Telangana Movement and State Formation

Class 29: Telangana Movement 1969 (Part 8)

- Sairam Sampatirao
 Women Leaders -
1969 Movement

- The Telangana Movement of

1969 saw the participation of
both men and women in
equal measure.

- Many female leaders

assumed leadership roles in
the movement.
 Smt. T.S. Sada Lakshmi
(1928-2004)
- Smt. Sada Lakshmi, a resident of
Hyderabad, was the First Dalit Woman
Legislator from Telangana.

- She represented the Peddapalli,

Kamareddy, and Yellareddy constituencies in
the assembly.

- She worked as Deputy Speaker during the

Damodaram Sanjivayya government in 1960
and as Minister of Endowments in the Neelam
Sanjiva Reddy government in the year 1962.

- She grew up as a prominent leader in the

Telangana Praja Samiti and played a crucial
role in the Telangana Movement.

- An essay named " I will make Telangana

state a Doll House", penned by Sada
Lakshmi, became very famous.
Sangam Laxmi Bai (1911-1979)
- Sangam Laxman Bai was born in Ghatkesar.

- The original name of Laxmi Bai was

Satyawathi.

- She got married at the age of 9 and lost her

husband at a very young age.

- She received her education from the

Shantiketan founded by Unnava
Lakshmi Narayana and Poona Women's
University founded by D.K. Karwe.

- She participated in the Civil Disobedience

movement, launched by Gandhi
against British rule, along with Durgabai
Deshmukh, and went to prison.

- She has written a book named "Jail-My

Experiences and Memories."
- She worked as Education Minister
between 1954 and 1956 in the
Burgula Ramakrishnarao
government.

- She represented the Medak Lok

Sabha constituency between 1957
and 1971.

- She was regarded as the first

woman to be elected to the Lok
Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.

- She established an organization

named "Indiraseva Sadan" and did
social service.
Masuma Begum (1901-1990)

- Masuma Begum, who actively

participated in the Telangana
Movement, served as Minister of
Social Welfare in the Damodaram
Sanjivayya government.

- She is regarded as the first Muslim

woman to hold the office of Minister.

- She served many orphans by

establishing an organization named
"Anjuman- e-Khawateen".

- She worked as the president of the

All-India Women's Conference. The
Government of India honored her with
the Padmasri in 1974.
 Kumudini Nayak

- She was the daughter of veteran

leader of Telangana, Pingali
Venkatramireddy.

- She was elected as first woman

mayor of the Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation in 1962.

- She represented the

Wanaparthy constituency from
1962 to 1972.

- She led the Satyagraha, which

was organized as part of the
Telangana Movement.
 Eshwari Bai (1918-1991)

- She is Dalit leader of Republic

Party of India.

- She got elected as MLA from

the Yellareddy constituency in
the 1967.

- She participated actively in the

Telangana Movement.

- Dr. Geetha Reddy, daughter of

Eshwari Bai worked as Minister
in Government of Andhra
Pradesh.
 Kanaka Ratnamma

She was legislator and led

Telangana Movement in the
Warangal.

Lakshmikantamma
- Lakshmikantamma, a
legislator from Khammam, had
argued that nobody was
desirous of Telangana and
stood for United Statehood.

- She was a follower of the

then C.M. Kasu Brahmananda
Reddy.
 Telangana Movement 1969
– Reasons for Failure

- The Telangana movement of

1969 lasted for a year and
gradually declined.

- It has failed to fulfil its

objective of achieving
Telangana statehood.

Some of the main reasons

were:
1) The Suppression of
Government

- The Congress Party, in

power at both the center and
state, tried everything in the
book to suppress the
movement.

- The government used the

tactics of lathi charges,
arrests, and police firing to
bring down the movement.
2) Extreme Violence

- Unfortunately, scores of
violent incidents broke out as
the 1969 movement unfolded.

- If 360 members had died in

the movement, the level and
extent of violence can be
imagined.

- The government puts the

number of people who died in
the police firing at 57.
3) Failure to reach the lower 4) Non-Participation of
strata of society Muslim Community

- In 1969, the movement was Many Muslims didn't

mainly confined to the participate in the 1969
participation of youth from movement as the
urban areas. AIMIM party did not
fully support the 1969
- The primary reasons for the movement.
movement's failure were that it
did not reach the grassroots of
society and didn't see the
participation of people from all
quarters of society.
5) The Selfish Interests of Politicians

- Politicians used the movement for - The saga of the unfolding

their own selfish interests, which
sabotaged it, which was the main
reason for its failure.
- The Telangana Praja Samiti, which
led the 1969 movement, went into
the hands of politicians, made a
foray into the elections, and
transformed itself into a political
party.
of Telangana Praja Samiti
reveals how the movement
was used by politicians for
their selfish interests and
tried to sabotage the
movement entirely.

- Later, Telangana Praja Samiti

merged into the Congress Party,
which it had vehemently opposed
since the beginning.