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A Letter from Somebody I “Loved” (For Yandamuri Fans)

***** Nothing new here. Just resurfacing an old podcast for more exposure ***** A coherent arrangement of words for abstract, but cogent thoughts is what touches us. It doesn’t matter if the central idea is about life and love; or death and sorrow – the language can still touch our hearts. That is the power […]

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Professor Mulpuri on Middle School Education – Part 1 of 2

***** This is an old interview. On the eve of Pro Mulpuri’s reappearence on MMGL, I am bringing this to the top **** “Am I doing the right thing for my kid? What if I am wrong?” Have you ever second guessed yourself like this as a parent? Don’t worry, we are not alone. We […]


Who is that Man? (ఎవడయ్య ఎవడు వాడు?)

I am fully aware that Dr. C. Narayana Reddy is now in favor of dividing Andhra Pradesh. However, in what he wrote in the song “Telugu Jaathi Manadi…” and in his definition of a generic a Telugu person, lies the true spirit of my belief. I am posting this (with CNR audio) as a complement […]


Jonnavithula’s “My Telugu”

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Emperor’s New Clothes, Conformity and Panchatantram

We all know the classic tale: “The Emperor’s New Clothes” (Danish: Kejserens nye Klæder) it is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes invisible to those unfit for their positions or incompetent. When the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, […]


Your Telugu Roots are Just Fine, but Your Branch is Rotten

Recall my interview with Nalamotu Chakravarthy about our ‘glorious Telugu roots?’ Well, this is a follow-up to that. Chakravarthy Nalamotu’s recent post, “Why I sell my book?” got my attention. Two noteworthy things that speak a lot about the title of his post: Some people have the gall to ask him that question; What speaks […]


Caller Lakshmi on Telangana and Andhra (restored)

Divide-and-rule has been a time tested political strategy. Dividing the political opponents to win my be a clever political tactic, but dividing the public based on caste, religion, race and region is a despicable strategy. Pitting one citizen against other based on their origin or birth is not just wrong, but it should be a […]