I am the culprit who wrote at length on YAKSHAGANAS

PALANA (nparinand@cas.org)
Fri, 30 May 1997 15:07:17 -0400


Any Folk Art is my favorite.
Any Folk Song captures my heart.
Any Folk Word is my Word!

Chando or non-Chando Yakshagana is irrelevant to me.
I never said "Dump them"!

There are two reasons why I write on such topics:

1) Telusa has become a MUNDANE and MONTONOUS platform (for me as a reader
   and frequent "MOUTHY CONTRIBUTOR").
2) I like to look at various aspects of Telugu Literature interwoven with
   Telugu Culture. That is my weakness and madness. I like to share that with
   others who are interested and certainly I like to add some flavor.

In my essays on Yakshaganas, I did not bring this Chando aspect at all. I don't
care for that antigen.

My interest in Yakshaganas is their very nature of FOLK ART of Andhra. Jakkulu
or Piccuguntlu or Jangalu or Birannalu don't care whether Yakshaganalu or
Vidhinatakalu are written in Chando style or not.

I don't care if someone else can not do constructive work. I like to do
something constructive.

What can I say? I like those "Silent Readers". Have Fun!

---pAlana