Dance of Telangana

Seeing the heading don't take me for a TRS sympathizer or culture savvy person who has deep knowledge of different types of dances.I am a hyderabadi who has come to enjoy the theen mar rythm come festival season in Hyderabad.Any festival be it Ganesh pooja or godess pooja, marriages or funeral , the first thing you hear is the drum beat and mad crowd bursting into a frenzied dance.Our family had migrated from Tamil Nadu,initially our whole family would get frightened watching the people go into chaotic movement.On years of exposure to this now we have become a part of the onlooking crowd.Once the drummers start, it is a never ending din, the young and the old immaterial of the status go into frenzied motions. Generally in India the festivities start on  the onset of rainy season,hence in the earlier days,there will be controlled din as the leather parchment of the drums gets wet and needs heating on the fire but nowadays the drums have polyethylene or polypropylene parchment which can be drummed even when wet hence there is continuous drumming immaterial of the weather.The drummers are hired and are given local hooch so that they can drum continuously from the demanding crowd for different types of beats.The beat starts slowly and the rhythm gathers momentum and also the dance.The rhythm and the din dan catches on to the onlookers       subconscious they also start swaying. Similar dances are also prevalent in Kerala &Tamilnadu .But nothing can beat the dance of Telangana of its frenzied motions and the chaotic movements.In Tamilnadu the style is frog leaping while in kerala it is a bit voodoish. Telanganites in Andhrapradesh enjoy every bit of this nonsensical so called dance.Aren't you inquisitive now? Below is a link to a video,courtesy my daughter.Enjoy??!! Jai Telangana

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHLGqUjeR1M

Nimmarjan Day at Hyderabad

I woke up to a warm welcome by Sun god.there was a ray of streaming sunshine through our kitchen door.My wife had already got up as usual busy to cook the day's meal and also trying to make a breakfast most suitable to me.I peeped in with a broad grin ready to help her chop the veggies.She was pleasantly surprised to see me fresh and bright.Last couple of days I have been starting my day with Miniers attack.Miniers for folks who don't know is an incurable delapitating  disease, you feel nausea, then ur head starts reeling, making you lie down again.The whole day is gone for a toss.Ok let me come back to this day.Now you can understand and also imagine the joy my wife felt to see me get up fresh without an attack.Supreme tranquility unlike many nimmarjan days today was bright and shiny.I got myself ready for the day , quickly ate the breakfast (pohe-made of hand pounded rice) went for work .The day was hot unusually,then a bit cloudy.My colleague remarked that every nimmarjan day it will rain how come today it is just the opposite.I thanked god for not raining as I am a sales manger and my work involves outdoor work. Finished my work by 3.30pm came home had my lunch,sat down on my sofa and gazed through my window .Awesome, breathtaking suddenly there was a greenish hue sky began to darken,we stay on the fifth floor the view was enchanting.First the lush green trees, then group of tall building, one or two minarets gleaming in the greenish hue, beyond the darkening clouds oh what a scene, this moment the nature keeping its appointment , as if saying that i haven't forgotten that today is nimmarjan day.There was a sudden burst of wind followed by heavy showers taking everybody by surprise.Every body went busy shutting the windows, picking up the clothes from balcony except for my daughter who wanted to get drenched in the rain.Yes today is nimmarjan day!!!!!