Over sixty years ago, following the formation of Andhra Pradesh in 1953, demands for the creation of new states soon came up. Hence, Jawaharlal Nehru?s government was forced to set up the States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) to investigate these demands and to formulate principles upon which new states could be created. Recommendations, ideas, method of working and manner in which recommendations were dealt with by Nehru government may have important insights for all those interested in the history of contemporary India and the political challenges in faces in our times. ज़्यादा पढ़ें