To tell a tale-15 (Chapter-3 Part-1) -Chandra Latha A Cup of Brewed Coffee: Puppets G.V. Krishna Rao It’s boiled. It’s steeped. It’s made into steaming hot coffee brimming creamy soft lather to awaken one from the long night’s hard sleep, out of the illusion of dreams and the confusion of hangovers. It’s the perfect mixture […]
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Need of the hour -14 Being good is human, it’s normal -J.P.Bharathi Many a times we search for human qualities in a man. In many instances we see someone is appreciated for being human. Yes sounds strange, isn’t it. Very annoyingly, man has moved so far away from his humane qualities that, he needs to […]
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A Sigh From the Heart of a Poet -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Kavi Mitrudi madi Urupu” by Srinivas Vasudev I have a song in my veins, Still Looking for a singer. I have a lyre, devoid of strings, Searching for a musician. Have a story of melancholy Yet to find a listener I’m […]
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Cineflections-25 Amma Ariyan (Report to Mother) -1986, Malayalam -Manjula Jonnalagadda “Consciousness is only possible through change; change is only possible through movement.” – Aldous Huxley Amma Ariyan is a film made John Abraham. This film is ranked 9th in the BFI’s Top 10 film list. It also won the National Award in the Special Jury […]
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America Through My Eyes- California – North Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar FairField Santha Rosa Everytime when we planned a tour we used to choose a location and visit the surrounding places around it. This time I hit upon a rather different idea. How would it be if we plan to […]
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War a hearts ravage-9 English Translation: P. Jayalakshmi & Bhargavi Rao Telugu Original : “Yuddham oka Gunde Kotha” by Seela Subhadra Devi Somewhere clap of thunderbolt. Vibrating earth shudders. Like wild sparrows dropping beaked grains metal birds, sky’s sole occupants, maneuver. Blood bathed brooks race down mountain passes. From valley’s edge roll bone ranges– spat, […]
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Telugu Women writers-6 -Nidadvolu Malathi AT HOME Before discussing the unprecedented success of women writers in Andhra Pradesh, let us review their education, familial and economic status in the fifties and sixties. Education In families even with moderate income, sending girls to public schools started in the late nineteenth century. By mid-twentieth century, young women […]
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Faces (Neccheli 2nd Anniversary Awards Best Poem) -Suchithra Pillai I saw a face today Just a normal face I don’t know who he was Neither did he knew me But still we smiled Strange but true It happens to every one of you Thousands of faces we see daily Few we ignore, fewer we notice […]
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The stranger blessing’s -Sahithi This old man here in the above picture is responsible for keeping the fire burn. His job is to add the sugar crane scrap to the fire and let the fire burn until the whole process of making jaggery. He is been working since many years under this jaggery making business […]
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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-7 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 7.No More Patience Below the bund you stand above the same I linger in between lies issue of lakes! From fusion separation possible in separation fusion too! Friends turning foes foes forging bonds not strange in history. Battle between Rama […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-5 -Nidadvolu Malathi 2.FAMILIAL STATUS and SOCIAL CONDITIONS In the preceding chapter, I attempted to trace some of the trends regarding women’s education in upper classes and their creative writing, which was mostly poetry. In this chapter, I shall examine the next stage in the evolution of women’s writing—-a spirited mix of tradition […]
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Mahesh Babu English Translation: Srinivas Banda Telugu original: Nadella Anuradha That day the class is noisy. The reason for that is a newcomer. Any newcomer is welcomed by the other students with befriending invitations and queries! They also try to make the newcomer understand and accept their seniority. Mostly, this is similar to the practice […]
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Tell-A-Story Cryptocurrency Boom : What To Know and Why To Invest? Part-1 -Suchithra Pillai Cryptocurrency is the new buzz in town and 2021 is now termed as the ‘Year of Cryptocurrency’. Everyone around the world is jumping into the wagon to join the crypto trend. Garnering popularity, the craze has soared heights and economists predict […]
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Metaphysical -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Adi Bhoutikam” by Bhaskar Kondreddy When she is dragged along the rough gravel and dirt village road tying her legs to a rope without concern What bitch can offer her teats to the pitiful pups following their mother ? They were by her side till yesterday vying with […]
Continue ReadingWar a hearts ravage-8 English Translation: P. Jayalakshmi & Bhargavi Rao Telugu Original : “Yuddham oka Gunde Kotha” by Seela Subhadra Devi Religion that has to teach humanity running amuck as wild elephant? That which has to bring people together apply paste of sandalwood to tired hearts give comforting relief, why is it gilding grisly […]
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Cineflections-24 Madhumati – 1958, Hindi -Manjula Jonnalagadda Dilip Kumar was one of the most influential actors of the Hindi film industry. His acting style influenced later super stars like Amitabh Bachan and Shahrukh Khan. He passed away on July 7th, 2021. Madhumati is a film made by Bimal Roy and written by Ritwik Ghatak. The […]
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My Life Memoirs-14 My Life, Full of Beautiful Memories -Venigalla Komala 25. Raju and Kim in Pittsburgh We had been to Pittsburgh several times when Raju was working in the Pittsburgh bureau of The Wall Street Journal. The first time Hemanth, Naveena and Rohit drove us to Pittsburgh and they returned home the same […]
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INTO FORTY English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta Thousands of miles for Forty × times life We cross Hills and Dales and even Seven Oceans Hourly work-hourly wage- Years of immigrant life struggling for existence Who talks with you? Who shares with you? Who comes along with you? At every moving step […]
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Carnatic Compositions – The Essence and Embodiment -Aparna Munukutla Gunupudi Our intent for this essay is to highlight the great features of the language, emotion and melody (rAgam) of a krithi (song/composition) and also to provide the song for your listening pleasure. Most of you may know these krithis, but when you discover the distinct […]
Continue ReadingTo tell a tale-14 (Chapter-2 Part-7) -Chandra Latha Gopichand avows, “Expression of life is the ultimate attraction. Any defined literary form is a fixed frame. Literary forms are born to express the life. Why should we give more validity than that? If we can get more benefit by moving beyond those frames, Why shouldn’t we […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -13 TODAY’S PRECAUTION -A STEP FOR A BETTER INDIA -J.P.Bharathi This article is not only for banks it is for the people who trust the banks and deposit their hard earned money which helps in the rotation of money in economy and develops our country. I am very much concerned as […]
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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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Eeeja, Ooja and the Ghost English Translation: Deepti Manepalli Telugu original: “deyyaanni pardrolina eeja ooja” by P.S.M. Lakshmi I have been writing a lot of stories for little kids so far. How about telling you a ghost story now? Don’t be afraid, I know what you are thinking! Ghosts don’t mean the scary kind you […]
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America Through My Eyes- Modesto Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Most of the American families of the nearby surroundings affected by the recession over the past four years, have fled to Modesto. Analysts predict that people who do not have technical qualifications, will have to travel hundreds of miles to reduce […]
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Ramanamma’s Grand Daughter English Translation: Dr. K.Meera Bai Telugu original: “Ramanamma’s Grand Daughter” by Dr K. Meerabai Cold wind lashed at the window panes, which in their turn, struck the wall with a thud. Ramanamma shivered in her sleep and covered herself with the comforter. She was dreaming of taking bath in River Tungabhadra at […]
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THE MOUNTBATTENS – THEIR LIVES AND LOVES by ANDREW LOWNIE – P. Jyothi THE MOUNTBATTENS – THEIR LIVES AND LOVES is a biography of the royal couple Edwina and Louis Mountbatten, written by Andrew Lownie. After an intense research on the life and relationship of this powerful couple Andrew Lownie brings out a lot of […]
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Queen with no crown (2nd Annual Issue Competition Poem) -Sri sreya kurella To every drop of tear around her , she kept her hands together to hold , where she let her every single tear drop , to fall on her motherland . she grabbed all the broken souls around her into her arms, where […]
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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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Hero of My heart (2nd Annual Issue Competition Story) -Vadapalli Poorna Kameswari As I joined my job in Government service, I was privileged to meet this humble girl from a small town, very timid, diffident in conversing and appeared to be an absolute introvert. Very soon, I discovered that she hails from a poor family […]
Continue ReadingCarnatic Compositions – The Essence and Embodiment -Aparna Munukutla Gunupudi Our intent for this essay is to highlight the great features of the language, emotion and melody (rAgam) of a krithi (song/composition) and also to provide the song for your listening pleasure. Most of you may know these krithis, but when you discover the distinct […]
Continue ReadingFestive Time English Translation: Dr. K.Meera Bai Telugu original: “Pandagocchindi” by Dr K. Meerabai “ See that today’s supply of vegetables are fresh and good” picking out a spoilt brinjal from the basket and throwing it out, Obulesu warned the vegetable vendor Ranganna.For the last five years Obulesu had been managing to get the contract […]
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Devayya Sir – Silence English Translation: Srinivas Banda Telugu original: Nadella Anuradha My teaching classes were running fine. Quite unusually, attendance has started increasing. Children began to bring their friends from the neighbourhood along with them. That boosted my level of confidence! Almost everyday, I meet Devayya sir. Either on my way to class or […]
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Mother (2nd Annual Issue Competition Poem) -Sasi Inguva When I spot you waiting for me in the same place, Under the Banyan tree with an angelic face, As I rush out of the school, I know I’ll be alright When I come home and lay my head on the pillow of your lap, While you […]
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Faces (2nd Annual Issue Competition Poem) -Suchithra Pillai I saw a face today Just a normal face I don’t know who he was Neither did he knew me But still we smiled Strange but true It happens to every one of you Thousands of faces we see daily Few we ignore, fewer we notice But […]
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The future of tomorrow English Translation: Deepti Manepalli Telugu original: “Repati tharam scientist” by P.S.M. Lakshmi We all know how intelligent this current generation of kids is. They have a good perspective on things and at times can match adults in thinking. I do think kids learn through every incident in life, even when they […]
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Solitude or Loneliness? -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Ekantamo Ontaritanamo” by Manasa Chamarti Even amidst a large gathering This loneliness hurts me deep; Even as I go in search of solitude A vague idea treads on my trails. Whole world is asleep… excepting me, Even the capering stream takes rest, suspending its giggles, The […]
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Attractions around Geneva -Shantisri Banerji Our long journeys for the summer of 2019 were planned in March itself. First, we (me and my husband) decided to go to New York on 15 May to spend one month with our daughter and son-in-law. From there we were to go to Geneva in Switzerland as our dear […]
Continue ReadingKishan’s Mom (2nd Annual Issue Competetion Story) -Meera subrahmanyam Even before our car came to a halt in front of Quail Run elementary school , Aravind took off the seat belt and was ready to jump out .” No need to walk me me up to the gate mama! I can go” he said in […]
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Cineflections-23 Anaahat (Eternity) – 2003, Marathi -Manjula Jonnalagadda Niyoga is an ancient process though which women could have children when they could not have children through their husbands. In this process the women could have sex with a chosen one and have a child. That child would be considered the child of the woman and […]
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America Through My Eyes- Sanjose Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar San Jose is the third-largest city in California and the tenth-largest city in America. If you look at the borders on a map, it looks like a dinosaur glued with pieces of paper. The city begins ten to twelve miles away […]
Continue ReadingINDEPENDENCE DAY -Sasi Inguva I wake up to the chorus of the good old hindi song Jahan daal daal par sone ki chidiya karti hai basera Woh bharath desh hai mera! Woh bharath desh hai mera! coming from the loud speakers, outside in the gully. The music ringing in my ears, of veena, of violin […]
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Who Am I ? English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta Present broke into pieces like the state Like the sky filled with clouds somewhere Lonely fear that doesn’t know the way And doesn’t know where to go Holding the heart tightly And making a decision dumbly The country’s division in forty seven […]
Continue ReadingTo tell a tale-13 (Chapter-2 Part-6) -Chandra Latha In his detailed essay, Rationalism and Naturalism, Gopichand declares, “I agree that there are limitations to Rationalism. But, only rationalism can explore the truth …Natural knowledge is acquired in the human evolution. Even before we tried to know it, we have it. Knowledge acquired by human experience […]
Continue ReadingWar a hearts ravage-7 English Translation: P. Jayalakshmi & Bhargavi Rao Telugu Original : “Yuddham oka Gunde Kotha” by Seela Subhadra Devi As we watched when did it become globe-gobbling python? Redefine history to know what is a nation. Have to– when another word for nation ceases to be humans. Now religion alone rules the […]
Continue ReadingMy Life Memoirs-13 My Life, Full of Beautiful Memories -Venigalla Komala 24.Back To America We came back to Rohit at the end of May 1996. He recognized us and was very happy to see us. He was two years old by then,a happy, healthy child. Both of us were very happy to take charge […]
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Blouse (2nd Annual Issue Competition Poem) -Adarsh Myneni A marriage scene in the family House glowing bright with relatives The bride sad with her heart crying heavily She was twelve , with dolls in her shelves . She was forced to enter into a new world About which she was totally unaware Had to become a single mother , pain […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-4 -Nidadvolu Malathi Recognition and Reward Next to publishing, the second shift from the past was in the area of recognition and reward for writings by women. Attempting to put these two issues in the social context of Andhra Pradesh is a complex task. The complexities arise from the multi-layered familial relationships as […]
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Gandhi – A hope in despair – P. Jyothi GANDHI – A HOPE IN DESPAIR “After a dedicated reading of Gandhi for over four years, I am no more in the binaries of “I” or “We” Vs “You” or “He” or “They” and now I find the need to respect the truth of the other. […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-6 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 6.Battle Field Whether you are a child of sea or Infant Ocean you are ambidextrous! Protector of destitute!! Bosom friend!!! You guided gait of flowers in grass composed words for mute parrots trained waves of dreams in art of singing […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -12 Skill Enhancement -J.P.Bharathi Individual has to enhance his skill to perform better at every stage in his life. SKILL enhancement should be a commitment with confidence to perform and Evolve as a better person in one’s life. It is a commitment with a purpose to make things possible with the […]
Continue ReadingCarnatic Compositions – The Essence and Embodiment Upfront and In-Depth Song and Semantics -Aparna Munukutla Gunupudi Our intent for this essay is to highlight the great features of the language, emotion and melody (rAgam) of a krithi (song/composition) and also to provide the song for your listening pleasure. Most of you may know these krithis, […]
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Our Orange Tree English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta The orange tree in our backyard is a mother now With hundreds of beautiful oranges A lively tree filled with Complete motherhood Beautiful skin tone from head to toe Like it gave birth to morning rays Like all the colors decided And turned […]
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Little Longer, Little Stronger -Vyshnavi Krishna Koneru (Vaishnavi is 15 yrs old and recently lost her Mother of Covid. She stood beside her mother until she died. This a Tribute to her Mother.) Take my breath, feed it to your lungs Only to live a little longer and love me a little stronger Take my […]
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Tell-A-Story Is Oxygen Costly or Is It A Global Crisis Overlooked? -Suchithra Pillai It is appalling to see such a colossal struggle for the air we breathe. If someone would have suggested ten years back that oxygen would soon become an essential medicine that is scarce and needs to be carried with you for emergency […]
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The Vagabond -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Desadimmari” by Iqbalchand This is such a droughty land like the highseas where you don’t get even a drop of water to drink. But, dear friend! For truth, this wandering through is but just an excuse. The glorious elation in flying high enduring the pain under the […]
Continue ReadingWar a hearts ravage-6 English Translation: P. Jayalakshmi & Bhargavi Rao Telugu Original : “Yuddham oka Gunde Kotha” by Seela Subhadra Devi Now, world’s war theatre has shifted to living rooms. When canon balls burst on city outskirts, flying-fleeing hawk claws snatch a dreaming babe’s life smiling in swaddling clothes. Then, not knowing for whom […]
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Cineflections-22 Chauthi Koot (The Fourth Corner) – 2015, Punjabi -Manjula Jonnalagadda “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” ― Mahatma Gandhi Chauthi Koot is a film made by Gurvinder Singh, based on two short stories by Waryam Singh Sandhu. The film premiered at the Cannes film festival in 2015 where […]
Continue ReadingConqueror of Hunger English Translation: Srinivas Banda Telugu original: “Gudem cheppina kathalu-6” by Anuradha Nadella The other day, while I was checking the homework done by students sitting in the front rows, noticed some commotion from the elder students in the back benches. On completing the home work checking, I reached the back benches to […]
Continue ReadingCandle to lavish torch -Sri sreya kurella she used to melt while every part of her is falling down little by littlelike a candle after setting on fire for a single time now she gives you light only when you charge her like showing attention daily and handle with lot of care such as a lavish torch you left her with no heed and now she will give […]
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America Through My Eyes- Alcatraz Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar When we see from the coast of San Francisco, the piece of land Alcatraz can be seen in the distance, as if sea waters separated the highway in recent days. Though it’s an island, it is a tiny territory, and it […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-3 -Nidadvolu Malathi Kanuparti Varalakshmamma (1896-1978), erudite writer, gave a compelling account of the social conditions during this period in her article entitled, “Dharmapatni Rajyalakshmamma”: “After her husband [Veeresalingam] started the widow remarriage movement, it became a fierce struggle for her to maintain her relationship with her natal home. It became impossible to […]
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A family memoir THE SUM OF OUR DAYS by ISABEL ALLENDE – P. Jyothi ISABEL ALLENDE is the most famous Chilean writer and is regarded as the most read Spanish novelist in the world. THE SUM OF OUR DAYS is her autobiography which can be also called as a Sequel to her most acclaimed book […]
Continue ReadingThe Cage English Translation: Dr K. Meerabai Telugu original: “Panjaram” by Dr K. Meerabai By the time Madhavi alighted from the taxi, Mohan was locking the house.Mohan turned his head at the sound of the car coming to a stop.“ Our baby has slight fever. I asked Sarada,the baby-sitter in the crèche, to administer fever medicine to the baby. She was concerned whether the other children would be infected. If possible bring the baby home. […]
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My Life Memoirs-12 My Life, Full of Beautiful Memories -Venigalla Komala 22.My Radio Days My radio participation was very brief but I still remember that experience. My first entry was to conduct a quiz program for a group of high school students. When I was working in the college Mr.Veluri Sahajananda, then the programme director […]
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Exploring new things -Sahithi Finding new things and exploring the deepest relation from its origin is exploring. We explore many things before we adapt to new things like listening to new music, new art, making food, and many more. Imagine we are lost! Somewhere with no clue where we have no mobile or any means […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -11 EKATHWA -J.P.Bharathi I come back to our ancient and prestigious thought of “Ekathwa”, if we recall? Advaita is not called Ekathwa despite the fact that it clearly articulates Oneness! Within this word Advaita, there is that acceptance of the fact that for a layman it might be multicity but there […]
Continue ReadingTo tell a tale-12 (Chapter-2 Part-5) -Chandra Latha As the children in the street make fun of these as madman’s scribbling or the manager removes him from the job, they reflect the reaction of the society for the rein less thought, whether it is as innocent as children consider or irresponsible as the manager considers. […]
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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 […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-5 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 5.Demon Sea looks like sky on earth waves roll with undulations like clouds drifting daintily. Sun rays landing on breakers arrive as festoons of silver medals frequently vanishing for a while. End is not death in itself, a birth! Arena […]
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‘Burqa Boxers’ Documentary On Muslim Women Boxers’ Fight for Liberation – Suchithra Pillai How far would you go for freedom? A choice between survival and social acceptance. For girls of Kiddirpur, a small muslim neighbourhood in West Bengal, the path they chose was something no one even dreamt of; a path less trodden. To be […]
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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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Jasmine Days by Benyamin – Jyothi P Religion and politics ruining the lives of many in a Muslim land JASMINE DAYS is a Malyali novel written by “Benyamin”. It was first published in the year 2014. It was later translated into English by Shahnaz Habib. This novel won the JCB prize for literature which aroused […]
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I teach a lesson -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Patham Chebutunnanu” by Raghavareddy Ramireddy Yes, I teach a lesson. Oh! I am not a greenhorn. I have been teaching for ten years. True! Let me admit it. There was audacity and rebellion in what I teach. The student aspires to become an engineer or […]
Continue ReadingThat which remains at the end English Translation & Telugu original: “chivariki migiledi ” by Dr K. Meerabai Vandana finished packing her clothes,locked the suitcase and put it in the front room.“Auntie ! Are you leaving today? “ twelve year old Pujitha asked Vandana in a tone that was full of pain, as she entwined […]
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America Through My Eyes- Grand Canyon Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Of all those islands surrounding San Francisco province, Angel Island is large. The island was used for military purposes in the early 19th century; however, it is now a national historical location. TRIP: Angel Island is forty to fifty miles […]
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An evening in Rajamundry English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta Rajamundry’s evening from the grey colored sky And filtered from each area becomes muddy The tracks host the full stomachs and empty stomachs From cold to hot, hot to cold, Rajamundry exhibition Mary Columbus keeps swinging Cricket ball settles Below the feet […]
Continue ReadingTo tell a tale-11 (Chapter-2 Part-4) -Chandra Latha Gopichand infuses epistolary form to the narrative as a powerful means of discourse among the characters. Sitarama Rao gets a letter from his maternal uncle and Sitarama Rao responds with a request for hundred rupees. Then he gets no reply. Out raged by the lack of […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-2 1950-1975, Andhra Pradesh, India (An Analytical Study of Historical, Familial and Social Conditions that contributed to women writers’ phenomenal success immediately after declaration of Independence.) -Nidadvolu Malathi PUTTING AN END TO THE BOILERPLATE LITERARY HISTORY Foreword By Kalpana Rentala We have one thousand years of literary history. Up until now, there […]
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Cineflections-21 Junoon – (The Obsession) 1978, Hindi -Manjula Jonnalagadda The 1857 rebellion against India also known as the first war of independence had ended the reign of East India Company and started the reign of Queen Victoria as the empress of India. Junoon is a film directed by Shyam Benegal based on a novella called […]
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Our perspective is our reality -Sahithi How cool is a Lizard’s life, do nothing all day, still scare people. I remember when I was in my school, A friend of mine brought a toy lizard which looked exactly like the real lizard and used to prank on everyone. Even I was pranked once. From my […]
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https://youtu.be/gm8pTfXbomI Tell-A-Story How Satyajit Ray Influenced Hollywood Movie E.T Remembering The Legend On His Centenary Birth Anniversary -Suchithra Pillai May 2021 marks the 100th birth anniversary of legendary Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Though centenary celebrations are stalled amidst pandemic, filmmakers across the globe paid respects and remembered one of the world’s finest directors, who still […]
Continue ReadingWar a hearts ravage-5 English Translation: P. Jayalakshmi & Bhargavi Rao Telugu Original : “Yuddham oka Gunde Kotha” by Seela Subhadra Devi Situations devious relentlessly surround us. Time to bring out truth and untruth cause for motivated and unmotivated action. Somebody must help to disrupt conditions which interrupt mankind’s peaceful living, her mind’s enlightenment, and […]
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Beautician English Translation: Srinivas Banda Telugu original: “Gudem cheppina kathalu-5” by Anuradha Nadella The other day, I scolded Ashok, when his mischiefs were unabated. Malati, who sits next to him, complained that he often plays pranks on her and even hides her text books. I used to condone his pranks since I know that he […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-4 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 4. Eighth Ocean Discarding mountain Parvati, Parameshwar performing Lasya and Tandava on earth signify green carpet is more elegant than Kailasa. Grass strolls not on soil wishing the earth remains unchanged this hue should spread so for kilometres all around […]
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My Life Momoirs-11 My Life, Full of Beautiful Memories -Venigalla Komala Raju at WSJ and with Kim Raju got a job at The Wall Street Journal in early 1994. He was posted to Pittsburgh Bureau. Though Greg didn’t like to lose Raju’s service at Dayton Daily News, he was happy to relieve him, as WSJ […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -10 PHILOSOPHY OF ADVAITA -J.P.Bharathi I am in agreement with this Philosophy of Advaita, which tries to drive sense into this whole set of aspects of life and there by keep us focused on this internal dialogue which is the means towards achieving the higher level objectives of life…! Only then […]
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America Through My Eyes- Grand Canyon Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Few locations and certain panoramic beauties are more appealing in pictures than to optical experience. Rather than watching videos and pictures, we rapt with joy when the eye catches glimpses of its reality. A feel of elation once I owned […]
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Tell-A-Story Gender Parity in Politics: Still a Long Way To Go -Suchithra Pillai Head: Is Gender Parity in Politics A Distant Dream? The election fever is lingering in India with the assembly elections around the corner. Many amongst us have already scrutinized the candidates and are all set to proclaim the right to vote. But […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-3 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 3.Rose Water Delight descends from sky as raindrop landing in pearl oyster not sure if it becomes a pearl or not— but a tear that rolls down from layers of hurt soul lands in pageant of crusades a ball of […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -9 LET’S NOT HARM – GIVE AN ARM -J.P.Bharathi “Disability” and “Persons with Disabilities” or differently abled persons for this statement are as defined in the “Person with disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995” and any other statute enacted for the welfare of Persons with Disabilities. The […]
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Story for Kids – Grand Mother’s Theft English Translation: Deepti Manepalli Telugu original:“Ammamma dongathanam” written by P.S.M. Lakshmi Varun ran into the living room crying,”Ammamma, amma just scolded me saying that I took chocolates without telling her.” Lakshmi took Varun into her arms and asked what happened. Varun continued saying, ” amma told me not […]
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My Life Momoirs-10 My Life, Full of Beautiful Memories -Venigalla Komala 18.Our First Trip to the US We were anxiously waiting to be with Naveena and Hemanth hoping to be of some support to them. We got our Visas by the end of January, 1992 and reached America on February 3. All of us have […]
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Cineflections-20 Daasi – Telugu, 1988 -Manjula Jonnalagadda “Women are frequently treated as property, they are sold into marriage, into trafficking, into sexual slavery. Violence against women frequently takes the form of sexual violence.” – Navi Pillay Daasi is a film made by B. Narsing Rao and written by B. Narsing Rao and K.N.T. Sastry. The […]
Continue ReadingNandu English Translation: Srinivas Banda Telugu original: “Gudem cheppina kathalu-4” by Anuradha Nadella The other day, I couldn’t hold my irritation when Nandu skipped his homework. Reasons for my irritation were two-fold. First – a good student like Nandu, for whatever reason, started taking his studies lightly. Second – a disturbing possibility of my own […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-1 1950-1975, Andhra Pradesh, India (An Analytical Study of Historical, Familial and Social Conditions that contributed to women writers’ phenomenal success immediately after declaration of Independence.) -Nidadvolu Malathi FOREWORD BY AUTHOR In the history of Telugu fiction, one quarter of a century following the achievement of our independence in 1947, from 1950 to […]
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Curries’ Life English Translation: Madhuri Palaji Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta Sheer under man, or man under sheet Even during the cyclone, it grumbles silently Old life to fill the tummy Sits all day along for ten cents Small basket of vegetables lead a big life From dawn Till dusk, The voice shrieks a cent […]
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A Bamboo Bush -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Veduru poda” by Subrahmanyam Mula Don’t turn me into a flute! A big no for the concerts. Rounds of applause Break my coveted silence. And in the forests Of traceless trails, Leave me alone To remain a bamboo. Let me hum in ecstasy At the occasional […]
Continue ReadingMothers English Translation: Dr K. Meerabai Telugu original: “AMMALU” by Dr K. Meerabai “ Ammalu will alight the flight at nine o clock. It is already six thirty. You must hurry up.” Savitri woke up her husband.“ I will be at the airport earlier than that and bring her home. Be relaxed and don’t worry. […]
Continue ReadingTo tell a tale-9 -Chandra Latha Passage :1 At one time, he had considered it very wrong to strike children, a great sin. He was surprised how parents could ever beat children. ”What do children know? They are innocent. What is the use of beating […]
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THE HANDMAID’S TALE – BY Margaret Atwood – P.Jyothi THE HANDMAID S TALE is a Dystopian Novel written by Margaret Atwood in the year 1985. One of the most talked about novel on Women issues it’s a rare presentation on the plight of woman in a society where dictatorship overrules democracy and where women […]
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