25.3.2017 -INAUGUARATION OF RAILWAY WORKS BY SHRI SURESH PRABHUJI, HON'BLE RLY MINISTER

NEW TELANGANA STATE MAP WITH 27 DISTRICTS

REORGANISED DISTRICTS, REVENUE DIVISIONS AND MANDALS IN THE STATE OF TELANGANA, DRAFT NOTIFIED

(సోర్స్ : ఆంధ్ర జ్యోతి )

MINORITY REPORT - More districts to hasten growth in backward areas Syed Amin Jafri

The decks are cleared for forma tion of new districts with the all-party meeting on Saturday endorsing Telangana government's decision to increase the number of districts to hasten the growth and development of backward areas in the state.

This move to reorganize the districts comes almost 32 years after the then government in united AP had taken the revolutionary step to replace taluks with more compact units known as mandals to bring the administration closer to people.

To facilitate the formation of mandals, the AP Districts (Formation) Act, 1974, was amended through Act 14 of 1985 to abolish the taluks and firkas and replace them with mandals. The AP Districts (Formation) Rules 1984 were notified, spelling out the guidelines and procedure for the formation of new districts, revenue divisions and revenue mandals.

Prior to 1984-85, a five-tier revenue administrative set-up consisting of district, revenue division, taluk, firka and revenue village was in vogue. It was replaced by a fourtier system comprising district, revenue division, revenue mandal and revenue village as units. Districts (zillas) were formed for the first time in Telangana in 1865 during the reign of the fifth Nizam Afzal-ud-Daula in the erstwhile Hyderabad state.

There were only eight districts in Telangana till 1930s. Baghat (Hyderabad) district was created in the late 1930s by bifurcating Atraf-eBalda district. After the police action in 1948, Hyderabad district was formed by merging Baghat and Atraf-e-Balda.Khammam district was carved out of Warangal in 1953 and Bhadrachalam division was added to Khammam in 1959 after the formation of then Andhra PradeshState in 1956.

Thus, Telangana comprised 9 districts till August 1978, when Hyderabad district was bifurcated into Hyderabad (urban) and Hyderabad (rural) districts during Dr Marri Channa Reddy's regime. Hyderabad (rural) was named as Rangareddy district, after late K V Ranga Reddy, the former deputy chief minister of AP.

Status quo has prevailed for the last 38 years with no new district being formed in Telangana though more revenue divisions were created after the taluks were reorganized into revenue mandals in 198485. The then government under N T Rama Rao's stewardship created the mandals in place of taluks and firkas in the entire AP. The 110 taluks in Telangana region were replaced with 459 revenue mandals.

The entire exercise of formation of mandals was taken up under the provisions of AP Districts (Formation) Act and Rules and apart from a committee of officials, a cabinet sub-committee was formed to oversee the entire exercise from the issue of draft notifica tions to the final notifi cations.

The formation of mandals was challenged in the HC but was upheld in successive judgements. Before 1981, the 10 districts of Telangana had 28 revenue divisions and the number has since gone up to 42 with the formation of new divisions in the districts. The 10,434 revenue villages come under the 459 revenue mandals in the state.

In fulfilment of the poll promise of TRS to form new districts, the state government appointed an official committee headed by the state chief secretary to draw up the proposals for the formation of new districts. A cabinet sub-committee was also formed to elicit the opinions of state-holders. After the All-party meeting, the government is issuing the draft notification for the formation of a total of 27 districts, 57 revenue divisions and 533 revenue mandals in place of the existing 10 districts, 42 revenue divisions and 459 revenue mandals.

Chief minister KCR has asserted that reorganization of districts, revenue divisions and mandals is being done in a transparent manner by following the provisions of the Districts (Formation) Act and the guidelines and procedure stipulated under the Districts (Formation) Rules.

All related issues pertaining to revenue administration, functioning of other departments, the lower courts, panchayat raj and urban local bodies are being tackled simultaneously. After the publication of preliminary notification, the draft proposals will be displayed at village chavidi, offices of gram panchayat, mandal parishads, zilla parishads and municipal wards, municipal offices and revenue divisional officer, sub-collectorassistant collector and tahsildar's offices (mandal revenue offices) for stakeholders to convey objections and suggestions within 30 days.

After considering the objections and suggestions, the government will issue final notification, paving the way for new districts to come into being by Dasara (October 11).

(The author is an MLC and also a journalist)

(Source- toi)

Judging Telangana

Jun 30 2016 : The Times of India (Hyderabad)





Centre should help complete bifurcation process with a separate high court for Andhra Pradesh. The bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was marked by bitterness which sowed the seeds of suspicion between people.

Unfortunately , it continues to surface repeatedly in the form of friction between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Telangana's judicial functioning has been paralysed this week on account of protests by advocates and subordinate court judges against a provisional list of subordinate court judges released by the states' common high court. They are complaining against a “disproportionate“ number of appointees from Andhra Pradesh, even alleging conspiracy .This is dangerous and the Centre needs to soothe anxieties.
The relevant legislation for bifurcation provided for a common high court till such time a separate institution for Andhra Pradesh is constituted. Given the level of dissatisfaction on both sides over the bifurcation legislation and subsequent squabbles, it is necessary to set up the Andhra court quickly . The Centre should use its good offices to smoothen the process as there is a severe trust deficit between the states. It is not wise to point to technicalities and leave the bifurcation process to just the states and judiciary when the atmosphere is surcharged with tension.
Meanwhile the unseemly sight of Telangana judges striking work injures the citizenry. With the Supreme Court chief justice T S Thakur pointing out that a year ago there were over 31 million cases pending in all high courts and subordinate courts put together, this week's judicial disruption is really hurting the litigants. Chief ministers K C Rao and Chandrababu Naidu need to show statesmanship and the Centre has to play honest broker. The longer the judges protest, the more damage there will be to the social fabric. It is essential to create a separate high court for Andhra Pradesh at the earliest.

(Source- TOI Editorial)

From Courts To Streets, Telangana Judges March For Justice In Hyderabad

Hyderabad:  On Sunday, 130 judges in Telangana found themselves on the flipside of the judicial system as they marched the streets of Hyderabad in unison, demanding justice first for themselves.

Junior and senior civil judges and district judges from across 10 districts held a protest march through the city and threatened a mass resignation. They demand that appointments of 200 Andhra Pradesh judges in Telangana’s judiciary last month be scrapped and called it a ‘stepmotherly treatment’ in a letter to the President of Telangana Judges Association, K Ravinder Reddy.

The protesting judges first met at a city hotel, where they handed over their resignations to their federation president and marched to Amaraveerula Stupam, a Telangana martyrs memorial. From there, they set off to Raj Bhavan to meet Governor ESL Narasimhan.

“They kept no vacancy in all cadres of Telangana while keeping vacancies in Andhra Pradesh. Youngest Direct Recruit Officers from Andhra Pradesh were intentionally allocated to Telangana to deprive the promotional prospects of Telangana judges, to rule Telangana judiciary and to protect their men and property. We are also afraid of their future intervention in political and executive administration of Telangana,” said the judges association in a strongly-worded letter.

The letter further said, “We feel we are working under the High Court of Andhra Pradesh and not undet the High Court of both states,” said the strongly worded letter. “So we unanimously resolved not to approach the High Court for redressal on judicial side, orally, as majority in High Court are with biased attitude towards our issue.”

“We cannot work under Andhra judicial rulers, in future,” it added. Quoting CCA rules and code of conduct, the judges however refused to speak to the media. In the last three weeks, advocates and judicial officers have been on strike and the subordinate courts in the state have not functioned since June 6. Even the High Court work was blocked on June 13 after a token boycott by its judges.

The high court registrar had taken a serious view of these disruptions and had written to the government, which in turn, issued instructions on June 22, directing that specific security measures are to be put in place to ensure there is no disruption in the court proceedings.

The Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh has also written to the union minister Mr Kiren Rijiju, seeking his intervention to expedite the process of bifurcation of the High Court and set aside what they called the ‘illegal exercise of option’ followed for allocation of judicial officers in Telangana.

The letter points out that the Andhra Pradesh government was directed by the High Court in May last year to identify location for a permanent high court and administrative and residential quarters for judges within six months. It also said pointed out that the allocation of judicial officers was to happen according to certain guidelines specified by the court in February last year.

The Bar Council has requested the minister to summon chief ministers of both states to sort out the issue.

(Source : Huewire)

BUILDING NEW BANGARU TELANGANA WITH THE SPIRIT OF ITS AGITATION

(Source- Namasthey Telangana)

13 NEW DISTRICTS (UNANIMOUS) ALMOST FINAL : SOME MORE TO BE DECLARED LATER

అశోక చక్రవర్తి, షేర్ షా సూరి, అక్బర్, ఎన్టీఆర్ తర్వాత, కెసిఆర్ గారు చరిత్ర లో చిరస్మరణీయం

ప్రజల వద్దకు (అతి దగ్గరగా ) పాలనా వ్యవస్థను తెచ్చారు





(SOURCE- ANDHRAJYOTHI)

పాలనాధార్మికుడు KCR

(సోర్స్- ఆంధ్రజ్యోతి)

వెలుగుతున్నాం

(SOURCE- ANDHRAJYOTHI)

Water Fights Will Harm Both States' : Let's talk, KCR tells Naidu

Holding out an olive branch to his AP counterpart, CM Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday invited Chandrababu Naidu for a dialogue for an amicable settlement of issues relating to sharing of river water by the two Telugu states. Speaking on the occasion of Telangana state formation day celebrations at HICC, Rao said hatred between neighbouring states would only prove detrimental. “When Telangana could reach out to Maharashtra on irrigation projects and convince Karnataka to release one tncft of water to the Jurala project, then talks can happen with AP too, provided the AP chief minister is receptive to the idea.“ Elaborating on the water situation in Telangana and AP, KCR said over 4200 tmcft of water is available for two states in Godavari and Krishna rivers. This, he said, was sufficient to irrigate more than four crore acres. “We are seeking water just to irrigate one crore acres, while AP can utilise rest of it and irrigate crores of acres. When this is the reality, where is the need to fight among ourselves?“ he sought to know. KCR said that he had explained the same to Naidu when he went to invite the AP CM for the Ayuta Chandi Yagam conducted last year. Telangana's irrigation projects are designed to stamp out drought by the year 2022. “Irrespective of rainfall amount, the state will be drought-free after 2022,“ he told the cheering audience. Dwelling on the state's fi nances, the chief minister said the growth rate of Telangana was better than the national average and the state's budget figure will touch Rs 5 lakh crore by 2024. Telangana will be power surplus in the next three years by enhancing the generation capacity to 24,000 MW. Pointing out that the state was providing uninterrupted power, Rao said, “Now, we have reached the stage where there is no need for generators and inverters.“ Governor ESL Narasimhan, in his address on the oc han, in his address on the occasion, showered praise on the TRS government. “In the past two years, there was no major law and order problem which shows that Telangana is in the safe hands,“ he said, adding “the government must strive to uplift people reeling under the poverty line, otherwise, development will not make any sense.“ Earlier in the day , addressing the formal state formation day celebrations at Parade Grounds, the CM recounted the various development and welfare programmes taken up by his government over the past two years. KCR said new districts will be created in a `scientific manner' and the whole exercise will be completed by Ugadi. KCR, along with the governor, honoured achievers from various fields, including literature, music, folk art and journalism. KCR also handed over job appointment orders to the kin of Telangana martyrs. (sOURCE- TOI)  

TALLEST FLAGPOST IN THE COUNTRY IN BANGARU TELANGANA

(SOURCE- TOI)

GOLDEN TELANGANA : 2ND ANNIVERSARY

(Source- toi)

Telangana@2 cements iconic cult of KCR

HYDERABAD: Telangana will celebrate twin anniversaries on June 2: two years of the state’s creation by bifurcating united Andhra Pradesh and a similar milestone for its first chief minister. Two years is not the optimal timeframe to judge a new state, a new government or a new chief minister. But K Chandrashekar Rao, KCR to his followers, must and will be judged — the long shadow of history falls upon him.

The destinies of Telangana and KCR have been entwined. He spearheaded the agitation for a separate state. Once created, KCR rules it with little dissent.

The opposition lies in tatters. KCR’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has won a majority of polls held since then.. It has also emaciated his rivals by large-scale poaching of opposition lawmakers.

In the halls of power in Telangana’s official buildings in Hyderabad, two names echo for everyone – KCR’s and his son KT Rama Rao’s (KTR). They are the epicentre of all power and decision-making in Telangana. In all state political forums, father and son are hailed as the creators of ‘Bangaru Telangana’ (golden Telangana).

KTR is an US-educated, mediasavvy, middle-aged politician and seen as a worthy successor and subsequent CM. Upon winning the Hyderabad civic polls, KCR gave the municipal administration and urban development portfolio to his son.

KCR’s legendary battles with his Andhra Pradesh counterpart, Chandrababu Naidu, over power-sharing and river watersharing, are legendary. So are KCR’s personal quirks and his affinity for the divine.

A firm believer in Vaastu philosophy, KCR appointed his personal consultant Suddala Sudhakar Teja as official advisor to the Telangana government for a remuneration of Rs 75,000 per month.

Teja is supposed to ensure that all government buildings are constructed in a ‘dosha-free’ (without spiritual faults) manner. He is now consulted even on ‘architectural issues’ and structural designs of all public buildings, including irrigation projects.

His is also the brain behind the redesigning of KCR’s camp office at Begumpet, the CM’s official residence.

KCR is not as media savvy like Naidu but the Telangana CM has also made placatory moves to win journalists over. A scheme for a health insurance fund for journalists and a new building for the press club have been doled out. More importantly, on coming to power KCR bought over television channel T News and the Telugu newspaper Namaste Telangana.

In KCR’s scheme of things, the theme of ‘invaders’ – natives of the fertile Andhra region who ‘ruled’ over the poorer, parched areas of Telangana – is one that has recurred over the past six decades. KCR has chosen not only to retain this divisive theme but to perpetuate it to consolidate his political position.

Political hawks predict that as KCR and his party take this xenophobic rhetoric forward, the coming years will see an intensification of water wars, not only between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh but also with Maharashtra and Karnataka.

KCR is unafraid to use terms like “third class” and “illegal” to describe Andhra Pradesh’s government staff, asking them to leave the new state. This is a continuation of his frontal attack on Andhra natives, which he launched in August 2013 as soon as bifurcation was announced.

But the CM knows well that xenophobia alone will not be enough for him to retain his tight grip on power. Thus he has combined a strategy of fear with promises of free doles. Public welfare has been on the top of his political agenda, with Rs 35,000 crore being spent annually on such schemes in the last two years.

“Nidhulu, nillu and niyamalu” (river water, resources and jobs) was KCR’s poll promise to voters. He is willing to splurge in order to keep his core vote bank – the farmers – happy.

KCR, who once lobbied hard against the information technology lobby, is now looking at the sector for job and wealth creation.

About 500 companies, including the likes of Google, Amazon and Apple, are now doing business in the state. Government data show that software exports have increased manifold to Rs 75,000 crore in 2015-16.

The state registered a growth of 11.7% against the national average of 8.6%. In the current fiscal, growth is expected to increase to 14.9%.

(By arrangement with GRIST Media)

(Source : HT)

REAL VIEW OF LORD VENKATESHWARA

(SOURCE -TV 9)  

షుగర్ వ్యాధితో బాధపడుతున్నవారికి శుభవార్త

Arige Saidulu Mudhiraj shared Ramesh Posu's photo.

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షుగర్ వ్యాధితో బాధపడుతున్నవారికి శుభవార్త. ప్రతి ఒక్కరూ షేర్ చెయ్యండి.

షుగర్ వ్యాధిని తగ్గించుకునే సరికొత్త మార్గం మీ ముందుకు వచ్చింది. దీని కోసం డాక్టర్ల దగ్గరకు పరుగులు తీయక్కర్లేదు.. వేలాది రూపాయలు ఖర్చు పెట్టి మందులు వాడాల్సిన పని అంతకన్నా లేదు.. జస్ట్. . వారానికి నాలుగు గుడ్లు తింటే చాలు.. మధుమేహం .. మన మాట వింటుందంటున్నారు పరిశోధకులు.

6 కోట్ల 50 లక్షలు.. ఇది ఓ రాష్ట్రం జనాభా కాదు.. దేశంలో డయాబెటిస్ రోగుల సంఖ్య. మధుమేహం… ఒకప్పుడు పెద్దల్లోనే ఎక్కువగా కనిపించే ఈ సమస్య.. ఇప్పుడు పిల్లల్నీ పట్టి పీడిస్తోంది. డయాబెటిస్ బారిన పడుతున్న వారి సంఖ్య రోజురోజుకూ పెరిగిపోతోంది. మారుతున్న ఆహారపు అలవాట్లు.. జనాన్ని డయాబెటిస్ బారిన పడేలా చేస్తున్నాయి. డయాబెటిస్ చికిత్స తీసుకోవడంతో పాటు.. ఆహారపు అలవాట్లను మార్చుకోవడం, కొన్ని రకాల యోగాసనాలు వేయడం వల్లా మధుమేహ నియంత్రణ సాధ్యమవుతుందంటున్నారు డాక్టర్లు.

డయాబెటిస్ రెండు రకాలు.. టైప్ వన్.. టైప్ టు.. ప్రపంచంలో 95 శాతం మంది టైప్ టు డయాబెటిస్ తోనే బాధపడుతున్నారు. వీరి శరీరానికి సరిపడినంత ఇన్సులిన్ ఉత్పత్తి కాకపోవడం వల్లో.. లేదంటే అధికంగా ఉత్పత్తి కావడం వల్లో.. ఈ టైప్ టు డయాబెటిస్ సోకుతుంది. దీనివల్ల గ్లూకోజ్ రక్తం నుంచి శరీరంలోని కణాలకు అందదు. ఫలితంగా రక్తంలో గ్లూకోజ్ స్థాయి పెరిగిపోతుంది.

మధుమేహం నియంత్రణకు మహామంత్రం. వారానికి నాలుగు గుడ్లు తింటే చాలు అమెరికన్ జర్నల్ ఆఫ్ క్లినికల్ న్యూట్రియన్ లో ప్రచురితమైన ఓ పరిశోధన… వారానికి నాలుగు గుడ్లు తింటే.. మధుమేహ నియంత్రణ సాధ్యమే అంటోంది. గుడ్లలో కొలస్ట్రాల్ ఎక్కువగా ఉంటుంది కాబట్టి.. వారానికి నాలుగు కన్నా ఎక్కువ గుడ్లు తినకూడదన్న అభిప్రాయం గతంలో ఉండేది. కానీ, అందులో ఉన్న కొవ్వు మన శరీరానికి మంచిదేనంటున్నారు పరిశోధకులు. ముఖ్యంగా టైప్ టు మధుమేహంతో బాధపడేవారు గుడ్డును తినడం వల్ల రక్తంలో గ్లూకోజ్ సమతుల్యంగా ఉంటుందని గుర్తించారు. ఈస్ట్రన్ ఫిన్ లాండ్ యూనివర్సిటీలో 2332 మందిపై 19 ఏళ్లపాటు ఈ పరిశోధన సాగింది. వారానికి ఒక గుడ్డు తిన్న వారికంటే.. నాలుగు గుడ్లు తిన్నవారిలో… 37 శాతం మందికి డయాబెటిస్ వచ్చే అవకాశాలు తక్కువగా ఉన్నట్లు ఈ రీసెర్చ్ లో తేలింది.

(Source: via fb a/c / American Journal of Clinical Nutrition)

(Source-Namasthe Telangana)

Hyderabad’s Independence Day!

Mohan Guruswamy | September 01, 2014, 07.09 am IST

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The Charminar in Hyderabad (Photo: DC)

For a full 13 months after India’s Independence, the Nizam tested the patience of the people of Hyderabad and the newly independent Indian Union. Like the maharaja of Jammu & Kashmir, he too entertained notions of an independent state and sought to widen the issue by moving the United Nations. His government consulted with Pakistan and began stockpiling arms. Within the Nizam’s realm, militant Razakars led by Qasim Razvi, had stepped up their campaign of terrorising Hindus and whipping up religious sentiments among the Muslims.

On September 13, five infantry battalions and an armoured regiment of the Indian Army, under the command of Maj. Gen. J.N. Chaudhry commenced Operation Polo, a “police action” to integrate the princely state of Hyderabad with the rest of India.

On September 17, the Hyderabad army commanded by Maj. Gen. El-Edroos formally surrendered. The Nizam made an abject and pathetic speech on the radio. He tried to shift the blame on the extremists led by Qasim Razvi.  It was hardly convincing, but the Indian government appointed him the Rajpramukh or Governor of the state of Hyderabad.

Hyderabad was the largest Indian princely state in terms of population and GNP. Its territory of 82,698 sq. miles was more than that of England and Scotland put together. The 1941 Census had estimated its population to be 16.34 million, over 85 per cent of whom were Hindus and with Muslims accounting for about 12 per cent. It was also a multilingual state consisting of peoples speaking Telugu (48.2 per cent), Marathi (26.4 per cent), Kannada (12.3 per cent) and Urdu (10.3 per cent). Its diversity and broad heritage can be seen today in the historical monuments at Ajanta, Ellora and Daulatabad in Marathwada; Bijapur, Bidar, Gulbarga, Anegondi and Kampili in Karnataka; and Warangal and Nagarjunakonda in Telangana.

As can be imagined, it was a Muslim-dominated state. Typically in 1911, 70 per cent of the police, 55 per cent of the army and 26 per cent of the public administration were Muslims. In 1941, a report on the Civil Service revealed that of the 1765 officers, 1268 were Muslims, 421 were Hindus, and 121 others, presumably British, Christians, Parsis and Sikhs. Of the officials drawing a pay between Rs 600 and Rs 1,200 per month, 59 were Muslims, 38 were “others”, and only five were Hindus.

The Nizam and his nobles, who were mostly Muslims, owned 40 per cent of the total land in the kingdom. Clearly it was too much of a good thing for so few and the time for its end had come. The Asaf Jah dynasty came into being in the waning years of the Mughal Empire. Mir Qamruddin, a Muslim general of Indian origin, was first appointed Governor of the Deccan in 1707. He was called the Nizam-ul-Mulk.

Qamruddin, after a brief stint as the Mughal wazir, returned to the Deccan in 1723 to carve out an independent domain for himself. He was now Asaf Jah I. In 1798 Hyderabad came under the dominance of the English when Asaf Jah II entered into a Subsidiary Alliance with the East India Company, which made sure that Hyderabad remained under the Nizam’s rule, but under their guidance.

As can well be imagined there was absolutely no political activity in the kingdom for most of this period. The first stirrings began in 1927 when the Majlis-e-Ittihad-ul-Muslim-een (MIM) was formed to unite Muslims for “the solution of their problems within the principle of Islam”, and to protect their economic, social and educational interests.

In 1933 an association of mulki’s or local born Hindus and Muslims called the Nizam’s Subjects League was formed as a reaction to the continued domination of gair-mulki’s in government, even though most of them were Muslims. This was soon to be known as the Mulki League.

It was the Mulki League that first mooted the idea of a responsible government in Hyderabad.

In 1937 the Mulki League split between the more radical elements that were mostly Hindus and the more status quo inclined. This led to the formation of the Hyderabad Peoples Convention in 1937, a prelude to the establishment of the Hyderabad State Congress the following year. With this the movement for political and constitutional reform picked up momentum.

The Hyderabad State Congress agitation coincided with a parallel agitation led by the Arya Samaj and Hindu Mahasabha of V.D. Savarkar on Hindu civil rights. To a large extent, the interests of the Congress and Hindu organizations coincided. This put them squarely against the Majlis who were now led by Bahadur Yar Jung who was also the founder of the Anjuman-i-Tabligh-i-Islam, a proselytising Muslim organisation who-se prime activity was the conversion of Hindus.

Bahadur Yar Jung summed his goal very succinctly: “The Majlis policy is to keep the sovereignty of His Exalted Highness intact and to prevent Hindus from establishing supremacy over Muslims.”
The leadership of the Congress took more nationalist overtones after the arrival of Swami Ramanand Tirtha  on the scene. Tirtha hailed from Gulbarga and as a young man, became a sadhu. He became president of the Hyderabad Congress in 1946 and attracted around him several young men who rose to prominence in independent India. Foremost among these were former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao, S.B. Chavan, Veerendra Patil, and M. Channa Reddy.

While the Congress was gaining strength, the Communists were also active in the Telugu speaking areas. They captured the Andhra Mahasabha that was formed in 1921 to represent the interests of the Telugu speaking people in 1942.

Unlike the Hyderabad Congress, which took the cue from Mahatma Gandhi and launched a movement for democratic rights in the state to run parallel to the Quit India movement, the Communists joined hands with the Majlis to support the Nizam, who being a faithful ally of the British, was fully immersed in the war effort.

The advent of the Indian Army brought in its wake great changes that were sought ever since political activity began in the state. Most of the Muslim elite soon found themselves marginalized and many migrated to Pakistan. Others like Ali Yavar Jung made a smooth transition into the new order.

Nothing reflected the handing over of the baton better than the transition in the Secunderabad Club seen in its picture gallery of past presidents. The club was for long the citadel of power, prestige and privilege in the state and always had a senior Britisher as its president. Maj. Gen. El-Edroos, C-in-C of the Hyderabad State Army, became its first non-British President in 1947.
In March 1949 he made way for Maj. Gen. J.N. Chaudhry, Military Governor. And independence finally came to Hyderabad.\
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