A distinctive feature of nation-building in modern India has beenthe paradoxical
persistence and growth of regional linguistic-basedcultural identities. The
appearance of regional languages on Rupeecurrency notes, the present provincial
boundaries of India, and therising strength of regional political parties
manifest theimportance of these regional identities to defining the
nationalculture of India. Telugu Resurgence examines the origins andformation of
a regional identity which ultimately gave birth toAndhra Pradesh, the first
linguistic state formed in India afterindependence.