Re: flash news: Veluri's flame - REJECTED!

Padma Indraganti (padmai@engr.csulb.edu)
Fri, 27 Feb 1998 01:30:11 -0800 (PST)


[edited for brevity]
> I hate to go into the nitty gritty technicalities in detail. Especially in the case
> of a rejection such as this. The following are just a few comments:
...
> Reminds me of SiSupaalaa's accusations towards Lord kRshna.  Where the backstage
> and the tone is well set for an insult, most of the verbal action seems to praise
> the opponent, which is simply unacceptable.
Vm. Venkateswara Rao gAru's "cold" flame has got to be one of the best
examples of "vyAja stuti" alankAram. :-) Reminds me of :
..
tagavarive yannadammula dharmamIve
tIrpavale gAni mariyonDu tIrpagalaDe!
chitra chitra prabhAva dAkshNiyabhAva!
hatavimatajIva SrIkAkuLAndhradEva!
(Andhra nAyaka Satakam, kAsula purushOttama kavi)

Regards,
-- Padma