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The then Prime Minister of India, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, on November 1,1956, inaugurating a new state -- Andhra Pradesh, appreciatively commented " The dreams of the people of Andhra Pradesh have come true and the cabinet of ministers is now engulfed with andhraism".
The political struggle for a seperate state, claiming lives, property, and peace, started in 1903 and ended on the 1st of October,1953. Statehood was achieved on November 1, 1956, and Andhra State was renamed as Andhra Pradesh. As the fifth largest state of India, Andhra Pradesh covers an area of 2,75,068 Sq.Kms. The capital is Hyderabad and Telugu is the official language. The state is situated in the South-East of the Indian subcontinent, surrounded by Madhya Pradesh and Orissa in the North, TamilNadu in the South, Maharastra in the NorthWest, Karnataka in the West and Bay of Bengal in the East.
There are 23 districts spread over the Coastal, Rayalaseema and Telangana regions. Of these, Anantapur is the largest district, occupying 19,130 Sq.Kms and Hyderabad is the smallest one, with an area of 217 Sq.Kms.
Two kinds of climatic conditions prevail -- all of Telengana and Coastal regions and Chittoor district except Nellore, Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda and Guntur(west) districts receive heavy rainfall. In other areas and the excepted districts, hot steppe type prevails.
AP has an abundance of natural resources, such as -- minerals, forests, rivers and the sea.
Agriculture and industries -- the two wheels of the chariot, play a major role in the economy of the state.
Agriculture is a gamble with the monsoons and the answer lies in irrigation projects as water constitutes the life-line of agriculture.
Communications and science and technology symbolize the advancement of mankind and AP is proudly walking into this future.
If one were to thumb through pages of history, the march of civilization
is marked by development and utilization of
education.
Discover the unspoilt and undiscovered making us feel proud of our heritage, age old culture, unity in diversity and more importantly our tradition.
Speaking of
culture and
music,
here's a tiny sample including modern day
and
songs
and
lyrics
that are so much a part of the entertainment in Andhra Pradesh today.
AP is also the home of wild life and bird sanctuaries.
The annals of AP history are studded with mighty kings, powerful politicians, eminent scholars, versatile poets, playwrights, artists, great philosphers, and others.
Hope you have enjoyed your short visit to AP. We will be honoured if you join us in paying tributes to this great motherland of ours.
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Maa telugu talliki mallepoodanda maa kanna talliki mangalarathulu Here is the same song in Telugu script. |
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