Continuing our Series on Carnatic Classical Instruments is an athodya that sets the rhythm of the margazhi season night. After preceding articles on the Veena and the Venu, is today’s post on a vaadhya that doesn’t always get its …
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Personalities: Vedantam Lakshminarayana Sastri
After a long hiatus, we return to the world of Dance. Kuchipudi has had numerous exponents of great fame, perhaps none more famous than Vempati Chinna Satyam. And yet, it was his guru who first opened this previously male-dominated …
Personalities: Pullela Gopichand
Those of you following our mother site, Indic Civilizational Portal, would have seen our article on Kreeda, covering Indian Sports & Martial Arts. Part of culture is appreciating Fine & Performance Arts, Literature, and so on, and part …
Carnatic Classical Instruments: Venu
Sangeeta has a special place in the hearts of the Andhras. From composer saints such as Annamacharya to vaageyakaara sarvabhaumas such as Syama Sastri, the music of our land defines much of our culture. In light of that, we …
Lepakshi Paintings
In honour of the ongoing Lepakshi Utsavam, today’s article is on an iconic style of painting deeply associated with both Andhra & the Vijayanagara Empire.
Background
The history of Lepakshi is, in many ways, the history of Andhra. It …
ఆంధ్ర జన తెలుగు భాష Andhra People, Telugu Language
ఆంధ్ర సీరీస్ లో మన ప్రథమ వ్యాసం తెలుగు జనాల మూలం ఏమిటో దగ్గరి చూసి అడిగాము, “ఆంధ్రులు ఎవరు?”. ద్వితీయ సర్గం లో మన ఆంధ్ర జనాల ప్రాచీన ఇతిహాసము మరియు తేనె కి మించిన మన తీయమైన భాష చూస్తాము. ఈ ద్విభాష వ్యాసము ఆంగ్లం కింధ భాగములో రచించాము.
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