Andhra and Telengana: A vast and bitter cultural divide

Editor’s Note: Noted journalist Kingshuk Nag’s meticulously researched book Battleground Telengana: Chronicle of an Agitation (Harper Collins, Rs 299) explores the complex issues and underlying causes behind the demand for a new state. In this edited excerpt, he details the marked cultural differences that separate the Andhra and Telengana people, drawing attention to the unequal relationship that has created deeply held bitterness about Andhra “arrogance” and sense of “superiority.”

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