📖 How to use this page
A condensed revision list — not a substitute for the detailed topic pages, but a quick way to jog your memory on key names and dates right before an exam.
👥 Key leaders
- M. Channa Reddy — led the 1969 movement through the Telangana Praja Samithi; later became Chief Minister of unified Andhra Pradesh.
- K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) — founded the Telangana Rashtra Samithi in 2001; led the movement to its 2014 conclusion; became Telangana's first Chief Minister.
🗓️ Key milestones timeline
- 1956 — Andhra Pradesh formed, merging Andhra State with Telugu-speaking Hyderabad State.
- 1969 — First major Telangana statehood agitation, led by students; Telangana Praja Samithi formed.
- 2001 — Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) founded by KCR, reviving the movement.
- 2009 — KCR's indefinite hunger strike escalates the movement nationally.
- 2010 — Srikrishna Committee submits its report examining the Telangana question.
- February 2014 — Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Bill passed by Parliament.
- 2 June 2014 — Telangana formally comes into existence as India's 29th state.
