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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 …

Personalities: Vempati Chinna Satyam

August 18, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Dance, High Culture, India, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Any mention of Andhra’s most famous classical dance form, Kuchipudi, is incomplete without the celebrated maestro, Vempati Chinna Satyam.

Vempati gaaru was instrumental in not only popularising the dance style internationally, but universalising it as well. Famous students of …

Personalities: Balamurali Krishna

May 4, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, High Culture, India, Music, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Balamurali Krishna is an Andhra legend. Along with Thyagaraja, Annamacharya, & Bhadrachalam Ramdas he is undoubtedly one of our greatest classical composers. His stamp on the Classical Indian Music tradition is undeniable, and he remains a stalwart of the…

Personalities: Rani Rudrama Devi

April 24, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, High Culture, History, India, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

Continuing our series on great Andhra Personalities, our spotlight this week is on Maharani Rudrama Devi of Warangal.

Background

Born Princess Rudramba to King Ganapati Deva, she was the first and only ruling Queen of the Kakatiya dynasty …

Personalities: Bhadrachalam Ramadasu

March 2, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, Dharma, High Culture, India, Music, Personalities, Telangana, Teluguadmin

Continuing our series on great Andhra personalities, our spotlight this week is on Bhadrachalam Ramadasu.

The name Ramadasu is synonymous with the town of Bhadrachalam. Given the contentious battle over this pilgrimage site between Telangana and Seemandhra, ACP…

Personalities: Gautamiputra Satakarni

February 3, 2014UncategorizedAndhra, Dharma, High Culture, History, India, PersonalitiesN.R.I.pathi

To inaugurate the first of a continuing series of posts on Andhra Personalities, I thought it best to commence with one of the most celebrated and most successful of Andhra Kings, Gautamiputra Satakarni.

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