Tag Archives: India

New Year’s Resolutions from an Andhra Bidda (2015)

January 2, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, India, Politics, Society, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Dear Telugu Thalli (and Bharat Mata)

I would say “Happy New Year” to you, but as with last year, there’s not much to be happy about.

Your beloved state of Andhra Pradesh was finally bifurcated. Drunk with power, one …

Introducing New Blogger: Nilambari

December 24, 2014UncategorizedACP, Culture, Identity, India, Kerala, Language, NRI, SocietyNilambari

Questions of Identity

Hi, I’m Nilambari and I’m here to share my ideas on a few subjects from Carnatic music and Kerala to Cinema and Historical math & science . Born a Mallu but having lived variously in Andhra, Karnataka, …

Personalities: Thyagaraja

December 17, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, India, Music, Personalities, Teluguadmin

“Greatest Classical Composer”, “Indefatigable Interpreter of the Past”, “Incarnation of Valmiki”. These are just some of the many praises and titles attached to Sri Thyagaraja.

Thyagaraja or Thyagayya (as he is known to us Telugus), is one of the …

Origins of Indian Stupidity

December 4, 2014UncategorizedCulture, Elite, History, India, Pop Culture, SocietyN.R.I.pathi

Continuing our Series on “Are We a Serious People?”, is our Fourth Installment: Origins of Indian Stupidity.

In our previous piece we touched on how Lack of Focus was the Origin for this (and Action the cure …

Personalities: S.P. Balasubramanyam

November 27, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Cinema, Culture, India, Music, Personalities, Pop Culture, Telugu, TollywoodN.R.I.pathi

The most famous playback singer in Andhra history, S.P. Balasubramanyam is a state and national treasure.

Famous throughout India and among Indians around the world, the Nellore native is a peerlessly prolific song-artist and a prodigious talent. Indeed, the sweetness …

[Reprint Post] Family Relations – Where Children Stand

November 23, 2014UncategorizedACP, Culture, Dharma, India, Literature, Teluguadmin

The following post is published courtesy of Chandra garu, who kindly gave permission to reprint a version of his article originally posted on July 24, 2013

And these few precepts in thy memory
See thou character. Give thy thoughts no

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Classical Indic Literature I: Literary Theory

November 20, 2014UncategorizedDharma, Elite, High Culture, India, Literature, SanskritN.R.I.pathi

At long last, we touch on Literature proper here at the Andhra Cultural Portal.

The importance and impact of this aspect of Indian Civilization and Andhra Culture cannot be minimized. After all, the stories, heroes & heroines, great romances, beautiful …

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