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100			_aNiroop, P.
245			_aRe-organisation of states in India: the issue of Telangana
260			_c2005
300			_ap.132-51.
520			_aIt seems India never had an organized, rational and a criteria-oriented approach to the vexed question of territorial organization of States. Instead of hearing the allegation of `internal colonialism' time and again from the regions demanding the formation of new smaller states, emanating from a perceived neglect, it is high time one looks at the formation of smaller states as a technique of good governance. What backs such claim are the historical force and sense of identity as a people with distinct identity. - Reproduced.
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aIndian Journal of Federal Studies
909			_a66095
999			_c66095 _d66095