Re: Great People from AP

Dear Vittal garu,

 

Thanks for writing to the Honorable President.

 

Additionally, do you think a signature campaign helps?
There are online tools that we can make use of.

 

I see the need to learn about, recognize, and celebrate our greats.

I am not an expert on our history (I know it is a shame).

 

How we can go about compiling a list with brief bios so at least we can learn more

about them and eventually go after doing something as far as recognition goes.

 

Thanks for your efforts.

 

Regards,

Chandu

 

On 3/3/06, Vittal Anantatmula <vsa@gwu.edu> wrote:

Rao garu,

Call me Vittal please.

What I am talking about Smt. P. Susheela is only a scratch on the
surface or tip of the iceberg.

Let us see... can you name one person from AP who has nation-wide
recognition in the freedom struggle? Tamil Nadu has Rajaji. We usually
take the names of leaders from Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, UP and
Bengal. These states have several freedom fighters on national repute.
We have none. why?

We have a great culture, sweet language, and rich literature. We have
Kuchpudi, Kondapalli, Pochampalli, Addanki to name a few. Does anyone
know about them outside AP other than Kuchipudi?

We have great people in all walks of life. But we do not take pride and
respect our own people.

Anyhow, regarding Smt. P. Susheela, I wrote a letter to the President of
India for whatever it is worth.

We will have to rise above the communal and vote politics and respect
our Telugu culture and people. It is a shame that we have CATS now in
addition to GWTCS. Someone will start DOGS tomorrow and we will go cats
and dogs.

I would like someone to forward this message to CATS group!

Venkat Rao garu, well said!

Mumbai international airport is named after Shivaji (previously Santa
Cruz). I dare AP government to change Hyderabad airport's name to
Seetharama Raju International Airport.


Vittal





----- Original Message -----
From: Chandu Sambasiva Rao <srchandu@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, March 2, 2006 11:55 pm
Subject: Re: Great People from AP
To: AndhraOne@googlegroups.com

> >>>One of the reasons why I do not participate in this forum is
> because no
> one really cares for the state, its prestige, and its great citizens
> who brought laurels.
>
> Dr. Vittal,
>
> This is very interesting.
>
> I agree that we did not celebrate Smt. P. Susheela's career as we
> could have
> or should have.
> We as Telugu people could have done better. However, Nominating for
> Nationalawards is probably not the only way we come to such a
> conclusion.
> I listen to her all the time and I am sure most of our members and
> Telugupeople at large
> enjoy her melodious songs every day. In my mind that is celebration
> too!
> You may ask what she gets in return if people just listen to her?
> Satisfaction!
> Why I care if she sang 40,000 songs or 50,000 songs, unless I
> enjoy? I
> listen to her because I enjoy her voice. She lives in the hearts of
> millionsof people, and that is what she gets
> for her dedication to her art.
>
> Politicians may have their own reasons why they see that some get
> recognizedwith awards and some not. That is not a reflection on how
> Telugu People at
> large think about this.
>
> If you want to generalize that politicians did not care because
> people did
> not care, it is a far fetched conclusion in my mind. If we agree to
> thisgeneralization, we need to agree that politicians do what
> people like them
> to do all the time! We know for sure that is not the case either,
> most of
> the time.
>
> Now, you pointed out the symptom, no matter what the reasons are. What
> you/we want to do about it? How can we make people convince
> politicians, and
> apply pressure should  that be required to get proper recognition
> to such
> personalities as Smt. P. Suseela?
>
> I do not see why you not participating in this forum will help? I
> wouldthink, you should be more active instead to convince all us to
> realize and
> support (y)our cause. Even if we agree that we generally do not care!
>
> AndhraOne and all our members are actively exploring ways to make a
> difference.
> They have made their contributions for various causes already and are
> willing to do more in many different areas.
>
> Please contribute, educate, and motivate so worthy causes like
> celebratingand recognizing our greats is also addressed.
>
> Finally, in this particular case, how can AndhraOne and its members
> support?We are standing ready to do our share, and looking for your
> leadership on
> this.
>
> Regards,
> Chandu
>
>
>

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