on the NJ/NY SatAvadhAnam
PRASAD@KP26 ("PRASAD@KP26")
09 Sep 1996 13:57:13 GMT
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From: CHODAVARAPU PRASAD
Subject: on the NJ/NY SatAvadhAnam
This weekend's SatAvadhAnam was a splendid event which
enthralled hundreds of teluguvAru with nAgaphaNi Sarma gAri
kavitvapu pannITi jallu. the organisers did an excellent job
with the arrangements, the avadhani was "awesome" but better
than all that, the interest shown by the learned audience was
what struck me the most. i also had the opportunity to meet
sciters and telusaers, already mentioned by ramakrishna gAru.
i couldn't talk to everyone but atleast, now we got to know each
other'sfaces. here are a few poems (and a song) from the avadhAnam.
samasya: gaDDamu cEsikommanucu kAntuDu kAntaku ceppe navvucun.
aDDamu diDDamEmiTiki nannaTikin palumATalElakO
EDDamaTanna teDDemana ee gati ceppagalADananna tAn
biDDala nIvu nai kanumu penmiTi anna tadIya bhAryakun
gaDDamu cEsikommanucu kAntuDu kAntaku ceppe navvucun.
mI praSnaku nA pATa: bhArata dESa dustithiki kAraNam pai
manamE kAraNam, mana manasE kAraNam
svAtantryam oka sumadaLamaitE, padamula trokkE dAruNam
vaccinadi kApADakapOtE, tIrEdA mari ee ruNam
evaranDI ee nEtalu, manamE mUla vidhAtalu
mana vaimArcani rAtalu, pedavulapai palu kOtalu
svatantrAlu vaccinA, kutantrAlu pOlEdu
jAtiki javamiccinA, jAtakAlu mAralEdu
aaSuvu: "lavangi" kOrina kavirAju lAgA, mIrEm kOrutAru?
E"la vangi" vangi evarinO kOraga
nA kavitva kAnta nannu golva
aame karuNa cAlu, akhilArdhamula vrAlu
kavita kanna lEdu kaliki minna.
regards,
prasad
alias
bAla subrahmanyESwara vEnkaTa lakshmInRsimha aanjanEya prasAd!
p.s: questions were suggested in writing to pRccakulu. the idea
didn't go very well many telusaers(not a surprise, given our strong
dislike of anything that is "imposed"). i personnaly thought it was
a very bad idea, although it was justified saying that these questions
were presented by people from various regions, backgrounds and interests.
but to the credit of the organisers, it wasn't a hard and fast rule
and was violated by most telusaers.
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