Tag Archives: Dharma

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: 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 …

Excerpt: Dasama Skandha of Potana’s Bhagavata Purana IV

October 30, 2018UncategorizedDharma, Literature, Mahabharata, Poetry, Teluguadmin

The following Post concludes our Series on Narasaraju garu’s Book on Bhagavatamu.

Completing our Series of Articles on the translation of Telugu Bhagavatam by Professor T.S.B. Narasaraju of Banaras Hindu University, is Excerpt IV. Those interested in reading Excerpt …

Personalities: Apastamba

January 24, 2018UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, Elite, High Culture, India, TraditionsN.R.I.pathi

The Next installment in our series on Dharmic Personalities from Andhra is the all-India figure known as Apastamba.

Background

Apastamba muni was a great Sutrakaara who compiled the Apastamba Kalpasutra. He was born in the lineage of Maharishi Bhrgu, …

Personalities: Baudhayana

January 17, 2018UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, Ganita, High Culture, Literature, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

The great Dharmic personages of Andhra are often given minimal coverage. Perhaps the first of these momentous mahanubhaavas is Baudhayana.

Continuing our Series on Andhra Personalities, is the earliest in our Set on Dharmic Personalities. He is none …

Excerpt: Dasama Skandha of Potana’s Bhagavata Purana III

August 22, 2017UncategorizedDharma, Literature, Mahabharata, Poetry, Teluguadmin

Continuing our Series of Articles on the translation of Telugu Bhagavatam by Professor T.S.B. Narasaraju of Banaras Hindu University, is Excerpt III. Those interested in reading Excerpt I of our series can find it here and can read Excerpt II …

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