1 History & Culture · 1.6.2 Visalandhra and the formation of Andhra Pradesh

1.6.2.2 Visalandhra movement and the Visalandhra Mahasabha 1949

Visalandhra ("greater Andhra") was the demand to unite all Telugu-speaking areas of Madras and Hyderabad in one state; it was championed by the Communists and by the Visalandhra Mahasabha founded at Vijayawada in 1949 under Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao, and was opposed by Telangana leaders who wanted a separate Telangana.

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Key terms

  • Visalandhra
  • united Telugu state
  • Visalandhra Mahasabha
  • Vijayawada
  • November 1949
  • Ayyadevara Kaleswara Rao
  • P. Sundarayya
  • Visalandhralo Prajarajyam
  • Communist Party
  • Visalandhra daily
  • People's Democratic Front
  • Swami Ramananda Tirtha
  • Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
  • K.V. Ranga Reddy
  • M. Chenna Reddy
  • separate Telangana
  • Hyderabad capital
  • Krishna-Godavari

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