I finished reading this book today. Very much appreciate the hard work thats gone into it. The author has obviously done a lot of research into the history of Andhra and if anyone wants to learn about history, this is the book for you. Concise and easy to read. Now coming to the issue of Telangana, whew. He clearly tries to be as neutral as possible but clearly he sees no point in separation and I agree with him but unfortunately the relatively few don't really have a voice and the masses tend to get drawn to the one with the loudest voice even if though they are lies. I've recently has the pleasure of debating this book with a few from Telangana and they were pretty charged about it and would not listen to reason.
All in all a good read and thank you to the author for a sterling job.