Mains Paper I · 1 AP Social & Cultural History · APPSC Group 2
1.19 Andhra Mahasabha and Andhra State notes
6 notes, in reading order.
- 1.19.1Andhra Mahasabha 1913–1938: sessions and the Andhra Congress Committee
The Andhra Mahasabha, first held at Bapatla in 1913, turned the Telugu people's grievances in Madras Presidency into an organised demand for a separate Andhra province, and won an early victory when the Congress gave Andhra its own provincial committee.
Advanced · 8 min · Full course - 1.19.2Sri Bagh Pact 1937
The Sri Bagh Pact, signed at Madras on 16 November 1937, was an agreement between leaders of coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema that gave Rayalaseema safeguards in university centres, irrigation, legislative seats and the location of the capital or High Court, so that both regions could demand one Andhra province together.
Advanced · 6 min · Full course - 1.19.3Andhra demand 1938–1952: Dhar Commission, JVP Committee and Swami Sitaram
Between the Madras Assembly's 1938 resolution and the crisis of 1952, the Andhra demand was accepted in principle but delayed by Partition, two cautious committees (Dhar and JVP), the dispute over Madras city and quarrels over river projects.
Advanced · 8 min · Full course - 1.19.4Potti Sriramulu's fast and the formation of Andhra State 1953
Potti Sriramulu's fast unto death in Madras (October–December 1952) and the upheaval after his death forced the Centre to concede Andhra State, which was formed on 1 October 1953 as the first state created on a linguistic basis after independence.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.19.5Andhra State 1953–56: Kurnool capital, Guntur High Court and ministries
Andhra State (1 October 1953 – 31 October 1956) had its capital at Kurnool and its High Court at Guntur, was led first by T. Prakasam and then, after President's Rule and the 1955 election, by Bezawada Gopala Reddy, before it merged with Telangana to form Andhra Pradesh.
Advanced · 7 min · Full course - 1.19.6Telangana awakening under the Nizam: Andhra Mahasabha, armed struggle and Operation Polo
In the Nizam's Hyderabad State, a Telugu cultural revival (libraries, the Andhra Jana Sangham and the Andhra Mahasabha from 1930) grew into a political movement, then into the Communist-led armed struggle against landlords and the Razakars, and ended with the state's integration into India by Operation Polo in September 1948.
Advanced · 8 min · Full course
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