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India Elections 2014 Results

May 16, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, India, Politics, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Photo: Manipal World News

Narendra Modi led the BJP to a resounding victory in the 2014 elections. With a simple majority (282 seats) over the required 272, Narendra Modi’s government is in a strong position to ensure stable governance and has …

Jewelry: Kasulaperu

May 14, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, Fashion, TrendsVelugu Thalli

Voh moh! Some seriously heavy religious/spiritual stuff from N.R.I.pathi ( or should I say Swami Nripathinanda? 😉 ) past month.

I will switch us back to some fun today with my favorite topic (ok, my favorite topic after money 😉 …

Personalities: Balamurali Krishna

May 4, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, India, Music, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Balamurali Krishna is an Andhra legend. Along with Thyagaraja, Annamacharya, & Bhadrachalam Ramdas he is undoubtedly one of our greatest classical composers. His stamp on the Classical Indian Music tradition is undeniable, and he remains a stalwart of the…

Personalities: Rani Rudrama Devi

April 24, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, High Culture, History, India, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

Continuing our series on great Andhra Personalities, our spotlight this week is on Maharani Rudrama Devi of Warangal.

Background

Born Princess Rudramba to King Ganapati Deva, she was the first and only ruling Queen of the Kakatiya dynasty …

Cinema: Paathaala Bhairavi

April 18, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Cinema, High Culture, Poetry, Romance, Telugu, TollywoodN.R.I.pathi

As a change of pace, I thought I would blog this week on a topic that I’ve frequently touched on, but infrequently delved deep into: Cinema. Specifically, today’s post is a Review of a classic Telugu Film–and NTR opus–known …

Uppada Sarees

April 13, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Fashion, Sarees, TrendsVelugu Thalli

Hello Everybody. This is the third installment in the multi-part series called Spotlight on Andhra Sarees. Last month we covered the Narayanapeta variety from the Telangana region. This week is a hip new reincarnation from Coastal Andhra (…

On Achara

April 3, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, India, Mahabharata, NRIN.R.I.pathi

Sarv Agamanam Acara |Prathama Parikalpate

Acara Prabhavo Dharmo |Dharmasya Prabhur Achyutaha

In the Vishnu Sahasranama, it is stated that “Achara leads to Dharma, and Dharma is the path to Krishna”. As such, individuals must first master good conduct …

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