January 2010

Chakravarthy Garu Responds to Comments (Restored)

Thank you to all of you who took the time to respond to my note. This is a difficult and emotional issue for all Telugu people and the passion is quite understandable. I obviously cannot answer every comment that is posted, but I will try to clarify my position on some of the specific questions that were raised.


MMGL Interview: IIT Ramaiah

Now a days, preparing for IIT starts at kindergarten level. A methodical approach to preparing for IIT was mastered by Sri Ramaiah. He then turned that approach into an educational empire. Students from his coaching institute have the highest success rate at IIT JEE examination, which earned him the title. I met with him during TANA 2007 meeting and conducted this interview.


My Telangana

నేను తెలంగాణావాదినే. నా తెలంగాణ కోసం నేను ఏం చేయడానికైనా సిద్దమే. కానీ ప్రత్యేక, వేర్పాటువాదిని కాదు. నాకు ధమ్ముంది. ఆంద్ర పెత్తనం నా ముందు పనిచేయదు. ఆంధ్రవాడి మీద నేనే ఎదురు పెత్తనం చేయగల చేవ ఉంది. నేను మీసం మెలేసి.. తొడగొట్టి మరీ చెబుతా… తెలంగాణ మీల్స్ అని ఆంద్రలో హోటల్ పెట్టి మరీ అమ్మగలను.నా తెలంగాణను ఈ లుచ్చాల చేతిలో పెట్టడం నాకు ఇష్టం లేదు. మరో.. నిజాం పాలన నాకొద్దు. నా తెలుగు జాతి ఉమ్మడి సొత్తుతో ఇద్దరేసి ముఖ్య మంత్రులను.. పదుల సంఖ్యలో మంత్రులను మేపడం.. నా జాతి సొత్తు ఎక్కువమంది నాయకులకు దోచిపెట్టడం నాకు ఏమాత్రం ఇష్టం లేదు.





MMGL 2007-07-20 – The First Show with Phone Calls

Many thanks to Aruna garu from Pittsburgh for being the first ever caller on the show. Since MMGL was the first of its kind – a call-in talk/RJ show for Telugu people around the world, I think Aruna garu has bragging rights to be the pioneering caller for a unique show. [I know, I know. I am bragging, right? Well, I have bragging rights! :)]




Indira Gandhi: The Insecure

By sheer stroke of luck, in 1983 – during the AP Assembly election campaign at the dawn of NTR’s Telugu Desam – I happened to see Smt. Indira Gandhi from less than 50 yards away. While her motorcade passed us, she was waving at the crowds from inside her car. Despite my personal dislike for […]


This Guy Shoud be Prosecuted

This news is at least 10 days old. But it is important enough to share with you. [This story is a bit of an extension on the post that was lost earlier: “Is Geithner Goner?”] This guy’s name is Stephen Friedman. While he was the Chairman of NY Fed, he oversaw the bailout of Goldman […]


ఇళయరాజా Song in Just Three Notes: స, రి, గ.

ఇళయరాజా music అంటే ఇష్టం లేని వారు వుండరు. ఈ మహానుభావుడు మూడు స్వరాలతో పాట కూర్చాడు. వింటే మన జన్మ ధన్యం. వీలుంటే ప్రయత్నించండి ఏదైనా వాయిద్యం మీద, సరదాగా వుంటుంది. Watch this video on YouTube


Seth Myers on SNL: NBC Kills its Second Wife

When you put right analogies to a story, we all say, “Hmmm. Isn’t that right?” This particular is like that of many daytime soap operas in US. Even better analogy is that it is like a Telugu flick where the hero gets entangled with two wives. How does this drama unfold and how it ends?