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KondaBulletin on Kondabolu

March 25, 2014UncategorizedHumor & Wit, NRI, Politics, Pop Culture, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Many of you may recall our previous post on Andhra’s own Hari Kondabolu–American stand up comedian extraordinaire.

We just wanted to give you an update on his professional success, since the FX show Unbiased ended.

Hari has been touring …

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”, …

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 …

Samaikya Andhra: Live to Fight Another Day

February 19, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, Elite, High Culture, Hyderabad, India, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Alas, my brothers and sisters, it is done…

With the passage of the Telangana Bill in the Lok Sabha and now Rajya Sabha, bifurcation of our beloved state of Andhra Pradesh is all but certain.

This is truly a …

“The Andhra Steve Jobs”

February 5, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Business, Hyderabad, India, NRI, Sci/Tech, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

…ok, so maybe I took liberties with that one—but the moniker “The Indian Steve Jobs” has now become commonplace for Microsoft’s new Andhra origin chief executive officer,

Satya Nadella.

I suppose it’s almost fitting that the first Indian CEO …

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 …

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