Telangana 

(/ˌtɛlənˈɡɑːnə/ ( listen); Telugu: [ˈtelaŋɡaːɳa], Urdu: [ˈtɪləŋɡɑːna] ( listen)) is

a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan
Plateau.[12] It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a
geographical area of 112,077 km2 (43,273 sq mi) and 35,193,978 residents as per 2011 census.
[13]
 On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh as the
newly formed state of Telangana, with Hyderabad as its capital.
Throughout antiquity and the Middle Ages, the region now known as Telangana was ruled by
multiple major Indian powers such as
the Mauryans, Satavahanas, Vishnukundinas, Chalukyas, Cholas, Rashtrakutas, Kakatiyas, Delh
i Sultanate, Bahmani Sultanate, Golconda Sultanate. During the 16th and 17th centuries, the
region was ruled by the Mughals of India.[14] The region is known for its Ganga-Jamuni
tehzeeb culture.[15] During the 18th century and the British Raj, Telangana was ruled by the Nizam
of Hyderabad.[16] In 1823, the Nizams lost control over Northern Circars (Coastal Andhra)
and Ceded Districts (Rayalseema), which were handed over to the East India Company. The
annexation by the British of the Northern Circars deprived Hyderabad State, the Nizam's
dominion, of the considerable coastline it formerly had, to that of a landlocked princely state with
territories in the central Deccan, bounded on all sides by British India. Thereafter, the Northern
Circars were governed as part of Madras Presidency until India's independence in 1947, after
which the presidency became India's Madras state.[17]
The Hyderabad state joined the Union of India in 1948 after a police action. In 1956, the
Hyderabad State was dissolved as part of the linguistic reorganization of states and Telangana
was merged with the Telugu-speaking Andhra State (part of the Madras Presidency during the
British Raj) to form Andhra Pradesh. A peasant-driven movement began to advocate for
separation from Andhra Pradesh starting in the early 1950s, and continued until Telangana was
granted statehood on 2 June 2014 under the leadership of K. Chandrashekar Rao.[18]
The economy of Telangana is the seventh-largest in India, with a gross state domestic product
(GSDP) of ₹13.25 trillion (US$170 billion) and has GSDP per capita of ₹320,000 (US$4,000).[19]
[20]
 Telangana has scored 0.705 human development index.[9] The state has emerged as a major
focus for robust IT software, industry and services sector. The state is also the main
administrative Centre of many Indian defence aerospace and research labs like Bharat Dynamics
Limited, Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Defense Research and Development
Organization and Defence Research and Development Laboratory.[21]
Hyderabadi cuisine and Kakatiya architecture both from Telangana, are on the list of
creativity UNESCO creative city of gastronomy and UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cultural
centers of Telangana, Hyderabad and Warangal, are noted for their wealth and renowned
historical structures – Ramappa Temple (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Charminar, Qutb Shahi
Tombs, Falaknuma Palace, Chowmahalla Palace, Warangal Fort, Kakatiya Kala
Thoranam, Thousand Pillar Temple and the Bhongir Fort in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district. The
historic city Golconda in Hyderabad established itself as a diamond trading Centre and, until the
end of the 19th century, the Golconda market was the primary source of the finest and largest
diamonds in the world. Thus, the legendary name Golconda Diamonds became synonymous
with Golconda itself. Religious edifices like the Lakshmi Narasimha Temple in Yadadri
Bhuvanagiri district, Makkah Masjid in Hyderabad, the ancient Bhadrakali Temple and Govinda
Rajula Gutta in Warangal, Alampur Jogulamba Temple in Jogulamba Gadwal district and Medak
Cathedral, Kondagattu Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Kothakonda Veerabhadra Swamy Temple,
Lord Shiva temple in Vemulawada of Rajanna-Sircilla district are several of its most famous
places of worship. Buddhism also flourished in the region and many Aramams can be found.