Mahakavi Sri Sri - Born on 2nd January, 1910

[Just Another Human]

One of the great personalities of the Telugu Land - Mahakavi Sri Sri - was born today 95 years ago.



Even though many of us don't even know who he is (for which we should be ashamed of) my hope is that there will be atleast some, if not many, who know him and his works.



Hope all of us remember him on this day (after all, we can't do anything else)



I shall try to include a few of his writings and other information about him gradually.

[lizard king]

One of the great personalities of the Telugu Land - Mahakavi Sri Sri - was born today 95 years ago.

Even though many of us don't even know who he is (for which we should be ashamed of) my hope is that there will be atleast some, if not many, who know him and his works.

Hope all of us remember him on this day (after all, we can't do anything else)

I shall try to include a few of his writings and other information about him gradually.

tarali randi tarali randi... maro prapancham pilusthondi.

did nt really read much of his writitngs, but from what i read, i rate him very high in the list of potes and personalities i idolise.



n is this by him as well? manadii oka brathuke na manadi oka brathuke na, kukkala vale nakkala vale, manadi oka brathukena manadi oka brathukena, pandula vale sandulalo, manadi oka brathuke na.





anyway, he is great. i totally admire him, but only wih my telugu reading ability was better.

and by the way, would be greateful to u if u could paste any links to his literature.

[CtrlAltDel]

Sri Sri



never read any of Sri Sri's works...but heard a lot abt him.



i also heard he was pro-naxalite...is this true?

[lizard king]

Sri Sri

never read any of Sri Sri's works...but heard a lot abt him.

i also heard he was pro-naxalite...is this true?

anyone who wants to bring about a change in the society is nt a naxalite, well, this guy had a tinge of revolution is his words.

But again, it would be like saying Nietzsche and Goethe was the harbinger of the Nazis

[CtrlAltDel]

ok...i get it now....



i thot he was like Gadar

[lizard king]

ok...i get it now....

i thot he was like Gadar

Gaddar and Vara Vara Rao are extremist poets, they talk about revolution thru the gun barrel and peace thru violence, well, they have their beliefs, personally, i dont have anything against their literature,on the contrary, i tend to like it., but again, that would nt make a communist. but it really cracks me up when they talk about human rights and shit.

[ilayaraja_fan]

http://www.mahakavisrisri.com/



good source for info about the great man.

[Just Another Human]

[quote="lizard king

tarali randi tarali randi... maro prapancham pilusthondi.

did nt really read much of his writitngs, but from what i read, i rate him very high in the list of potes and personalities i idolise.



n is this by him as well? manadii oka brathuke na manadi oka brathuke na, kukkala vale nakkala vale, manadi oka brathukena manadi oka brathukena, pandula vale sandulalo, manadi oka brathuke na.



anyway, he is great. i totally admire him, but only wih my telugu reading ability was better.

and by the way, would be greateful to u if u could paste any links to his literature.[/quote]



thanks for the response Lizard King. I am not sure about 'manadii oka bratukeyna..." but I am 95% sure it has to be either written by Sri Sri or Sirivennela Sita Rama Sastry. I will confirm it as soon as I can



Yes. let all of us try to add in the links and other stuff to the treasures of Sri Sri.

[Just Another Human]

http://www.mahakavisrisri.com/

good source for info about the great man.

Thanks a lot for this link Ilayaraja_fan. I was about to paste this link as well.



For other who do not know, this is a site maintained by Sri Sri's son. Even though it may be a little inconvenient to navigate the site at first, we will get used to it going forward. But frankly, this site has got a lot of information on Sri Sri than any other source online. Even though this site was updated long back, it still adds that 'personal touch' as someone from his family gives his insights as well.

[Just Another Human]

ok...i get it now....

i thot he was like Gadar

Gaddar and Vara Vara Rao are extremist poets, they talk about revolution thru the gun barrel and peace thru violence, well, they have their beliefs, personally, i dont have anything against their literature,on the contrary, i tend to like it., but again, that would nt make a communist. but it really cracks me up when they talk about human rights and shit.

When Sri Sri was alive, he was known for his bold nature, which was often mistaken by people that it was a 'care-a-damn' attitude. But Sri Sri always tried to bring in the harsh realities of the society to the fore and was always on the receiving end of his 'peers'. But yet, people loved him, his poetry and his thoughts. All he knew was to speak his mind, whatever it was.



He always tried to motivated and inspire the people in and around him and of course, it all depends on the people how they take it.

[Jaszalcatraz]

People of my age (21) dont really know much abt Sri Sri bcoz of the media's lack of respect for our own culture. But what little we do know is from that Kamal Hassan movie "Akali Rajyam". Can someone quote a few dialogues from that movie which were written by Sri Sri?

[Just Another Human]

People of my age (21) dont really know much abt Sri Sri bcoz of the media's lack of respect for our own culture. But what little we do know is from that Kamal Hassan movie "Akali Rajyam". Can someone quote a few dialogues from that movie which were written by Sri Sri?

Hi Jas.. that was a good opinion. Unfortunately, we are all entangled in too many things that we do not have time. And no easy resources to support us either. But we need to do the quest all by ourselves Jas..



Resources are everywhere waiting for us to dig them up. Let us try our best. By the way, I am 22 yrs old as well so that shouldn't be a reason.

[salamehyderabad]

[quote="lizard king
tarali randi tarali randi... maro prapancham pilusthondi.
did nt really read much of his writitngs, but from what i read, i rate him very high in the list of potes and personalities i idolise.

n is this by him as well? manadii oka brathuke na manadi oka brathuke na, kukkala vale nakkala vale, manadi oka brathukena manadi oka brathukena, pandula vale sandulalo, manadi oka brathuke na.

anyway, he is great. i totally admire him, but only wih my telugu reading ability was better.
and by the way, would be greateful to u if u could paste any links to his literature.

thanks for the response Lizard King. I am not sure about 'manadii oka bratukeyna..." but I am 95% sure it has to be either written by Sri Sri or Sirivennela Sita Rama Sastry. I will confirm it as soon as I can

Yes. let all of us try to add in the links and other stuff to the treasures of Sri Sri.[/quote]



This (Manadi oka brathukenaaa...) is a great verse of Sri Sri garu and was used in the movie "Gayam". Srivennala Seetarama Shastry song's 'Nigga deesi adugu, ee siggu leni jananni ...' in "Gayam" should have been inspired by Sri Sri gari's verse.

Ilayaraja_fan had provided this wonderful site to better know about the revolutionary poet.

[Mayavi Morpheus]

Aggi petta,

kukka pilla,

sabbu billa,

kadedi kavitha kanarham



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Progatagani vaadu dunnapotai puttun - sri sri or so says relangi in a movie.



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The most famous work of sri sri is mahaprasthanam and in it I like Jagannatha Ratha chakral the best. Its been a long time since I read that, so dont remember any of those poems now.



Off topic: I am looking for Venki patalu.... can anyone tell me the name of the author (subba something) and where I can buy that? I read few in my fathers notes.

[ilayaraja_fan]

Progatagani vaadu dunnapotai puttun - sri sri or so says relangi in a movie.

ee dialogue sri sri di kaadu guru.. Its by Gurajaada Apparao.. in the play "Kanyasulkam". It was also made into a movie with NTR, CSR & Savithri



the full poem is



Khagapathi Amrtuthamu thega

bhuga bhuga mani pongi chukka bhoomina vraalen

poga chettai janminchenu

poga thaagani vaadu dunna pothai puttun.. pure buffalo!



In the play, this is said by the legendary Gireesham character.. NTR played that character in the movie.

[ilayaraja_fan]

Off topic: I am looking for Venki patalu.... can anyone tell me the name of the author (subba something) and where I can buy that? I read few in my fathers notes.

they were written by Sri Nanduri Subba Rao. You should be able to find them at Visaalandhra store in bank street.

[ilayaraja_fan]

Apart from his famous contributions to telugu literature, he also penned some memorable movie songs.. not only his trademark revolutionary songs, but some amazing romantic numbes too!



some of them that come to the mind instantly



kala kaanidi viluvainadi - velugu needalu



paadavoi bhaaratheeyuda - velugu needalu



haayi haayiga jaabilli - velugu needalu



evaro vasthaarani edo chesthaarani - bhoomi kosam



undile manchi kaalam mundu munduna - raamudu bheemudu



naa hrudyamlo nidurinche heli - aaradhana



and my fav .. manasuna manasai brathukuna brathukai - Dr. Chakravarthi



in an interview, when asked who his "cheli" was in the song "naa hridayamlo nidurinche cheli", his answer was communism

[salamehyderabad]

ilayaraja_fan ..............guru neeku saahityam lo baga pravesham vunnattu ga vundi .... ala ani kaadu mast details vunnai ne deggara ......... em anna links vunte cheppu chadavatini telugu sahityam meeda.... runa padi vuntanu

[ilayaraja_fan]

some good ones



http://www.teluguone.com/sahityam/



http://www.eemaata.com/



http://www.thulika.net/



http://www.eenadu.net/sahithyam/main.asp



http://sai.aros.net/



if u r interested in telugu literature, like to participate in discussions/debates and would like to know the latest happenings in modern telugu literature, I would suggest you to join a yahoo group called "racchabanda" http://groups.yahoo.com/group/racchabanda/

[salamehyderabad]

Thanks a lot ilaya....

[Just Another Human]

http://www.telupu.com



information on a lot of telugu books and literature.



Also, includes some good proverbs.

[HH]

www.telupu.com

information on a lot of telugu books and literature.

Also, includes some good proverbs.

Thank You, "Just Another Human", For Highlighting the Poet Supremo Sri Sri ... Contrary to the Expectation of Left / Red Flavoured Poems, Sri Sri has gifted melodious Devotional Songs through the Telugu Films:
eg Bhakta Prahlada:
* Jeevamu Neeve Kadaa Devaa
* Narayana Mantram Srimannarayana Bhajanam
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Visit:
http://www.tatwasudha.org/devsongs/download.asp

[Just Another Human]

www.telupu.com

information on a lot of telugu books and literature.

Also, includes some good proverbs.

Thank You, "Just Another Human", For Highlighting the Poet Supremo Sri Sri ... Contrary to the Expectation of Left / Red Flavoured Poems, Sri Sri has gifted melodious Devotional Songs through the Telugu Films:
eg Bhakta Prahlada:
* Jeevamu Neeve Kadaa Devaa
* Narayana Mantram Srimannarayana Bhajanam
--------
Visit:
http://www.tatwasudha.org/devsongs/download.asp
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thanks sir! good information. will try to add from my side as well.