Telugu wedding or Vivaha Veduka is one vibrant celebration, among the Telugu people. While there are some differences on the muhurtam time, and customs, the core rituals remain the same.
Thread here, looking at a typical Telugu wedding ceremony.
Nischithartham or engagement is the first step, where the muhurtam( auspicious date and time) is decided for the wedding.
Generally months of Ashadam, Bhadrapada and Shunya maasam are considered inauspicious. Exchange of gifts takes place between the families of bride and groom, as well as rings.
We then have the Pandiri Raatam ceremony, where the Pandiri( Pandal) is set up at both bride and groom’s home, followed by Pasupu Danchadam( Haldi ceremony) where ladies gather and pound the Pasupu( Haldi).
Jayanti of Swami Shraddhananda, one of the the great leaders of modern India, who awoke the Indian consciousness and called out the dangers of pan Islamism, sacrificed his life for this.
Swami Shraddhanand, also known as Mahatma Munshi Ram. It is ironical though, that his early life showed no signs of greatness to come. He was an atheist, got addicted to gambling, drinking, lust.
In a sense Shraddhanand’s early life had some parallels with that of Swami Dayananda. Born in a well to do family in Jalandhar district of Punjab, in 1856, his real name was Munshi Ram Vij.
His father Nanakchand was a top ranking police officer, and that meant the family was constantly on the move. His atheist beliefs were borne out of his own bitter experiences. He saw devotees being stopped at a temple, to allow a lady of a noble family to complete her puja.
Disillusioned he was attracted to Christianity, but then he saw the priest of the Church, in a compromising position, with a nun, and gave it up. He tried to go towards Islam, but in Varanasi he witnessed a case, where an influential Muslim lawyer accused of rape got away.
Ram Prasad Bismil,Ashfaqullah Khan and Roshan Singh are hanged on this date in 1927 for their role in Kakori conspiracy, as they give up their life for the cause of freedom and inspire many a revolutionary.
#lestweforget
Shahjahanpur was a hub of revolution during the freedom struggle. Most of the revolutioaries in the North, were from this town. And among them, the most famous were two friends, whom destiny would bring together- Ram Prasad Bismil and Ashfaqullah Khan.
Ashfaqullah Khan was born at the turn of the 20th century on October 22, while Bismil was born 3 years earlier on June 11, in the same town. Both of them were excellent writers in Urdu and Hindi.
Both of them would come together under the Hindustan Republican Association, not to mention the fact that Ashfaq was an admirer of Bismil’s poetry, and became close friends with him on that account.
At a time, when Telugu serials were all about Atta Kodalu sob stories, Amrutham was a breath of fresh air. Absolutely witty comedy, with some superb performances. The series ran for 6 years between Nov 2001-Nov 2007, and it remains one of the most iconic TV series ever to date.
The trivia related to this series is even more interesting. Thread.
Gunnam Gangaraju the producer of the series was the one who made movies like Little Soldiers, Aithe, Anukokunda Oka Roju, Chandrashekhar Yeleti who directed Aithe, Anukokunda Oka Roju for him, is his own cousin.
And they are distantly related to Rajmouli, through his wife Rama.
While Gunnam Gangaraju is from Kakinada, Yeleti is from Tuni. In fact Rama Rajmouli did some small roles in Amrutham TV series, and Rajmouli in an interview once claimed he learnt about the practical aspects of movie making from Amrutam TV series.
The epic Battle of Pratapgarh where Chattrapathi Shivaji Maharaj slew Afzal Khan , routed the Bjiapur army that would launch his victory march, and begin his ascent to power. #JaiBhavani #JaiShivaji
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Pratapgarh, the fort that started Shivaji Maharaj’s victory quest, located in Satara district, aroud 23 km west of Mahabaleshwar. Standing 1080 metres above sea level, on a narrow spur between the villages of Par and Kinesvar.
Constructed by Shivaji’s Prime Minister Moropant Pingle. The upper half of the fort, is roughly square, 180 m long on either side, and has a temple dedicated to Mahadev. The lower fort is around 320 m long, 110m wide, at southeast of the fort, defended by towers and bastions.
Shivaji’s growing influence in Maval region, made him a threat to the Adil Shahi ruler of Bijapur who sought to curb him. And the man who was given the responsibility of the mission, was their commander, Afzal Khan.
Towering at 7 ft, the “Man Mountain” Afzal Khan, was a formidable warrior on battle field, who often struck terror in the hearts of the enemies, with his presence, and sheer ruthlessness.
Madhavan's upcoming biopic G.D.Naidu is about a remarkable genius, who was behind Coimbatore's emergence as an industrial powerhouse.
Inventor, Industrialist, Visionary, thread on the real life hero, whose story needs to be known more.
Coimbatore is often called the Manchester of India, due to it’s factories and industries. Tamil Nadu’s second largest city, also called as Kovai, is an Industrial, Technology, Textile hub of the state.
And the reason is one man, Gopalswamy Duraiswamy Naidu, aka G.D.Naidu, the man who created the first motor in India.
A school dropout, who was behind many inventions and also started many industries, playing a vital role in development of Tamil Nadu.
He was born on March 23, 1893 in Kallangal village near Coimbatore, son of a humble farmer Gopalswamy Naidu.