10 Interesting Facts About Telangana India’s Youngest State
Telangana, India’s 29th and the youngest state got separated from Andhra Pradesh in 2014. Telangana is one of the leading Indian states with growth in every sector from Agriculture to administration, Health to wealth, creating government jobs to IT jobs, and developing infrastructure to one of the largest economic contributors to the Indian Economy Telangana has come a long way. time after separation in 2014.
And here are some amazing facts about India’s Youngest State Telangana have a look….
1. Telangana region name is derived from Trilanga Desam which means the Land Of Three. Trilinga Desam geographically refers to the presence of three ancient Shiva Temples at Kaleshwaram, Srisailam, and Draksharamam.
Also according to some historians the name Telangana derived from Telugu & Anagana languages with Telugu and Marathi people during Nizam’s rule.
2. Telangana region has a long history as it was ruled by Mauryans, Satavahanas, Vishnukundinas, Chalukyas, Cholas, Rashtrakutas, and Kakatiyas to Golconda Sultanate. During the British period from the 18th to 19th century Telangana is under the rule of Nizams who ruled the most before Independence.
3. Before 1948, Telangana was part of Hyderabad Princely State under Nizams. But Nizams handed it over to the Indian Government after Post Independence. The Hyderabad state has a Separate Army of Nizam Kings, and different currencies, taxes, and rules compared to the rest of India.
4. Operation Polo is commissioned under Sardar Vallabhai Patel in 1948 to invade and hand over the Hyderabad Princely State from Nizams. The Indian Army marched over to Hyderabad in large troops and Last Nizam Mir Osman Ali Khan agreed to Hyderabad Annexation.
5. Telangana is known for its authentic food blend of both Telangana and Mughal dishes. Coming to Language Telangana’s Telugu slang is quite different and has more quirky in the way Telanganaite speak here.
6. Coming to festivals, traditions, and culture, Telangana’s iconic festivals like Bathukamma and Bonalu is their state festival. Dasara is a major festival for Telangana people along with the Ramzan festival and the way celebrate all festivals is a true example of Unity in Diversity and diversity in Unity.
7. In recent days Telangana has set the best example of World class infrastructure, and easy access for IT startups, MNCs to the largest tech giants, and industrial companies in the state with first-of-its-kind initiatives like T-pass and T-Hub incubators.
8. Telangana Area measures about 1.14 Lakh Sq. Kms, with 33 districts, 129 municipalities, 12,769 Gram Panchayats, and a population of 3.8 Crore. Telangana has 17 Lok Sabha and 119 Assembly seats.
9. With ₹14 lakh crore GDP Gross Domestic Product Telangana Contrbution towards Indian GDP is the 9th largest state in between 2022-2023.
10. The 2nd Largest IT Imports in India is from Hyderabad city of Telangana. TS state generated 1.83 Lakh crores worth of IT exports in between 2022-23. Hyderabad is the fastest-growing IT Hub in India competing with Banglore in the first place.
