Who is the leader of Vishal Andhra movement?
This movement was led by the Communist Party of India under the banner of Andhra Mahasabha with a demand to merge all the Telugu-speaking areas into one state. (The Communist Party of India demanded for the formation of similar linguistic states across India.)
Who is the father of Andhra Pradesh?
Potti Sreeramulu
| Potti Sreeramulu | |
|---|---|
| Education | Sanitary Engineering |
| Occupation | Engineer, social activist. |
| Known for | Hunger strike for a separate state of Andhra. |
| Title | Founding Father of Andhra Pradesh |
What was Vishal Andhra Class 12 Political Science?
Answer: The Vishalandhra movement demanded that Telugu speaking areas should be separated from Madras Province of which they were a part and be made into a separate Andhra Province.
Why was the formation of Andhra state demanded by Potti Why did he do to persuade for the same?
In an effort to protect the interests of the Telugu people of Madras State, Potti Sreeramulu attempted to force the Madras State government to listen to public demands for the separation of Telugu-speaking districts (Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra) from Madras State to form Andhra State.
What does Andhra mean?
Definition of Andhra : the Dravidian language of the Andhra region of southern India.
When was separate Andhra state formed Class 12?
The state of Andhra Pradesh was formed on November 1, 1956. Through the States Reorganization Act of 1956, the state of Hyderabad was split up, and its Telugu-speaking districts (constituting Telangana) joined with the Andhra state.
Why Potti Sriramulu went on hunger strike?
Sreeramulu became famous for undertaking a hunger strike for 56 days in support of the formation of an Indian state for the Telugu-speaking population of Madras Presidency; he died in the process.
When did Potti Sriramulu died?
December 15, 1952
Potti Sriramulu/Date of death