Fabric of Life -Satyavani Kakarla It’s the story of two kind hearts, my dearest and my beloved, Amma (my mother) and husband… “Stories are how we think. They are how we make meaning of life. Call them schemas, scripts, cognitive maps, mental models, metaphors, or narratives. Stories are how we explain how things work, […]
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Cineflections –Manjula Jonnalagadda “Art is a manifestation of emotion, and emotion speaks a language that all may understand” – Somerset Maugham in Moon & Six Pence Good cinema is a work of art that takes you on an emotional journey no matter what language it is in. It can amuse you, and/or make you […]
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The Manto we need, not the one we want –Azfar Rizvi ‘You get Mexican mangoes and we get the real deal Sir’, said Ammara. ‘That’s the price you have to pay for leaving Pakistan’. I was on our quarterly conference call with some of my former students in Pakistan who were ridiculing my incessant bemoaning […]
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America Through My Eyes-Santa Cruz Telugu original : K.Geeta English translation: Jagaddhatri July 4th is US Independence day, along with weekend and Monday we had three days vacation. So planned to spend two days in and around at Santa Cruz. It’s only 40 miles from Mountain View, we need not make a night stay if […]
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Diary of a New Age Girl Chapter 1 – The Beginning –Varudhini I don’t remember much of my early childhood. Much of what happened in the first few years of my life was told to me by my mother when she would reminisce about the past. But I can recall bits and pieces, short memories […]
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Beauty of Godavari -Sahithi The fisherman who knows the beauty of the sunrise is much richer than the wealthy person who sleeps till noon. Patience can be learnt only when you stay a day with a fisherman. He stays the whole day waiting with a fishing rod above the water with no idea what’s on […]
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Come let us wash the time! Dr. Naga padmini Translation swatee sripada Time … When says sweet words, Hitherto, streamed through me And made me polymorphic Do you ask how? When first introduced It stood in front of me as if a laugh took the form! On the sea shore With the touch of cold […]
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There is a way………… Sivaraju Subbalakshmi Translation: Swatee Sripada Doctor Madhava Rao, though came to that village just recently became very popular. He treated the poor compassionately. Kamala, the lady doctor, working with him in the same hospital thought in the beginning all his generosity was pretense to earn a good name, later she started […]
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Indian Classical Singer Nominated For Grammy -Suchithra Pillai Talent has no boundaries and it flourishes on its own, wherever it lands. It rightly describes the remarkable journey of Falguni Shah, the only Indian nominated for the 61st Annual Grammy Awards 2018. Bewildered at the turn of the events, Falguni is still in search of words […]
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A tribute to a soldier’s better half –Santi Swaroopa I love movies. I love everything about movies. I love my Indian movies the most. In India, a movie is not just a story being enacted. There are these wonderful sets, elaborate costumes, beautiful dances and there are songs, some of them circumstantial and others for […]
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YOSEMITE Telugu original : K.Geeta “Yosemite” English translation: Jagaddhatri In the end of May luckily we had a long holiday, and when asked children, where shall we go, in one voice they said Yosemite. “How far is Yosemite National Park & Valley from Mountain View?” before I did complete “wait I will consult my Google […]
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AMERICA THROUGH MY EYES-1 (Naa Kallatho America) (TRAVELOGUES) Telugu Original: “Naa Kallatho America” (నా కళ్లతో అమెరికా) by Dr K.Geeta English Translation: Jagaddhathri San Francisco We came to America at the beginning of 2008. Varu is in kindergarten. The place where we lived is called “Mountain View”. It was named so because it is all surrounded […]
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MY PAL -Pravallika I have you so close to my heart an’ I couldn’t guess what has separated us. May be, I was against But never felt this staid. Don’t you remember dear? We had many sweet times. I know that wasn’t so long ago An’ they are still in my memory. I only muse […]
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Behind The Scenes Of “Time” Machines -Sahithi I am a daydreamer with many dreams. Ever since I was little all I wanted to do is stop time. I know it’s impossible, but for me, clicking a photo is like freezing the moment. Maybe a camera is like a time machine. I love clicking pictures of […]
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ROCK BOTTOMS -Manollasa If I were asked to describe my childhood in one word, it would be change. I changed many schools and many houses. It was mostly because my mother hated stagnation. It gave me a lifetime of experiences. From being a person who was hesitant and xenophobic to an adaptable, open and easily blending-in-a-new-environment […]
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My First Translation Experiences “SATABDI VENNELA” by Dr K. Geeta -Vidya Palepu My mother tongue, Telugu, is one of the many Sanskrit child-languages of India, with a literary tradition that dates back to ancient times. As the American-born daughter of two Telugu-speaking immigrants, I am fluent enough to hold a simple conversation, but unable to […]
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Diary of a New Age Girl -Varudhini There are many things that make us distinct from one another. Our skin color, eye color, body type – every tiny variation in our genes. But there are some things that are not measurable or quantifiable, like a person’s ideas or their status in society. I think that […]
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