The Telangana Formation Day, marking the first anniversary of the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, will be celebrated on Tuesday with Chief Minister Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao inaugurating the week long extravaganza of festivities highlighting the rich heritage of culture, traditions, art, cuisine and of the region.
The festivities will begin from Monday midnight with an impressive display of fireworks at various places in Hyderabad and other major cities and towns of Telangana marking the formation of Telangana as the 29th State of Republic on the same midnight last year.
As the formation of Telangana was the culmination of the six decades long struggle and sacrifices, a grateful State will remember the martyrs of the movement and the CM will pay tributes at the Martyrs Memorial at Gun Park in the morning before heading for the Parade Ground where he will hoist the National flag.
A grand gala spectacle with various forms of dance and colourful display of tribal and other cultures has also been planned for the occasion.
Side by side “Jashn-e-Telangana” (celebration of Telangana) will celebrate the unique Hyderabadi culture with emphasis on Urdu language. The programmes organised as part of this Jashan include a Ghazal performance of Maestro Ghulam Ali under the shadows of historic Charminar, another similar performance by Riaz Ali Khan, grandson of Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, a Urdu Mushaira with prominent poets from all over the country, a performance by singer. The glorious past of Telangana will be recreated with artistes bringing the Urdu poets of yore to life at a “Tamseeli Mushaira” and narrating the history of Telangana.
Continuing his focus on the welfare of the weaker sections, the CM will also distribute House documents to 15000 families on the occasion.
Hyderabad has turned into a glittering bride as all the historic and important buildings including Charminar, State Assembly, Governor House, High Court were decorated with lights. Similarly all the important roads and the traffic islands have also been illuminated and decorated. Greeting the people of Telangana on the State Formation Day, Governor ESl Narasimhan said Telangana achieved statehood status due to the sacrifices of the great souls.