By Nidadavolu Malathi Highly regarded, most revered, Almighty and Omniscient Devudu garu, I, one of the tiny specks from your vast universe of zillions of creatures, am presenting this letter with utmost respect and humility for your kindest consideration, and…
Author: Nidadavolu Malathi
Kalipatnam Rama Rao. The Yearning
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…
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…
Yalla Achuta Ramayya. Freedom in the Cage
(Translated by Sharada, Australia) “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…
Narayanarao by Adivi Bapiraju – a recollection by S. Narayanaswamy
This is neither a literary criticism nor a learned analysis of this classic novel. It is a reader’s fond recollection of his life-long association with this wonderful work of fiction. It is a personal attempt to define my fascination with…
Sripathi. The Enemy.
(Translated by B. Indira) Cinnodu stood with the empty bucket after pouring the cane extract into the container. Jagganna sat close to the fire, which had been cooking the sugarcane extract, to warm himself. His eyelids were dropping under heavy…
Nori Narasimha Sastry’s views on History and Historical Novel
Nori Narasimha Sastry discussed history and historical fiction at length n a couple of essays. He put forth enormous amount of information in support of his theory that our way of studying our history if faulty. In the process he…
DWIVEDULA VISALAKSHI: A STORYTELLER WITH FLAIR by Nidadavolu Malathi
In the nineteen sixties, women writers dominated the field of fiction in Andhra Pradesh. Visalakshi is one of those writers, who have captured large readership because of their ability to tell stories with charismatic elegance. Historically, as a part of…