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Indians are Talkers not Doers

June 17, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, Elite, Hyderabad, India, TelanganaN.R.I.pathi

Let us face the facts, Indians are Talkers, not Doers. As usual, Andhras are the worst example of this.

We can talk for hours on end, over tea, over toddy, over tokkudu ladoo—but what does it matter, still we …

Top 10 Reasons why Kshana Kshanam is the Greatest Telugu Movie of All Time

June 4, 2014UncategorizedArt, Cinema, Culture, Pop Culture, Telugu, TollywoodN.R.I.pathi

1991’s Kshana Kshanam is quite possibly the finest film ever produced by the Telugu Film industry.

I know it is not often that we at ACP unabashedly descend into pop culture, but given the official bifurcation of our United Andhra …

To Rebuild We Must Rebrand

May 28, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Business, Culture, Development, India, Language, Poetry, Politics, Sanskrit, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Bifurcation has come at great cost to the people of undivided Andhra, not only financially and culturally, but reputationally.

The TRS propaganda machine exacerbated divisions by sowing suspicion and mongering grievance. This created the requisite atmosphere of discord for splitting …

On the Importance of History

May 21, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Elite, History, Hyderabad, India, TelanganaN.R.I.pathi

While this is by now a line so well known that it is almost cliche, few of us meditate on it. But what is lesser known is that even fewer still meditate on another insightful history quote.

Frederick the Great …

India Elections 2014 Results

May 16, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, India, Politics, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Photo: Manipal World News

Narendra Modi led the BJP to a resounding victory in the 2014 elections. With a simple majority (282 seats) over the required 272, Narendra Modi’s government is in a strong position to ensure stable governance and has …

Personalities: Balamurali Krishna

May 4, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, India, Music, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Balamurali Krishna is an Andhra legend. Along with Thyagaraja, Annamacharya, & Bhadrachalam Ramdas he is undoubtedly one of our greatest classical composers. His stamp on the Classical Indian Music tradition is undeniable, and he remains a stalwart of the…

Prema is not Moha

We have received some offline questions (though comment questions are preferable since all can see) about why, if I think Prema/Bhakti is the highest of qualities, I have been so critical of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari. Some see a contradiction between …

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