Ravi Teja's Balupu Releasing This Friday, 28th June 2013 !!

"Ravi Teja, Shruti Hassan and Anjali starrer film Balupu will be releasing on 28th of this month. The movie is going to be released under the banner PVP and is directed by Gopichand Malineni. Producer Parram V Patlari said in an interview that the film's music has been getting tremendously good response and very soon they will have a platinum disc released. Wrapping up all these events the movie will be released on the 28th of this month. He also added that the movie will definitely get good response from the viewers, and the acting from Shruti Hassan and Anjali's glamour quotient will be a huge plus, and so is the guest appearance from Lakshmi Rai. Other than Ravi Teja, Shruti Hassan and Anjali, Prakash Raj, Naazar, Bramhanandam, Bramhaji, Ali, Ashutosh Rana, Adithya Menon, Raghubabu, Jai Prakash Reddy, Shekhar, Ajay, Shrinivas Reddy, Sana and Rajashri Nayar are acting in important roles". - Oneindia

Show Times in Malaysia

28th June (Friday) - 8:30PM,
29th June (Saturday) - 3:00pm, 6:00pm 8:30pm
30th June (Sunday) - 3:00pm, 6:00pm

Screening Theater : Pandan Capital, Persiaran Mpaj, Pandan Indah, 03-4290 2245

Theater / Cinema Route Map
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For Enquiry / Tickets booking Please call :
016-6937485 / 016-9775354 / 010-2791954 ( Only SMS )

150th Birth Anniversary of Renowned Telugu Playwright, Gurazada Vengkata Apparao

"Popular Telugu actors such as Jhansi, Rallapali, Subbaraya Sharma, Uttej and many more have united to celebrate the 150th birth anniversary of renowned Telugu playwright Gurazada Apparao June 16. ‘Kanyasulkam’, a 120-year old play, will be performed as a tribute. About the trials and tribulations of women since the evolution of mankind, Apparao`s ‘Kanyasulkam’ is touted to be the greatest play ever written in Telugu."  - Zeenews India


"Gurazada Venkata Apparao (1862-1915) wrote the first Telugu play, Kanyasulkam, which is often considered the greatest play in the Telugu language. Gurazada Apparao was an influential social reformer of his age and was lauded as Mahakavi, meaning "the great poet". He frequently dabbled in poetry, and is credited with creating a new style of poetry in the Telugu Language. -

Poetic lines by Sri Gurajada Apparao garu

Telugu Poet and Writer - Gurazada Apparao by TheT1TV5News

UKTA celebrated Annamacharya Aradhana in London

UKTA,the United Kingdom Telugu Association, was overjoyed to celebrate Annamacharya Aradhana in the auspicious ambiance of Sri Murugan Temple, London on Saturday 15^th June. The melodious moments were witnessed by around hundred rasikas, the music lovers. Almost all the performers hold distinction in their respective area of performance giving a magnificent aura to the whole programme.- Excerpt from British South Indians

"Unrequited Labour of Love for Telugus in Myanmar"

Telugu Roots in Myanmar

Telugu Roots in Myanmar  Part 1 and 2

Our boy, Menooshen Sivarao clinches Kedah (U14) Yonex 2013 Singles Title

Menooshen Sivarao , a form two student from SMK Sultan Badlishah Kulim Kedah, became the Champion for Kedah (Under 14) Yonex Singles tournament held from 16th to 18th May 2013. Menooshen clinched the top title after defeating Wei Chong by 21-17, 18-21, 22-20 in a tough match which lasted 40 minutes. The yearly championship which was participated by 64 players saw Menooshen beating second seed Ong William in the semi-finals and Wei Chong defeating the singles top seed Tan Wei Liang in the quarter-finals. 

The eldest of three siblings, Menooshen Sivarao is not only the state badminton champion this year, he is also a star student who scored 5As in his UPSR and has received the prestigious academic award from the Sultan of Kedah for his academic excellence. He dedicates three to four hours a day for studying and is able to achieve this without dependence on tuition classes as he receives all the guidance from his parents. 

     Menooshen's father, Sivarao, who is also a badminton player and his coach said, 'As a father, I am really proud of my son's Menooshen’s achievements. However, as his coach, I am not satisfied yet. I want him to triple the training and go for higher achievements." He added, "I also hope that one day my second son, Sunheshen who currently stands at 5th placing in Kedah State and third son, Lenayshen who has started training with the brothers will follow in their brother's foot steps." Besides training and coaching all three of them, Sivarao travels extensively with his sons to participate in tournaments all over the country. He consistently trains them for five days a week in court training and trains together for stamina and gym training. 

       According to Sivarao, sports should not be seen as a hindering factor to excel in studies. Time management, good planning and parental guidance and support are key ingredients to ensure success in both studies and sports.  

Summary of Menooshen's Sports Achievements

2002 : Started to like, train and play badminton

2009 : MSSK U12 Doubles :Semifinalist
2010 : Perak Indian Open :Semifinalist
2011 : MSSK U12 Singles / Doubles :Finalist

2011 : Anugerah Cemerlang Badminton from Sultan Kedah

2011 : Perak Indian Open Single :Semifinalist, Doubles :Finalist
2012 : Perak Indian Open Single :Finalist, Doubles :Champion
2012 : Kejohanan Pengantarabangsaan Sek Kluster KPM Indonesia :Singles Champion
2012 : Kejohanan Sukan Prestasi Tinggi Kebangsaan ( SPTS ) : Naib Johan
2012 : Kejohanan Badminton Future X-Plode KBS Singles :Semifinalist , Doubles :Champion

2012   Nusa Mahsuri Kebangsaan Singles:Semifinalist , Doubles:Champion
2013 : MSSK – Singles U15: Semifinalist
2013 : Anugerah Khas Badminton ( Olahragawan ) from Sultan Kedah
2013 : Kedah Yonex Badminton Championship U14 Singles: Champion

CBI J D Lakshminarayana Suggestions to Students

"CBI J D Lakshminarayana gives few suggestions to students  which are to be implemented in practical life and calls to fight against corruption in the country." -ap7am.com

""V.V. Lakshmi Narayana, a CBI Joint Director (JD) and IPS civil servant, is renowned for leading the investigations into Accounting scandals, Illegal mining scams, Encounter killings by police, and Arrest of Y.S.Jagan for Disproportionate Assets cases involving, and politicians - ministers. He currently holds Inspector general of police(IG) rank, under Y-category security for dealing with high-profile cases." -Wikipedia

[CNN] Malaysia's top 40 foods

The 'Malaysia's top 40 foods' article which was published today in CNN Travel highlights the top favorite foods of Malaysian.

"In an age when the term "underrated" gets tossed about with impunity, it may be difficult to take us seriously when we say Malaysian food isn’t getting the global recognition it deserves.

The sum of many delicious parts, Malaysian cuisine’s influences include Chinese, Indian and Malay." 

Top 10 Foods according to the article;

1. Apam balik

2. Mee goreng mamak

3. Nasi kerabu

4. Ayam percik (chicken with percik sauce)

5. Nasi lemak

6. Roti john

7. Rendang (beef, chicken or lamb)

8. Kuih

9. Nasi kandar

10. Popia basah (wet spring roll)

Source - CNN Travel

Celebrating Telugu Culture

This article which was published in The Hindu Times on 31st May 2013, highlights the Theatre Sishtla Chandrasekhar’s play Chengalva Poodanda that was staged on the occasion of Telugu Theatre Day.

" ‘M aa Telugu Talliki Mallepoodanda ’, a song written by Sankarambadi Sundarachari ages ago, is so popular that it syncs perfectly with Telugu culture and history and even went on to become an anthem. But this play, written by Sishtla Chandrasekhar, dealing with the Telugu language is titled Chengalva Poodanda bearing no relevance to the drama. It would have been better if it was replaced with the word ‘Mallepoodanda’ used by Sankarambadi in his song, to stir the same emotion. However, the play succeeds in exemplifying the work done by a foreigner C.P. Brown, who even composed a Telugu to English dictionary, researched Vemana and translated his verses into English and also that of poets Sri Sri, Dasarathi and Srikrishna Devaraya. The play was staged at Ravindra Bharati recently to mark Telugu Theatre Day." - Excerpt from The Hindu Times  Read More

UPSR, PMR and SPM 2013 Countdown

PEPERIKSAAN UJIAN PENCAPAIAN SEKOLAH RENDAH (UPSR) 2013

Calon Biasa Calon Berkeperluan Khas (CBK)

PEPERIKSAAN PENILAIAN MENENGAH RENDAH (PMR) 2013

Calon Biasa

Calon Berkeperluan Khas (CBK)

PEPERIKSAAN SIJIL PELAJARAN MALAYSIA (SPM) 2013

Jadual Waktu Peperiksaan 


For details of the examination dates, please refer to MOE Website.

Singaporeans Enjoy Telugu Channels, maa TV and maa movies under Swagatam Pack by Singtel

Singtel has recently (March 13 2013 ) announced the launch of its first Telugu channels which will be available in Singapore. The channels, maa TV (mio TV Channel 671) and maa movies (mio TV Channel 670) will be made available under the Swagatam Pack.

Mr J Shekar, maa TV Network’s Chief Operating Officer, added: “maa TV Network, India’s leading Telugu entertainment network, is delighted to partner SingTel mio TV to bring our renowned channels, maa TV and maa movies to Singapore. This launch is a milestone as it combines maa’s engaging content with mio TV’s unparalleled reach to bring to the Telugu community, for the first time, wholesome entertainment in their own language.” 

Source - Singtel

UKTA (UK Telugu Association) Got Talent Show 2013

"On the Saturday,09-Mar-2013 UKTA (UK Telugu Association) organised their second “Telugus Got Talent” a talent show. UK Telugu Association (UKTA) is a non-religious, non-profit organization that encourages Telugu speaking people around England to actively participate in the progress of the community that defines their identity." Excerpt from British South Indians

"The program started just after lunch the delicious food was served by Sri Rathiga Restaurant. Mr.Shravan welcomed everyone and thanked Mr. Raj Rajmohan, the restaurant owner of Sr Rathigs Restaurant. Mr. Prabhakar Kaza ex-President of UKTA and one of the founders of UKTA announced that everyone will have a price and reminded that its not a competition but talent show. Many children were singing religious songs in the traditional way without any issues. The children were awesome by showing their talents. Absolutely fantastic performance by every children who participated in the event including dance and singing." Excerpt from British South Indians

TELUGU CLASSES IN KAJANG AND SERDANG

Shri Subbarao Nokaraju Garu, Chaiman of TAM Kajang has updated us on the upcoming Telugu Classes. The following is his invitation for participation in this initiative.

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Namaskaram everyone,

Its our great pleasure to announce that Telugu classes will be starting again.

We are planning to start classes at 2 locations (Kajang and Serdang).

We are inviting all those interested to learn Telugu (no age limit) to register yourself for the classes.

The schedule are as below:

Registration Date   : 16th June 2013

Time                          : 10.00 am – 12.00 noon

Venue                       : No 4, Jalan Bukit Mutiara 2

                                   Taman Bukit Mutiara

                                   Kajang Selangor
Contact person :

                               1. Shri Subbarao Nokaraju    016-2135009
                               2. Shri Subramaniam             013-5218596
                               3. Shri Kumara rao                 013-2064171
                               4. Shri PuspaRao                   019-2164671

Classes will start officially on 6th or 7th July 2013 (exact time and location to be advised after the registration date)
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Brunei Ugadi Celebration 2013

"The Telugu community in Brunei under the auspices of the Indian Association of Belait celebrated the Telugu New Year Ugadi recently at the Royal Berkshire Hall of the Royal Brunei Polo and Riding Club in Jerudong with traditional gaiety and enthusiasm." 

"The cultural programme of the Ugadi celebration began with some classical singing, followed by children’s traditional Telugu dances, Kolattam and cinematic dances, and ended with the performance of a patriotic song.A gathering of 350 people from different walks of life attended the recent celebration."

"In connection with the Ugadi celebration 2013, an essay-writing session in the Telugu language was also organised two weeks before the celebration at the Indian Association of Belait, which was attended by many students and family members." - Excerpts from The Borneo Bulletin 

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Source - Borneo Buletin , Youtube

A Famous Temple In North Andhra - Sri Sri Sri Nookambica Ammavaru /Anakapalle Nookalamma Temple

"Sri Nookambica Ammavari temple is the popular Holy shrine of goddess Nookambica Ammavaru, located in Gavarapalem, Anakapalle. This temple is also popularly known as Sri Anagha Devi temple, Sri Sri Sri Nookambica Ammavaru, Nookalamma temple and Kakatambika temple. The godess Sri Nookambica Ammavaru is one of the nine Shakti forms and prominently known as Sri Anagha Devi during ancient period. During the Kakatiyas period this temple was renovated and goddess Nookambika was worshipped with the name Sri Kakatamba. On “Kottha Amavasya,” a day before Ugadi, thousands of devotees throng to this temple from various regions of the state for worship Sri Nookambica Devi. Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday are regarded as auspicious days for performing puja to Sri Nookalamma/Sri Nookambika Ammavaru/Sri Kakatamba." - Excerpt from www.hoparoundindia.com

"Sri Nookambica Ammavaru is a mighty deity in north Andhra pradesh. This temple has 550 years of history. In 1450's anakapalli was ruled by a kalinga king named kakarlapudi appalaraju. He built a fort in anakapalli and built a temple for kakatamba on south side of his fort. Later on anakapalli was ruled by king jagannadha raju payakarao, when britishers ruled India. He was hanged to death when he lost the battle with britishers in the war at payakaraopet. Britisher's appointed vijayanagaram raju as king in this place. They changed the name of the deity to nookambica. Next to this king gode gajanadha raju was appointed as king by vijayanaram raju. This king didn't pay tax to the britishers for a long time so the fort was auctioned by britishers. And in this auction pydicherla anadaraju bought the fort. And till today they are acting as the trusties for the temple. In 1953 the temple was under taken by the government. Every year a jatara takes place for one month from the day before ugadi. This temple is having 8 cottages, a queue complex and kalyanamandapam."- Excerpt from http://nookalamma.blogspot.com

"It is believed that the creator of the universe was Sri Shakti Ammavaru and that the creation took place in the time period from Palguna Bahula Amavasya (the new moon day) to April (new moon day). During this holy period there are a lot of religious rituals and pujas that are performed to Sri Nookambica Ammavaru. Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday are considered auspicious days for performing puja to Sri Nookambika Ammavaru." -Excerpt from www.wikepedia.com

(This is a living document or dynamic document - We welcome contributors with more information, including images to share with us more details about the temple)

'A Famous Temple In North Andhra - Nukambika Temple, Anakapalli' -Documentary

Source -nookalamma.blogspot.com, youtube, wikipedia

Ariselu Recipe

Posted by a well wisher from https://www.facebook.com/srimaha.nookalamman?ref=ts&fref=ts

PREPARATION: 

• Clean rice, pat dry for 2 days
• Now grind it into powder /coarse flour
• Take 1 glass of rice flour, to it add 3/4 th glass of dry coconut and mix well
• Now place an bowl on flame, add 3/4 th cup of jaggeryand waterinto it and
boil till thick pakam (pakam should be such that wen we touch it with 2
fingers we should see an stick like layer in between the fingers)
• Once pakam is ready, place flame in low, and start adding rice floor and
dry coconut mix into it and mix slowly without any lumps,
• Add 3-4 spoons of ghee on it
• Leave this for one night
• Then place kadai on flmae, heat oil for deep fry
• Now make the prepared paste into small rounds on plastic paper and keep
an hole in middle
• Sprinkle seasame seeds on it and press to sticken
• Now deep fry them in oil till golden brown
• Then take out and press on an paper napkin cover to drain off excess oil
• Make such as many as you need or till the complete dough finishes
• Yummy yummy arasalu are ready to eat, Serve hot or cool
• Can be stored in an container for around 15 days

Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya

"Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya (శ్రీ తాళ్ళపాక అన్నమాచార్య) (May 9, 1408 – February 23, 1503) is Saint composer of the 15th century is the earliest known musician of India to compose songs called “sankirtanas” in praise of Lord Venkateswara, the deity of Seven Hills in Tirumala, India where unbroken worship is being offered for over 12 centuries."

"Annamacharya was the very first vaggeyakara (composer) in Telugu and established a tradition which was later followed by a number of saint composers like Tyagaiah and Kshetraiah."

Annamacharya composed 32,000 keertanas (devotional songs) in praise of Lord Venkateswara."

M S Subbulakshmi Bhavamulona Sudha Dhanyasi Annamacharya

Annamacharya Tamra patram

Source- Wikipedia , Tirumala.org
 

Ugadi Celebrations (2013) at Birmingham Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple

"Vibrant and colourful are the two words that summarise the beauty of the celebration of Ugadi ,Telugu New Year,by the UK Telugu Association. The Community hall of Balaji Temple of Birmingham was full to its capacity to witness the extraordinary performances of the artists who were, most of them, professionals in their respective fields. Every Year UKTA celebrates Ugadi in the same venue but with a fresh vigour. This year also, to welcome ‘Vijaya nama samvatsram,’ UKTA,in its own unique style, shortlisted the best of all those who wanted to perform, and presented a high-class  cultural programme."  
Source - British South Indians

Source -www.sln.in

Telugu Initiative at the University of California, Berkeley

"The strategic vision behind the Telugu Initiative is to create a world-class center for the study of Telugu language and culture at the University of California, Berkeley. The ambition is to create an environment in which research and teaching in Telugu can be performed at a level comparable to the level currently enjoyed by Sanskrit and Tamil at UC Berkeley.

University of California, Berkeley is ideally situated to accomplish this mission because it is already a recognized center of excellence in several Indian languages as well as a leading institute for research in linguistics. Indeed, Dr. Murray B. Emeneau, who did pioneering work on South Indian languages, was a Professor of Sanskrit and General Linguistics at Berkeley. His magnum opus, the Dravidian Etymological Dictionary, is a standard unsurpassed so far. To realize this vision we have to create an environment where students from all over the world can learn Telugu and do research on Telugu.


We project that we will need a corpus of $5 million to achieve this goal and we intend to do this gradually, in steps, over a period of time. We already reached our first fund-raising goal of $300,000 and this enabled us to hire a temporary lecturer and launch the program with 12 students. Our next goal is to create a $1.0 million corpus, make the lecturer position permanent and campaign to increase the enrollment by leveraging advances in Information Technology to extend the reach of Berkeley-based lessons. The next step is to develop collaborative ties with universities in Andhra Pradesh so there is a flow of students and faculty between Berkeley and Andhra Pradesh. This can be achieved via the university’s Education Abroad programs as well as student and faculty exchanges facilitated by opportunities like the Fulbright Scholar Program. Up to this point emphasis will also be placed on developing instructional materials to teach Telugu as a second language and learning environments like immersive programs. The final phase will be the creation of a $5 million corpus to support a tenure track professorial position so that scholars can rally around this professor to conduct research on matters related to Telugu language and culture and to help put Telugu on the world map."

Source - Friends of Telugu 

Telugu Bidda Arvind Mahankali is 2013 National (USA) Spelling Bee Winner

"Indian American  Arvind Mahankali from New York has scripted history by  winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee for the year 2013, becoming the sixth Indian-American to win the title in a row.  Aravind, A grade eight student, loves Maths and science and plans to pursue a career as a physicist. The 13-year-old from Bayside Hills, New York, correctly spelled 'knaidel,' the word for a small mass of leavened dough, to win the 86th Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night. The bee tested brain power, composure and, for the first time, knowledge of vocabulary. Arvind becomes the sixth consecutive Indian-American winner and the 11th in the past 15 years, a run that began in 1999 when Nupur Lala captured the title in 1999 and was later featured in the documentary ``Spellbound.''
Source -Telugu Times

Source - The Hindu

PKKT Youth YUVAKULU KALARATHIRI 2013

Date                    : 8th June 2013                                      

Venue                 : Dewan Soma Hall, Bangunan Tun Sambanthan, KL

Contact Details  : Raju-0162500012, Narashima Ra-0163603226, 
                            Prakash-0143191021