The origins of the concept of ‘Janmabhoomi’ program implemented by Chandrababu Naidu in Andhra Pradesh have been traced to the different sources. The South Korean model of ‘Saemaul Undong’ is said to have provided inspiration to the young leadership of Andhra Pradesh in launching the Janmabhoomi programme. Though the Korean model provided the modus operandi … Read more

The 1994 elections to Andhra Pradesh State Assembly has brought the Telugu Desam Party back into power with overwhelming majority under the leadership of N.T.Rama Rao. The main campaign issue in the election time has been the subsidised rice, power and total prohibition. The defeat of the Congress Party has been characterised as a result … Read more

By the mid-1980s, the initiatives towards more liberalised economy have been started at the national level in India. The emergence of Rajiv Gandhi at the centre, with his emphasis on liberalisation policies, which were expected by him to lead the 21st century along with intensive technology. These have influenced the priorities at the state level … Read more

The political and organisational vacuum created in Andhra Pradesh by the resentment of rich and middle peasants among upper castes and poor peasants among the backward classes has been fulfilled by the formation of Telugu Desam Party under the leadership of film star-turned-politician N.T.Rama Rao. The economic dominance and caste solidarity of rich peasant castes … Read more