by Nidadavolu Malathi. Dog wonderedWhy are there so many poems About dogs Pink chalk wondered Why there are none About him Here, pink chalk, a poem about a dog. –Anonymous. I saw this poem on the sidewalk during my evening walk one day. I stood there memorizing the lines. Next morning I went back to…… Continue reading A historical perspective of Women’s writing in Andhra Pradesh
Category: Informative articles
Dr. Arudra by Nidadavolu Malathi
Arudra, a relentless researcher and poet, devoted his life to write for the ordinary people without compromising his integrity. He proved successfully that poetry in classical meter could be written in colloquial Telugu and produce valuable literature. He did not believe in academic degrees. He researched incessantly and brought valuable information on a wide variety…… Continue reading Dr. Arudra by Nidadavolu Malathi
Telugu short story from early times to 1930s by Dr. K. K. Ranganathacharyulu
(A review by Malathi).In the past nine years, well over one hundred Telugu stories have been translated and published on this site in an attempt to introduce the intellectual richness of Telugu writers to the non-Telugu readers. But for the two stories by Bhandaru Acchamamba, all of them have been written in the later half…… Continue reading Telugu short story from early times to 1930s by Dr. K. K. Ranganathacharyulu
Putting an end to the boilerplate literary history by kalpana Rentala
(See note at the end.). We have one thousand years of literary history. Up until now, there had been an effort to portray women’s literature only as a part of the mainstream history; women writers were mentioned only sporadically, one Molla or one Timmakka. Our history is a male-dominated record that has been accustomed to…… Continue reading Putting an end to the boilerplate literary history by kalpana Rentala
Women in Telugu Folklore by Dr. S. Saratjyothsna Rani
If you say, “I’ll tell you a story,” nobody is going to say “I’ll not listen.” Folktale captivates everybody’s heart. Primordial man contributed to developing the story while sharing his experiences with the people around him. He kept adding minute details to make his experiences more enchanting and thus developed the technique of storytelling. The…… Continue reading Women in Telugu Folklore by Dr. S. Saratjyothsna Rani
Dr. Nayani Krishnakumari: A Distinguished Scholar by Nidadavolu Malathi
In the post-colonial Andhra Pradesh, Dr. Nayani Krishnakumari stands out as an exceptional scholar, poet, researcher, speaker, and academic. There are very few women who have attained the stature of scholarship as Krishnakumari in modern day Andhra Pradesh. Nayani Krishnakumari was born in Guntur in 1930. She is the eldest daughter of Nayani Subba Rao,…… Continue reading Dr. Nayani Krishnakumari: A Distinguished Scholar by Nidadavolu Malathi
Nonduality by Puranam Subrahmanya Sarma
Life is a necessary ingredient for story; meaning, a writer must possess a sense of discernment about life. We will know an author’s potential when we pose the question: Did he write the story with a thorough understanding of life or not? That is the easiest way to decide whether a story is functional or…… Continue reading Nonduality by Puranam Subrahmanya Sarma
Elements of Oral Tradition in Telugu fiction by Nidadavolu Malathi
In the case of an oral narrative, the audience gather at a specific place, away from other distractions, and are presumably in a receptive mood. The narrator addresses live audience. He has an opportunity to use visual tools like gestures, draw on local and from immediate occurrences for props. In print most of these details…… Continue reading Elements of Oral Tradition in Telugu fiction by Nidadavolu Malathi
Bilingualism in Andhra Pradesh by Nidadavolu Malathi
After my story;Bilingual Kid;had been published on thulika.net, I received comments from young Telugu youth; stating that the situation in English medium schools in Andhra Pradesh was just as bad. And, here in America, some professors in my college pointed out to me the English teaching methods/policies put in place in America in the early…… Continue reading Bilingualism in Andhra Pradesh by Nidadavolu Malathi
Nidudavolu Venkatarao: A Walking Encyclopedia by Nidadavolu Malathi
Vidyaratna, Kalaprapoorna Nidudavolu Venkatarao (3 January 1903 – 15 October 1982) was a poet, scholar, and a literary historian with extraordinary flair. His contemporaries called him jangama vijnana sarvaswamu, a moving encyclopedia because of his extensive knowledge of classics in several languages and exceptional memory power [dharana]. He was able to quote on the spot…… Continue reading Nidudavolu Venkatarao: A Walking Encyclopedia by Nidadavolu Malathi