'Cultural differences' was cited to be one of the primary reasons for the demand for a separate Telangana State.
Interestingly, food actually is an essential characteristic of one’s culture with every region and culture professing some dishes exclusive to them.
When Andhra people first joined the Nizam government after independence in 1951, they were greeted with slogans of ‘Idli Sambar go back’ by the Telanganites.
But today, when there are umpteen numbers of exotic restaurants in Hyderabad, one hardly comes across one offering authentic Telangana cuisine if something like that indeed exists!
All dishes have an Andhra origin. Maybe KCR had better do something about it! How about creating a unique ‘Idli’ and naming it ‘T-idli’? Or we just might see a ‘Dosa Restaurant’ renamed as Tosa? It’s quite simple actually! All it needs is a T!
