Sri Sri

Srirangam Srinivasa Rao ante evaro theliyani Telugu prajalu chaala mandhi vunda vachchu, kaani Maha Kavi Sri Sri gurinchi theliyani Telugu vaadu ledu. ‘Ee shathabdam naadi’ ani sagarvam ga prakatinchina kavi aayana. Aayanaku anthati gurthimpuni thechchina kavithaa sankalanam ‘Mahaa Prasthaanam’. ‘Emukalu kullina, vayassu mallina somaru laara chaavandi, neththuru mande, sakthulu ninde, yuvakullaara raarandi’ ani pilupunichchina pusthakam adi. Yamuni mahishapu loha ghantala sabdaanni saamaanya prajalaku vinipinchela chesina kavithalavi. Appati varaku vruththaalaku, varnalaku parimithamaina Telugu kavithaku sari koththa nirvachannichchinadi Sri Sri. Premaku, virahaaniki, soundaryaaniki, sokaniki madhyalo bandhi ayina Kavitha Kanya ku vyaakaranaala sankellu thenchi, chandassula smasaanaalu daatinchi, vimukthi prasaadinchaadu Sri Sri. Iravayyava sathaabdapu tholi moodu dashakaalalo antharjatheeyamga sambhavinchina parinaamalu, Russia viplavam, viplava radha saaradhi Lenin Sri Sri kalalaku, kavithalaku prenanalayyaayi. ‘Prapancha kaarmikulaaraa, ekam kandi, poraadithe poyedemundi, baanisa sankellu thappa’ ani pilupunichchina Karl Marx thathvaanni kavithala rupam lo Telugu prajalaku parichayam chesaayi. Maanava Jaathi charithranu malupu thippina Communist Manifesto aayanaku Bhagavad Githa ayindi, aksharam ayudhamaindi. Mahaa Prasthaanam pusthakaaniki mundu maata raasina Chalam gaari matallo cheppalante ‘Krishna Sastri baadha prapanchaaniki baadha, prapancham baadha Sri Sri baadha’. Aayana kavithalu edipinchavu, odaarusthaayi, kanneeru pettinchavu, kanneetini ela jayinchaalo chebuthaayi. Kavitha ante Sri Sri drishti lo ‘kadiledi, kadilinchedi, maaredhi, maarpinchedhi, penu niddura vadilinchedi, munu munduku saaginchedi, paripoornapu brathukichchedi’. Saamya vaadam oopiri ga aayana rachanalu saagaayi, vyadhaartha jeevana yadhaartha drisyaalu aayana kavithaa vasthuvulayyaayi, garalapu muddha loham ga, avagaadha mahaasani kotlu sammetalu ga aayana chesina khadga srishti pettubadi daari vyavasthaku, srama dopidi ki hechcharika chesindi. Vooravathala, neerinkina, cheruvu pakka, chettu kinda, gonelatho, kundalatho, etu choosthe atu cheekati, atu duhkham, patu niraasa, cherasaalalu, vuri koyyalu, kaluvalo aathma hathya theeruga brathukuthunna dagaa padda thammullalo chaithanyaanni nimpindi. Aakaasapu daarulanta, hadaavudiga velipoye, aruchukuntu velipoye, jagannatha ratha chakraalanu, aa ratha chakra pralaya ghoshanu, bhoo maargam pattinchindi, bhookampam puttinchindi. Sri Sri yasah kaayudu. Peedithulu, thaadithulu, anagaarina badugulu okka thraati paiki vachchi, rakthaaksharaalatho desa charithranu thiraga raayalani aayana kanna kalalu ippatikee sajivam ga vunnayi, naxalbari nundi salwa judum varaku viplava sankhaanni vinipisthune vunnaayi. Dopidi leni sama samaajam patla mana nibaddhatha nu prakatinchadame aayana shatha jayanthi samvathsaramlo manam aayanaku ivvagalige nivaali.

Sri Sri

Maha Kavi Sri Sri 1910 lo janminchaaru. 1983 lo maraninchaaru. Aayana padyaloo raasaaru, kavithaloo raasaaru, cinema paataloo raasaaru. Kaani, aayanaku peru thechchina pusthakam Mahaa Prasthaanam. Induloni kavithalu chaduvukunna vaarinee, saamaanyulanu kuda aakattukunnaayi. Telugu, Sanskritham, English bhaashalalo Sri Sri maha panditudu. Kaani aayana raasinadi kaalakshepaaniki chaduvukune kavithwam kaadu. Prema, prakrithi vanti vaatiki aayana kavithalalo sthaanam ledu. Mana chuttu vunna peda prajalu, vaari samasyalu, baadhalu Sri Sri kavithalalo vasthuvulu. Raithulu, koolilu ye rakamaina dopidi ki guri avuthunnaro Sri Sri kavithalu chebuthaayi. Aa dopidi nunchi thappinchukune maargamoo chebuthaayi. Ippati prapanchaanni dhanavanthulu paalisthunnaru. Vaari peththanam anthamai, pedala prabhuthwam raavaalani Sri Sri kalalu kannaaru. Adi jarigina roje aayana aathmaku saanthi.

Unity in Diversity

India’s civilization is more than five thousand years old. It has multiple cultural origins. The Indus Valley Civilization was the oldest on this land. India is a house of many cultures, religions, traditions and cultures. We see many variations in the food habits, dress habits, manners and customs. Each and every region gives a different picture of life style. In the ancient times two different tribes called the Aryans and the Dravidians were identified here. Today people of different faiths like the Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and Parsis live here together. There are thousands of castes and sub-castes. There are 18 languages and more than 6000 dialects. In spite of these differences, the people here are one. The binding factor is the Indian sentiment. For everyone, Kashmir is the jewel of India. A Bengali poem sung by the whole nation as the National Anthem. The Ganga and the Godavari are worshipped as goddesses, the cow is regarded as a sacred creature, Banaras is a holy place. One slogan ‘Vande Maataram’ united this nation during the freedom struggle. Even today, one Kargil continues to keep the unity of the nation. This unity in diversity is the greatest strength of India.

Bhinnathwam lo Ekathwam

Bharatha Desam athyantha praacheenamainadi. Himaalayaala nundi Hindu mahaa samudram varaku vyaapinchi vunna ee Desam enno bhinna jeevana vidhaanaalaku Nilayam. Inni bhinna samskrithula prajalu okatigaa saha jeevanam saaginchadam vallane Bharatha Desam upakhandamani pilavabadindi. Konni vela samvathsaaraala krithame Aryulu, Dravidulu ane rendu veru veru jaathula vaaru ikkada nivasimchaaru. Nedu ee desamlo Hinduvulu, Mahammadeeyulu, Christianlu, Parsilu, Sikkulu modalaina aneka viswaasaalaku chendinavaaru kalisi jeevisthunnaru. Vaarilo velaadigaa kulaalu, upakulaalu vunnaayi. Mana raajyaangam gurthinchina bhaashalu 18, kaaga 6000 ku paiga vyavahaarikaalu prachuryam lo vunnaayi. Vividha praanthaalalo aahaarapu alavaatlu, vesha bhaashalu, pandugalu, maryaadalu modalaina vaatilo enno bhedaalu kanipisthaayi. Kaani ikkadi prajala Madhya bhedaalunnaayi gaani vibhedaalu levu. Vairudhyaalunnaa vaishamyaalu levu. Mananu kalipi vunchede bhaaratheeyatha. Vriththi yedayina pravriththi okkate. Kashmir nu bharatha maathaku kireetam gaane andaru bhaavisthaaru. Bengali bhashalo unna geyaanni andaru jaatheeya geetham ga paadukuntaaru. Ganga, Godavari nadulanu poojisthaaru. Kaasi ni pavithra sthalam ga bhaavisthaaru. Ikkadi prajalandaru jaathi mathaalaku atheetham ga swaathanthryam kosam poraadaaru, netiki sarihaddulada vadda bhaaratha maatha rakshana kosam poraaduthunnaru. Ee ekamathyame bhaaratha desaaniki, jaathiki Srirama raksha.

Sri Sri

Mahakavi Sri Sri poorthi peru Srirangam Srinivasa Rao. 1910 April 30 va tedhina janmincharu. Aayana puttinadi sampradaya kutumbam. Chinnathanamlone Ramayanam, Mahabharatham, Bhagavatham vantivi chadivaaru. Telugu, Sanskritham, English bhashalalo aayanaku manchi praaveenyam vundedi. 1917 lo vachchina Russian Viplavam naatiki aayanaku edu samvathsaraala vayasu. Aa tharuvaathi kaalam lo aayana communism vaipu aakarshirthulayyaaru. Russia annaa, Russia Viplava saaradhi Lenin annaa aayanaku pichchi abhimaanam. Aayana aalochanloo, kavithaloo koodaa communism chuttune tirigevi. Aayana rachanalalo athyantha praachuryam pondina pusthakam Maha Prasthaanam. Aa pusthakam loni prathi aksharam Sri Sri manasuku addam lantide. Aayana korukunnadi sama samaajam, dopidi leni sama samaajam, raithulu, kaarmikulu vaari srama ku thagga phalaanni pondagalige samaajam, peda prajalu thama hakkula kosam ayudhaalu chapatti thiragabade samaajam. Aa sraamikula kosam, aa kaarmikula kosam, aa deenula kosam, vaari kshemam kosam, samkshemam kosam, vaaru naayakuluga yerpade srama jeevula raajyam kosam aayana jeevithamanthaa thapinchaaru, vaarini melu kolpadam kosam thana kalaanni aayudhamga chesi kavithalu rachinchaaru.

“Mee kosam kalam patti

Aakaasapu daarulanta

Hadaavudi velipoye

Aruchukuntu velipoye

Jagannaatha ratha chakraal

Ratha chakra pralaya ghosha

Bhoomaargam pattisthaanu

Bhookam puttisthaanu”

Vanti padunaina padaalatho Sri Sri thana bhaavaalanu prapanchaaniki cheppaaru, ee sathaabdapu kaviga, telugu saahithi charithralo saati leni sthaanaanni saadhinchukunnaru. 25 samvathsaaraala kritham, 1983 June 14 na aayana maraninchaaru, kaanee Telugu prajala gundelalo chirasthaayigaa niliche vuntaaru.

Pollution

Pollution: Causes

- Cutting trees indiscriminately is dangerous. As the population of the world is rising, there is demand for more and more residential land. So people resort to deforestation. This leads to imbalance in the nature. Scientists recommend a minimum of 33% forest area.

- Real estate is a highly profitable business all over the world. In the areas surrounding towns and cities, many farmers today prefer to convert their agricultural lands into residential lay outs. This adds to the imbalance in nature.

- Use of pesticides and chemicals in agriculture causes pollution. To meet the needs of the increasing population and for maximum production, farmers are using chemicals. This pollutes the land and imparts poisonous nature to the food.

- Conversion of agricultural land into fish tanks is one of the causes of pollution. In most parts of the world, sea food business is flourishing. It is found to be more profitable than agriculture. So a large number of farmers are converting their agricultural lands into fish tanks. It pollutes the land and the underground water table also.

- The number of factories and industries is increasing all over the world every year. Most of these factories do not have a proper mechanism to dispose their wastes. They usually dump them in wastelands or nearby rivers. This causes pollution of land and water resources.

- To meet the transport requirement of the increasing population, more and more motor vehicles have become necessary. The smoke emitted by these vehicles contains harmful ingredients. They pollute the air.

- Air conditioners and refrigerators emit greenhouse gases called chloroflouro carbons (CFCs). They contribute to air pollution.

- There is a large scale consumption of tobacco all over the world. Tobacco contains toxic elements and it is one of the causes of air pollution.

Pollution: Remedies

- For every tree that we cut, we should make it a policy to plant two. Awareness programmes should be conducted to make the people understand the importance of keeping the environment green.

- There must be strict guidelines and restrictions on the conversion of agricultural land into residential lay outs or fish tanks. Violations must be penalized heavily.

- Organic farming must be encouraged. The use of pesticides and chemicals should be controlled as much as possible.

- Factories and industries should not be allowed to dump their wastes where they like. There must be very stern guidelines and in case of violations, the licenses of factories must be cancelled.

- The use of solar energy and hydel energy should be encouraged so that the consumption of conventional fuels like petrol, diesel, kerosene and coal comes down.

- Minimum 33% forest area must be ensured so that the effect of greenhouse gases can be balanced.

- Tobacco consumption must be prohibited.

India after Independence

To quote Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister, India’s independence was a tryst with destiny. It has been sixty two years since we redeemed that pledge. It was the end of a thousand years of slavery. Today, India is the world’s largest democracy, with the largest number of registered voters. There have been, as there are bound to be, many successes and many more failures too, in this six-decade-long journey. If we look back and question ourselves about them now, I think the most remarkable success is the retention of the democratic character, except for a short dark break during the two-and-a-half year period of emergency in the late seventies. This is no small success, considering that our march began at the point of a very backward economy, gross poverty, total illiteracy, disease and widespread social inequalities. It was a long road to freedom, but it was a much, much longer road to be traveled after independence. Our second great success has been the preservation of India’s unity in spite of threats of terrorism within the country and from outside elements. We remained one not only as a territory, but also as a people, in spite of a large number of faiths, communities and languages. In economy we made rapid strides in agriculture as well as in industry. In the present day’s world, after China, India is the only country that is expected to have the capacity to become a Super Power in the days to come.

There have been failures of course. The recent incidence of suicides of farmers presents a dark picture. The differences between states over such issues as the distribution of water resources are also alarming. The increasing gap between the rich and the poor is not at all a good sign. Corruption by public servants and politicians is a very big black spot. There is a lot of frustration in different sections of people.

Having said all this, I still believe, our hope and confidence in the future of the country and its people are justified. I know there are many who are full of criticism and resentment, I know there is inefficiency, corruption and hypocrisy, too much of them, but I am still optimistic that India has a long way to go. When you just see how much there is on the credit side, don’t you agree, that it’s a thrilling experience to be a part of a nation, that is trying, at its best, against odds, to reshape itself?

Jai Hind!

Children are the Future of the Nation

It sounds very intellectual when everybody talks about children being the shapers of the nation’s future. But the ground realities do not seem to be in tune with the ideal. It’s great to read in the newspaper headlines that Union Minister Kapil Sibal took the bold initiative to introduce the Right to Education in the Parliament recently. It’s difficult to understand why we had to wait for this for sixty two years after independence. The UN Declaration on Children’s Rights asserts that the governments must take measures to ‘give’ protection to children, to ‘provide’ proper health care etc. Does it become a right when it has to be ‘given’ by someone? Does it not indicate a serious shortcoming in the perspective of the world towards children as if they are always at the receiving end?

When we say that children are the future of India, we must bear in mind that India has three million children living on the streets, that there are more than 150 million children working as bonded labourers, that every sixth girl child dies before her fifteenth birthday, that half of the children in the country do not have access to education. With this picture, what kind of future do we imagine for India? Is it a promising one? Is it not scaring? Are we really serious about changing the way things are? Is the statement ‘Children are the future of India’ really making sense?

When we talk about children, we will do well to remember that we are talking about our children, our brothers and sisters, our own people. We can’t just leave their welfare to the policies of the government. We can’t just sit there blaming the system and the society. We are all collectively responsible for what they are and what they will be. If we do not take this seriously, if it does not stir our conscience, it is nothing short of a crime.

We have a lot to answer for. And we have a lot to do as well. Till we ensure bringing a smile of happiness and well being to every one of the vast number of children in our country’s population.