Modern day Cinema is all about love, hate, factions and politics. A scene in a park and a song in Bangkok is all we see. Rarely we find a song that conveys a social message. In good olden days,
Tag Archives: High Culture
Literature: Satavahana Hala’s Gathasaptasati
Having previously commenced our study of Classical Indic Literature, we now take our first look at Classical Indic Poetry. Appropriately, our first selection is from Andhra itself and dates back to the glorious Empire of the Satavahanas. This …
Nilambari’s Kutcheri: A Primer on Carnatic Music
Personalities: Yamini Krishnamurti
Personalities: Thyagaraja
Classical Indic Literature I: Literary Theory
At long last, we touch on Literature proper here at the Andhra Cultural Portal.
The importance and impact of this aspect of Indian Civilization and Andhra Culture cannot be minimized. After all, the stories, heroes & heroines, great romances, beautiful …
Warangal: The City, its Art & its Architecture
After Amaravati, the second capital of the Telugus was Warangal (also referred to by its Sanskrit name, Ekasila). Literally meaning “One Stone” (Oru gallu), the great capital of the Kakatiyas long stood truly as a “single …
