Navyandhra : My Journey Early days in the making of Sunrise State I.Y.R. Krishna Rao NAVYANDHRA : MY JOURNEY Early days in the making of Sunrise State I.Y.R. Krishna Rao November, 2018 Price: Rs. 75/- Printers Ritunestham Press, Hyderabad Copies available for purchase in all Visalandhra and Prajasakti book stalls, Amazon, Kindle and from M/s Foundation for Social Awareness, Flat 306, Tulip residency near TS Civilsupplies Bhavan, Somajiguda, Hyderabad-500082. Ph : 6302079381 e-mail :
[email protected] Postal copies can also be ordered from above address. Also visit @iyrkrao Twitter account IYR Krishna Rao Facebook page Foundation for Social Awareness youtube account. Publisher FOUNDATION FOR SOCIAL AWARENESS Flat No. 306, Tulips Residency Near Civil Supply Bhavan 6-3-655, Somajiguda Hyderabad - 500 482. DEDICATED TO Chandana Khan and Murali Sagar officers who displayed commitment and devotion to duty in protecting state interests Foreword M. GOPALAKRISHNA Former Special Chief Secretary to Govt of A.P. The Book Navyandhra: My Journey is a timely, relevant and useful addition to the records of contemporary administrative and political history of Andhra Pradesh. Andhra was the first State to be formed on linguistic basis in India and inaugurated on 1st October 1953 in the temporary capital, Kurnool. Later on several other linguistic states were formed, considering language as a unifying factor for taking Government to the grass root level. However, it soon became more of a divisive force when it failed to meet local politico-cultural aspirations and socio-economic needs. Andhra State has gone through a metamorphosis from Kurnool to Hyderabad in 1956, as the capital of a larger Telugu speaking Vishalandhra and composite State of Andhra Pradesh.