1045 Changing Life Styles based on the basis of bubbly patronages will be extremely dangerous. Here are lessons from History

The following write up is not to be viewed as a comment on the 21st Century Brahmins in general, or the East Godavari, West Godavari Brahmins, in particular. This verse narrates what happened in 14th Century Era in the Godavari Area. That too, under the patronage of just two Royal Brothers, ruling near Rajahmundry-Anaparti-Bhimavaram-Vengi. This Royal Patronage might have dwindled during the lifetime of Srinatha himself, i.e. the 14th Century itself. It only demonstrates that Royal Patronages (in the 21st Century we can say Government Patronages) are like bubbles. It is important, whoever receives patronages from Wealthy persons are to realise the ephemeral and transient nature of such magnanimities. Those who rule the country and the States too have to realise that their rule will only be just for five years or ten years, or some years more.

ధరియింపనేర్చిరి దర్భ వెట్టెడు వ్రేళ్ళ
లీల మాణిక్యాంగుళీయకములు
కల్పింప నేర్చిరి గంగమట్టియ మీద
కస్తూరికా పుండ్రకములు నొసల
సవరింప నేర్చిరి జన్నిదంబుల మ్రోల
దార హారములు ముత్యాలసరులు
చెరువంగ నేర్చిరి శిఖల నెన్నడుములఁ
గమ్మని క్రొత్త చెంగల్వ విరులు

ధామముల వెండిపైడియుఁ దడఁబడంగ
బ్రాహ్మణోత్తములగ్రహారముల యందు
వేమభూపాలుడనుజన్ము వీరభద్రు
ధాత్రి నేలింప గౌతమీ తటమునందు

Roman Script: dhariyimpa nErchiri darbha veTTeDu vrELLa
lIla mANikyAngulIyakamulu
kalpincha nErchiri ganga maTTiya mIda
kastUrika punDrakamulu nosala
savarinca nErciri jannidambula mrOla
tAra hAramulu mutyAla sarulu
ceruvanga nErciri sikhala nennaDumula
kammani krotta cengalva virulu

dhAmamula venDi paiDiyu taDabaDanga
brAhmaNottamu lagrahAramu la yandu
vEma bhUpAluDanu janmu vIrabhadru
dhAtri nElimpa gautamI taTamu nandu.

English Gist: This verse describes the change in the Life Style of Brahmins of the East and West Godavari Districts, owing to the patronage and generosity of virabhadra Reddy and Vema Reddy, Rulers of the Region in the 14th Century A.D.

Earlier, prior to receiving the munificence of virabhadra Reddy, the Brahmins were wearing on their fingers, rings made of 'darbha' grass (a ritualistic, sacrificial requirement). After the patronage, they started wearing rings embedded with gems and precious stones.

Prior to the magnanimity of virabhadra Reddy, the Godavari Brahmins were wearing on their forehead, marks of soil from River Ganges. Now, they started wearing vertical facial marks mixed with cosmetic perfumary substances like musk / pug.

Prior to receiving bounties from virabhadra Reddy, the Godavari Brahmins were wearing sacred threads of cotton. After the indulgences from the King, they started wearing golden lace-chains, and laces of pearls.

Prior to getting benefitted by the magnanimity of virabhadra Reddy, the Godavari Brahmins were not wearing on their waists and in their hair strands/plaits, garlands of 'chengalva' flowers. Now, they started wearing around their waists, necks, vests, and on their hair plaits/mares -- garlands made of Chengalva flowers.

The Brahmins in their Special Hamlets called agrahArams, started living in homes filled with gold and silver. All this happened during the Rule of the elder brother Vema bhUpAla, and the younger brother virabhadra Reddy. from: Srinatha kAsi khanDam శ్రీనాథుడు కాశీ ఖండం

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శార్దూలం. ఈ క్షోణిన్నినుఁ బోలు సత్కవులు లేరీ నేటి కాలంబునన్
ద్రాక్షారామ చళుక్య భీమవర గంధర్వాప్సరో భామినీ
వక్షోజద్వయ గంధసార ఘుసృణ ద్వైరాజ్య భారంబు న
ద్యక్షీంచున్ గవి సార్వభౌమ! భవదీయ ప్రౌఢసాహిత్యముల్.

Roman Script: I kshONin ninu bOlu satkavulu lErI nETi kAlambunan
drAkshArAma caLukya bhImavara gandharvApsarO bhAminI
vakshOjadvaya gandha sAra ghusruNa dvairAjya bhArambu nad
dyakshImcun kavi sArvabhauma ! bhavadIya prauDha sAhityamul.

English Gist: This verse is said to have been said by Shri virabhadra Reddy, who was the recipient of the 14th C. AD, Poetic work of Emperor of (Telugu) Poets Shrinatha-- kAsI khanDam (The Story of 'kASI', another name for vAraNAsi). Shrinatha mentioned in the Preface to his work, that virabhadra Reddy eulogised him with the above verse. It says: Oh Srinatha ! Emperor of Poets! On this Earth, there are no Great Poets who will equal you. The Damsel Ladies in DrAkshArama and Bhimavaram (These two are Shiva Temple Towns in East and West Godavari Districts of Andhra Pradesh, India) were conquered by the handsomeness of Shrinatha. References to gandhasAra (sandalwood), and ghusriNa (saffron) are references to the cosmetics applied by Shrinatha on his body. from: Shrinatha & Virabhadra Reddy శ్రీనాథుడు, వీరభద్రారెడ్డి, కాశీఖండం, అవతారిక.

ybrao-a-donkey's feelings, not intended to be imposed on others

The above changes in life style of Brahmins pertains to 14th Century CE.

Question: Today, Godavari Villages and Towns near Rajahmundry and Bhimavaram have become Dens for Criminal Activities?

That is the beauty of this Planet called the Earth. The same landlords of the 14th Century who supported scholars and Poets, today their Heirs may be participating in criminal activities such as Production and Exchange of Forged Currency Notes, Smuggling of Gold, Running Gambling Campaigns in the name of Cock Fights, Cricket Betting, participating in Real Estate Scams and Stock Exchange Speculations, heroin smuggling, Cheating Banks, and what not? It is high time that Mr. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu, Mr. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, and Mr. Pavan Kalyan look into the Criminal Histories of their supporters, and the supporterrs of their Parties-- of all Areas in Andhra Pradesh in general, and Godavari Districts in particular.
This post is incomplete. I shall come back and continue adding / deleting/ modifying.

989 Friction between Ruling Party Legislators and the Administration & Law Enforcement Functionaries may be a Universal Problem, but it seems to be escalating in Andhra Pradesh!

Friction between Ruling Party Legislators and the Functionaries of Administration and Law Enforcement, may be a Universal phenomenon, but it appears to be escalating in the State of Andhra Pradesh, India. The duties of Legislators in their most basic form, as envisaged in Constitutions, and practices in different countries, seem to be limited to framing of laws, introducing bills in Parliaments and Assemblies, raising some questions of nature pertaining to the Nation, Province, or the particular Constituency of the Legislator. They are not expected to undertake Executive functions, or intrude into administrative / law enforcement functions. But, then there may be instances of very very exceptional nature, such as intervening when extreme injustice is being done to the poorest and the weakest of the society, particularly the most downtrodden in the Constituency of the Legislator.

Related Links

Click here to go to: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/220517/andhra-pradesh-12-mlas-3-mlcs-surrender-gunmen.html.

One latest such example: Fifteen Ruling Party MLAs and MLCs in West Godavari District, have decided to surrender the 'Gunmen' protection given to them for their personal security by the Government. This decision to surrender Gunmen was made in the presence of the In-charge Minister for West Godavari Mr. Prattipati Pulla Rao, and the Labor Minister, Mr. Pithani Satyanarayana, belonging to the West Godavari District.

Starting point: A dispute arose between dalits belonging to Telugu Desam Party and the YSRC Party, in West Godavari District. The village is in Iragavaram Police Station Limits. Iragavaram Police Sub Inspector is investigating the case. The Telugu Desam Party supporters approached the Legislator of the Tanuku Constituency Mr. Arimilli Radhakrishna for help.

Shri Radhakrishna, MLA reportedly asked the Iragavaram Sub Inspector, Srinivasa Rao, to meet Him at His Residence At Relangi village In Iragavaram mandal. The Sub Inspector Srinivasa Rao, along with his Station writer Prateep Kumar went to the Relangi village, as advised by the legislator. It is alleged that Shri Radhakrishna detained the Iragavaram Sub Inspector and his station writer at Telugu Desam party office in Velpuru of Tanuku rural mandal. They were released after intervention by Senior Police Functionaries. On complaint from the SI and the Writer, the Police have registered a case against the MLA and eight others for wrongful confinement under Sections 341, 342 and 353 of Indian Penal Code.

According to the Tanuku MLA, the Police have booked cases only against dalits supporting Telugu Desam Party, and failed to book cases against the Rival dalits. Some allegations reportedly made by the Tanuku MLA:

Superintendent of Police is running a parallel government in the district.
He is encouraging the police to book cases against TD workers.
I did not confine anybody.
Why the police confined and booked cases against Dalit women and arrested them in midnight?
West Godavari Police Officers’ Association has no powers due to lack of elections for the past five years.
I have not committed any mistake.
I shall not bow my head to anybody. If party elders, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and N. Lokesh believe in the police action, I shall resign.
Police could not do any action against the cricket betting mafia and other mafias in the district.

What will the Chief Minister do?

His past actions in similar instances will show, the likely outcome in the present Tanuku case. That means he may not do anything. Or probably, he may ask the Tanuku MLA to apologise, and ask the Police Officials to close the matter. Then, wait for the next example of Friction!!!

Past Recent Instances

Manhandling of a Lady Mandal Revenue Officer, by Denduluru MLA, Mr. Chintamaneni Prabhakar.
Altercation of the Vijayavada MP Shri Kesineni Nani, MLA Shri Bonda Umamaheswara Rao, MLC Shri Budda Venkanna, with the Dy. Commissioner of Transport Mr. Subrahmanyam, and his Gunman.
Altercation by Denduluru MLA, Mr. Chintamaneni Prabhakar with Police Officials, at Gundugolanu.
Altercation of Opposition Leader Mr. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, with Police Officials in Visakhapatnam, during which he threatened that he would become Chief Minister in two years.

yb-a-donkey's suggestions which are not intended to be imposed on others

Police Officials seem to act with great attention and sincerity when they themselves are ill-treated by People's Representatives. When others are ill-treated by People's Representatives, why they fail to ignore?

These things may appear to be too flimsy and frivolous, when viewed from a National or a global angle. But these issues apparently exist in almost all the 29 States of India, and probably abroad. Global examples, I shall give later on.

Question: Why an MLA? What an ordinary citizen, should do if Administrative Officials and Police Officials fail to take any action, or fail to act impartially?

Ans: In case of criminal issues, aggrieved persons can file 'private cases' in the Magistrate Courts of appropriate jurisdiction. The Magistrates will instruct the Police to register cases.
Writ of Mandamus can be filed in High Courts of appropriate Jurisdiction under Article 226 of Constitution. Writ of Mandamus. For those who do not know about the Writ of Mandamus, here is its meaning:

Mandamus is a Latin word, which means "We Command". Mandamus is an order from the Supreme Court or High Court to a lower court or tribunal or public authority to perform a public or statutory duty. This writ of command is issued by the Supreme Court or High court when any government, court, corporation or any public authority has to do a public duty but fails to do so.

For those who wish to know about the five type of Writ Petitions available in India, the following link will help: Click here to go to http://www.leadthecompetition.in/GKT/gktopics.html.

Question: Going to courts is a cumbersome, expensive, time-consuming affair. Everybody cannot run around courts. Suggest some other solution:

Ans: Police Officials have their own set of problems. Overpopulation, under-staffing, lack of vehicles, Corruption etc.

Prima facie, investigation of crimes is a subject of State Governments in India. It tantamounts conferring monopoly to the State Police over investigation of crimes. This monopoly invariably breeds bias, lethargy, and corruption. There must be a competitor. We have in Banking Sector, Insurance Sector, Medical Sector lots of competition, even amidst public sector bodies. Then why not in criminal investigations? Central Government can establish Central Crime Police in every State, to compete with the State Police. Though CBI handles some cases at present, it is not a full-pledged Police Organ. In case of corruption in Central Government bodies, it investigates. In respect of other crimes, either State Governments have to request for a CBI investigation, or the Central Government / Courts have to advise CBI to take up. CBI is located in one or two Cities in Indian States.

Central crime Police Stations should be established at every place, depending on the number of crimes. People should be free either to approach the State Police or the Central Crime Police. Wherever they lodge their complaint with one Organ, they can change to the second organ, only after expressing dissatisfaction with the first organ. However, there should be no compulsion for the second organ before proceeding with the investigation, to obtain the consent of the first organ. After all, why the Citizen is shifting? Because the first Organ is not co-operating. If consent from the first organ is insisted upon, it will lead to corruption. There is nothing wrong in two Agencies simultaneously conducting investigations, depending on circumstances and situations.

Question: If both the State and Central Crime Police refuse to register an FIR?

Then, the option of approaching a Magistrate Court, is already available. That means three options are available. If Magistrate too fails to deliver justice, there is always the fourth option of the Writ of Mandamus under Article 226 with High Court, and when High Courts too fail, one can go to Supreme Court under Article 32.

To come back and continue adding /deleting / modifying. सशेष. ఇంకా ఉంది.

727 Top performance in what? किस काम में प्रथम गण्यता ? దేనిలో మొదటి ర్యాంకు ?

If the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh wanted to protect those who are raising fish tanks on Kolleru Lake near Denduluru and Unguturu in West Godavari District, it should have either taken up the matter in High Court / Supreme Court, or issued a suitable Government Order to the Divisional Forest Officer, to be lenient, and then face the court, when the matter reaches them. Why Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu is encouraging Denduluru MLA to insult Government Officers who do their duty? Earlier, the same Denduluru MLA is reported to have beaten an MRO handling sand reaches. Mr. Naidu has appointed an Enquiry Committee to investigate into the matter. What happened for it? Earlier, Mr. Naidu has ranked the Denduluru MLA, as a Top Performer ! Top performer in what?

DeccanChronicle.Com, Vijayawada, print edition dated 17th April 2016 (Sunday), Page 5, relating to State News page, has one Report about a Meeting held at Eluru:--

PISCICULTURE KICKS UP CONTROVERSY

(16th April 2016. Eluru.)

Context: Vigilance and Monitoring Committee Meeting presided over by Eluru M.P., Mr. Maganti Venkateswara Rao.

First, the Unguturu M.L.A. Shri Ganti Veeranjaneyulu expressed his grievance that Forest Officials were objecting to pisciculture at Poolla village.

The reply given by the Divisional Forest Officer in-charge Shri G. Shivasankar Reddy, and the reply of Denduluru M.L.A., and Government whip Chintamaneni Prabhakar, are worth noting.

"...Responding to it (Unguturu M.L.A.'s grievance), Divisional Forest Officer In-charge, G. Sivasankar Reddy said that they were not allowing any tanks against the norms for taking up fish culture in the area and added that they were not against any traditional fishing. He said that nearly 57 cases were booked so far, and added that they were facing in contempt of court cases if they were lenient towards commercial pisciculture in the area. ..."

"...Denduluru MLA and Government whip Chintamaneni Prabhakar wondered as to why trouble was coming up only in their area and asked the forest official not to trouble the farmers. He even asked the Official to protect the interest of the farmers if he wanted to continue to work and asked him to go away. ..."

This news seems to have been omitted to be reported by the pro-Government Telugu Newspapers and T.V. channels.

However, Sakshi Telugu Newspaper published some verbatim sentences of the Denduluru M.L.A. and the Forest Officer. These are worth noting. (Note to readers: I am not a supporter of Sakshi Paper or Mr. Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy. Since I am unable to trace the news from the other two newspapers, I am writing the news from Sakshi paper.). Link for those readers who wish to read the news as reported by Sakshi: Click to go to Sakshi.com. . Some lines from this Report. Sakshi dt. 17.04.2016.

(Denduluru MLA:-) : "...సెలవులోకి వెళ్లిపో. మీ ఇష్టమొచ్చినట్టు పనిచేస్తే కుదరదు. మేం చెప్పినట్టు చేయాలంతే...". Approx. English: "...Go on leave. It will not suit if you work as you like. You should do what we ask you to do, that is all. ...".

"...అటవీ అధికారులు ప్రభుత్వానికి అనుకూలంగా వ్యవహరించాలి. కొల్లేరులో చేపల పట్టుబడికి అడ్డొస్తున్నారు. కేంద్రంలోను, రాష్ర్టంలోను మా ప్రభుత్వాలే ఉన్నాయి. మీ ఇష్టానుసారం వ్యవహరిస్తే ఎలా...". Approx. English: "Forest Officials should act in favour of the Government. You are coming as a hindrance to catching fish in Kolleru. Both in Centre and the State, there are our Governments. If you act as you like, how ?...".

(Eluru DFO in-charge:--) "...నిబంధనల ప్రకారం జిరాయితీ భూముల్లో చేపల చెరువులు నిషిద్ధమని, సంప్రదాయ సాగుకు అభ్యంతరం లేదు కానీ ఫిష్ ట్యాంకులు వేస్తే ఊరుకునేది లేదు..." Approx. Engl: "...As per regulations, fish tanks are prohibited in zirayat lands. There is no objection to traditional culture. If fish tanks are put, not going to remain silent. ...".

(Denduluru MLA):--) "...అయితే నువ్వు సెలవులోకి వెళ్లు. ఇంకోడు వస్తాడు...". Approx. Engl: If so, you go on leave. Somebody else will come...".

(DFO in-charge:--) "...నేను ఇప్పుడే సెలవు పెట్టేస్తా. శాంక్షన్ చేయించుకోండి. ...". Approx. Engl: "... I shall now itself apply for leave. Get sanctioned. ...".

ybrao-a-donkey's humble comments. वैबीराव एक गधे के विनम्र राय . వైబీరావ్ గాడిద వినమ్ర వాణి. You have every right to differ with me. I respect your right. आपको मेरे मत से भिन्न राय रखने के संपूर्ण हक है। मै उस अधिकार को परिपूर्ण रूप से गौरव देता हुँ. మీకు, మీ భిన్నమైన అభిప్రాయాన్ని కలిగిఉండే సంపూర్ణ హక్కు ఉంది. దానిని ఎంతో నేను గౌరవిస్తాను. However, pl. examine this donkey's views also. परन्तु एस गधे के दृष्टिकोण को भी अनुशीलन कीजिये. కానీ ఈ గాడిద దృష్టికోణాన్ని కూడ ఓర చూపుతో కంటజూడుమీ, క్రీగంట జూడమీ.

1. Is the news not worthy of being printed in the Top Two Telugu Newspapers? One of the two newspapers claims that it is "dammu unna patrika" (newspaper with courage).

2. What are the views of our beloved Chief Minister, Mr. Nara Chandra Babu Naidu about this Eluru Meeting? Does he support the Denduluru MLA who went on insulting the DFO, who is just discharging his duty as a public servant? When Mr. Chandra Babu Naidu ranks the performance of TDP MLAs, will he rank the Denduluru MLA as No. 1 ?

Subject to corrections and deletions. To continue. सशेष. ఇంకా ఉంది.