Recent political unrest in the Telangana region of Andra Pradesh led to the cancellation of local buses and the disruption of college courses.
Many WEP students were unable to attend their college courses in December due to the troubles surrounding the movement for a separate Telangana state.
The already tense situation escalated as college students rallied for the secession on campuses throughout Telangana in support of Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) leader K Chandrasekhara Rao. The advocate was at the time engaged in a hunger-strike to demand sovereignty for the region. College courses were suspended for 15 days in December, and there continue to be sporadic protests at Osmania University in response to alleged police brutality and the unresolved political situation.

Blog Writer: Dorothy Sinnott