Architecture: Simhachalam

October 28, 2024UncategorizedAndhraPradesh, Architecture, History, SanatanaN.R.I.pathi

From Commerce and Economics we return to Architecture after a brief break. This next article is on a gem of a temple in the region known as Uttarandhra. Alternatively known as Kalingandhra, it is emblematic of how desas are determined …

Andhra Economic Society

September 19, 2024UncategorizedAndhra, Business, History, SocietyN.R.I.pathi

Following our Article on traditional Andhra Economic History, a study of the modern Economic Society becomes the natural next step. Unlike Ancient and even Early Medieval History, this Colonial and Post-Colonial History is not only lived experience, but relevant …

Andhra Economic History

August 23, 2024UncategorizedAndhra, Business, History, SocietyN.R.I.pathi

History is not always epic kings clashing or empires rising and falling. It is also the story of a society and its times of penury and prosperity. Ironically, for a state so commercially oriented, Andhra Pradesh’s economic history is not …

Excerpt: Prahlada Charitra of Potana’s Bhagavata Purana I

June 30, 2024UncategorizedDharma, Discussion, High Culture, Literature, Poetry, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

The following Post is based on the Translation of Professor T.S.B. Narasaraju garu.

Continuing Andhra Cultural Portal’s Spotlight on Telugu Literature is a wonderful work based on one of the most beloved texts in Telugu Poetry.

Longtime readers may recall …

Rajamahendravaram: The City, its Art, & its Architecture

April 20, 2024UncategorizedAndhra, Architecture, Art, History, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Some cities are historically etched in military glory and others in religion, still others come to represent the cultural zenith of a people. For Telugus in general and the Andhras in particular, that city is the city of kings: Rajamahendravaram…

Srikakulam: The City, its Art, & its Architecture

February 23, 2024UncategorizedAndhra, Architecture, Art, History, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

It has been quite the hiatus since we last touched on the topic of ancient Aandhra capitals. Following Amaravati and Warangal, we proceed with our Continuing Series on Telugu Cities, their Art, & their Architecture with Srikakulam.

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Kondaveedu Fort

December 30, 2023UncategorizedAndhra, Architecture, Elite, HistoryN.R.I.pathi

The “Kondaveeti Raaja” concept captures the imagination of the Aandhras to this day. Truly, this era was the Romantic Age of Andhra, not just for its poets or cultured kings, but also for its brave cavaliers and formidable fortresses.

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