A Wisdom Archive on Mulukanadu

Adherence to the Telugu language is still common in the community, which however has developed a distinct dialect of its own, one that features numerous loan-words from Tamil and Kannada, and a remarkable paucity, in comparison with standard Telugu, of loan words from Urdu. However, there are many differences between this dialect and standard Telugu that cannot be explained by the influence of other languages; one is led to speculate upon whether the community preserves features of a dialect of Telugu that was once common in some region of t ...

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Adherence to the Telugu language is still common in the community, which however has developed a distinct dialect of its own, one that features numerous loan-words from Tamil and Kannada, and a remarkable paucity, in comparison with standard Telugu, of loan words from Urdu. However, there are many differences between this dialect and standard Telugu that cannot be explained by the influence of other languages; one is led to speculate upon whether the community preserves features of a dialect of Telugu that was once common in some region of t ...

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Abhinava Vidyathirtha (born Srinivasan; 1917 – 1989) was the Jagadguru Shankaracharya (ecumenical pontiff) of one of the most important Hindu Advaita Mathas in India, the Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham. A "matha" is a seminary and monastary for followers of the Hindu religion. Srinivasan was born in Basavanagudi, Bangalore to Venkatalakshmi Ammal and Rama Sastry on November 13, 1917. The family was an extremely pious Telugu-speaking smartha brahmin family belonging to the Mulukanadu subcaste. Even as a young boy, ...

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Rekha (born October 10, 1954) is a well-known Bollywood actress. Rekha - Early life. Born in 1954, in Madras, India, Bhanurekha Ganesan (later known simply as "Rekha") is the daughter of renowned Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and the Telugu actress Pushpavalli. Her father hailed from an orthodox Smartha Brahmin family belonging to the Mulukanadu sub-caste but chose to take up acting as a profession. He enjoyed phenomenal success. Rekha was to follow in his footsteps. Rekha's parents were not marr ... Including:

• Rekha - Early life
• Rekha - Film Career
• Rekha - Awards
• Rekha - Personal life

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The following outstanding personalities made significant contribution to the TELUGU literature Adibhatla Narayana Dasu Challapilla Venkata Sastry Divakarla Tirupathi Sastry Sankarambadi Sundaracharya(Poet who wrote MAA TELUGU TALLIKI MALLEPU DANDA) Kavyakantha Ganapathi Muni Krishna Sastry Bulusu Venkateswarlu Journalists and Writers Nannaya Annamayya Tyagaraju Garimella Satyanarayana Mutnuru Krishna rao Viswan ...

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Born in 1954, in Madras, India, Bhanurekha Ganesan (later known simply as "Rekha") is the daughter of renowned Tamil actor Gemini Ganesan and the Telugu actress Pushpavalli. Her father hailed from an orthodox Smartha Brahmin family belonging to the Mulukanadu sub-caste but chose to take up acting as a profession. He enjoyed phenomenal success. Rekha was to follow in his footsteps. Rekha's parents were not married, and her father did not acknowledge his paternity during her childhood. It was during the early 1970s, when she was ...

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Smarthas have free rein to choose whichever deity they wish to worship. They usually worship five deities (pancopasana). It is a liberal and eclectic sect. Some prominent Smarta communities: In south India Iyer Vaidike Mulukanadu Vaidiki Velanadu Vaidiki Telanganya Namboothiri Badaganadu Hoysala Kannada Kota brahmin Babboor Kamme Arvel Niyogi Brahmins In Maharashtra Karhade Deshast ...

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