Saamethalu (Telugu Proverbs) 1 January 21, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Language, Literature, Poetry, TeluguVelugu Thalli Every major language has pithy proverbs or native sayings that communicate wisdom. Often this is done with tongue and cheek references. Telugu is no exception. The Saametha is an important part of Andhra culture. I thought it would be fun …
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 …