By Kalipatnam Rama Rao That was the month the Sun enters the house of Sagittarius. It was early morning of the day before Bhogi. Nevertheless no house in the village received a coating of whitewash, except those of the rich. Between…
Heavenly Bliss by Poranki Dakshina Murthy
Suddenly, from out of nowhere, people started pouring into our town; not just a few small crowds, but a multitude of them. Our shelter was flooded with folks day in and day out. And there were who had no…
Policies and Guidelines
Our Policies and Objectives, UPDATED APR. 2021 I started this website in June 2001 with a specific purpose, that is to introduce our Telugu culture and customs to non-Telugu audience. After I arrived in America in 1973, I noticed two…
The Lakshmi Puja Day by Bhandaru Acchamamba
Around 7:00 in the evening on the day of dhana trayodasi, the entire city of Bombay was celebrating the occasion exuberantly. There were not as many lamps as on the deepavali day, yet each house was glowing with the little…
TWO GLASS BUBBLES by Nidadavolu Malathi
We are living in a glass bubble Constantly looking for germs Washing hands with lotion Brushing teeth Wearing socks and shoes Also, worrying about athlete’s foot Washing all the fruits and vegetables With special anti-bacterial waters Swallowing follow up pills. A…
Freedom in the Cage by Yalla Achuta Ramayya
“Parvati! You are hardly twenty years old. Your beauty is totally wasted, like the moonlight on a forest. Come with me. I will show you, what it is like to be alive. to be happy. I will take you with…