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September 20, 2015
Andhra Mahabharatamu Part 2: How It Was Resumed After 200 Years
The second post of my three post series about Andhra Mahabharatamu on https://pittagoda.wordpress.com/ . Plan to do the concluding post in the next week
Originally posted on Pittagoda:
This is in continuation to my last post onAndhra Mahabharatamu.This post will dwell on Kavibrahma Tikkanna Somayaji, who continued the Andhreekarana of Mahabharata, which was left incomplete with the death of Adikavi Nannayya.
Tikkanna Somayaji
Picture source: Internet
Tikkanna Somayaji livedin th...
September 17, 2015
Ganesh Chaturthi – A divine reminder to conserve nature
This is one festival that held me in absolute charm ever since childhood. Of Course, Indian festivals have that in them to bring out the child like enthusiasm from everyone celebrating it.
Ganesh Chaturthi however is personally significant to me in many ways. In childhood, the festival was an occasion where all my cousins came to my native town.The morning’s Pooja was usually followed up with a competition of eating the maximum kudumulu (Deep fried modakams that we used to prepare) and in the...
September 10, 2015
Book Review – Gods, Kings and Slaves by Venkatesh Ramakrishnan
Historical fiction is an ever green genre in India. The regional literaturewith had got into the genre quite early and has established its mark. The classics by the likes of Kalki R Krishnamurthi, Vishvanatha Satyanarayana, KM Munshi have remained all time favourites and some of their works have groomed fan cults. Indian English literature has begun to get into historical fiction quite late and is quite welcome.
Gods, Kings and Slaves, The siege of Madurai by Venkatesh Ramakrishnan, a Chennai...
Andhra Mahabharatamu Part 1: How It Laid The Foundation For Telugu Literature
My first post on a three part series of how Andhra Mahabharatamu came into existence. This also marks my debut on this wonderful Blog Portal https://pittagoda.wordpress.com/
Originally posted on Pittagoda:
(Read Part 2 of this series here.)
Whenever the Vedic legacy faces a crisis, the fifth Veda, which is the Mahabharata, takes a new shape to redefine Dharma.
This is a loose translation of a statement made in the preface to the Andhra Mahabharatamu edition by Tirumala Tirupati D...
