Telangana native D. Ananya Reddy, who placed third overall in India in the Civil Services Examination of 2023, attributes her success to her own diligence. Ananya, who experienced success on her first try, attributed her accomplishment to a combination of good fortune, divine favor, and the encouragement of her loved ones. The Mahbubnagar district girl … Read more
Relationship between politics and development has been the core topic of discussion in social sciences for a long time. These issues were discussed across the globe by academicians from various disciplines like Political Science, Economics, Sociology, History, Anthropology etc. There is vast literature on the topic of development and politics. Following is the list of … Read more
In the mid sixties, the green revolution brought significant changes in the agrarian production in Andhra Pradesh. The irrigation potential created earlier was coupled with modern inputs like technology in terms of farm machinery. High yielding seeds and large use of fertilisers triggered this revolution. As observed by Upadhya, this (green revolution) has strengthened the … Read more
The economic development and the changes in agricultural production that came mainly from the dominant castes after Independence in Andhra Pradesh can be seen as a continuation of what had been earlier. The emergence of larger competitive set of social elites after the abolition of Zamindari estates in 1949 was handled through patronage politics based … Read more