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Telugu Resurgence examines the origins and formation of a regional identity which ultimately gave birth to Andhra Pradesh, the first linguistic state formed in India after independence. Peter Schmitthenner demonstrates that a key stimulant to shaping this new identity was the work of 19th century European Indologists. \n
Peter L Schmitthenner is Associate Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA. Born and raised in south India, Dr. Schmitthenner pursued post-graduate studies in History and South Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA. His research interests center on the British colonial legacy in south India, particularly Andhra. Currently he is researching the expansion and impact of hydraulic projects in nineteenth-century south India.
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