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Cinema: Missamma

November 9, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Cinema, India, Music, Pop Culture, Romance, Telugu, TollywoodN.R.I.pathi

In continuing our coverage of Classic Andhra Cinema, we examine another of the all-time favorites: Missamma.

Story

A Telugu story that very much cuts across caste and creed, it is a tale of a Christian girl who falls in …

Warangal: The City, its Art & its Architecture

November 2, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Architecture, Art, Dharma, High Culture, History, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

After Amaravati, the second capital of the Telugus was Warangal (also referred to by its Sanskrit name, Ekasila). Literally meaning “One Stone” (Oru gallu), the great capital of the Kakatiyas long stood truly as a “single …

Dharmic Development

October 10, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Business, Development, Dharma, Elite, Hyderabad, India, PoliticsN.R.I.pathi

“Grohwth, grohwth, vee need grohwth, increase our grohwth, vee must have grohwth”—And what will you do with all that growth, eat it?

The fact remains that while modern infrastructure development is important and educational advancement is good, they …

Cinema: Maya Bazaar

October 6, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Cinema, Culture, Dharma, Mahabharata, Telugu, TollywoodN.R.I.pathi

Any mention of Telugu Cinema, indeed Indian Cinema itself, would be incomplete without reference to the inimitable 1957 epic Family Drama & Comedy Maya Bazaar.

Without a doubt the most beloved Telugu movie of all time, it is the …

The Politics of Language

September 30, 2014UncategorizedCinema, Culture, Dharma, Elite, History, India, Language, Politics, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent speech at the United Nations revived the old debate on “national language”.

In response, conventional media and social media have been alive with debate, some informed, most un-informed. Some object to the very notion of …

Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

September 23, 2014UncategorizedCulture, Development, Dharma, Elite, India, Mahabharata, RamayanaN.R.I.pathi

“Yessir, it is dirty. We are like this only…”, “It has always been this way”, “It is our kulchar, we don’t care, madam”…

Go to most of India’s cities and towns (and even villages) today, and filth, refuse, and even …

Personalities: Prataparudra

August 26, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, Elite, History, India, Personalities, TelanganaN.R.I.pathi

The Kakatiya dynasty reached its dramatic climax under Prataparudra. The grandson of Rani Rudrama Devi, Pratapa Rudra Deva II (1289-1323 CE) is best known for bringing to justice the rebellious Nayaks who killed her and for his stubborn …

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