Tag Archives: Dharma

Personalities: Gautamiputra Satakarni

February 3, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, High Culture, History, India, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

To inaugurate the first of a continuing series of posts on Andhra Personalities, I thought it best to commence with one of the most celebrated and most successful of Andhra Kings, Gautamiputra Satakarni.

The most famous of Andhra’s …

Tollywood, Travancore, & The Times

January 16, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Cinema, Dharma, Elite, History, India, Pop Culture, TollywoodN.R.I.pathi

The New York Times launched an India focused blog some time ago called “India Ink”, which recently featured two interesting entries. One was on Tollywood (mana Telugu phillim industry) and the other was a tribute to the uncrowned …

Happy Sankaranthi (2014)

January 13, 2014UncategorizedACP, Andhra, Culture, Dharma, Festivals, Greetings, India, TraditionsVelugu Thalli

Sankaranthi Subakankshalu!

Happy Sankaranthi (and Happy Pongal for those closer to the TN Border) 🙂

For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, Makara Sankaranthi is the Hindu Festival marking the Winter Solstice. This is the beginning of …

New Year’s Resolutions from an Andhra Bidda

January 6, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, India, Politics, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Dear Telugu Thalli,

2013 was a terrible year not only for your Telugu biddas, but your place of residence.

Fittingly, the samachram started off on an ugly note with the pall of the terrible crime heard ’round the world.…

On the Perils of Ambition

December 8, 2013UncategorizedCulture, Dharma, Mahabharata, RamayanaN.R.I.pathi

“Arey, he’s so ambitious, yaar”, “Do you know, she’s really ambitious”, “You should be ambitious too”….

I must have missed the memo, but since when did ambition become a good thing?

Don’t get me wrong, I am all for self-improvement …

On High Culture: Beyond Bollywood

November 4, 2013UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, High Culture, Language, Sanskrit, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

I had come to Sanskrit in search of roots, but I had not expected to have that need met so directly. I had not expected my wish for a ‘historical sense’ to be answered with linguistic roots.

A recent article …

On Telangana

October 21, 2013UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, High Culture, India, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Whether it happens or not, Telangana is ultimately a microcosm of the greater problem facing India: Who are we?

In India’s case it is more specifically, “What is Dharmic Civilization and Indic Culture?” Dharmic civilization is rooted in the …

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