The Invincible Moonsheen Part – 2 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar (The previous story briefed) Samira is Razi’s daughter. Udayini and Razi are childhood friends. Her mother tells her daughter that she must meet Udayini, who lives in the same area in America. Udayani runs a women’s aid organization […]
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https://youtu.be/I3jpWqomjPohttps://youtu.be/BJqW3GgB2DQ 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 […]
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Walking on the edge of a river-5 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 5. A shade like a dream Someone comes And leaves Giving fragrance to the soul That within every cell Scents Someone sings Leaving a melodious tune They move forth That now and again Plays the strings […]
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Cineflections-33 36 Chowranghee Lane – 1981, English -Manjula Jonnalagadda “Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it’s not because they enjoy solitude. It’s because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.” ― Jodi Picoult, My Sister’s Keeper 36 […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen Part – 1 (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar “You Have Arrived Your Destination” Sameera switched off the GPS and got down the car. She looked around. “Great America! I wonder how people could get the addresses before this GPS!” She sighed and checked the number on […]
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 ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-4 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 4. That girl If you are a bird I am your wing If you are an eye I am your dream If you are a heart I am its rhythm If you are an ocean […]
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GARDEN -Kandepi Rani Prasad Jasmines, We the JasminesOur bodies whiteSymbol of peaceIn enchanting flower plaitsScents and fragrancesEquals to us, none China Roses ! We the China RosesOur bodies blood redSymbol of consciousnessGive grandeur even singlyTo temple deitiesNone, to compete with us. Chrysanthums ! We the ChrysanthumsOur bodies all yellowSymbol of auspiciousnessFor Festoons […]
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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-17 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 17. Expansive Sheet of Water Stands undressed before me– I too am likewise– whether I adore or amalgamate but taste honey of experience. Just as the entire forest turns into a tree like disc of sun extending across the sky as […]
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The Rhythm of Rail English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original : “Railubandi Raagam” by Dr K.Geeta My childhood train still coos chuk…chuk When the sound heard the trails in me jolt and run Grandma! Tell me first not those princess fables But why does […]
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Need of the hour -23 Graffiti, A silent menace in schools -J.P.Bharathi Educational institutions have various issues which are major concerns to the Principal, Counselors, Teachers and Parents. One such issue is Graffiti. Graffiti is writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, sprayed illicitly on the walls in public places. Students indulge in graffiti which is a […]
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Wait For Me… -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Naa Kosam Vechi Choodu” by Sivasagar Through the song that was snapped by noose the incarcerated cataract the wounded footpath the breath of life, and the sonority of violin I return I resurrect Look for me Wait for me Through the sensitive grain of sand, Summer’s […]
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WASHINGTON DC Day – 3 (PART -2) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Washington DC (Part-2) After a visit to the White House and the Capitol Hall in the morning, our guide took us to the Natural History Museum by lunch time. We had to finish the museum visit and meal in […]
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Telugu Women writers-15 -Nidadvolu Malathi 3. THEMES In the preceding chapter, we have noted how Telugu women writers moved away from bhakti tradition of self-effacing to the awareness of self (identity) following the nationalist and social movements. It is important to note that the original intent of the social reformers and educationists was not instilling […]
Continue ReadingWhen You Become an Introvert -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Neelone Neevainappudu” by Vijay Koganti Sometimes, every cumulus Turns a blind eye to you; and No new dawn Hugs you in its warm embrace. No downy touch Shall be within your each To call you back from slipping into The abysses of your inmost […]
Continue ReadingMOM’S SHAWL English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original : “Amma Saluva” by Dr K.Geeta Value multiplies in thousands when it gets lost We can’t redeem in life the value for negligence Though it has years elapsed since I left my home-town The warmth of […]
Continue ReadingThe Invincible Moonsheen (Telugu Original “Venutiragani Vennela” by Dr K.Geeta) English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Behind the Novel “The Invincible Moonsheen”… -By Dr K.Geeta My mother K. Varalakshmi is a popular author. She is a prolific writer who has written extensively about the lives of rural women and their plight and continues her writings even now. […]
Continue Reading(FLOOD) OF TEARS STREAM -Kandepi Rani Prasad It’s not raining season evenWhere is thisFlood of water from?An ant askedAnother antEscaping from the flooding flow of waterAnswered the other Ant“There opened a new schoolIn this street yesterdayIt is the flow of tear dropsOf little onesBeaten by their teachers“ My god !It […]
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 […]
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Into a broom, into a bucket of excrement…transformed..I Telugu Original : Jupaka Subhadra Because of the crime of my birth on this soil Because of the bad luck written on my forehead I am the childhood That is pulling a cart of garbage I am the barren land where The […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-3 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 3. The impression of ocean Is it required to explain the beauty of water When the earth covered itself completely With a cloth of water As the creatures depending on water All the oceans are […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -22 C-SEE- SEA, Yes! See the change! -J.P.Bharathi There are many women organizations, which are tremendously contributing to the upliftment of women. The day is not very far when Women will be considered and recognized for their commitment and virtues. For all the humiliation suffered by women, no doubt MEN can […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-16 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 16.Wattles of Goats When Ganga surges no matted locks of barrages stand. After a heavy down pour slides on soil, rushes to reach ocean bed moves away beyond reach of anyone; gentlemen, strive not to turn back the drained water […]
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US East Coast- Day-3 Philadelphia, Washington DC (Part-1) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar The previous day’s fatigue from the New York City tour was felt the next day. It was so hard to wake up in the morning. Of Course, but it’s inevitable. We got up […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-14 -Nidadvolu Malathi Use of Pseudonyms Use of pseudonyms in the latter half of the twentieth century requires special mention. Unlike in the United States and Great Britain, Telugu women writers did not use male pseudonyms. Those who used pseudonyms picked only female names. For example, Aravinda (A.S. Mani), Syamala Rani (Akella Kamala […]
Continue ReadingUNDRIFTED LAKE TAHOE English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original : “Manchu Takani Lake Tahoe” by Dr K.Geeta As if the sky glued moonlight Patches and patches on land Everywhere the snow As if whole water on land pooled Into frozen snow The tips […]
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Severally -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Vidividigane” by Ravi Verelly In the absence of whiffs of breeze that punctuate the air with fragrances, two flowers blooming to the same sprig shall experience impassable reaches like the two detached gold discs hanging severally to the thrice knotted sacred thread, sagging under the weight of diverging […]
Continue Readinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-TaQHpj3g0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-JvmWDTMQwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uO6Z679SLY 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 […]
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THE AGE OF INNOCENCE – EDITH WHARTON – P. Jyothi THE AGE OF INNOCENCE is a novel by Edith Wharton written in the year 1920. This book won the Pulitzer prize for fiction in the year 1921 thus making Edith Wharton the first woman to win this prize. This has been made into a feature […]
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America Through My Eyes East Coast of America- Day-2 New York City Tour (Part-2) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar The guide left us near the Rockefeller Center at twelve o’clock for lunch and told us to come back after lunch in an hour and a half. Rockefeller Center: The surroundings were […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -21 Pandemic, It’s Impact… Let’s think!!!!! -J.P.Bharathi Let us browse through our Life styles, small gestures, etiquette, living habits, planning, time table, hobbies, education, values, relationships, work life balance, dress style, rhythm in life, food habits, partying, outing, fitness and in many more areas. There are so many expectations, give and […]
Continue ReadingOut-of-Coverage Areas English Traslation: Pulikonda Subbachary Telugu Original : Jupaka Subhadra We ploughed the land And shared the food The sky danced in our palms Now, we are half the sky In that half, we are pushed Out-of-Coverage area We search Not knowing where we are Scorpions at home, snakes […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-13 -Nidadvolu Malathi The reviewer also noted that a reader from the audience sent a note to the podium in the form of a poem, “Oh voyagers! Bring our women writers down to the earth,” implying women writers were writing unrealistic stories. Lata said in response, “Why don’t you look up and acknowledge […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-15 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 15.Hyderabad Whenever I visit Machilipatnam I am happy. I wear headscarf and sweater as it is chill here even before dawn It is humid there. Whenever I go to Machilipatnam I move happily due to its proximity to the sea. […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-2 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 2.A circle Like a boy on a horse moving On a giant wheel Every life is a wheel But extreme speed is always dangerous Only one creation of feel A formal drizzle In front of Only […]
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Cineflections-32 Nishabd – Hindi, 2007 -Manjula Jonnalagadda “There is no anti-aging more potent than a young lover bursting with lust for your middle age vulnerability who pulls you out of rut with her arduous banter and make you whole again with her benevolent smirk” ― Nalini Priyadarshni Nishabd is a 2007 film directed by Ram […]
Continue ReadingAmerica Through My Eyes East Coast of America- Day-2 New York City Tour – Part 1 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar We booked a 5-day bus tour to visit the east coast of America. We arrived in New York the night before. We’ve to get on our tour bus at 7 […]
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Thoutam Niharika A government teacher’s earnest crusade for girl child education -Editor With Thoutam Niharika, the question isn’t why teach? But why not? Why not opt to teach in remote government schools? Why not dedicate oneself to the cause of girl child education? All these questions have led this Math teacher, who teaches at Zilla […]
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The Girl with the Hibiscus Flower -C Vanaja Yes, I have survived in the media for 25 years. I started as a print journalist in 1993 but used every medium available to tell stories, and am looking forward to telling more. Today, I sign as an independent journalist and film maker but prefer to call […]
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THE SCHOOL DAYS OF JESUS – J M COETZEE – P. Jyothi J.M. Coetzee is a writer who has used his books to explore the human ideology of life. He was awarded the Nobel prize in literature for the year 2003. He is the first author who won the Booker prize twice. He got his […]
Continue ReadingDEPENDENT FACE English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original : “Dependent Swargam ” by Dr K.Geeta I keep looking at my face in the mirror every day No change- Will the dependent face change? Lethargy froze as if the heap of clothes for iron […]
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War -V.Vijaya Kumar War is the creation of deadly greed Cremation of humane breed A fair of warheads trade Opponents dug in deficit Bigwigs behind its benefit Commoners made scapegoats War is not simply… Bombshells, broken wings of drones Heaps of debris, fallen trees n’ cranes Sirens of warning bells […]
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In the midst of the no-moon nights English Translation: Pulikonda Subbachary Telugu Original : Jupaka Subhadra I am the miller (Mixer) which mixes cement and stone In my pouring tears My hamlets of untouchables Roaming in the city in hunt of food They stand in addas* with hungry eyes Looking […]
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Cineflections-31 Ankuram – Telugu, 1992 -Manjula Jonnalagadda First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not […]
Continue ReadingTREE’S ANGUISH -Kandepi Rani Prasad “ So Lucky you areTo collect the smilesOf milky cheeked tiny tots!Why do you look so anguished then ?”A tree asked it’s neighbour tree“I am in the schoolI thought and bloatedBloomed heavilyI wanted to becomeA carpet under the tiny feetBy dropping all my bloomsBut by the grace of the teachersI […]
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Flapping of the Wings -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Rekkala Savvadi” by Prasuna Ravindran As I tune up my heart With the silence of the night A Swan flapping its wings Is heard over the pond. Childhood Revisits the lips…Oh, this moment, how sweet it breathes! *** రెక్కల సవ్వడి రాత్రి నిశ్శబ్దంతో మనసుని శ్రుతి చేస్తున్న వేళ […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-1 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 1.Daughter – A bridge No one gives birth to a daughter willingly They take life from an illusion Of giving birth to a son Daughters always remain as bridges Throughout the country From petite villages to […]
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My Mexico Adventures – Part 4 -Vijaya Manchem I still remember in my childhood, we had these huge open grounds near a local park, and every year during a festival, many banjara families would come and put up their tents, set their rides to earn some money and stay there for about two weeks and […]
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War a hearts ravage-15 English Translation: P. Jayalakshmi & Bhargavi Rao Telugu Original : “Yuddham oka Gunde Kotha” by Seela Subhadra Devi Fury or summit when two outraged sharp twin-horned beasts challenge each other angrily; some with arrogance blown heads, some others, mad of religion; when twin-headed serpents, twin-tongued crawling reptiles with their great hissings […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-12 -Nidadvolu Malathi Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi The state government formed Sahitya Akademi [a literary organization] in 1957. One of the functions of Akademi was announcing awards annually to the best works in several categories. In 1976, the Akademi announced awards for works in various literary genres as usual but excluded fiction from […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-14 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 14.Conscience of Ocean For fishermen who trust sea for a living sea offers a base, sea becomes a grave. Those who care not lives dare tsunamis, defy authorities those who know not networking to shatter lives know well to spread […]
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 ReadingNeed of the hour -20 Best way towards HEALTHY LIVING… -J.P.Bharathi Revathi’s three-year-old Rohan is longing to have a coke every time he is thirsty. In the beginning Revathi was very glad that her little one has a liking for a particular taste. Slowly when she realized that in place of plain water, Rohan preferred […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-11 -Nidadvolu Malathi Female Scholars’ Perspective in the Academy Some of the contemporary women writers from the academy subscribed to the view that Sulochana Rani’s fiction was doing more harm than good to the society. C. Anandaramam, a noted writer and Telugu professor, commented in her study of fiction of the seventies and […]
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My Mexico Adventures – Part 2 -Vijaya Manchem “Have you gone mad? Why would anyone go to Mexico?” asked friends and family in absolute shock, “That too all by yourself with two young kids?” Well, I never anticipated any dangers that I might encounter. Yet, I did my research and felt that Yucatan would be […]
Continue ReadingDaughter – A bridge -Dr. C. Bhavani Devi Translation -swatee Sripada No one produces a daughter willingly They take life from an illusion Of producing a son Daughters are always the bridges Throughout the country From small villages to huge cities Between everyone in families Daughters are the bridges Who cares the streams within them? […]
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Cineflections-30 Atithi – (The Guest) 1965, Bengali -Manjula Jonnalagadda “I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ― Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre Atithi is a film made by Tapan Sinha based on the short story The Guest penned by Rabindranath Tagore. This film was […]
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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 ReadingYard duty English Traslation-V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original-Dr K.Geeta As if the locusts swarmed and perched When the winds blew off Children rush from all sides Dashing the lawns of school Only the thing is they’ve no tails Nope, had lengthy ones in fact That’s the reason why perhaps They hung upside down to iron bars […]
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“My Experiments with English” by Apparao Bathula -Venkata Ramana Satuluru “My Experiments with ‘English”, by Rao Bathula, an English enthusiast residing in Hyderabad, India, is an extraordinary effort and a brilliant concept of revolutionizing the writing in English. Its first time in the grand history of 5000 years of its existence, where Rao Bathula has successfully attempted to defy the very basic foundation on which English writing has been […]
Continue ReadingThe Nose- Ring Was Lost Here Only -Jupaka Subhadra My elder sister’s nose-ring was lost here; Let us search where it was lost. Let us search how it was lost. How the Shastras and Puranas floated out as leaves drowning the toiling bonded labourers? In the placenta pots buried under the seven generations, why our […]
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America Through My Eyes Easy Coast of USA (Day-1) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Kids are persisting to go somewhere during the holidays. Everyone suggested their own choices of places. Varu researched on Google and confirmed the Hawaiian Islands, with printed details on a piece of paper. For so many days, […]
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Tell-A-Story Has The Olympic Spirit of Indian Athletes Received its Due? -Suchithra Pillai It was a historical haul for India at Tokyo Olympics 2020 with seven medals – 1 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze. Accolades have flooded the olympians from all over but the question to ponder is whether it arrived at the right […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-13 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 13. Goa Like an ant climbing on a snake’s back I boarded the train. As ant crawls, snake slithers stretching neck, with hissing hood. Kacheguda to Yashwantpur express traversing through Guntakal, Hubli, Dharwad, Londa, Madgaon train performs disco dance till […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -19 Covid time convert into- Conquering time -J.P.Bharathi Covid-19 or corona has literally caged each one of us in our caves / homes. Someone rightly stated that 2020 is proved to be a rat year. We are venturing out only to fetch our groceries, and other basic necessities. We are running […]
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Evening Perfumes -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original:”Sayantrapu Suvasanalu” by Ismail She daubs Evening perfumes For my sake every eve. The scent of thin shadows Creeps under her chin and ears. The aroma of a Steady standing rain Over a Casuarina plantation On the sea-shore Flares in her tresses. A whiff of the caves The […]
Continue ReadingWar a hearts ravage-14 English Translation: P. Jayalakshmi & Bhargavi Rao Telugu Original : “Yuddham oka Gunde Kotha” by Seela Subhadra Devi Now then, confront collapsing social situations and disintegrating family culture. How then let us think what can be done? Religions deluding man, blind faith turning whole nations to head-nodding herd of cattle, the […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-10 -Nidadvolu Malathi The Academy The academy continued to be indifferent, despite the unprecedented interest the readers, the magazine editors, and publishers were showing in the fiction by women writers at this time. Women writers were conspicuous by their absence in the critical works produced by the academy in the sixties and early […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-12 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 12. Bay of Bengal As one ambles across water if it’s a well or ditch is unknown impact of cyclone tall column of water, residence looks like an island in ocean; mother and daughter at home like cow and calf […]
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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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America Through My Eyes- California – North-5 (Crater Lake) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Last day of Northern California Trip – Crater Lake Klamath Falls is a village with Falls only in its name but has no waterfalls in its surroundings. We planned a bit wrong so from here we had […]
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Cineflections-29 Kushboo – (Fragrance) 1975, Hindi -Manjula Jonnalagadda “एक छोड़ी हुई लड़कीको वापस लेले इससे बड़ा मान क्या मिलेगा उसे?” – बृन्दावन की माँ “मैं रस्ते में बैठी हुई हु? जब कहे छोड़ दिया जब चाहे लगाए, मेरी मर्ज़ी कुछ नहीं?” – कुसुम “A disowned woman is asked to come back, what is more respectful […]
Continue ReadingYELLOWSTONE -V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original-Dr K.Geeta You’re Seven Colored Raga Why were you known mere Yellowstone unknown! Where ever touched your body Surging flames from inner depths Bursting smokes and fumes Thrusting of boiling bubbles Where ever seen Ages of agony hidden inside Surging of seven shades of suffering passion Welled up in crystal clarity […]
Continue ReadingWar a hearts ravage-13 English Translation: P. Jayalakshmi & Bhargavi Rao Telugu Original : “Yuddham oka Gunde Kotha” by Seela Subhadra Devi Mothers! Weave our sorrow, our anger, our nobility into three stranded weave– confluence of a river; come change its course in our direction! At least then, quickened fires quaffed, will calm. Lay out […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -18 FANTASY WORLD – CAN WE REALLY AFFORD! -J.P.Bharathi Children like to see cartoons, fairy tales, animated movies and gimmicks happening. They love and enjoy fiction, stories, miracles, magic shows and so on. So, we can largely conclude that they admire a dream world and expect the same in the real […]
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How Am I Different -Suchithra Pillai Who am I Some called me princess Took me in their arms And the world looked so phenomenal With caring cuddles and hugs I was pampered with love With all desires fulfilled The birth was magical As the time flew by There was something beyond intellect They told it […]
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The Run Within -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original:”Lopali Parugu” by Yakoob Did I forget something back home? Did I lock the door properly? Did I put off the geyser and put the milk bowl back in the frig? Oh, damn it! The three kittens might make a hell by the time I come home. […]
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 […]
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Red velvet mite -V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original- “Arudra” by Andesree Like a crimson spot on a sacred soil mound And a piety man praying to a holy ground Like a falling rainy drop from the heavenly skies And a fragment of radiant rainbow hues Breathed into exquisite life The bright red velvet mite Walks like […]
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My Mexico Adventures – Part 2 -Vijaya Manchem “Have you gone mad? Why would anyone go to Mexico?” asked friends and family in absolute shock, “That too all by yourself with two young kids?” Well, I never anticipated any dangers that I might encounter. Yet, I did my research and felt that Yucatan would be […]
Continue ReadingThe Nose- Ring Was Lost Here Only -Jupaka Subhadra My elder sister’s nose-ring was lost here; Let us search where it was lost. Let us search how it was lost. How the Shastras and Puranas floated out as leaves drowning the toiling bonded labourers? In the placenta pots buried under the seven generations, why our […]
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Pretty happy faces -Sahithi These pretty happy faces in the above picture are captured at “kandrakota” (East Godavari) on the way back home from kandrakota temple. Me and my mother saw these little kids playing. I wanted to capture one of them so I asked one of them permission to click his picture. Listening to […]
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Cineflections-28 Thampu – (The Tent) Malayalam, 1978 -Manjula Jonnalagadda “The circus comes as close to being the world in microcosm as anything I know; in a way, it puts all the rest of show business in the shade.” – E.B. White Thampu is a fllm made G. Aravindan. He also wrote the screenplay for this […]
Continue ReadingNeed of the hour -17 SCOLDING KIDS- HOW DOES IT FEEL -J.P.Bharathi Give a child to play a puzzle, a set of building blocks or messy clay. He is all set to arrange, create and innovate. This shows children are patient enough to take up any task. So, when a child has enough patience to […]
Continue Readinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y-MPy5-_EY 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 […]
Continue ReadingTelugu Women writers-9 -Nidadvolu Malathi Magazine Editors and Circulation Numbers During my interviews with women writers, several of them mentioned that the magazine editors encouraged them. The names included Narla Venkateswara Rao, Gora Sastry, Khasa Subba Rao, and Puranam Subrahmanya Sarma. Other weekly and monthly magazines like Sahiti, Swati, Yuva, Tharuna, and Jayasri also were […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-11 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 11.Downpour of Delight In conclave of clouds Sun went missing in market selling cows calves untraceable. Like crashing water tank turned all the ground into a lake, entire cotton beds when twisted cascading sky tumbled as branded bull. As eye […]
Continue ReadingWar a hearts ravage-12 English Translation: P. Jayalakshmi & Bhargavi Rao Telugu Original : “Yuddham oka Gunde Kotha” by Seela Subhadra Devi Sky touching flame trees, infrequent fiery festoons’ sudden opening, petal showering spatter of sparks, mien-shaking yawn of forest king, limb-stretching brutality, and burst of splitting sliding silence. Climbing forest creepers, wondering watch monkey […]
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Grand Canyon English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta To fill the eyes The visual that makes life fulfil Must run millions of years past To perceive the Grand Canyon in heart Thousands of dreams must be caught At every turn tilted from the sky Into the valley Of those vanished streams of […]
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Why? -Sowmya Pochiraju Roses are so pretty, but don’t have much smell Jasmines not as pretty but so fragrant I must tell No one has seen a nightingale dance but When it sings the air is filled with joy & care A peacock does not have such a sweet voice But when it dances the […]
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My Mexico Adventures – Part 1 -Vijaya Manchem “I think you three should escape this winter to a warmer place. You have just been back from India a few months ago, so it should be somewhere else” said the husband while looking into his laptop. I don’t really mind going back to India though, I […]
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America Through My Eyes- California – North-4 (Crescent City, Redwood Forest, Oregon) Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Northern California Tour Day – 4 Though It was very late at night, I woke up pleasantly that morning. The reason for that was on our journey that day we would cross California to […]
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After bidding Adieu -English Translation: Nauduri Murthy -Telugu Original: “Vidkolu Tarvatha” by Afsar She walks silently across the bridge… As if she has caressed a flower with her delicate hands; Or, has feathered a branch along her rosy cheeks… The bridge whelms in Spring Himself becoming a flower And a greenish sprig… After she crosses […]
Continue ReadingI call her Mama, My Dear -Suchithra Pillai Boundless love pouring throughout Miraculous power to heal all the pain The immense strength it has I have always wondered it with awe Hidden attraction, an inborn admiration The mystery lies beneath the relation The call comes across the miles With just a mere thought in our […]
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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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America Through My Eyes- California – North-3 Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Fort Bragg – Leggett-Mayers Flat-Eureka Departing that day from Yukai, again via the coastal town of Fort Bragg, Redwood we traveled through the Myers Flat in the woods, watching plenty of things on the way, and finally reached Eureka, […]
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TRAILING BACK TO BRIDAL VEIL English Translation: V.Vijaya Kumar Telugu Original : Dr K.Geeta I took Thou from distance a painting drawn through brush But when come near As if the sky shower the stars down sudden Thy drape of sprinkles turned into Cascading Waterfall Thou exquisite beauty bringeth bumps on the body! Rapt of […]
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 ReadingTelugu Women writers-8 -Nidadvolu Malathi Economic Status Economic status did not play a crucial role in women’s writing in the early fifties. In the past, supporting the family was not woman’s responsibility. Therefore, economics was not a part of the equation. The situation has changed, drastically after women entered the workforce. Ironically, the question became […]
Continue ReadingBhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-10 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 10.Lake in Ravurukala Even when monsoon arrives, storms strike why doesn’t tank in my village brim over? In Medak district, Siddipet mandal is the lake in ravurukula, a far flung village. Even as streams overflow rivers swell fiercely gates lifted […]
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