Tag Archives: Elite

Jewelry: Edu Vaaraala

September 10, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Elite, Fashion, High Culture, Traditions, TrendsVelugu Thalli

Hello Everybody!!! Velugu Thalli here back from our summer break. We are back with a bang, or I should say, sparkle with this week’s fashion piece: Edu Vaaraala Jewelry

Edu Vaarala Nagalu, or as I like to call them, J…

Personalities: Prataparudra

August 26, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, Elite, History, India, Personalities, TelanganaN.R.I.pathi

The Kakatiya dynasty reached its dramatic climax under Prataparudra. The grandson of Rani Rudrama Devi, Pratapa Rudra Deva II (1289-1323 CE) is best known for bringing to justice the rebellious Nayaks who killed her and for his stubborn …

Problem of Indians: Unrepentant Stupidity

June 26, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Elite, History, Hyderabad, India, Politics, TelanganaN.R.I.pathi

At first glance, many of you may be taken aback by such a damning, and some would even say, questionable, assertion.

After all, aren’t Indians known for their intelligence? Aren’t we famous in the US as Silicon Valley “tech geniuses” …

Indians are Talkers not Doers

June 17, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, Elite, Hyderabad, India, TelanganaN.R.I.pathi

Let us face the facts, Indians are Talkers, not Doers. As usual, Andhras are the worst example of this.

We can talk for hours on end, over tea, over toddy, over tokkudu ladoo—but what does it matter, still we …

On the Importance of History

May 21, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Elite, History, Hyderabad, India, TelanganaN.R.I.pathi

While this is by now a line so well known that it is almost cliche, few of us meditate on it. But what is lesser known is that even fewer still meditate on another insightful history quote.

Frederick the Great …

[Ram Raj] was not Built in a Day

April 8, 2014UncategorizedCulture, Development, Elite, India, Politics, RamayanaN.R.I.pathi

There is a famous saying that “Rome was not built in a day”.

Given our exhaustion and frustration with Rome Raj, however, our model should be Ram Raj—but the lesson still holds.

On this Sri Rama Navami, it …

Knowledge vs Wisdom

March 18, 2014UncategorizedDharma, Elite, High Culture, Literature, SanskritSadasyula

This is my first full fledged post for Andhra Cultural Portal, and I thank Pathi gaaru for giving me this opportunity. This would be a rather short post, not a very long one, just wanted to share some thoughts …