What went into making of Miss India World Manasa Varanasi
She was shy, and being from a simple south Indian family, childhood was more about academics than glamour. Always buried in books,... Read More
From gallis of Hyderabad to victory in Gabba
Looking back at Mohammed Siraj’s journey so far, Secretary of Charminar Cricket Cup, Md Mahboob Ahmed says, “When I picked him to... Read More
Gulzar – A Poem A Day (HLF 2021 – Curtain Raiser)
Gulzar will be inaugurating the Hyderabad Literary Festival on January 22, Friday at 6pm followed by a session – ‘A Poem a... Read More
The Beginning: A Rare Interview with SPB – Episode 1
The song was for the film “Sri Sri Sri Maryada Ramanna” produced by actor Padmanabham and had noted singer P. Susheela sing along with three male singers P. B Srinivas, Raghuram and SPB. It was a Raga Malika (medley of different ragas) with SPB asked to sing in the Kalyani raga.
Mahesh Babu said it is too good!
SP is one of the few who doesn’t miss a chance to pay homage and tribute to his guru, the late Mandolin U Srinivas every year on his death anniversary. This year too DSP gave a dream tribute to his guru by orchestrating one of his compositions
The story of Clayton and his ‘Bridge of Clay
The story of Clay has been with Marcus for some time now, since he was 20- years-old to be precise, and in a way is a labour of love.
Tales from the banks of River Krishna
Krishna thath par Amaravati Nagar; Jahan bambham bham bhole, Amarlingeshwar; Jhimir jhimir nadi bahe katha kahe re…’ - son of the soil, award-winning director Shyam Benegal’s 13-episode television series of short stories ‘Amaravati Ke Kahaniyan’ that was telecast during 80s on Doordarshan begins with this catchy and earthy song that more or less defines the stories that are set on the banks of Krishna, in and around the famous Amaralingeswara Swamy Temple, and the Brahmin agraharams that are quintessentially native
A peek into Andaleeb’s world of book
A conversation with her turned out to be fun and exciting as she offers a sneak peek into her world of writing