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Personalities: Nedunuri Krishnamurthy

December 7, 2015UncategorizedCarnatic, High Culture, Music, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

In line with our primarily music and mostly Carnatic focus these past few weeks, our next great Andhra Personality is one who is synonymous with Annamayya. Exactly a year since he passed away, this Post is dedicated to the Life …

Personalities: Muktyala Raja

December 5, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Development, Dharma, History, Personalities, PoliticsN.R.I.pathi

Background

Raja Vasireddy Rama Gopal Krishna Maheswara Prasad better known as V.R.G.K.M. Prasad, was the last Raja of Muktyala. The village and fort that gave the name to his family’s estate is also the seat of the famous Chennakesava …

Composers of Andhra – An Historical Perspective Part I

December 2, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, High Culture, Music, Talent, Teluguadmin

The following Post is part of a Series composed by Ashok Madhav garu, vaggeyakara.

The Telugus have a long tradition of musical heritage for several centuries. One can see the valuable contributions made by Tallapaka composers-the foremost being Annamacharya (1408-1503) …

Personalities: Gurajada

November 30, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Elite, Literature, Personalities, Society, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

On the occasion of the 2 day observance by the AP Government of the 100^th Anniversary of his Punya Tithi, our next great Andhra Personality is Gurajada Appa Rao.

A scholar, a poet, and a social conscience, …

Personalities: Narayana Teertha

November 28, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, Dharma, High Culture, Music, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

From last week’s look at Telugu playback music, we come back this week to Classical Carnatic Music, and the great Andhra Personality and Telugu Saint: Sri Narayana Teertha.

A gem of a composer and spiritual figure, he is oft-forgotten …

[Guest Post] Warfare & Chimeric Peace – A Literary Review

November 19, 2015UncategorizedHistory, India, Literature, Teluguadmin

The following Post was composed by Navuluri Rao garu. You can follow him on Twitter.

Warfare & Chimeric Peace:

A Literary Review of Angara Venkata Krishna Rao’s novel Viramam

There is a corpus of war literature in other Indian languages, …

Personalities: P.Susheela

November 16, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Music, Personalities, Telugu, TollywoodN.R.I.pathi

In honour of her completing 80 wonderful years last week, our next great Andhra Personality this week is none other than the Nightingale of the South, Smt. P.Susheela.

A singer and philanthropist who dominated playback singing in the …