Tag Archives: India

Literature: Satavahana Hala’s Gathasaptasati

February 12, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Elite, High Culture, India, Literature, Poetry, RomanceN.R.I.pathi

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 …

[Reprint Post] Swamy Vivekananda & Women’s Empowerment

January 27, 2015UncategorizedACP, Culture, Dharma, India, Shakti, Societyadmin

The following post is published courtesy of Chandra garu, who kindly gave permission to reprint a version of his article originally posted on August 3, 2013

Swamy Vivekananda was born on the 12th January, 1863. Very soon the world will …

Happy Republic Day (2015)

January 26, 2015UncategorizedACP, Greetings, Indiaadmin

From all of us at ACP, Happy Republic Day to Indians everywhere!

May Bharat be ever free and ever united in the face of challenges within and without. May its culture and civilization revive and aspire to its ancient heights.…

Personalities: Yamini Krishnamurti

January 21, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Dance, High Culture, India, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

One of the great artistic luminaries of Andhra Dance is Yamini Krishnamurti.

Skilled in both Kuchipudi and Bharatanatyam, she is most famous for her achievements in the latter. Indeed, some have even remarked that “Yamini was not …

New Year’s Resolutions from an Andhra Bidda (2015)

January 2, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Culture, Dharma, India, Politics, Society, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Dear Telugu Thalli (and Bharat Mata)

I would say “Happy New Year” to you, but as with last year, there’s not much to be happy about.

Your beloved state of Andhra Pradesh was finally bifurcated. Drunk with power, one …

Introducing New Blogger: Nilambari

December 24, 2014UncategorizedACP, Culture, Identity, India, Kerala, Language, NRI, SocietyNilambari

Questions of Identity

Hi, I’m Nilambari and I’m here to share my ideas on a few subjects from Carnatic music and Kerala to Cinema and Historical math & science . Born a Mallu but having lived variously in Andhra, Karnataka, …

Personalities: Thyagaraja

December 17, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, India, Music, Personalities, Teluguadmin

“Greatest Classical Composer”, “Indefatigable Interpreter of the Past”, “Incarnation of Valmiki”. These are just some of the many praises and titles attached to Sri Thyagaraja.

Thyagaraja or Thyagayya (as he is known to us Telugus), is one of the …

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