and 9 December 2009. This galvanised the people and the movement received a new thrust and meaning.

In the process of achieving Telangana

The most important event in this context was the announcement by the student JAC of Assembly muttadi (attack on Assembly) on 10th December 2009 if the announcement of separate state was not made, the students poured into Hyderabad city from different universities and colleges hiding in friends’ and relatives’ houses around Assembly, in order to participate in the Assembly muttadi.

The above conditions – spreading the movement among the communities at grass roots, K. Chandrashekhar Rao’s fast and the proposed Assembly muttadi– eventually persuaded the central government to announce the formation of Telangana. This took place despite severe opposition from the

  • In what way do you think would the mine and factory workers benefit from the formation of Telangana state?
  • What policies need to be followed so that the poor artisans and craftspersons will find dignified livelihood?
  • What steps need to be

21.5, 21.6 & 21.7 Protest movement also asserted the unique cultural identity and festivals of the Telangana people. Songs and dances of the region were performed during the protest.

Forms of Protest in Telangana Movement.
Telangana movement innovated wide variety of modes of protests and forms of people’s mobilisation such as:dhoom- dhaams, garjanas, sadak bandh, Assembly muttadi, padayatras, bonalu, million march, sakala janula samme and sagara haram.
Dhoom Dhaam is a way of protest with songs and dances. Many artists-singers and dancers of different folklore come on to the same dais or common platform and present their skills. Oggukatha, chiruthalu, kolatam, bathukamma, gollasuddulu, ekanadam and other local songs are common in this dhoom dhaam programme. They perform many dances on Telangana songs. They projected the Telangana culture and educated the common people to strengthen the Telangana movement.
Vanta varpu (People came on to the public roads and cooked food items and ate on the road itself) irrespective of caste, religion etc. It is a programme of sahapankti bhojanalu (eating all together). They stopped the buses and other vehicles on the roads. The passengers are provided with the food which the agitators cooked in this vanta varpu.
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