Seetarama Sastry Vs Annamayya

Seeta Rama Sastry is a great Telugu lyricist. I read this article in http://www.greatandhra.com/ and liked it a lot....Thought of sharing this with you all. Enjoy!

It's a wonderful example for Seeta Rama Sastry's dexterity. He was asked to pen a song for a situation narrated by K Vishwanath for the film 'Sruthilayalu'. Vishwanath has given a line 'Telavarademo Swamy'. Then Seeta Rama Sastry has got a thought to write that song emulating the style of Annamayya. He continued that with the words '…Nee talapula munakalo alasina deveri alamelu mangakooo…'The song has come up very well and Viswanath also liked it. It was recorded, shot and everything was over. And when the song was sent to an awards jury in 1987 it was rejected on the grounds that it was 'Annamayya Keerthana'. But later with all sorts of explanations it was selected and given the award as well.

The point to be underlined is that singer Jesudas sang this song many times announcing the name of the lyricist as Annamayya. That was a memorable incident and song in the career of Seeta Rama Sastry.

Journey to Heaven

For a beautiful beginning, let me put something really interesting here - I wrote this last year when I visited this beautiful place. History repeats...I visited the same place again and had a wonderful experience.

I believe all of us studied Languages in our school days. I still remember some of the beautiful poems like "Stopping by the Woods" & "Nilgiris" of my childhood days. With the inspiration of those great poets who gave such wonderful poems, I am trying to share one of my latest and beautiful experiences in the best possible way. Let's get started with the "Journey to Heaven" - My journey with my friends to New Hampshire, a state in USA. It's an unforgettable journey to a place which I think everyone should dream to see in their lifetime. We went there during October mid to see and experience the fall colors. There is a board just before entering the state – "Welcome to New Hampshire – Live Free or Die".
The place according to me is the heaven on earth. The calm flowing water, the chirping sounds of birds and the beauty of the fall colors are beyond my words. The colors of nature made me mad – red, brown, orange, golden yellow – each tree is wearing a different attire of its own. Five hours of drive made me tired by the time we reached there. But the first stop itself rejuvenated my energy and I started expecting more and more. Like the actual contents of a book are revealed only after turning pages beyond "Table of Contents", the beauty of that place was revealed once we continued our journey further. I was never disappointed in the whole trip except the only time when I had to leave that place. I thought of staying there forever…forever…but then it struck my mind that nothing is constant…the fall season takes away the whole beauty of the place with it. I decided to move on, go ahead in life, go back to my roots and come back to see the green leaves in the spring that gives birth to a new beginning. The lifecycle continues and our life continues.
Everything comes to an end they say! I would like to end this here for now. I'll be back with my new experiences. This journey is like a re-birth for me.