[The Malay Mail} Kuchipudi boost from Telugu association

Source -The Malay  Mail

 [The malay mail, AUGUST 06, 2013 ]

"TWO kuchipudi dance students will be sponsored by the Telugu Association of Malaysia to train in the genre overseas.

The association president, Dr Archaiah Kumar Rao, said the initiative would be an annual sponsorship “to help preserve our culture and heritage in dance”. - Read More 

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Happy Ugadi Celebration 2013 -The Malay Mail

"Happy Ugadhi Subaganchulu

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013 - 17:22

TODAY, 500,000 Telugus in Malaysia and 77 million around the globe celebrate the Telugu new year Ugadhi. Since we are promoting 1Malaysia, I feel it will be good for Malaysians to know about each other's cultures.

Ugadhi, as the name Yug-Adi suggests, is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Telugu year. This day is celebrated as new year's day by the Telugus.

The most prevailing aspect of the Ugadhi celebration is preparing Ugadhi Pacchadi comprising six tastes — jaggery (sweet), salt (salty), neem flowers (bitter), tamarind (sour), raw mango pieces (astringent) and chili powder (pungent). Food that has all these six tastes has most of the nutrition needed by human body.

On Ugadhi day, people wake up at about 5am and have a bath.

Being the new year, it demands kith and kin to wear new clothes. They pray for their health, wealth and prosperity. Ugadhi is also the most auspicious time to start new ventures.

The women of the house will prepare Ugadi Pacchadi (Ugadhi Sammelan) and distribute it to all members of the family.

It is customary to go to the temple in the evening where the pandit recites the Panchanga Sravanam. The yearly forecast for the country as a whole and for the people, based on Raasis, will be predicted.

During the celebrations, every Telugu should take a vow to rethink their actions and conduct in life. Let us use the Ugadhi celebration as a stepping stone to discard individualism and keep working for the benefit and advancement of society.

Happy Ugadhi Subaganchulu (in Telugu).

N.V. SUBBAROW
BAYAN BARU, PENANG"

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Telegu Kindies In The Offing

The Malay Mail, 6th Feb 2012 -reported that the MIC is mulling over setting up Telugu-based kindergartens to spruce up the language, the article was published on 

"MIC deputy president Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam (pic) said a grant amounting to RM350,000 to conduct Telugu kindergartens and language classes was being mulled over by MIC.

“I want the Telugus to know the MIC is not only a party for the Tamils but for the whole Indian community, which includes the Telugus, Malayalees and Punjabis,” he said.

"The pre-schools, the association said, would be able to nurture Telugu speaking and writing skills among Telugu children while they were young. A large majority of Telugus in the country have little or no literary knowledge of the language, which originated from Andhra Pradesh in India."

"The association’s president, Dr Achaiah Kumar Rao, had also demanded official representation for the Telugu community within MIC ranks."

“A representative for our community should be among the MIC leaders. We are done waiting on the sidelines for our demands to be fulfilled,” said Achaiah. TAM has been increasingly vocal in being heard."

Source - The  Malay Mail

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