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Petty infighting by Telugus amongst themselves
by Guest Sun Oct 23, 2016 1:01 am
In Vijayawada, which is the de facto capital until Amaravati is ready, any talk of Telangana opens up old wounds. "It is almost like the Partition of India and Pakistan," says E. Siva Nagi Reddy, a Vijayawada-based Buddhist scholar and archaeologist....
Not surprisingly, some ancient and revered poets have fallen victim to the divide. Nannayya Bhattaraka, an 11th century poet and translator of Mahabharata into Telugu and a treatise writer on Telugu grammar, has for long been called the adikavi, the first poet. But not any longer in Telangana, which now lays claim to Pampa, the poet who lived near Vemulavada in Telangana in 10th century AD.
"Unlike Nannayya who merely translated, Pampa, who lived a century before him, also wrote several original works. He is the real adikavi," Satyanarayana stresses.
Andhra's freedom fighters have slowly been weeded out of Telangana textbooks. And Andhra in its revised history for the state's civil service aspirants is said to be dropping several historical events and figures belonging to Telangana.
Yet another bone of contention is food. In fact, food had emerged as a divisive factor way back in 1952, when Telangana's " Mulki (locals) Movement" threw up a slogan that said, non-mulkis go back, idli-sambar go back. "Coastal Andhra people were generally identified with idli-sambar before the Centre combined both the regions in 1956," says Prabhakar Reddy of the ruling Telangana Rashtriya Samiti.
The fight over food is fierce. While Telangana's millets such as ragi and jowar are considered healthier than the coastal staple of rice. Karimnagar Mutton, a peppery hot mutton dish, is taking on Andhra's Gongura Mutton in some newly opened Telangana cuisine restaurants in Hyderabad. "Telangana has more varieties of non-vegetarian food, because it was under the Nizam's rule for many years," says Mandaar Sukhtankar, executive chef at The Park, Hyderabad.
A stuffed chapati-like sweet, called pole bakshyalu in Telangana and bobbattlu or oligalu in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, is being pulled from both sides, too. "The preparation differs in each region, but the controversy is over where the dish originates from," Hyderabad's celebrity chef Sudhakar Rao says with a laugh.
What about Kuchipudi? The dance gets its name from a Krishna district village in Andhra, but Telangana holds that it was promoted widely by the 16th and 17th century Qutub Shahi dynasties of Golconda. Perhaps sensing trouble, Andhra chief minister Naidu recently decreed that all government-held functions must have a Kuchipudi dance recital.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161023/jsp/7days/story_115024.jsp
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Telugus will immediately point the finger of blame at Rahul and Sonia, and i accept Rahul and Sonia share the burden of responsibility for the mess. But, the fact is that every political party in AP from Congress to BJP to YSR Congress to TDP was ok with the partition of AP. Modi does not say the partition of AP was a mistake; he does say it was done in a very poor and inappropriate way. The fact is that the partition itself was a big mistake. Unless AP reunifies again, the mutual bitterness, distrust, and even hatred is bound to remain in Telangana and AP.
Not surprisingly, some ancient and revered poets have fallen victim to the divide. Nannayya Bhattaraka, an 11th century poet and translator of Mahabharata into Telugu and a treatise writer on Telugu grammar, has for long been called the adikavi, the first poet. But not any longer in Telangana, which now lays claim to Pampa, the poet who lived near Vemulavada in Telangana in 10th century AD.
"Unlike Nannayya who merely translated, Pampa, who lived a century before him, also wrote several original works. He is the real adikavi," Satyanarayana stresses.
Andhra's freedom fighters have slowly been weeded out of Telangana textbooks. And Andhra in its revised history for the state's civil service aspirants is said to be dropping several historical events and figures belonging to Telangana.
Yet another bone of contention is food. In fact, food had emerged as a divisive factor way back in 1952, when Telangana's " Mulki (locals) Movement" threw up a slogan that said, non-mulkis go back, idli-sambar go back. "Coastal Andhra people were generally identified with idli-sambar before the Centre combined both the regions in 1956," says Prabhakar Reddy of the ruling Telangana Rashtriya Samiti.
The fight over food is fierce. While Telangana's millets such as ragi and jowar are considered healthier than the coastal staple of rice. Karimnagar Mutton, a peppery hot mutton dish, is taking on Andhra's Gongura Mutton in some newly opened Telangana cuisine restaurants in Hyderabad. "Telangana has more varieties of non-vegetarian food, because it was under the Nizam's rule for many years," says Mandaar Sukhtankar, executive chef at The Park, Hyderabad.
A stuffed chapati-like sweet, called pole bakshyalu in Telangana and bobbattlu or oligalu in coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema, is being pulled from both sides, too. "The preparation differs in each region, but the controversy is over where the dish originates from," Hyderabad's celebrity chef Sudhakar Rao says with a laugh.
What about Kuchipudi? The dance gets its name from a Krishna district village in Andhra, but Telangana holds that it was promoted widely by the 16th and 17th century Qutub Shahi dynasties of Golconda. Perhaps sensing trouble, Andhra chief minister Naidu recently decreed that all government-held functions must have a Kuchipudi dance recital.
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1161023/jsp/7days/story_115024.jsp
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Telugus will immediately point the finger of blame at Rahul and Sonia, and i accept Rahul and Sonia share the burden of responsibility for the mess. But, the fact is that every political party in AP from Congress to BJP to YSR Congress to TDP was ok with the partition of AP. Modi does not say the partition of AP was a mistake; he does say it was done in a very poor and inappropriate way. The fact is that the partition itself was a big mistake. Unless AP reunifies again, the mutual bitterness, distrust, and even hatred is bound to remain in Telangana and AP.
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Re: Petty infighting by Telugus amongst themselves
by Propagandhi711 Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:07 am
only a dumb oopi would consider ppl asserting their heritage and challenging prevailing orthodoxy to be petty infighting.
I used to think the partition was bad, but now I think it's actually good for governance in long run not to mention putting an end to that festering uncertainty. now that ppl have no excuses for their backwardness, it seems to foster healthy competition between states. having visited both sides, all indications seem to be that ppl are adapting and moving forward.
I used to think the partition was bad, but now I think it's actually good for governance in long run not to mention putting an end to that festering uncertainty. now that ppl have no excuses for their backwardness, it seems to foster healthy competition between states. having visited both sides, all indications seem to be that ppl are adapting and moving forward.
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Re: Petty infighting by Telugus amongst themselves
by Guest Sun Oct 23, 2016 4:19 am
Propagandhi711 wrote:only a dumb oopi would consider ppl asserting their heritage and challenging prevailing orthodoxy to be petty infighting.
I used to think the partition was bad, but now I think it's actually good for governance in long run not to mention putting an end to that festering uncertainty. now that ppl have no excuses for their backwardness, it seems to foster healthy competition between states. having visited both sides, all indications seem to be that ppl are adapting and moving forward.
from the article at the link given in the OP:
People had gathered to welcome P.V. Sindhu in Vijayawada when she returned from Rio, but Murali Krishna was not among them. The restaurateur stayed home when the badminton Olympian was driven down from the airport in an open bus.
Krishna still can't come to terms with the fact that the silver medal winner had accepted a Rs 5-crore cheque from the chief minister of Telangana, K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR), on August 22. "He had called the people of Andhra Pradesh such names as kukkalu (dogs). He had said he would throw out settlers from Telangana. Sindhu is a settler as her parents are from Andhra. She shouldn't have accepted anything from the Telangana government," Krishna grumbles.
He wasn't there to cheer Sindhu at the Indira Gandhi Stadium either. Andhra Pradesh chief minister N. Chandrababu Naidu presented her with a cheque of Rs 3 crore, played a round of badminton with her and called her a Telugu bidda - Telugu child. But many, like Krishna, thought the Andhra CM should have upped the reward money to match the Telangana cheque.
The tug of war over Sindhu underlines the bitter battle that has been building up ever since Andhra Pradesh split into two states in 2014. It was thought that the feud over land and culture would stop once Andhra gave birth to Telangana. But there is no sign of a ceasefire.
The two sides are fighting over the division of assets; they are racing to re-write their histories, minting new heroes and dropping some; and they are staking claim to or abandoning literary figures. Even food is being cleaved.
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