<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The Indian state of Telangana has a cultural history of about 5,000 years, the region emerged as the foremost centre of culture in Indian subcontinent during the Hindu Kings of Kakatiya dynasty and the Muslim rulers of Qutb Shahi and Asaf Jahi Dynasty--(also known as the Nizams of Hyderabad), the rulers patronage and interest for arts and culture had transformed Telangana into a unique multi cultural region where two different cultures coexist parallel to each other, thus making Telangana the representative of the Deccan Plateau and its heritage with Warangal and Hyderabad being its epicenter . The regions major cultural events celebrated are "Kakatiya Festival" and Deccan Festival along with religious festivals of Bonalu, Bathukamma, Dussehra, Ugadi, Sankranthi, Milad un Nabi and Ramadan . </P> <P> Telangana State has long been a meeting place for diverse languages and cultures . It is known as "South of North and North of South" It is also known for its Ganga - Jamuna Tehzeeb and the capital Hyderabad as a miniature India . </P>

Socio economic political and cultural history of telangana