Andhra movement

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The Andhra movement was a political and social campaign in pre-independence and early post-independence India that sought a separate Telugu-speaking state, ultimately leading to the formation of Andhra State in 1953.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Andhra movement canonical 2
Visalandhra movement 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf linguistic reorganization movement ⓘ
political movement ⓘ
social movement ⓘ
cause linguistic and cultural identity assertion by Telugu speakers ⓘ
perceived neglect of Telugu-speaking areas in Madras Presidency ⓘ
country India ⓘ
demanded separate administration for Telugu-speaking areas ⓘ
separate legislature for Telugu-speaking areas ⓘ
goal creation of a separate Telugu-speaking province ⓘ
formation of Andhra State ⓘ
separation of Telugu-speaking areas from Madras State ⓘ
historicalPeriod early years of independent India ⓘ
late colonial period ⓘ
ideology linguistic nationalism ⓘ
regionalism in India ⓘ
influenced States Reorganisation Commission ⓘ
formation of linguistic states in India ⓘ
languageOfMovement Telugu ⓘ
legacy model for other linguistic movements in India ⓘ
strengthening of linguistic state principle in India ⓘ
location British India ⓘ
India ⓘ
Madras Presidency ⓘ
mainRegion Telugu-speaking regions ⓘ
opposedAdministrativeUnit composite Madras State ⓘ
politicalContext post-independence India ⓘ
pre-independence India ⓘ
preceded wider movement for linguistic reorganization of Indian states ⓘ
relatedTo Andhra State ⓘ
Madras State ⓘ
linked to: Madras Presidency

Telugu people ⓘ
linguistic reorganization of states in India ⓘ
result Andhra State formed on 1 October 1953 ⓘ
linked to: Andhra State

creation of first linguistic state in independent India ⓘ
significantEvent formation of Andhra State ⓘ
significantYear 1953 ⓘ
socialBase Telugu intelligentsia ⓘ
Telugu-speaking middle classes ⓘ
startTime early 20th century ⓘ
usedMethod petitions ⓘ
political negotiations ⓘ
protests ⓘ
public meetings ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andhra State → associatedMovement → Andhra movement ⓘ
Telangana movement → relatedTo → Andhra movement ⓘ
Telangana movement → relatedTo → Visalandhra movement ⓘ
linked to: Andhra movement