A discourse on the Sivasankalpa Sukta, the mantras 1-6 in 34th Chapter in Shukla Yajurveda.

Mallampalli Sarabheswara Sarma delivering a talk on the impact of Sanskrit poets on Srinatha (15th century) one of the tallest Telugu poets.

మేఘాన్ని చూడగానే భారతీయ కవికి ఏకకాలంలో ప్రేమా, దుఃఖమూ రెండూ కలుగుతాయి. వసంతాన్ని చూసినప్పుడు కలిగే భావనలు ప్రణయోద్దీపభావనలే తప్ప వాటిలో విషాదఛాయలుండవు. కానీ ఆషాఢమేఘం ఏకకాలంలో కవికి ఈ ప్రపంచం పట్ల అలవిమాలిన ప్రేమా, దీన్నుంచి తొలగిపోతున్నాననో, తొలగిపోవాలనో ఏదో ఒక గాఢనిర్వేదమూ, ఒక్కసారే ఆవహిస్తాయి.

Bairagi (1925-1978) is one of the three great poets of twentieth-century Telugu literature. Telugu readers in particular will benefit from this talk because it attempts to capture the essential contribution the poet made to poetry.

An exposition on a Telugu poem 'Krushivaludu ' (1919) wtitten by Duvvuri Ramireddi. The poem is perhaps the first of its kind in modern Indian poetry where the peasant and his daily routine were the theme and where the poet in the line of great tradition of the bucolic poets such as Theocritus, Virgil, vyasa, Leelasuka, Jayadeva and Andal celebrate…

Reciting a few poems from Mahaprasthanam on the event of releasing a new edition of Mahaprasthanam by Sri Sri Printers at Siddhaartha Auditorium Vijayawada on 12-9-2021.

Keynote address delivered on the 126th birthday celebration held at Vijaywada on 10-9-2021

Ruminating on the nuances of the moods and emotions of Krishnasastry in his film songs. Cover painting: Ramkinkar Vaiz on monsoon

Silaalolitha is a compilation of poems by Revathidevi. First brought out in book form by Vaddera Chandidas, in 1981. Now Armili Publications brought out a new imprint. Forty years after the first publication of the poetry, this talk tries to asses the impact of the book on post 80s Telugu poetry.

ఓ చెలీ నీ స్వభావమందొక్కకపుడు గాఢ ఝుంఝా మరుత్తరంగములు కలవునీ యెద చలించు మలయాద్రినిభృత వాయుశీకరార్థము వానినోర్చెదను నేడుఆషాడ ప్రథమ దివసం. భారతీయ భావుక కవిపరంపరకు పండగ రోజు. ఈ రోజే ప్రవాసి అయిన ఒక యక్షుడు తన విరహవేదనని ప్రియరాలికి సందేశం పంపడం కోసం మేఘాన్ని ప్రార్థించాడు. ఈ శుభోదయాన విశ్వనాథ ఖండకావ్యాలనుంచి కొన్ని ప్రేమగీతాల్ని మీతో పంచుకుంటున్నాను.…

Viswanatha Satynarayana, a modern classicist wrote poems in romanticist tone in his earlier years. Some of those poems were compiled under the title 'Bhrasthayogi'. This talk is an attempt to recollect a few of those poems to appreciate how modern they are in their theme and composition.

Sharing a few thoughts and feelings on the poetry of Devarakonda Balagangadhar Tilak (1921-1966), commemorating his birth centenary.

Sharing some thoughts on the long poem 'Piradousi' (1932) by a renowned Telugu Poet Gurram Joshua. The poem is about the great Persian poet Ferdowsi. It has four cantos. The first and last speak about the historical incident and the second and the third are the imagination of the poet and the raise questions about the relevance of poetry and the ne…

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