Culture: The Cure for Stupidity

April 14, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Dharma, Elite, High Culture, History, India, Pop Culture, SocietyN.R.I.pathi

There is an old and ancient saying that you can’t fix stupid or “you can’t cure stupidity”. We disagree.

Concluding our Series on Indian Stupidity, is our fifth and final piece Culture: The Cure for Stupidity. It further investigates …

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, …

Happy Sri Rama Navami (2015)

March 28, 2015UncategorizedACP, Dharma, Festivals, Greetings, High Culture, Ramayana, Traditionsadmin

Sri Rama Navami Subhakaankshalu. Happy Sri Rama Navami. May this blessed day of Bhagavan Rama’s Birth and Marriage bring tidings of happiness, prosperity, and blessedness. Let the message of Maryada Purushottam, the Shiromani of the Raghus, the Best of …

[Reprint Post] The Meaning Of Rama Rajya in Song

March 27, 2015UncategorizedCinema, Dharma, Festivals, High Culture, Music, Ramayana, Teluguadmin

Modern day Cinema is all about love, hate, factions and politics. A scene in a park and a song in Bangkok is all we see. Rarely we find a song that conveys a social message. In good olden days,

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Happy Ugadi (2015)

March 21, 2015UncategorizedACP, Greetingsadmin

From all of us at ACP, in this Manmatha Nama Samvatsara, we wish you a happy and prosperous (Telugu) New Year. Ugadi Subakaankshalu!

Ugadi comes from the Sanskrit term Yuga Adi, or new era.

Typical greetings include: Nutana Samvatsara …

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 …

Madhavaram Sarees

March 2, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, Fashion, SareesVelugu Thalli

In our newest installment of our Series on Andhra Sarees, this week we will be covering Rayalaseema’s Madhavaram Sarees.

History

Madhavaram is a village in Kadapa District that is etched in the popular imagination. While the Jilla in general …

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