Thursday, 09 February 2012 01:02

Vizag: Understand Amuktamalyada is a tough job, announced greatest poets in 19 th century. It was a typical writing by Sri Krishna Devaraya which comprises poetic face rather than story. An linguist lover, Sistla Srinivas an Associate Professor of Art History and Aesthetics in the Department of Fine Arts, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam made an excellent attempt.

His rendering into English of the 16th century Telugu classic, Amuktamalyada, composed by the celebrated Vijayanagara king, Krishnadeva Raya, is a singular achievement, as the classic is considered a difficult one to master, and an English version was long overdue. He took 4 years time to complete it. Having inspiration from the architecture at Humpi (where Sistla had his childhood days).

Thursday, 09 February 2012 01:02

Vizag, May 21: Years together, the city of destiny marked as cultural capital of the Andhra Pradesh. Music maestros like Balamurali Krishna, Kunnaikudi Vaidyanathan, L. Subrahmaniam, U. Srinivas and dancers like Anand Shankar Jayanth, Birju Maharaj, Prabha, Shobana and many others performed numbers of concert on Vizag stage. Organisations like Visakha Steel Plants, HPCL, Synergies, Welfare Group of Industries were the backbone for these concerts. In the past thre were countable venues, but now the quantity increased. Artistes from various parts of the country visiting Vizag to exhibit their talent. Many Padmasri and Padmabhushans blessed the city talents on various occasions. The Sangeetha Janakulam, a carnatic classic organization founded by Kulapati IVL Sasthry organizing many classical concerts including Thyagaraja Aradhana Utsav at regular intervals. Hundreds of musicians will participate in such concerts every year.