Happy Sri Rama Navami (2016)

April 14, 2016UncategorizedACP, Dharma, Festivals, Greetingsadmin

Sri Rama Navami Subhakaankshalu! Happy Sri Rama Navami to all of our Readers!

Today we celebrate the birth, marriage, and return of Sri Rama to Ayodhya. Our great composers such as Ramadasu and Thyagayya were great Bhaktas of Rama. Their …

Personalities: Syama Sastri

April 13, 2016UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, Music, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

Continuing our Series on great Andhra Personalities, is one who is often not recognised as an Andhraite, and yet, remains one of the highly honoured Trinity of Carnatic Music. Sri Syama Sastri is one such figure, who, like Veerapandya …

Happy Ugadi (2016)

April 7, 2016UncategorizedACP, Greetingsadmin

From all of us at ACP, in this Durmukhi Nama Samvatsara, we wish you a happy and prosperous (Telugu) New Year. Ugadi Subakaankshalu!

Ugadi comes from the Sanskrit term Yuga Adi, or new era.

Typical greetings include: Nutana Samvatsara …

Personalities: Uppalapu Srinivas

April 1, 2016UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, Elite, High Culture, Music, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

Sometimes the life and music of a great talent is as brief and brilliant as the melodies they play. One such meteor in the music world, passed all too quickly and very recently.

Better known as Mandolin Srinivas, the feature …

The Indelible Impact of Thyagaraja on Carnatic Music

March 23, 2016UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, Music, Traditionsadmin

The following post was composed by Ashok Madhav garu, vaggeyakara.

Readers may be familiar with our Personalities article on the mighty composer, Thyagaraja. This post supplements the biography, but focuses primarily on Thyagayya’s long term impact on the Carnatic tradition, …

Saamethalu (Telugu Proverbs) 5

March 17, 2016UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Language, Literature, Poetry, TeluguVelugu Thalli

Oorkey raaru mahaanubhaavulu

Great souls do not come without reason

Parigeththi paalu taagay kantey nilabadi neellu thaagadam maylu

It is better to stand and drink water than run while drinking milk

Pandhikemi telusu panneeti viluva?

What does a pig know …

Crafts: Budithi

March 10, 2016UncategorizedAndhra, Art, Culture, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

Budithi brassware is one of the unique metalworks coming out of the Coastal Andhra region (Kosta) of Andhra Pradesh.

The sheen and quality of this craft is apparent at first glance. Used for a variety of purposes, it is a …

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