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Music of the heart (Poem-Telugu Original by Mandarapu Hymavati)

Music of the heart(poem) Telugu Original: Mandarapu Hymavati EnglishTranslation: Syamala Kallury Handicapped -blind You need not sing songs of sympathy You need not play violin’s piteous sigh With sad note – Of all the senses eyes are primary One cannot have life without eyes Don’t push them into the wells of depression They have to […]

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Death Warrants (Poem-Telugu Original by Mandarapu Hymavati)

Death Warrants (poem) Telugu Original: Mandarapu Hymavati EnglishTranslation: Syamala Kallury An endless joy it is After the head-bath, washing the hair For some the body feels comfortable Moves freely in the swing For some the head-bath itself is A ritual, that sends one to lands More comfortable, then it is an explosion! Yes, Hunger is […]

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Peacock of the Rain (Poem-Telugu Original by Mandarapu Hymavati)

Peacock of the Rain (poem) Telugu Original: Mandarapu Hymavati EnglishTranslation: Syamala Kallury As when a poem that has not taken shape In the mind since long, emerges suddenly Opening the fan of raindrops, The peacock of the rain, breaks into a dance. As when some unseen goddesses Rain jasmines with cupped hands, Like the pearls […]

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On the Morning It Rained (Poem-Telugu Original by Mandarapu Hymavati)

On the Morning It Rained (poem) Telugu Original: Mandarapu Hymavati EnglishTranslation: Syamala Kallury Early morning With sleepy eyes As soon as I come to the front door Lo, a wonderful visual poem I see That mesmerises the mind The hurried jobs of morning, job-related Drudgery of house and kitchen work forgotten, Relaxing in the green […]

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Horsely Hills (Poem-Telugu Original by Mandarapu Hymavati)

Horsely Hills (poem) Telugu Original: Mandarapu Hymavati EnglishTranslation: Syamala Kallury Like a Hurricane lantern Hung to the hook of the sky Slowly climbing the ladder of the Peaks of mountains, the morning Sun Like the bright red hibiscus Like a yellow chrysanthemum Like a fully blossomed jasmine This Lotus lover Is cool handsome god of […]

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“వెనుతిరగని వెన్నెల” – డా.కె.గీత నవలా పరిచయం

“వెనుతిరగని వెన్నెల” డా.కె.గీత నవలా పరిచయం   -శ్యామల కల్లూరి తెలుగు సాహిత్య వికాస పరిణామంలో కొన్ని ఆసక్తికర మార్పులు ఈ మధ్య చూస్తున్నాము. తెలుగు మాట్లాడే భాషా రాష్ట్రాలు ఒకటి నుండి రెండయ్యాయి. తెలుగు మాట్లాడే ప్రజల సంఖ్య నానాటికీ తగ్గుతూ వస్తోందని పరిశీలకులు చెప్తున్నారు. విదేశాలలో తెలుగు మాట్లాడే తెలుగు వారి వలనే మనభాష జీవించి వుండే సంభావన పెరుగుతూ వస్తున్నది. కాలేజీలలో తెలుగు రాష్ట్రాలలో తెలుగు భాషకి, భాషలో విద్యా బోధనకీ ప్రాముఖ్యం […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -14 K. Varalakshmi’s Sandhya Samasyalu

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard K.Varalakshmi -Syamala Kallury Ravi: Hi Grandma, our previous story on the relationship between two individuals a husband and wife, and the difference in the perspectives how they look at their relationship, the bond, the insecurities, and the expression of these in everyday life still haunt me. Some of the aspects […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -13 Values Realized

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Values Realized (Telisina viluvalu) by  Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani -Syamala Kallury Ravi: Hi grandma, long time since we talked of stories. What happened, are you not going to the beach or your friends in the sea whose voices you have been listening have fallen silent? Grandma: I have not been going […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -12 Kamavvasaani Katha by Sai Papineni

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Kamavvasaani Katha by Sai Papineni -Syamala Kallury Ravi: Grandma, today it is a book published this year? It is a huge jump in your time scale. Grandma: I am not actually following any chronological order in telling these stories to you. As and when the memory hits a button, a […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -12 Punadi Story by P.Sathavathi

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard  Punadi Story by P.Sathavathi -Syamala Kallury Grandma– “We have already discussed this writer Ravi. But then when I came across this story, I thought this is more relevant to our times today.” Ravi: “Is that so? What is the commonality between a story which was written about thirty years back […]

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భవిష్యత్తు కళ్ళద్దాలలోంచి- గతంవేపు

 “భవిష్యత్తు కళ్ళద్దాలలోంచి- గతంవేపు” – డా. కల్లూరి శ్యామల (మనం భారతీయ సంస్కృతి గురించి మాట్లాడేటప్పుడు మనశాస్త్రీయ దృక్పధలోపం మన నేటి సమస్యలకెలా కారణమవుతున్నదో పదే పదే గుర్తుచేసుకుంటాము. అది పూరించుకోడానికి మన వేదకాలంలో పురాణాలలో, చరిత్రకందని గతంలో భారతదేశంలొ పరిణతి చెందిన శాస్త్రీయ వైజ్ఙానిక సంపద మనకుండేదని గొప్పలు చెప్పుకోడం కద్దు. ఏ రకమైనటువంటి శాస్త్రీయ సాక్షాధారాలు లేకుండానే టెస్ట్యూబ్ బేబీలు అవయవ మార్పిడులు అన్నీ మనం ఎరుగుదుమని అంతర్జాతీయ సభల్లో సమావేశాల్లో గొప్పలు చెప్పి […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -11 Amulyam Story by Olga

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Amulyam Story by Olga -Syamala Kallury Amulyam: Volga; A story published in Visalandhra Telugu Katha; 1910-2000. October 2002; Price Rs.400; Pages 1109 Grandmother: Hi Ravi, I am ready with today’s story. I have taken this story from the same book. As I told you in our previous story-telling, this book […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -10 Do not turn the clock back by D. Kameswari

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Do not turn the clock back by D. Kameswari -Syamala Kallury Do not turn the clock back: D. Kameswari; A story published in Visalandhra Telugu Katha; 1910-2000. October 2002; Price Rs. 400; pages 1109 Ravi: “Hi, grandma a book with 1109 pages! Wow…did you read the whole book?” Grandma- “Yes, […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -9 Savitri by Vimala

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard ‘Savitri’ by Vimala -Syamala Kallury Grandma: Ravi where have you been? Do you want your story tonight? Ravi: Sure, Grandma! I’d never turn down an opportunity to hear your stories. They always give me something to ponder over before I go to sleep…like food for thought. They are trying to […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -8 Damayanti’s Daughter (Damayanti Kuturu) by Satyavathi.P

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Damayanti’s Daughter (Damayanti Kuturu) by Satyavathi.P -Syamala Kallury “Grandma, how are you?” “I am good. Did you enjoy your holiday? Since you were not around, I have not been going to the beach much.” “So, none of your writer friends have been talking to you?” “No, I do keep their […]

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Haunting Voices-7 ( Dwivedula Vislakshi )

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Dwivedula Visalakshi -Syamala Kallury Manaswi  “Grandma, today I will tell you a story. Not a story in the sense of what you tell me, but it is about what is happening in the life of a classmate of mine” “Why, what is happening to your friend?” “It is a strange […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -6 (Abburi Chayadevi)

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Abburi Chayadevi -Syamala Kallury Happy Ending Abburi Chaya Devi: Happy Ending, Sukhantam; Published in Katha Bharati, National Book Trust (1972) Translated into English by Syamala Kallury in her collection Telugu Short Stories; Women’s Voices; An Inner Voyage (1930-2000) in 2001. “Hi, grandma, can I come in?” “Of course, you can. […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -5 (Gudipati Venkata Chalam)

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Gudipati Venkata Chalam -Syamala Kallury “Hi Grandma, who is the lady that will come out of your sea of magic today?” “It is not a lady today, it is a male story teller. Actually, we need not categorise writers as men and women separately. We don’t say a woman lawyer, […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -4 (Malati Chandur)

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Malati Chandur -Syamala Kallury “Hello grandma. How are you doing? Have you been talking to the sea of late?” “Yes, of course. You know when I was young, I had to go a town 200 km away from my home to join as a lecturer. Till then we were living […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -3 (Sourees)

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Sourees -Syamala Kallury “Hi, Grandma, are you ready with your story tonight?” asked  Gautam as he entered the room. “Yes, I am. In fact, before you came, I thought of one unusual story. You might like it, I think.” “Umm… unusual, is it?” “Surely it is unusual for the times […]

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Haunting Voices: Stories heard and Unheard -2 (A Silent Revolution)

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard A Silent Revolution -Syamala Kallury “Hello grandma, are you sleeping?” “No not yet. Come! What, do you really want to hear the stories I heard from the sea of stories?” “Of course, I do. Why else do you think I am here?” “Okay, let me think! Whose story do you […]

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Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard

Haunting Voices: Heard and Unheard Telugu Short Stories -Syamala Kallury She is a familiar sight. People who come to the beach everyday see her there. Always in the same place – on the last bench, in a corner, staring at the sea. And people wonder why there was never anyone with her. She sits silently […]

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