Www.ccnt.com. What new Telangana state means for India. 30 July 2013Last updated at 12:11 ET Violent protests have taken place in Andhra Pradesh for the creation of Telangana India's ruling Congress party-led government has announced the formation of a new state of Telangana to be carved out of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
Analyst Louise Tillin explains what this means for India. The creation of Telangana reflects the end of a long journey for those who have campaigned for statehood - and the beginning of a fresh set of wrangles over the shaping of the new state. The movement for Telangana has rolled on for decades with peaks and troughs of popular mobilisation. So what does the decision to create the state mean for India more generally, and for those interested in the shape of its democracy? Linguistic states The splitting of Andhra Pradesh marks the first time in India's post-Independence history that a "linguistic state" - a state created for speakers of a regional language, in this case Telugu - has been divided.
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Japanese people will crack up if you say it before walking outside, eating noodles, or using a vending machine. 3. The literal translation of this useful phrase is, “Oops! Saying this never gets old, especially in public places, especially on a first date, and most especially if it’s clearly one of only 10 Japanese phrases that you’ve memorized. Nepal. Mysterious Presence Advertised. How To Eat A Bowl Of Pho Like You Know What You’re Doing. A bowl of pho bo with black coffee is how you start your day in Vietnam.
While recently traveling throughout Vietnam with some American chefs, it became pretty clear that there was a lot more going on with the local cuisine than the noodle soup, pho, that most Americans associate with the country. In short time I’ll go over dishes like cha ca — a turmeric-laced fish dish found only in Hanoi — and a steamed roll filled with eggs and minced pork served at breakfast time called banh cuon.
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