Telugu Literature

Essays

How Srinatha Won the Kavisarvabhauma Title

How Srinatha Won the Kavisarvabhauma Title

Read the thrilling tale of how Srinatha won the epithet, Kavisarvabhauma or the Emperor of Poets

Dindima Kavi’s Defeat and Srinatha’s Magnanimity

Dindima Kavi’s Defeat and Srinatha’s Magnanimity

The Art of Intellectual Combat: Srinatha vs. Dindima in the Vijayanagara Court

Mahakavi Srinatha Throws a Challenge to Arunagirinatha Kavi

Mahakavi Srinatha Throws a Challenge to Arunagirinatha Kavi

Nori Narasimha Sastry fleshes out Mahakavi Srinatha's character as a feisty and talented poet who throws a deceptive poetic challenge to his counterpart, Arunagirinatha

Nori Narasimha Sastry’s Outstanding Literary Repository

Nori Narasimha Sastry’s Outstanding Literary Repository

Despite his busy schedule, Nori Narasimha Sastry produced an astonishing body of outstanding literature in Telugu

Introduction to Nori Narasimha Sastry's Kavisārvabhaumuḍu by Shatavadhani Dr. Ganesh

Introduction to Nori Narasimha Sastry's Kavisārvabhaumuḍu by Shatavadhani Dr. Ganesh

Shatavadhani Dr. Ganesh has written an extremely learned introduction to Nori Narasimha Sastry's acclaimed Telugu novel, "Kavisarvabhaumudu." This is the first episode of its English translation.

How Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma Showed a Dharma-Drohi His True Place

How Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma Showed a Dharma-Drohi His True Place

A profound episode from the life of Sri Rallapalli Anantakrishna Sarma shows the practical application of Hindu cultural self-confidence in dealing with enemies of Dharma

The Inspiring Life of Mahatapasvi Acharya Pullela Sriramachandrudu

The Inspiring Life of Mahatapasvi Acharya Pullela Sriramachandrudu

A tribute to Acharya Pullela Sriramachandrudu, the Sanskrit and Telugu scholar par excellence who has bequeathed an inspiring legacy of dedicated service to Sanatana Dharma and Sanskrit.

The Raja Dharma of Sri Krishnadevaraya is an Eternal Model for Hindus to Emulate

The Raja Dharma of Sri Krishnadevaraya is an Eternal Model for Hindus to Emulate

The first part of a series expounding on the Raja Dharma that Sri Krishnadevaraya laid down as state policy and practiced.