Andhra Pradesh : An Overview

If you look at the past, you will find…the land is filled with temples and monuments, forests and beaches and glorious history of legendary dynasties. The present will tell you the tale of progress and advancement in many fields. The cyber capital Hyderabad is a witness to this fact. And about the future…it is moving towards the utmost level of modernization and financial evolution. This is the state known as Andhra Pradesh which is situated in the Deccan plateau and is one of the oldest geological formations.

Andhra Pradesh, India’s fifth largest state in terms of area (275,608 sq. km), lies in the south-eastern part of India, with its coastline stretching for over a distance of 1200 kilometers, from Orissa to Tamil Nadu. The state was formed on 1st November 1956 by combining the old princely state of Hyderabad, with the Andhra state. The state was formed in 1953, when the Telugu speaking areas were separated from the composite Madras state.

Andhra Pradesh, the Kohinoor of India is a mystical land where history has left behind the monuments and architectural ruins; and dynasties as old as 300 BC. It is home to many holy temples with architectural beauty, which attract large numbers of pilgrims and tourists from inside and outside the country.

The hill sites, lakes, beaches of the state offer enormous travel destinations to its tourists. The people of Andhra are simple and hard working preserving their old religious and social traditions; they celebrate festivals in traditional fervor. Their hospitality attracts people from through out the globe to explore the state with inquisitiveness...