Autor/Autorin: Pandrapragada Raghavendra
P.Raghavendra is a research scholar in the department of Sociology at University of Hyderabad. This book is based on his M.Phil dissertation. His research areas include: Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Development,Public Health, Social Movements and Human Rights.
The present study is on the role of intellectuals in a political movement demanding a separate state of Telangana within the federal setup of India. Presently, the Telangana region is a part of the state of Andhra Pradesh. In the political movement that is in progress at the time of writing this dissertation, the intellectuals, predominantly Telugu-speaking, and hailing from the Telangana region have been playing a very important role. The intellectual strata comprise academicians, journalists, writers, lawyers, cultural artistes etc., as well as a section of the student leadership in their advanced stages of education.
P.Raghavendra is a research scholar in the department of Sociology at University of Hyderabad. This book is based on his M.Phil dissertation. His research areas include: Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Development,Public Health, Social Movements and Human Rights.
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P.Raghavendra is a research scholar in the department of Sociology at University of Hyderabad. This book is based on his M.Phil dissertation. His research areas include: Sociology of Culture, Sociology of Development,Public Health, Social Movements and Human Rights.
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The present study is on the role of intellectuals in a political movement demanding a separate state of Telangana within the federal setup of India. Presently, the Telangana region is a part of the state of Andhra Pradesh. In the political movement that is in progress at the time of writing this dissertation, the intellectuals, predominantly Telugu-speaking, and hailing from the Telangana region have been playing a very important role. The intellectual strata comprise academicians, journalists, writers, lawyers, cultural artistes etc., as well as a section of the student leadership in their advanced stages of education.
