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		<title>Visalandhra Mahasabha Exhibtion in Vijayawada on Feb 11th</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/visalandhra-mahasabha-exhibtion-in-vijayawada-on-feb-11th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visalandhra Mahasabha is holding an exhibition and media workshop titled &#8220;Rashtra Samaikyatanu Kaapadudhaam&#8221; on February 11th 2012 at the Siddhartha Auditorium, Moghalrajpuram.
	&#160;
	The exhibition will open at 11.00 AM in the morning. We will showcase:
	o&#160;&#160; History of Telugu unity
	o&#160;&#160; Socio-economic indicators by region
	o&#160;&#160; Separatists&#8217; changing tunes on Telugu unity
	o&#160;&#160; Why Telugus should stay united
	o&#160;&#160; Photo gallery
	During [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Milestone Achieved!</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/milestone-achieved/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/milestone-achieved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 05:18:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visalandhra Mahasabha on December 29th achieved an important milestone. After months of setbacks, we&#39;ve eventually achieved our goal of conducting an integrationist event in Hyderabad. It is the first of its kind. 
When we asked for our right to freely express our opinion: the State government instead of coming to our rescue stifled our voices. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LET’S PRESERVE THE UNITY OF OUR STATE</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/let%e2%80%99s-preserve-the-unity-of-our-state/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/let%e2%80%99s-preserve-the-unity-of-our-state/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Visalandhra Mahasabha is holding an exhibition and media workshop on December 29th 2011 at the Sundarayya Vignana Kendram in Bagh Lingampally. 
&#183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Exhibition will open at 11.00 AM in the morning. The exhibition will showcase:
o&#160;&#160; History of Telugu unity
o&#160;&#160; Socio-economic indicators by region
o&#160;&#160; Separatists&#8217; changing tunes on Telugu unity
o&#160;&#160; Why Telugus should stay united
o&#160;&#160; Photo [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Join Us on Potti Sriramulu&#8217;s Varthanthi</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/join-us-on-potti-sriramulus-varthanthi/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/join-us-on-potti-sriramulus-varthanthi/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,
Tomorrow December 15th is Potti Sriramulu&#8217;s varthanthi. Visalandhra Mahasabha is going to garland the statue of Amarajeevi and pay homage to the gandhian who made the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of a Telugu state.
Visalandhra Mahasabha Executive Committee members C. Anjaneya Reddy, Parakala Prabhakar, Challagulla Narasimha Rao, Kumar Chowdhary Yadav, Chegonti Ramajogaiah, Prof. Atluri [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>14(f) Repeal’s Worst Victim? Mahbubnagar!</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/14f-repeal%e2%80%99s-worst-victim-mahbubnagar/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/14f-repeal%e2%80%99s-worst-victim-mahbubnagar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 06:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
In order to quell 1973&#8217;s violent Jai Andhra movement for a separate State, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi&#8217;s Congress Government reached an agreement with the leaders of Andhra Pradesh. That agreement is often called the Six-Point Formula.
&#160;
As part of that agreement, six new zones were defined. Each zone had a set of districts. Zone 1: Srikakulam, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Video Clilps of TV9&#8217;s Varadhi Program</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/i-will-be-on-tv9s-varadhi-program-tonight-at-1230-am-ist/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/i-will-be-on-tv9s-varadhi-program-tonight-at-1230-am-ist/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:02:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are the clips from the TV9 program that was aired live during the US daytime hours on November 14th.
&#160;
Part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bbr_OW4rzVU
	Part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnI__3-AJLo&#38;feature=related
	Part3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xLMqa0fSWM&#38;feature=related
	Part4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGbqvasMfWo&#38;feature=related
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Save Andhra Pradesh!
&#160;
Nalamotu Chakravarthy
http://www.visalandhra.org
	http://www.facebook.com/visalandhra
	http://www.myteluguroots.com
	http://www.facebook.com/people/@/226703252445
	http://twitter.com/nalamotu
	http://www.amazon.com/My-Telugu-Roots-Telangana-Bhasmasura/dp/0984238603
]]></description>
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		<title>Regional Councils – A Very Bad Idea</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/regional-councils-%e2%80%93-a-very-bad-idea/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/regional-councils-%e2%80%93-a-very-bad-idea/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 09:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andhra Pradesh came into existence according to the deep desires of Telugu people to live together in one State. The movement for a Telugu State is as old as Indian National Congress&#8217; independence movement. Telugu people have thousands of years of legacy living together under Satavahana, Kakatiya, Vijayanagara, Qutub Shahi and Nizam Shahi rules. With [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>32</slash:comments>
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		<title>Pocharam&#8217;s Insinuations</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/pocharams-insinuations/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/pocharams-insinuations/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:40:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent by-election in Banswada was a slap in the face for TRS and its MLA Pocharam Srinivas Reddy. The election was necessitated by the resignation of the then TDP MLA Srinivas Reddy. The&#160;voting was going to be a mandate for TRS and its separatist agenda.&#160;Unfortunately, TDP yet again&#160;proved itself to be a gutless party&#160;by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Freedom Fighters</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/our-freedom-fighters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/our-freedom-fighters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:09:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Visalandhra Mahasabha, on November 1st 2011, felicitated freedom fighters at the Telugu Thalli statue near Secretariat. Freedom fighters have put garlands at Telugu Thalli&#8217;s feet. They were later felicitated by the representatives of Visalandhra Mahasabha. Five freedom fighters have participated in the event. All of them are from the Nizam Telangana region. They have unequivocally [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EVENT ON HOLD</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/event-on-hold/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/event-on-hold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:28:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear All,
I am saddened to inform you that the democratically elected government of Andhra Pradesh has decided to&#160;stifle our fundament right to free expression. It has &#8220;instructed&#8221; us to not conduct a closed-door event citing &#34;law and order exigencies&#34;. For the record, we have not sought police permission to conduct the event.&#160;Our position was&#160;that we [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>59</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rashtra Samaikyatanu Kaapaadudhaam</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/raashtra-samaikyatanu-kapaadudaam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/raashtra-samaikyatanu-kapaadudaam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 18:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.myteluguroots.com/?p=595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Friends,
I would like to invite you all on behalf of Visalandhra Mahasabha to a media workshop and exhibition titled &#8220;Rashtra Samaikyatanu Kapaadudaam&#8221;. The event will showcase the history of Telugu people, it depicts how separatists are using tools of hatred to incite people against one another, it highlights the economic progress achieved&#160;in each&#160;region since [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kudos to the Parents of Nallakunta Narayana College</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/kudos-to-the-parents-of-nallakunta-narayana-college/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/kudos-to-the-parents-of-nallakunta-narayana-college/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
I went to the Narayana College in Nallakunta yesterday and met the parents. I told them that I was visiting them as a fellow parent and to show solidarity. These parents are real heroes and role models for rest of us who are victims of the ongoing strike. They&#8217;ve shown why it is important [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>26</slash:comments>
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		<title>School Closings &#8211; Press Meet</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/school-closings-press-meet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/school-closings-press-meet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 05:28:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.myteluguroots.com/?p=583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday October 11th 2011, Visalandhra Mahasabha organized a press meet at the Somajiguda Press Club to give our point of view on the ongoing school closings. Almost all the print and electronic media representatives were in attendance.
Speakers invited to the event were prominent freedom fighter Narra Madhav Rao, Frmr DGP Anjaneya Reddy, Dr. Parakala [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Call to Parents &#8211; Rise Up!</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/a-call-to-parents-rise-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/a-call-to-parents-rise-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAC Chairman Professor Kodandaram called upon private educational institutions to cooperate with their strike. He took objection to some educational institutions&#8217; plans to reopen schools and colleges on Monday. He urged the managements of educational institutions to keep their facilities closed till the JAC goals are achieved [source: Eenadu, Sunday Oct 09]
Our state has been [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>President&#8217;s Rule &#8211; A Pseudo Dictatorship</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/presidents-rule-a-pseudo-dictatorship/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/presidents-rule-a-pseudo-dictatorship/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:32:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got up in the morning and there was a note in my mailbox written by APNRI, one of the organizations I was affiliated with in the past. The letter is addressed to the President of India urging President&#8217;s rule be imposed in AP. The gist of why they are demanding President&#8217;s rule is this:
&#183;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hyderabad &#8211; Union Territory?</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/hyderabad-union-territory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/hyderabad-union-territory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[News papers in Andhra Pradesh ran front page stories about Azad&#8217;s report to Congress Core Committee. Deccan Chronicle ran a headline that said &#8220;Hyderabad is T bottleneck&#8221;. Eenadu ran a bit more nuanced headline. Andhra Jyothy assessed that the core committee felt that the conditions in the state are not conducive to a united state. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Raasta Rokho, Rail Rokho</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/raasta-rokho-rail-rokho-are-illegal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/raasta-rokho-rail-rokho-are-illegal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:31:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was driving to work today and was about 100 meters from the intersection when my wife shouted BJP flags. She is generally not interested in politics, but her instincts have told her that flags of the nation&#8217;s second largest political party on the roads,&#160;meant trouble!
That is the sad state of affairs in our state [...]]]></description>
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		<title>School Bandh – What Can Parents Do?</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/school-bandh-%e2%80%93-what-can-parents-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/school-bandh-%e2%80%93-what-can-parents-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 07:02:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday September 19th afternoon, I got an SMS from my kid&#8217;s school that they are closing on Tuesday in light of the bandh. I was a little troubled with the SMS and I called up the school and spoke with the head teacher to understand how the decision to shut the school down was [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Delhi Talks &amp; The Way Forward</title>
		<link>http://www.myteluguroots.com/delhi-talks-the-way-forward/</link>
		<comments>http://www.myteluguroots.com/delhi-talks-the-way-forward/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Delhi media continues to show interest in our cause. Here is an article published in the recent edition of &#8220;Delhi Talks&#8221; magazine. 
&#160;
Here&#8217;s the link to article: http://www.delhitalks.in/telangana-not-in-national-interest.html
&#160;
Now to the second topic of my post- &#8220;Way Forward&#8221; 
&#160;
Integrationists have been seeing several encouraging signs off-late. Clearly, the separatist movement is on a back foot. Visalandhra [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prabhakar Gari Response</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chakravarthy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of interest in the pieces that I posted, especially &#8216;In Praise of T Agitation&#8217;, and &#8216;Q&#38;A With Parakala Prabhakar&#8217; in Business Standard. When the responses started coming in, I thought that it would be better to write a general response at one go by bunching together the various issues raised, [...]]]></description>
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