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 …

Narayanapeta Sarees

February 10, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Fashion, SareesVelugu Thalli

Hello, Hello dear ACP readers!

I am back this week with the second installment of my Spotlight on Andhra Sarees. This month’s feature is the Narayanapeta Saree.

Loyal readers may recall my first post on this topic was …

“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 …

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 …

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 …

Happy Sankaranthi (2014)

January 13, 2014UncategorizedACP, Andhra, Culture, Dharma, Festivals, Greetings, India, TraditionsVelugu Thalli

Sankaranthi Subakankshalu!

Happy Sankaranthi (and Happy Pongal for those closer to the TN Border) 🙂

For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, Makara Sankaranthi is the Hindu Festival marking the Winter Solstice. This is the beginning of …

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