Meet The 'Icons Of Telangana' On Anniversary Celebrations

Every region has contemporary heroes who define its culture. Here is a look at some from India's newest state Telangana which celebrating its formation day week (June 2 - 7 June 2015).

Telangana, India's newest state, celebrates its first anniversary. Though both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh share the Telugu language, their trajectories, particularly in the 20th century, have been quite different, leading to very different socio-economic conditions in the two regions, said Gautam Pingle, a Hyderabad-based pro-Telangana political economist. While Telangana belonged to the princely state of Hyderabad, ruled by the Nizams, the rest of Andhra belonged to Madras Presidency, governed by the British.