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Personalities: Avadhuta Narayana Swami

June 22, 2020UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, Personalities, Society, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

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Sri Avadhuta Narayana Swami is a venerated Yogi of Mittapalem in Prakasam district. He is said by many to have hailed from the fifth class (panchama), and thus would be a Hindu Telugu Dalit Saint.

Dharma is often incorrectly …

Crafts: Bobbili Veena

February 26, 2020UncategorizedAndhra, Art, Carnatic, Music, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

bobbiliveena After a long hiatus, we reconvene with an article on Andhra Arts & Crafts. The Handicrafts of Andhra often blend with the Fine Arts. Perhaps the best example of this comes from the Uttarandhra region, with a name that …

Personalities: Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu

July 18, 2019UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, Music, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

In the long list of Eminent Telugu musicians is one who is both a traditionalist and an innovator. If culture is what unites a state and people, then here is one figure whose family and legacy cuts across caste and …

Personalities: Emani Sankara Sastri

July 2, 2019UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, Music, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

Our next article in our Continuing Series on Andhra Personalities, is one who deftly managed to stand tall in both the saastriya and cinematic worlds. He was a veena instructor and veena player extraordinaire: Emani Sankara Sastri.

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[Guest Post] Tanguturi Suryakumari

May 30, 2019UncategorizedAndhra, Cinema, India, Teluguadmin

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Her name is well known to many Telugu people. Our Telugu Anthem “Ma Telugu Talliki”
was first recorded in her golden Voice. The song which …

Personalities: Tenali Ramakrishna

March 14, 2019UncategorizedAndhra, India, Literature, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Every once in a while we come across a Personality who so captures our imaginations and hearts that he almost comes to epitomise the character of our people. In the long line of personality clashes and caste battles, there are …

Personalities: Yella Venkateswara Rao

December 23, 2018UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, Music, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

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It is a critical aspect of culture that our artists and musicians are given due recognition and patronage. One such vaadhyakara is a virtuoso on the original avanatta vaadhya.

The place of percussion in music is central and yet often …

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