructions , which has already kickstarted some work, is set to launch residential projects worth an astounding Rs 2,500 crore in the next four months. "We have already inaugurated our Cyber Life venture in Kondakallu (14 kms from Gachibowli) earlier this month. There are a bunch of others coming up soon," said D S Prasad, director of the construction major.

STRANGE BUT TRUE

A square yard of land in Benz Circle, in the heart of Vijayawada, is up for sale for as much as Rs 1.2 lakh, while a similar land parcel in the plushest pockets of Banjara Hills/Jubilee Hills is roughly priced at Rs 80,000. Even in Hi-Tec City, the rates are currently hovering around Rs 60,000-80 ,000 per sq yd, on an average

chetak · Post by **chetak** » 28 Jun 2014 21:21

Hyderabad airport should be renamed after PVN immediately.

A Bharat Ratna wound be a strong kick in the termite family's teeth

KCR roots for Bharat Ratna for Narasimha Rao

Hyderabad, Jun 28, 2014,
Long ignored by the Congress leadership, late Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao has now found recognition with the ruling dispensation in the newly-created state of Telangana, a region from which he hailed. PTI photo
Long ignored by the Congress leadership, late Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao has now found recognition with the ruling dispensation in the newly-created state of Telangana, a region from which he hailed.

Rich tributes were paid to PV, as he was well known, on his 93rd birth anniversary today and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has taken the lead in honouring the memory of a leader, hailed as the architect of economic reforms launched in the nineties.

Besides Chandrasekhar Rao, Governor E S L Narasimhan, a host of Ministers, MPs, MLAs and leaders of various parties offered floral tributes to the "son of the soil" at PV Gnana Bhoomi at a "state function" organised for the first time.

The Chief Minister, who had his origins in the Congress during the days of late Indira Gandhi and had joined TDP later, said his Cabinet would soon pass a resolution requesting the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on the late politician, considered the architect of the wide-ranging economic reforms launched in 1991.

But having spearheaded the creation of Telangana state, KCR, as he is popularly known, is said to be looking for symbols for the new state and resurrecting the memory ofPV, the only Telugu prime minister of India, suits his plans.

After PV's term in office as Prime Minister, the Congress party came into the hands of Sonia Gandhi and since then PV was sidelined in its affairs. In his death, he was denied the honour of being cremated in Delhi nor is there any memorial for him in the capital.

Narasimha Rao was also incidentally the first Chief Minister of unified Andhra Pradesh in the early 70s from the Telangana region having hailed from Karimnagar in the region.

Chandrasekhar Rao, announced on the occasion that a memorial building, that would house the memorabilia of the late Prime Minister, would be constructed in Hyderabad.

"A new district that will be carved out soon will be named after P V Narasimha Rao. We will also name a university in Telangana after him," Chandrasekhar Rao said.

He requested the Centre to build a befitting memorial to the former Congress stalwart in New Delhi.

chandrasekhar.m · Post by **chandrasekhar.m** » 29 Jun 2014 04:50

Why are districts being named after political leaders? It ignores the history of the area.

Kakkaji · Post by **Kakkaji** » 29 Jun 2014 05:06

chandrasekhar.m wrote:Why are districts being named after political leaders? It ignores the history of the area.

I agree. The Hyderabad airport should be named after PVNR but not the district.

But then, who was karimnagar district named after?

chandrasekhar.m · Post by **chandrasekhar.m** » 29 Jun 2014 06:14

Kakkaji wrote:
chandrasekhar.m wrote:Why are districts being named after political leaders? It ignores the history of the area.
I agree. The Hyderabad airport should be named after PVNR but not the district.

But then, who was karimnagar district named after?

Warangal, Nalgonda, Medak and Khammam are historical names. The rest are named after then Muslim rulers/commanders. Except for Rangareddy named after a former Deputy Chief Minister and freedom fighter.

Quoting from http://karimnagar.nic.in/aboutknr.html,

The name Karimnagar is derived from Syed Karimuddin, a Quiladar.

Hardly anyone knows who that Syed Karimuddin was. Are they thinking of renaming Karimnagar after Narasimha Rao? If they are getting into renaming business, they should go full steam and reduce the number of 'Abads' in the state

They won't get this opportunity again.

SaiK · Post by **SaiK** » 29 Jun 2014 08:16

q: is Guntur part of rayalseema?

yvijay · Post by **yvijay** » 29 Jun 2014 08:19

I read that KCR is planning to divide the districts in Telangana and I think one of those new districts would be named after PVNR.

yvijay · Post by **yvijay** » 29 Jun 2014 08:22

And I fully agree with renaming all the 'Abads'. Elder people in these districts still remember the old names, before they were islamized.

member_28555 · Post by **member_28555** » 29 Jun 2014 09:24

SaiK wrote:q: is Guntur part of rayalseema?

its part of coastal AP.Coastal Andhra comprises circar districts:
Srikakulam
Vizianagaram
Visakapatnam
East Godavari
West Godavari
Krishna
Guntur
Prakasam
Nellore

rayalaseema:
Kadapa district
Kurnool district
Anantapur district
Chittor

edit:added Nellore

ramana · Post by **ramana** » 29 Jun 2014 09:36

The Nizam renamed Karimnagar, Adilabad, Osmanabad, Nizamabad.

Vayutuvan · Post by **Vayutuvan** » 29 Jun 2014 10:15

Ragha: Nelluru is a district, right?

member_28555 · Post by **member_28555** » 29 Jun 2014 10:42

matrimc wrote:Ragha: Nelluru is a district, right?

you are correct... i missed that one.

bhavani · Post by **bhavani** » 29 Jun 2014 20:56

As per latest news, it seems L&T has sent communication to Telangana government that they are withdrawing from the Metro rail project. TRS wanted the design to be changed completely and wanted to take 10 km of the project to do underground. It seems these changes involve destroying all ready laid pillars and drilling underground through the hard rock layer of Deccan plateau.

http://deccan-journal.com/content/lt-wi ... ro-project

The project is doomed if L&T withdraws at this late stage.

gpati · Post by **gpati** » 30 Jun 2014 01:55

Gurujan, What is the significance of Veyi Padagalu by Viswanatha Satyanarayana?

RamaY · Post by **RamaY** » 30 Jun 2014 02:51

gpati wrote:Gurujan, What is the significance of Veyi Padagalu by Viswanatha Satyanarayana?

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veyipadagalu

The initial chapter has the story of the Lead's parents and ancestors. This is in no way connected with real plot.
The story revolves around Subbannapeta village. How virtues, traditions and customs are deteriorated day by day are shown in the novel as the story unfolds.
Main roles are :
Girika or Devadasi
Dharma Rao
Ranga Rao
Ganachari

Didn't read it myself but remember someone talking about it in a speech.

At the end the wife & husband stands alone. And they walk together indicating if the family (Saha-dharma-charini) system survives the whole Bharat can be rebuilt again.

hanumadu · Post by **hanumadu** » 30 Jun 2014 04:07

Why does VN wear a lungi for formal occasion? Perhaps, because he is in TN? Look at NTR, PVN and Rosaiah. There all are wearing dhoti's properly. In AP, lungi is only worn inside the homes, never outside.

hanumadu · Post by **hanumadu** » 30 Jun 2014 05:06

pandyan wrote:lungi??? he is wearing a white colour cloth and it is called a dhoti/veshti in TN

That style of wearing is called lungi in AP. Look how Rosaiah, PVN and NTR are wearing. It is called dhoti in AP. It's the same white cloth but it is worn in a different way in AP.

vishnua · Post by **vishnua** » 30 Jun 2014 05:44

VN is from Chittor. So it could be TN influence. Nellore has lot of TN influence too. So no big deal.

looks like he is focusing on health. Must be diabetic or something.