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 …

Talent: వీధి నాటకాలు

January 9, 2020UncategorizedCulture, Poetry, Talent, Teluguadmin

The following Post features a Poem spotlighting the Cultural Talent of @nasa_manasa.

The latest addition to our Articles on Andhra Talent is a return entry by ACP favourite Nasa Manasa.

Readers may recall the previous Poetry selections of a …

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 …

Excerpt: VoxIndica

September 30, 2019UncategorizedDharma, Discussion, India, Politics, Societyadmin

Amidst a panoply of articles and books in the cacophony of conservative Indian thought, there occasionally comes a simultaneously erudite yet lucid commentary on the body politic. Narayanadas Upadhyayula gaaru is one such voice. He has spoken up on a …

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