Part 4 -- Dawn of Democracy

--- title: Part 4 -- Dawn of Democracy date: 2021-04-09 tags: book, hydlit layout: page geometry: - top=2cm - bottom=2cm - left=2cm - right=2cm linkcolor: blue --- # Part 4: Dawn of Democracy ## Hyderabad: A Biography -- Narendra Luther ### The Transition - **Content**: Nizam signs agreement with Govt that Constitution wuld apply to Hyd. Nizam is Raj Pramukh. "His position as the constitutional head of the state was confirmed." "For the first time, the Nizam had no say in appointment of the government." - Sravani - Ramakrishna Rao birth, said to have "all the important characteristics of Pisceans" - Calls him Burgula even though that's just village he was born in and not mentioned that way before. He's said to be distant from Nizam and calls him opium eater. - "Naivety of Nizam" is mentioned as he can no longer issue any firman. pg. 334 - Hyderabad -> Andhra state - Hyd over madras: Climate - Author visits mansion in Berar (which had been converted to a State guest house) with wife. Manager comes off as "a little rueful at the lowly use to which the building was put now, as if it was a personal indignity inflicted on him." pg 336 - - Shelly - text ### Chief Ministers Galore - **Content**: - Sravani - Nizam's son's reactions to his death pg 349 "comic touch" - Telangana and andhra agitations against Mulki Rules which continued to operate in Telangana region. Mulkis were those born in Hyd state and only they were given govt jobs - President's rule and then lifted to install Jalagam Vengala Rao who also took advantage of Emergency to send opposition to jail - Congress was a mess of divided factions - Public hates congress - Shelly - text ### Politics of the Theatre - **Content**: The actor NTR enters politics, changes the face of it forever - Sravani - text - Shelly - actor NTR enters politics -- hindu mythology roles, rose to power, charismatic authority -- telugu desam party - self respect of people of the state, follwed similar reforms like MGR - lots of advertising, performance, propaganda techniques used - similar to MGR in tamil nadu, ronal regan in US (his inspirations) - failed, movie roles not replicated IRL -- ignorant but unwilling to learn - unpopular actions, telugu reformist (obsessed), orthodox, eccentric - public discontent, faced a coup by finance minister - public scandal but still great charisma so he pulverised opposition despite disenchantment - NTR revolted against by chandrababu naidu - mysticism reappears - dramatic end ### The-e-Governor - **Content**: Political activities of Chandrababu Naidu and it's effect on Hyderabad. His rise and fall. - Sravani - text - Shelly - continuity between chapters is pretty good, prev is about theatre, this starts with a quote from a play and draws parallels - chandrababu naidu successor to NTR - brought in many foreign VIPs -- institutions of excellence - lots of development and growth -- many reforms - "closest to projecting the state more or less as an independent country: pg 371 - spoke of decentralisation but actually his own renown reduced his colleagues -- centralisation -- Naidu synonymous to AP - rural areas lacked attention, suffered - Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) claimed suppression by seemandhra leaders, advocated bifurcation - fall of naidu, deserted by main supporters -- not a mass mobiliser ### The Seething Cauldron - **Content**: Separation of Telangana -- actions leading up to decision and reactions - Sravani - text - Shelly - TRS-congress alliance in pre poll, so they gave TRS some govt seats at centre, state level - opposition to TRS goals of bifurcation - YSR oposed telangana, died in helicopter crash, public wanted his son as successor - dramatic move by KCR -- fast for bill to create Telangana -- boost popularity -- 2009 -- supported by opposition too -- passed in panic in centre - reactions to the decision - in 1956 - leaders of andhra in favour - leaders of telangana against -- had to be persuaded - in 2001 strong sentiment from telangana too - this motion has been brought up many times in history ### Epilogue - **Content**: Conclusion - Sravani - text - Shelly - pride makes another reappearance - disparity between new and old generations - describes the people over the course of hyderabad's history - laments the immigration of the hyderabadis - more specifically their lack of desire to return and the grief of those left behind - "This is the paradox of the poverty and prosperity of Hyderabad, like of many cities of India" pg 389 -- finally considers hyd equal to other indian places, but only in its tragedy -- never seen in its descriptions of greatness/grandeur - seen again wrt industrialisation, loss of natural beauty - seems to be ignorant (or dismissive) of growing communalism -- "surprisingly more burqas, skull caps" pg 390 - romantic description of hyd -- loss of dignity -- memory of glorious past