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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…

Prema is not Moha

We have received some offline questions (though comment questions are preferable since all can see) about why, if I think Prema/Bhakti is the highest of qualities, I have been so critical of Dhritarashtra and Gandhari. Some see a contradiction between …

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 …

Why “Men of Conscience” are Dangerous

April 20, 2014UncategorizedDharma, Mahabharata, PoliticsN.R.I.pathi

“I am yay man of conshunce” (sic), “I have to follow my haaart” (sic), “I have a conscience, don’t you?? ”…three of the many tired bromides offered by our senti intellectual elite—yes, even on the conservative right. But the …

Cinema: Paathaala Bhairavi

April 18, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Cinema, High Culture, Poetry, Romance, Telugu, TollywoodN.R.I.pathi

As a change of pace, I thought I would blog this week on a topic that I’ve frequently touched on, but infrequently delved deep into: Cinema. Specifically, today’s post is a Review of a classic Telugu Film–and NTR opus–known …

[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 …

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