Peoples Telangana

  By T.Chiranjeevulu, IAS (Ret), Founder & Chairman of BCIF ( BC Intellectuals Forum)   On August 9, 2026, a meeting was organized in Nalgonda district under the banner "Social Justice Struggle Yatra for BC Rights." At this event, the political landscape of Nalgonda district was unveiled. This political landscape raises a serious question before us: Why do BCs, who form the majority of the population, remain a minority in political power? Looking at the last 16 assembly elections in Nalgonda district, out of a total of 194 seats, BCs won only 19 seats — 9.65%. But according to the state's SEEEPEC (caste) survey, the BC population is 56%, while their political representation is only 9.65%. Even more surprising is that although there are 134 castes among BCs, only four castes have ever crossed the threshold of the assembly. 130 castes have never set foot in the assembly. (While Reddys won 578 seats across the state in all 16 elections combined, 98 of those — 16....

T. Chiranjeevulu, retired IAS officer and Chairman of the BC Intellectuals Forum, Hyderabad.  Today let's discuss whether 42% reservations for BCs in local bodies, in education, and in jobs are possible in Telangana, and what we need to do to make them possible. Parliament sessions began just yesterday. In these sessions, it has been reported in today's newspapers that the central government will bring bills on Women's Reservation and on Delimitation. That's good news — but for the last 15 months, the 42% reservation bills sent by the Telangana state government have been pending with the Centre. The bills that reached the central government in April 2025 still have no progress. Whatever queries the Centre has raised, the state government has responded to all of them. Even so, the central government is not paying attention to these bills. Similarly, when it comes to social justice, Rahul Gandhi — who claims he will break the 50% reservation ceiling — has not mentioned ...

  By Chuppala Nagesh Bhushan T. CHIRANJEEVULU, IAS (Retd.) Founder & Chairman, BC Intellectuals Forum (BCIF) PROFILE DOSSIER Compiled from publicly available government records, media reports, and public sources — July 2026 1. Overview T. Chiranjeevulu, IAS (Retd.) is a former Indian Administrative Service officer (2002 batch, Telangana cadre) and a prominent public policy advocate working on issues relating to the social, educational, economic, and political empowerment of Backward Classes (BCs). Following his retirement from public service, he founded the BC Intellectuals Forum (BCIF), a non-political platform dedicated to research, advocacy, public awareness, and policy reform concerning Backward Classes. He is widely recognised in Telangana media as one of the leading voices advocating caste-based data, equitable representation, and constitutional safeguards for BC communities. 2. Civil Service Career Service Background •    ...

 By Chuppala Nagesh Bhushan T. Chiranjeevulu A grassroots movement argues that the road to power runs through better maths, not more slogans HYDERABAD— For a certain kind of Indian political speech, statistics are less a rhetorical device than a weapon. In a recent address to Backward Caste (BC) activists in Telangana, T. Chiranjeevulu, a retired officer of the Indian Administrative Service and founder-president of the BC Intellectuals' Forum (BCIF), deployed numbers on judges, billionaires, distilleries and irrigation canals with the precision of a prosecutor building a case. The verdict, delivered repeatedly and without much subtlety, was that Telangana's dominant castes have converted every organ of the state—courts, bureaucracy, budgets, even canteens—into instruments of their own advantage, while BCs, who make up roughly 56% of the state's population, remain spectators to their own governance. The speech ranged widely, but three threads stood out: an attack on the gove...

Caste Census: Foundation for Social Justice—Don't Let Political Promises Become Empty Rhetoric By T. Chiranjeevulu  IAS (Ret) , Founder and President BCIF (BC Intellectuals Forum) In the 79-year history of independent India, many critical issues have been debated. Land reforms, reservations, linguistically organised states, and economic reforms have shaped the nation's future. Yet one issue remains unresolved—one directly connected to social justice:  the caste census . Other backward classes (OBCs), who constitute the largest percentage of India's population, have demanded for decades that their actual population figures and socio-economic conditions be officially recorded. Yet political parties have used this issue as an election promise only to retreat once in power. The History of Caste Census Caste-based data collection in India is not new. British rulers initiated caste enumeration in the census from 1881 onward. The 1931 census was the last to comprehensive...

  Regional Politics vs. Social Justice: Who Really Benefits? The Distraction Trap: How Regional Hatred Derails Bahujan Progress Beyond Borders: The Unfinished Business of Social Telangana T. Chiranjeevulu IAS(Ret) , Founder and President of BCIF( BC Intellectuals Forum) Twelve years have passed since the formation of Telangana state. The intense regional sentiments and political tensions that were prominently visible during the state's bifurcation had gradually subsided, and the people of both Telugu states had reached a stage where they were focusing on issues like development, employment, education, healthcare, and welfare. However, looking at the statements being made and political programs being organized by certain political leaders in recent times, suspicions are emerging that there are renewed attempts to inflame regional sentiments for political gain. Remarks made by some leaders suggesting that the word "Telangana" has no place in the legal dictionary, attemp...