Question

Andhra Maha Sabha was a people’s organization in the state of:
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Hyderabad
C. Tamil Nadu
D. Karnataka

Answer 1

Hint: It was established to consolidate the Telugu sentiment and eventually joined forces with the Communist Party of India for the Telangana (known as Telinga earlier) movement. Madapata Hanumatha Rao was the founder, and was called Andhra’s ‘Pitamaha’.

Complete answer: - What is impressive about their collective is they did not limit their activism to the linguistic controversy. In 1935, they set forth a list of demands which included the abolishment of untouchability, land rights, eradicating child marriage and pushed for the grassroots government.
- It started when the need to have a separate space to recognize their demands was felt, after a failed resolution at the Nizam’s Social Reforms conference. It had only 12 members at its inception and grew rapidly, which was a testament to the number of wrongdoing people had been subject to.
- It was in the erstwhile state of Hyderabad.
- The organization had begun under the name of Andhra Jan Sangham in 1921, changing to its current name in 1930, when its first conference was held, presided over by Sir B.N. Sarma. It lent structure to what came to be known as the Vishalandhra movement.
Therefore, Option B is the correct answer.

Note: The Telangana armed struggle lasted from 1946 to 1951. It grew into the language issue later, having started as a protest against the oppression of Razakars (private militia) and as a peasants’ rebellion. In 1969, Telangana Praja Samithi was set up by Sri M. Chenna Reddy to spearhead the movement.