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Cinema: Bhookailas

April 6, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Cinema, High Culture, India, Society, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

One of the great golden age films of Telugu cinema is the silver screen saga Bhookailas. Yet another classic churned out by the original Super Star of Andhra, NTR, it is a timeless tale for all ages, and even, …

Selfishness: The Real Root of All Evil

March 12, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Dharma, Elite, India, SocietyN.R.I.pathi

It is often said that money is the root of all evil. Some even point to lust as its origin. But the reality is that it is Selfishness: svaartha, that privileging of one’s own inclinations, interests, and desires …

Literature: Satavahana Hala’s Gathasaptasati

February 12, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Elite, High Culture, India, Literature, Poetry, RomanceN.R.I.pathi

Having previously commenced our study of Classical Indic Literature, we now take our first look at Classical Indic Poetry. Appropriately, our first selection is from Andhra itself and dates back to the glorious Empire of the Satavahanas. This …

The Death of Romance

February 7, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Elite, Romance, Society, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

It is sometimes said that “Analysis is the death of sentiment”, but I disagree. As with all things in life, balance here is required as well. The truly fulfilling life is the one which is equidistant to the two. It …

Personalities: Yamini Krishnamurti

January 21, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Dance, High Culture, India, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

One of the great artistic luminaries of Andhra Dance is Yamini Krishnamurti.

Skilled in both Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam, she is most famous for her achievements in the latter. Indeed, some have even remarked that “Yamini was not …

Personalities: The Musunuri Nayaks

January 8, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, Elite, History, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Two of the greatest patriots that the Telugus produced were scions of the Musunuri family: Prola and Krishna Nayak. While there is a popular but utterly inaccurate view that there were no popular revolutions in Medieval India, the Musunuri …

New Year’s Resolutions from an Andhra Bidda (2015)

January 2, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, India, Politics, Society, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Dear Telugu Thalli (and Bharat Mata)

I would say “Happy New Year” to you, but as with last year, there’s not much to be happy about.

Your beloved state of Andhra Pradesh was finally bifurcated. Drunk with power, one …

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