My Sweet Family

YSR ( Pulivendula Tiger) The Great Leader

In Cuddapah, YSR is king
Yedugoori Sandinti Venkat Reddy was a Lord Venkateshwara devotee till Father Rolls and Sister Noble descended on his Balpanur village, near Pulivendla, Cuddapah district.
The two British Protestants struck a chord in Venkat Reddy's heart, and he embraced Christianity. The whole village was soon gunning for his blood.
'"My father-in-law had a harrowing time," says Yedugoori Sandinti Jayamma. '"He was about to be ostracised from the village, but sarpanch Achuta Narayana Reddy came to his rescue. And my father-in-law and his family were allowed to stay back in the village. But my father-in-law was too proud to stay back. They moved to Pulivendla in 1933, bought 120 acres of land and settled here… And the whole family embraced Christianity."
Was there any reason for the conversion? "We realised Jesus is the real god," says Jayamma, mother of Andhra Pradesh Congress president Yedugoori Sandinti Rajasekhar Reddy.
"I have been a Christian since I was three, and go to church regularly." She is particular her five sons and one daughter -- YSR being the second son and Cuddapah Lok Sabha candidate Y S Vivekananda Reddy the third -- should not miss the Sunday service, but YSR fails to keep the appointment due to the never-ending stream of visitors at his Pulivendla home.
According to Jayamma, YSR says, "Even these are god's people coming from far-away villages. How can I make them wait endlessly?"
Such is his open-door policy that I walked into his dining room with no security men and secretaries stopping me. I could have walked further into their house, like the others around, but for a sudden twinge of civility. I accosted a couple of men caught in a serious discussion, and told them I would like to meet Jayamma.
I was immediately ushered into the drawing room, and she readily agreed to the interview. As she disappeared into the kitchen to fetch me a cup of coffee, her grandson Yuvaraj, who had been in the US for a while, raved about rediff.com
The Cuddapah Tiger's mother, at 68, has still not come to terms with her husband Yedugoori Sandinti Raja Reddy's brutal murder last year.
Do you think YSR will win? ''I think there is no doubt about it,'' she says.
Is it because people are terrified of contesting against the Tiger and his family?
"Nobody is afraid of me," Jayamma, who has been unanimously elected Pulivendla panchayat president, laughs. She is of small build, rather frail-looking.
"If people are afraid of us, how come my grandfather was murdered?" asks YSR's son Jaganmohan Reddy who is in charge of the Pulivendla campaign. "And the people who have killed him have not been put behind bars for a single day. These people say we are creating terror. They want to run down my father. He is the only charismatic leader in the state after NTR (Telugu Desam Party founder Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao). Though he has been out of power for more than 15 years, he commands much more respect than any state leader."
But why do people call him the Cuddapah Tiger? "I don't know. His father was called a Tiger," says Jayamma. "My son is soft-spoken, unless he is angry. He is frank, and occasionally blurts out," she says. "But he will never harbour a grudge against anyone."
Her face lights up as someone says the chances of her son becoming the chief minister are bright now.
"We were very disappointed in 1994, when he almost became the CM. They told him all the time his name was in a 'sealed cover' and that he would become the CM. Based on this assurance, all of us had even gone to Hyderabad for the swearing-in ceremony… But, ultimately, it was given to Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy. We would not have felt so disappointed if he had been told the post would be given to a senior leader like Kotla, and that he would get his turn later. I don't why then prime minister P V Narasimha Rao had to cheat him like this."
Doesn't he get along well with Rao? ''No, nothing of the sort,'' she says.
Considering such disappointments and her husband's murder last year, does she still want him to be in politics? ''I have never been very keen. Even my mother -- who passed away recently -- used to ask him not to waste money and time. She never liked the idea of him struggling in politics when he could make a decent living as a doctor,'' she says. ''But his father has been very particular. Rajasekhar is like his dad, a replica.''
If she's against politics, why has she agreed to be the panchayat president? ''I was forced by them to take it up,'' she says. They? ''Yes, the people said there won't be any contest if I file my nomination,'' she says even as her grandson butts in, ''The seat is reserved for women, you see.''
Born in July 1949 at the nearby Jammalamadugu town mission hospital, YSR has been a ''good student." After completing his schooling in Bellary (St John's), he went to Loyola College, Vijayawada. He received his MBBS degree from Gulbarga in Karnataka in 1972. He married Vijaya the same year. After his internship at a Tirupati hospital, he was trained at Jammalamadugu by his paternal aunt Dr Ratnamma, elder sister of the former Pulivendla legislator, Dr S Purushottama Reddy. Thereafter, he worked in a hospital built for him by his father in Pulivendla.
Three years later he plunged into politics, contesting the 1978 assembly election from Pulivendla as a Congress-Reddy nominee. The three-MLA-strong Congress-Reddy party merged with the Congress soon after the election. He became minister of state for rural development in T Anjaiah's ministry (1980 to 1982), excise minister in Bhavanam Venkatram's cabinet (1982), education minister in Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy's (1982-83) cabinet.
During this period, YSR was at the centre of several controversies including the barytes mining lease to his father and the acquisition of AP Carbides Limited by his family.
In the 1983 assembly election, despite the NTR-led TDP wave, he was re-elected from Pulivendla with a good margin. He became the youngest AP Congress chief in 1983.
In the 1985 election -- which saw a stronger wave favouring NTR (after Nandendla Bhaskar Rao usurped his mandate) than the 1984 Congress wave -- YSR did a hat-trick in Pulivendla, polling 65 per cent of the votes. In 1989, he won the Cuddapah Lok Sabha seat while his brother Y S Vivekananda Reddy was elected from Pulivendla.
In 1992, the latter quit the seat as YSR wanted to make a bid for the CM's post. But, as YSR had opted out of the CM race, his uncle Dr Purushottama Reddy was fielded in the by-election. He won the seat effortlessly. Pulivedla elected Vivekananda Reddy in 1994 despite another NTR wave.
YSR won the Cuddapah Lok Sabha seat first in 1989, then in 1991, 1996 and 1998.
Flitting from one controversy to the other, YSR is known to have made as many friends as enemies during his political career. Several Congress and Opposition leaders allege he was among those who instigated the 1990 Hyderabad communal riots.
How does he feel when he hears such allegations? ''He has never been involved,'' says his mother. ''That is why we are worried. Even he is shocked. He fails to understand why they spread canards like this.''
Is he not into faction wars? ''People spread such rumours. We are surprised as we are not involved in such things,'' she says. ''No member of the family has been associated with any of the factions. My husband used to hold panchayats to settle people's problems -- he had done it for 30 years till his murder last year.''
However, Y Konda Reddy, a leading Pulivendla advocate, confirms that YSR's father was an accused in the murder of barytes mine owner Narasaiah in Rajampet. Following this, Narasaiah's nephew made an attempt on YSR's life at the AP secretariat in Hyderabad in the early 1980s. YSR suffered a minor injury on his hand. The cases were later settled out of court.
''If he is a goonda as the Opposition put it, why is there no criminal case against him?'' asks Jaganmohan Reddy. ''Not a single criminal case has been filed against him to date.''
Advocate Konda Reddy confirms this. ''YSR has steered clear of the bomb culture,'' says P Sambasivaiah, an advocate in Cuddapah.
As for YSR's achievements in Pulivendla, Jayamma says, ''Though the town is still under a panchayat, we have cement roads and drinking water taps. He wants to do this and that. But he has not succeeded because he has not been in power."
The family used to run several colleges in Pulivendla. The institutions have been handed over to Loyola College as no one in the family has time. ''The quality of education offered by these colleges has since improved,'' says a distant relative of the family.
''My son will do what he has promised,'' says Jayamma. ''He is not like Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu, who says one thing and does another… Naidu is taking the people for a ride with his hi-tech talk. ''
What will he do in case he becomes CM? ''What do I know? He will do all good things. He will keep all his promises including the free power scheme for farmers. He knows how farmers struggle…''
If the proud moment arrives, the family will definitely miss YSR's father. Already, as the campaign reaches a crescendo, the family is handicapped by his absence. ''Abba's absence will definitely be felt by us and the party workers,'' says Jaganmohan Reddy. ''Each of us is putting in extra effort to fill the gap. But the gap is still felt in Kodur and Rajampet (where YSR confidant Dr Sai Pratap is seeking his fifth consecutive win). We are not able to do much there due to lack of time.''
Will the Congress lose the seat? ''No. Maybe the majority will come down,'' he says.
Asked if his father had allowed him to join politics, Jaganmohan says, ''I am trying to rise to the occasion, and do my bit. I have been in touch with the people ever since I completed my intermediate seven years ago.''
Talking about YSR, his uncle Purshottama Reddy says, ''He can easily manage people, whether it is a rowdy or a saint. He is respected by everyone in Pulivendla.''
Ramesh of Panjanapalli village, near Pulivendla, confirms this. ''No matter what the allegations are, we will support YSR as he is the only leader who helps us. People love him.''
''He has vote-catching abilities,'' says advocate Sambasivaiah. ''He has long-term plans, is very ambitious. No one can maintain PR like him.''
''He helps even an enemy if approached,'' says farmer Yaduguri Venkata Krishna Reddy, a farmer in YSR's native Balpanur village. ''He does not have a feudal mentality. He allows people to sit and chat with him.''
''The fact that a huge crowd came when he had filed his nomination indicates his popularity,'' says Anjaneyulu of Pulivendla. ''He has cinema star-like glamour. As far as Cuddapah is considered, he is the king.''
Y.S.R waived arrears of power bills related to agricultural consumption to the tune of Rs.1,192 crores with the First Signature as chief minister on May 14th .

YSR great Eforts:-

v Free power to the farmers from the first day (May 14th 2004) of YSR in power.


v Started %u201CJala Yagnam%u201D to build 26 Major irrigation projects and 6 medium irrigation projects with the expenditure of 56,000 Crores investment.


v FAB (Electronics, Semi Conductor) City to Andhra Pradesh.


v Distribution of Lands to poor farmers with the %u201CIndira Prabha%u201D programme.


v Science City Proposal in Ananatapur with 1,00,000 Crores investment.


v Inter national Air port to Hyderabad.


v The Congress government launched a new scheme by name Rajiv Yuva Shakthi to provide wage employment and self employment by spending 1000 crores.


v Birla Institute of Technology (BITS) to Andhra Pradesh.


v For low-income urban population, government has launched an innovative housing scheme %u201CRajiv Gruhakalpa%u201D.


v American Consulate to Andhra Pradesh.


v 25 Paise interest to Dwacra Group Women.


v Vizag Steel Plant Expansion.


v Adidas shoe company to Nellore district.


v Successfully getting highest amount of money from Central Finance commission since three years, for the 2007 year 30,000 crores and 2006 year 20,000 crores.


v Completed Jhanjavathi Project for Vijyanagram district.


v Successfully launched %u201CRajiv Internet Village%u201D to promote technology to villages.

v Out of 117 election promises made in 2004, works pertaining to 74 were completed, 19 were under various stages of progress and 24 were pending

ఒక ఒంటరి బాటసారి ప్రేమకధ (ఒక అందమైన చేదు జ్ఞాపకం )

A True Love Story (ఒక అందమైన చేదు జ్ఞాపకం)
ఏమని చెప్పను చెప్పాలని ఉంది గొంతు విప్పాలని ఉంది చెప్పుకోలేక మనసు కధ విప్పాలని ఉంది చిన్ననాటి జ్ఞాపకాలను నెమరు వేసుకోలేక నాలో నేనే మదన పడుతున్న గతం ఒక అందమైన పుస్తకం లోని పేజీలు మాత్రమే అది నేను చదువుకునే రోజులు అప్పటికి నా వయస్సు పద్నాలుగు సంవత్సరాలు ఉంటాయి నేను స్కూల్ లో బాగా చదివే వాడిని అనుకోకుండా ఒక అందమైన అమ్మాయి నన్ను ఇష్టపడుతున్నాడని తెలిసి నేను కలవర పడ్డాను కానీ అంతలో ఏమైందో నా మనసుకు తెలియని కలవరం మొదలైయ్యింది . అప్పటికే నేను స్కూల్ లో ఫస్ట్ వచ్చే వాడిని తన వల్ల నా చదువు వెనకపడింది కానీ నేను బయపడలేదు నా లక్ష్యము ఒక్కటే నేను నా కల మీద నిలబడి సొంతంగా కస్టపడి జీవితంలో ఏంటో ఉన్న్నత శికరాలను అధిరోహించాలని ఎంతగానో తపించేవాడిని కాని దేవుడు ఆడే ఈ వింత నాటకంలో మనమందరం పావులమని గ్రహించి చాల బాధ పడ్డాను. కాలగమనం లో తను పూర్తిగా మారిపోయింది నేనేమో తన కోసం వేచి ఉంటె తను మాత్రం వేరే ఒకరిని వివాహం చేసుకుంది కానీ నేను బడ పడలేదు కానీ తను చిరకాలం సంతోషంగా ఉండాలని ఆ దేవుడిని ప్రార్దిస్తూ నా ప్రేమ ఒక అందమైన చేదు జ్ఞాపకం....

మనసులోని భావాలెన్నో
మరువలేని గాయాలెన్నో
వీడలేని నేస్తాలెన్నో
వీడిపోని బంధాలెన్నో
మరపురాని పాటలెన్నో
మధురమయిన క్షణాలెన్నో
కవ్వించే కబుర్లెన్నో
మాయమయ్యే మార్పులెన్నో
అవసరానికి ఆడిన అబద్ధాలెన్నో
తుంటరిగా చేసిన చిలిపి పనులెన్నో
ఆస్చర్యపరిచే అద్భుతాలెన్నో
మాటల్లో చెప్పలేని ముచ్చట్లెన్నో
ముసుగు వేసిన మనసుకు మరువరాని జ్ఞాపకాలెన్నో
ఎన్నో ఎన్నెన్నో ఇంకెన్నో...
నా జీవితంలో మరువలేని ఇంకెన్నో....మధురక్షణలు (My Sweet Memories)

Friendship

FriendshipFriendship is a rare jewel that shines,
Only when u give it a sunny smile
Friendship is a lock that opens,
Only when u unlock ur true self to it
Friendship is a song which is sung,
Only when u know its rhythm
Friendship is a dream which comes true,
Only when u believe in it
Friendship is a sun which rises,
Only when ur heart has set on it
Friendship is a throne, on which u can sit,
Only when u share ur kingdom with it
Friendship is a path, which u will find,
Only when u know u are lost
Friendship is a hand that holds urs,
Only when u extend urs
Friendship is an album of reminiscences, which u can leaf through,
Only when u cherish it
Friendship is a lamp which lights,
Only when u know it will assuage ur heart
Friendship is a lantern which glows,
Only when u need the warmth of it
Friendship is a language which u speak,
Only when u know the meaning of it
Friendship is a potpourri of feelings, which u can smell,
Only when u have a true friend!! :)

Valentines Day special

Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the West, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The day was originally a pagan festival that was renamed after two Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.

The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Since the 19th century, handwritten notes have largely given way to mass-produced greeting cards.[1] The sending of Valentines was a fashion in nineteenth-century Great Britain, and, in 1847, Esther Howland developed a successful business in her Worcester, Massachusetts home with hand-made Valentine cards based on British models. The popularity of Valentine cards in 19th-century America was a harbinger of the future commercialization of holidays in the United States.[2]

The U.S. Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion valentines are sent each year worldwide, making the day the second largest card-sending holiday of the year, behind Christmas. The association estimates that, in the US, men spend in average twice as much money as women

Valentine's Day: Quotations
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.
- Aristotle
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
- Lao Tzu
My bounty is as boundless as the sea,
My love as deep; the more I give to thee,
The more I have, for both are infinite.
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Young love is a flame; very pretty, often very hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. The love of the older and disciplined heart is as coals, deep-burning, unquenchable.
- Henry Ward Beecher
Age does not protect you from love. But love, to some extent, protects you from age.
- Anais Nin
Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward in the same direction.
- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Love has no desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires;
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
- Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
-Helen Keller
Love does not dominate; it cultivates.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.
- Zora Neale Hurston
Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love.
- Leo Tolstoy
Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away.
- Dorothy Parker
I have learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart.
- Alice Walker
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way
than this: where I does not exist nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.
- Pablo Neruda, "Love Sonnet XVII"

Power star PAWAN KALYAN

Pawan Kalyan (Telugu: పవన్ కళ్యాణ్, born September 2, 1971)[3] He is an indian actor and film director.He is fondly called 'Power Star' by his fans.His birth name is Konidala Kalyan.He starred in very few films and became one of the top celebrities in India,perhaps the most notable of these being the hugely successful of his five films( Suswagatham,Tholi Prema,Thammudu,Badri,Khushi).He is the younger brother of popular Telugu actor, Chiranjeevi and producer Naga Babu.

Contents

1 Early life
2 Superstardom and "Pawan -mania"
3 Social Work
4 Personal life
5 Filmography
6 Trivia
7 References
8 External links



Early life

Pawan Kalyan is born in Mogalthur, Andhra Pradesh, India .Pawan Kalyan entered the Telugu movie industry with Akkada Abbai Ikkada Ammayi as Kalyan Babu. This film did not do well at the box office. However, he was noticed for his Martial Arts. After his first movie, his second movie Gokulamlo Seetha was an average flick but his next movies like Suswagatham.

In 1998, Tholi Prema released. It initially started out low profile but the treatement and the storyline along with melodious and balanced music by Deva took the movie to great heights and so did the image of Pawan Kalyan. Tholi Prema is a milestone in Pawan Kalyan's career. It is the movie which made the audience recognize the talent him.

Thammudu, another blockbuster followed, This film is loosely based on the 1989 English movie Kickboxer (film).

Badri, directed by Poori Jagannath starring Pawan Kalyan, Amisha Patel and Renu Desai is carried to a success range solely by Pawan Kalyan. Kushi, released in 2001, created records. Kushi, his 7th movie, went on to get a gross of 20 crores.

After Kushi, Pawan Kalyan was in Japan for a brief period learing Aikido. That's for his debut directoral film Johnny (2003 film). The film had Renu Desai as lead actress. The film didnot do great at the boxoffice but the movie has touching moments and became a canvas of Pawan's directoral skills.He compensated the distributors'loss.

Gudumba Shankar released in 2004. This film has Pawan Kalyan written all over it.Stunts and songs are conceptualized by Pawan Kalyan. He also got the credits for screenplay. The film is a good family entertainer. However that was not what his fans were expecting. The film did average business at the boxoffice.

Later Vyjayanthi Films released Balu ABCDEFG in 2005. This film is directed by Karunakaran who directed Tholi Prema.

Bangaram-Although it opened with extraordinary collections grossing almost 10 crores opening week, the film came out to be a disappointment.

Annavaram (film) was released on December 29, 2006 by getting a good response and proved to be a big hit at box office.On Day 1, the film grossed 3.75 crores.The film grossed a share of 12.44 crores In its first week , 18 crores second week.After three weeks, the film grossed a share of 27 crores,which is making it the highest grossing film in Kalyan's career.

Jalsa The film released with 1000 prints and collected Rs 21crores in its opening week.The film's gross collection for the first 50 Days is Rs.42 Crores and collected 53 crores in its complete 100 days run with 25 centres. And recorded as the highest grosser of the tollywood till date.

Puli (film) is an upcoming 2009 Film which will be releasing on mid, 2009.


Superstardom and "Pawan -mania"The move from "star" to "superstar" came when pawan kalyan played "balu"in the 1998 blockbuster Toliprema the highest critical aclaimed movie .It also received 6 nandi awards.Over the course of the next few years he would become a household name statewide,synonymous with labels such as "teenage heart-throb".In 1999 pawankalyan began a shift away to action and love involved movies and moved to engage himself by starring in three epic movies:Thammudu,Badri,Khushi.All three films were very well received by critics.

By 2002, Pawan Kalyan is shot to such a fame that Pepsi decided to pit him againt their arch rival coke, being promoted by his big brother, Chiranjeevi. Pawan Kalyan, in one of his interviews, commented that he is an artist and hence it's not him but his films that should do the talking. Pawan Kalyan also composed stunts for Chiranjeevi's Daddy.


Social Work
Pawan has started an organisation called Common Man Protection Force in October 2007. He has contributed 1 crore INR towards the corpus fund, CMPF aims to solve the social problems, help the neglected sections of the society. Its area of operations is in India. He intends to do it through organised militia, and seems to have got carried away with the ideals of Gudumba Shankar. CMPF targets child prostitution, Flourosis afflicted areas initially.

Kalyan has joined Prajarajyam, his brother Chiranjeevi's political party. Kalyan is the head of Yuvarajyam, the youth wing of Prajarajyam party

Personal lifeHe is the youngest brother of Telugu actor Chiranjeevi and actor/producer Nagendra Babu. Kalyan was first married to Nandini. The couple are now divorced and he is married to Renu Desai, his co-star in Badri and Johnny. The couple have a son named Akira Nandan, named after his favorite director Akira Kurosawa.

Filmography
Year Film Role Other notes
2009 Puli (film) komaram puli
2008 Jalsa Sanjay Sahu collected 55 crores in its complete 100 days run
2007 Shankar Dada ZNB Suresh Cameo appearance
2007 Annavaram Annavaram Film grossed 27crores in first three weeks
2006 Bangaram Bangaram Film grossed 10crores in its opening weekend
2005 Balu Balu, Ghani Above average
2004 Shankardada MBBS Cameo appearance
2004 Gudumba Shankar Gudumba Shankar, Kalyan-Ji Anand Ji screenplay,Stunts and songs are conceptualized by Pawan Kalyan
2003 Johnny (2003 film) Johnny Fight sequences and Cinematography are the key elements in the film
2001 Kushi (2001 film) Siddu - Siddharth Roy The film had a 175-day run
2000 Badri (2000 film) Badri The film grossed more than Rs.120 million
2000 Thammudu Subrahmanyam alias Subbu alias Subash A silver jubilee film
1998 Tholi Prema Balu Winner National Award Best Feature Film and run for more than 200 days
1997 Suswagatham Ganesh Hit
1997 Gokulamlo Seetha Pawan Average
1996 Akkada Abbai Ikkada Ammayi Kalyan Dangerous stunts and martial arts in this movie was done by his own

Trivia
Pawan Kalyan is a Vegetarian.
He has a Black Belt in Martial Arts and does his own stunts.
He compensated the distributors' loss for his film johnny.
pawan kalyan was the first south indian actor to endorse in pepsi ad campaign.
His wife Renu Desai is the costume designer for most of his films.
Tamil actors Vijay and Venkatesh are good friends of his and both expressed their interest to act in a film together.
Also Directors Trivikram And Puri Jagannath are good friends of Him.
An ardent admirer of Che guevara ,Jayaprakash Narayan and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tamil and Telugu actress Trisha in an interview said that, she had a crush on Pawan Kalyan.
Many of the young actors and actresses in tollywood admire Pawan as an idol and icon.
His favourite past time is reading books and planting saplings.He has a farm house in the outskirts of hyderabad where he grows vegetables,fruits.
He is the most misunderstood man in the Telugu film industry, But there is no denying Kalyan's star power