were being faced by poor people all over the country, the people of Telangana felt that this was due to the pro-rich policies being followed by the government of the state to help the Andhra business people. The Telangana people hoped that a genuine democratic government will make policies that would be more in tune with their needs. They aspired for a government that would listen to their demands and consider their problems seriously.

Movements in 1990

As a result of economic liberalization policies, farmers, artisans and others faced severe problems while a large number cheap imported agricultural products. In Telangana, the depletion of ground water resources further intensified the crises as farmers had made huge investments in boring deeper wells.This led to a spate of farmer sucides in the region as mentioned above.In telangana,this also took the form of rapid sale of farmlands to outsiders.Simarly,artisans and traditional service providers found themselves without any jobs or capacity to find new employment.This was also the time when the government was

●Are the main festivals that are of contractors and private investors made celebrated in Telanagna? Prepare a huge profits. The farmers faced a steep hike month wise list? ● Make a list of films which represent in the prices of inputs like fertilizers, the people, language and culture of pesticides, power etc, and competition from Telangana accurately? ●During the last twenty years, Hyderabad has become a very large and resources further intensified the crises as prosperous city. Why were the people farmers had made huge investments in of Telangana not satisfied with it? boring deeper wells? ● The problems faced by farmers and farmer suicides in the region as mentioned artisans of Telangana were similar to above. In Telangana, this also took the form the problems faced by such people in of rapid sale of farmlands to outsiders. other states too. Do you think that Similarly, artisans and traditional service formation of a separate state is a providers found themselves without any jobs sufficient solution to their problems? or capacity to find new employment. This Why?

trying to reduce its expenditure and cut down on recruitments. Even though there was a large expansion of the private sector, unemployment or insecure employment remained a large problem. Slowly, each of these segments of the population began to develop their own distinct organizations and movements around their demands

Tribal/caste organizations like Tudumdebba, Lambadi Nangarabheri and Yerukala Kurru among others, came up for protecting their existential needs. Jal, Jungle, Zameen in view of the onslaught on their conventional forms of life. Madiga Dandora.Kurmagolla Doludebba and Mokudebba were formed. The caste professions toddy-tapping, sheep rearing, weaving, fishing-were increasingly becoming irrelevant to the artisans and the caste professions were threatened Therefore, even smaller communities associated with the Telangana movement expecting it to solve their problems.



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