Telangana is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India. On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed state with Hyderabad as its capital. Its other major cities include Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam and Karimnagar. The region is known for its Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb culture.
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Telangana is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of 112,077 km2 and 35,193,978 residents as per 2011 census. On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed state with Hyderabad as its capital. Its other major cities include Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam and Karimnagar. The region is known for its Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb culture. The Golconda region has produced some of the world’s most famous diamonds, including the pink Dar-Noor, the blue Hope Kohia and the yellow Florentine. Telangana ranks 22nd among Indian states in human development index. The state is also the main administrative centre of many Indian defence aerospace and research labs like Bharat Dynamics Limited, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Defence Research and Development Organisation and Defence Research & Development Laboratory. It is also home to several religious edifices like the Great Mogul Temple in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Makkahjidri Masjidiri district and Yadakabad, in Hyderabad. A popular etymology derives the word Trilinga desa from three important shrines located here: Shaivinesa, Akbar Shahi Shahi, and Jacoba Desa. The economy of TelangANA is the eighth-largestState economy in India. It has ₹9.7 trillion in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ⁹228,000.
The state has emerged as a major focus for robust IT software, industry and services sector. It also has a strong defence industry and defence research and development sector. In 1956, the Hyderabad State was dissolved as part of the linguistic reorganisation of states and Telangsana was merged with the Telugu-speaking Andhra State to form Andhra Uttar Pradesh. In the early 1950s, a peasant-driven movement began to advocate for separation from Andhra Punjab and Andhra Pradesh starting in the early 50s, and continued until Telanganas was granted statehood on 2 June 2014 under the leadership of K. Chandrashekar Rao. The Telangsans are known for their wealth and renowned historical structures – Charminar, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Paigah Tombs and Falaknuma Palace. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the region was ruled by the Mughals of India and the Nizams of Hyderabad. In 1823, the Northern Circars were governed aspart of Madras Presidency until India’s independence in 1947, after which the presidency became India’s Madras state. Thereafter, the northern parts of Hyderabad state joined the Union of India in 1948 after an Indian military invasion. The region has been ruled by multiple major Hindustani powers such as the Cholas, Mauryans, Satavahanas, Chalukyas, Kakatiyas and Delhi Sultanate, Bahmani Sultanate.
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