GOOD BYE TO ANDHRA PRADESH?

There has been, for few days, hot discussion on the end of the world in 2012. Unlike in the past, when there was a fear of Skylab, the people seem to be least worried about the potential danger that was hyped by the media.

I am sure that there can’t be an end to the earth in 2012. Of course I believe that there would be an end to everything. But not so soon as believed by Mayans. I am least worried and not thinking much on 2012.

But I am sure that something is happening to Andhra Pradesh. Who has to be blamed for the state of affairs that prevalent today. When people of Telengana demanded for separate state and when some how they have succeeded to accede central government to consider their wish, it would have been very dignified for the Andhra people and Rayalaseema people to accept it and sit down for settlement deed and helped the Telengana people to have their own state. In fact it is funny and crazy to demand for United Andhra when Telengana people have no wish and no inclination for it. All this would slowly raise aversion against the people of other region.

I incidentally have no strong sense of feeling or attachment to any of the three regions. Though I am presently residing in Telengana. I am a Kannadiga, born to the parents of Kannadigas in Rayalaseema. I have no relationships either in Rayalaseema and Telengana. As I was born in Rayalaseema as my father migrated to Rayalaseema from Chikkanayakana Halli, Tumkur District after his marriage. He settled in Vayalpad, Chittoor Dist. I was born their. I born as a Telugu kid. My mother tongue became Telugu. I did not know kannada then. I studied in Vayalpad till intermediate in Telugu medium. Then I went to Mysore for my graduation and did my B.A.Ed in Regional College of Education, Mysore. During this period I had worked for one year in Karimnagar as a teacher. Then I went to Pondicherry for doing my M.A. in Pondicherry University. After completion of my PG I have worked as a TGT on contract basis in APSWRS, Sagileru, Kadapa Dist. As soon as I completed my PG, I have applied for Junior Lecturer Post to the College Service Commission. I have written the written exam immediately one month after completion of my PG. I attended the Interview after one month. Then I went to Kadapa on contract job as a teacher. I got an appointment order after completion of one and half year of service as contract teacher. I left the school and went to Medak District in search of Gajwel as it is my place of first appointment. Then I was married to a girl from Mysore as all my relatives are from Karnataka, I have to get married to a girl apparently from Karnataka. So I married and served in Gajwel for 7 years. Then I requested for transfer to Gadwal. I was transferred to Maldakal, a nearby village to Gadwal, I have been here for 4 years. Can any body tell me If I should have strong sense of identity to any of the regions. Of course I have strong attachment to Telugu and with the people who speak Telugu.

When I was in Mysore, I know how happy I used to be, not only me my classmates from Andhra Pradesh, When we accidentally hear Telugu word when we go out for shopping. We used to talk to them and help them if necessary and some times bring them to our college and get them accommodation in our college guest house with false claim that they are our relatives. Just hearing a Telugu work would tickle our sensation and we felt very happy that we have seen our own people.

The same thing I experienced even in Pondicherry. In Karnataka it was very easy to get someone who talks Telugu, but in Pondicherry it would be very difficult to find a man talking Telugu. We used to go to Mahatma Gandhi Beach and would go close to any one who looks like a telugu person. I remember an instance when along with my friends Suresh and Suman were walking along the beach on one Sunday, Suddenly we heard some one talking in Telugu. We felt as if we have gone to our home town and went to them and talked to them and went with them to show all the important places in Pondicherry. They became very close. We never bothered to know whether he is from Telengana or from Rayalaseema or from Andhra.

Such was the life I had, with strong association to Telugu. It would have been better if divided in friendly atmosphere. But now I am sure that a student who is studying now either in Pondicherry or in Mysore would enquire as soon as he hears a telugu man about his region and would care least if the person happens to be not from his own region. The feeling of Telugu man, or Telugu pride would vanish soon.

I propose to be divided if necessary only politically and not culturally and linguistically. We should continue to be telugu people even if we are divided politically. We should continue to have respect for Telugu Talli. In fact it is not Andhra Talli or Rayala seema Talli. It is Telugu Talli. All the people from all the three regions speak Telugu. Let us have Telengana Talli, Andhra Talli, and Rayala seema Talli. But let us not kill Telugu Talli. If we refuse to respect Telugu Talli It is equal to suicide of Telugu People.

Let us continue to live even after 2012 in our regions as Telugu People with respect and love for those who speak Telugu.