Celebrations including fireworks and drumming ushered in India's newest state Monday.
Telangana - created from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh - is the country's 29th state and represents the culmination of a decades-long separatist campaign.
Regional political leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao was sworn in as Telangana's chief minister in a ceremony in the technology hub, Hyderabad.
Hyderabad will serve as the capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the next 10 years, after which Andhra Pradesh will develop a new capital city.
Telangana, with a population of 35 million, is comprised of 10 districts.
Telangana supporters say the area had remained undeveloped and its residents faced discrimination in the allocation of funds, water and jobs.
Telangana - created from the southern state of Andhra Pradesh - is the country's 29th state and represents the culmination of a decades-long separatist campaign.
Regional political leader K. Chandrasekhar Rao was sworn in as Telangana's chief minister in a ceremony in the technology hub, Hyderabad.
Hyderabad will serve as the capital of both Telangana and Andhra Pradesh for the next 10 years, after which Andhra Pradesh will develop a new capital city.
Telangana, with a population of 35 million, is comprised of 10 districts.
Telangana supporters say the area had remained undeveloped and its residents faced discrimination in the allocation of funds, water and jobs.