Countryside, One Morning

 

I happened to visit this place after a long time. No, it's not such a great one to identify with any hall mark. A simple village like any other among thousands of villages in our state. But each village has its own ambiance with the trees, shrubs and the cattle out there. Wind blows freshly. Green paddy fields aside. The cattle just roaming perhaps for green pastures. This is Kesavapatnam village in the mandal of Dummugudem.

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An Unfinished Ode

You are my dream

And I know in deep

You're to shatter it..!

You are my light

And I know it turns out to be darker

Sooner or later..!

With pleasure and pain

Followed by one another

Crossing the stream of life

With a load of sheaves over my head.

------ Murthy Kvvs

Ascetic and Philanthropist Remembered

"Amba Satram" is as famous as the temple of Lord Rama at Bhadrachalam. It's situated almost in the vicinity of the temple. We should know something about this place, do you know why,a devotee called Sri Pamidighantam Venkata Ramana Dasu , out of his selfless love towards the inflow of pilgrims to the temple town, all wanted to feed them in his capacity. Of course, by now we have ample hotels and accommodation facilities etc., but in those times,almost 100 years back,all this place was covered with dense forests and no thought of feeding at hotels like nowadays.

So he established a satram to feed the devotees without taking any money. He kept going to take alms from the householders nearby. He took only paddy and Daal from them and used to cook the items at this satram.As days passed by, this satram remained synonymous for free meals for pilgrims of the town. A small start has become a big accomplishment. That great man lived an ascetic life without expecting any return from the people.There were many miraculous anecdotes about him how he was helped in the tough times.

on this July 22, That great saint's 100th death anniversary was celebrated in the premises.He was born in 1896 at Ananamuru village of Prakasam district of Andhra pradesh. With bifurcation of state, of course,The Temple town went to Telangana state as it's already known. As of now, satram has been taken by Srungeri Peetham. 

Premises of Amba Satram

Both the Brass Utensils used for cooking in those days

Ritual offering to the saint  

A Review on "Twilight At Maishannapur" by Narayan Sahu

"Twilight at Maishannapur" is a debut novel of  Narayan Sahu.A 554 pages saga of social,cultural and political story traced in Odisha's typical background. Sometimes we get things on impulsive and those would prove not wasted our time and money. This book happened to me when I was going through the pages of Notion press website.That title and cover page intrigued me to discover what was therein for me.Writer Sahu is a retired professional of teaching field.

Smritiranjan Sahu, an young civil engineer got posted at Maishannapur to construct a bridge. His rapport with Mahapatra's family turned himself to be the son-in-law of the house. He wanted to bring about development to the area in the form of educational institutions and employment opportunities for the youth. The old Mahapatra was supportive but there were two seasoned politicians, one was present MLA, Mr.Samal and the other was ex MLA, Mr.Baikuntha Patnaik.In their tussel, whole turf of Maishannapur and surrounding villages became political battlefield.

How far have they gone to fulfill  their dreams..? How an employee like Smrithi turned an impromptu koutilya after having caught into the political network without his idea and how he answered this riddle? all these we can read in this novel. It's just like an interesting film without losing grip. In addition, many cultural issues were discussed. Festivities and other social happenings of the places at Koraput,Jeypore and Brhmapur apart from other landscapes narrated in a lucid way. Any Indian could feel deja vu with the incidents described like entwined emotions among the relatives and friends at the time of auspicious and troublesome occasions.

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"Aranyak", a novel haunted me in many ways

Aranyak, a novel by Bhibhuti bhushan Bandopadyay was completed by me a few days back. in fact,first I got finished reading its Telugu translation.And it translated by Surampudi Seetaram,almost some decades back.Soon after which I had an interest to go for English version.Amazon helped me by sending it on time. English translation rendered by Suchismita Banergee Rai. You would ask me what made me read all these two translations on a spur, sure there is a strong reason behind it,the novel ,though it was penned between 1937-39,triggered my inner senses in many ways.Literally it haunted day in and day out,wherever I go.

The ranges of Mahalikha mountains,dense forests of Purnia and Lobotia,the protagonist Satya charan's entry into that places on a livelihood made an indelible impression on my mind. Not only that, the human drama happened there with local Gangota tribals and other people like Nandalal Ojha,Dhaturia,Raju Pandey,Kunta and some other families can strike us with its own kind of inside stories.If you wish to have known the social,economic and geographical conditions of British ruling days,it's the beautiful source for it.One would know the local conditions packed with myriad colors that you can't imagine beforehand.

The first and foremost hero of the novel was the forest.And nature.It's true.How a place of flora and fauna got turned into that was worth unraveling. One must read this to know the secret, else, you wouldn't know it forever.That's how I fall in love with this extraordinary novel. In my opinion,this is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant .novel ever created in our country. Without having read it, any educated Indian could be a handicap in one or many respects.Prose style and plot evolving by Bhibuthi Bhushan was  extraordinary and each page takes us with such a gripping narration. Sure,after once you finished with it,your heart remains calm with many inexplicable emotions.
--Murthy Kvvs

You left me like it

today is the D Day

Which dawned with thousands of hues and
splashed across the racing clouds, 

An unforeseen dream came true in its sweetest sense
I never saw a day to be prettiest of its kind,
ever in the past,

The day is quite dazzling in the spirit
Yet sensual,pulsating and heart pounding,

Come,with what you have,into my realms of passions,
dreams and aspirations.
Welcome.

            ---------Murthy Kvvs