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[Reprint Post] Vijayawada:Historical Heart of the Andhras

October 19, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Development, History, India, Politicsadmin

Vijayawada has been declared as the capital of Andhra Pradesh. A journey from north to south of India or vice versa must transit through Vijayawada. It’s a busy transit point for rail and road journeys between north, south and east, …

Cyclone Hudhud: Uttarandhra Relief

October 14, 2014UncategorizedACP, Andhra, Announcements, Indiaadmin

Dear Readers,

As you all know, Cyclone Hudhud slammed Northern Andhra Pradesh and neighboring Odisha over the weekend. While casualties were mercifully lower than usual, the devastation has been widespread and severe.

Visakhapatnam in particular has been hit very hard, …

Dharmic Development

October 10, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Business, Development, Dharma, Elite, Hyderabad, India, PoliticsN.R.I.pathi

“Grohwth, grohwth, vee need grohwth, increase our grohwth, vee must have grohwth”—And what will you do with all that growth, eat it?

The fact remains that while modern infrastructure development is important and educational advancement is good, they …

Happy Dasara (2014)

October 3, 2014UncategorizedACP, Dharma, Festivals, Greetings, India, Ramayanaadmin

Dasara Subhakaankshalu and Happy Vijayadasami to all our readers here and followers on Twitter!

We hope you all enjoyed the last nine days of “Navaratri” and “Bathukamma” in all their culinary and floral glory respectively. For 10 days Bhavani Mata …

The Politics of Language

September 30, 2014UncategorizedCinema, Culture, Dharma, Elite, History, India, Language, Politics, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent speech at the United Nations revived the old debate on “national language”.

In response, conventional media and social media have been alive with debate, some informed, most un-informed. Some object to the very notion of …

Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

September 23, 2014UncategorizedCulture, Development, Dharma, Elite, India, Mahabharata, RamayanaN.R.I.pathi

“Yessir, it is dirty. We are like this only…”, “It has always been this way”, “It is our kulchar, we don’t care, madam”…

Go to most of India’s cities and towns (and even villages) today, and filth, refuse, and even …

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 …

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