Tag Archives: Telugu

New Year’s Resolutions from an Andhra Bidda (2016)

January 3, 2016UncategorizedACP, Andhra, Culture, Society, Telangana, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

Dear Telugu Thalli (and Bharat Mata),

Another year has come and gone. 2015 was one which featured a number of highs and a number of lows.

First, and perhaps foremost, for once we saw the native voice, your voice, breakthrough …

Composers of Andhra – An Historical Perspective Part II

December 12, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, High Culture, Music, Talent, Teluguadmin

The following Post is part of a Series composed by Ashok Madhav garu, vaggeyakara.

Continuing our Series from last week, this week Part II features Carnatic Composers of Andhra since 1900.

Munuganti Venkata Rao Pantulu (1902-1964), from Kakinada, was …

Personalities: Nedunuri Krishnamurthy

December 7, 2015UncategorizedCarnatic, High Culture, Music, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

In line with our primarily music and mostly Carnatic focus these past few weeks, our next great Andhra Personality is one who is synonymous with Annamayya. Exactly a year since he passed away, this Post is dedicated to the Life …

Composers of Andhra – An Historical Perspective Part I

December 2, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, High Culture, Music, Talent, Teluguadmin

The following Post is part of a Series composed by Ashok Madhav garu, vaggeyakara.

The Telugus have a long tradition of musical heritage for several centuries. One can see the valuable contributions made by Tallapaka composers-the foremost being Annamacharya (1408-1503) …

Personalities: Gurajada

November 30, 2015UncategorizedCulture, Elite, Literature, Personalities, Society, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

On the occasion of the 2 day observance by the AP Government of the 100^th Anniversary of his Punya Tithi, our next great Andhra Personality is Gurajada Appa Rao.

A scholar, a poet, and a social conscience, …

Personalities: Narayana Teertha

November 28, 2015UncategorizedAndhra, Carnatic, Dharma, High Culture, Music, Personalities, TeluguN.R.I.pathi

From last week’s look at Telugu playback music, we come back this week to Classical Carnatic Music, and the great Andhra Personality and Telugu Saint: Sri Narayana Teertha.

A gem of a composer and spiritual figure, he is oft-forgotten …

[Guest Post] Warfare & Chimeric Peace – A Literary Review

November 19, 2015UncategorizedHistory, India, Literature, Teluguadmin

The following Post was composed by Navuluri Rao garu. You can follow him on Twitter.

Warfare & Chimeric Peace:

A Literary Review of Angara Venkata Krishna Rao’s novel Viramam

There is a corpus of war literature in other Indian languages, …

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