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Literature: Sumathi Satakam

July 30, 2020UncategorizedAndhra, History, Literature, Poetry, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Sumathi Satakam, or as we say in acchu Telugu, Sumathi Sathakamu, is a Telugu classic.

A Sathakam is a Sanskrit poetic form consisting of 100 verses. Each verse is makes up 1 thematic unit. There is a common refrain for …

Personalities: Avadhuta Narayana Swami

June 22, 2020UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, Personalities, Society, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Background

Sri Avadhuta Narayana Swami is a venerated Yogi of Mittapalem in Prakasam district. He is said by many to have hailed from the fifth class (panchama), and thus would be a Hindu Telugu Dalit Saint.

Dharma is often incorrectly …

Personalities: Komaram Bheem

May 25, 2020UncategorizedHistory, Personalities, Politics, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Often forgotten, yet no less important, is the contribution of Trilinga desa’s and Bhaarathavarsha’s vanvaasis. Time and again, they have not only featured in our epics (such as Nala of Naisadheeya fame), but have given their lives in the cause …

Personalities: Chakali Ailamma

March 6, 2020UncategorizedHistory, Personalities, Politics, Shakti, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

In the quest to preserve and propagate essential Andhra culture, or Telugu Thanam if you will, there is often a tendency to overlook the contributions of the masses. But it is also important to document the well-deserved praise and accomplishments …

Crafts: Bobbili Veena

February 26, 2020UncategorizedAndhra, Art, Carnatic, Music, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

bobbiliveena After a long hiatus, we reconvene with an article on Andhra Arts & Crafts. The Handicrafts of Andhra often blend with the Fine Arts. Perhaps the best example of this comes from the Uttarandhra region, with a name that …

Personalities: Palkuriki Somanatha

November 18, 2019UncategorizedDharma, Literature, Personalities, Poetry, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

The next figure in our Continuing Series on Andhra Personalities, is one who is an almost iconoclastic original. In the annals of Telugu literature is one litterateur who stands astride the corpus as an ignored colossus.

“If Nannaya …

Personalities: Dwaram Venkataswami Naidu

July 18, 2019UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, Music, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

In the long list of Eminent Telugu musicians is one who is both a traditionalist and an innovator. If culture is what unites a state and people, then here is one figure whose family and legacy cuts across caste and …

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