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Personalities: Balamurali Krishna

May 4, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, India, Music, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Balamurali Krishna is an Andhra legend. Along with Thyagaraja, Annamacharya, & Bhadrachalam Ramdas he is undoubtedly one of our greatest classical composers. His stamp on the Classical Indian Music tradition is undeniable, and he remains a stalwart of the…

Personalities: Rani Rudrama Devi

April 24, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, High Culture, History, India, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

Continuing our series on great Andhra Personalities, our spotlight this week is on Maharani Rudrama Devi of Warangal.

Background

Born Princess Rudramba to King Ganapati Deva, she was the first and only ruling Queen of the Kakatiya dynasty …

[Ram Raj] was not Built in a Day

April 8, 2014UncategorizedCulture, Development, Elite, India, Politics, RamayanaN.R.I.pathi

There is a famous saying that “Rome was not built in a day”.

Given our exhaustion and frustration with Rome Raj, however, our model should be Ram Raj—but the lesson still holds.

On this Sri Rama Navami, it …

On Achara

April 3, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, India, Mahabharata, NRIN.R.I.pathi

Sarv Agamanam Acara |Prathama Parikalpate

Acara Prabhavo Dharmo |Dharmasya Prabhur Achyutaha

In the Vishnu Sahasranama, it is stated that “Achara leads to Dharma, and Dharma is the path to Krishna”. As such, individuals must first master good conduct …

Are We a Serious People?

March 12, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, High Culture, History, India, Politics, TelanganaN.R.I.pathi

Outsiders play Indians like pawns... They know how easily Indians can be taken in through deception and praise.

Chhatrapati Shivaji is reputed to have said that the British are the most dangerous of enemies because they “kill by tickling”, …

Personalities: Bhadrachalam Ramadasu

March 2, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, Dharma, High Culture, India, Music, Personalities, Telangana, Teluguadmin

Continuing our series on great Andhra personalities, our spotlight this week is on Bhadrachalam Ramadasu.

The name Ramadasu is synonymous with the town of Bhadrachalam. Given the contentious battle over this pilgrimage site between Telangana and Seemandhra, ACP…

Seemandhra: The Road Ahead

February 25, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Development, Dharma, History, India, Language, Politics, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Before we begin, I believe it’s important that we set the record straight. Many of our people–good people, some even educated people–have been swept away by emotion and have been casting recriminations against all of India for this betrayal. Some …

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