Minarets of Charminar, Hyderabad, Telangana (© RAJARSHI SENGUPTA/iStock/Getty Images)

At midnight, a map shifted—and a region found its rhythm. On 2 June 2014, Telangana became India's youngest state, carved from Andhra Pradesh, with Hyderabad as its capital. Telangana Day marks that moment—and the momentum since.