Ooravatala Deepaala Oosulu
Story
2.5 hrs
April 30, 2026 7:00 pm Thursday
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‘Ooravatala Deepaala Oosulu…. : Kalingaandhra Jaanapada Kathalu’ (Wick-lamps meeting and conversing outside the village …: Folk stories of Kalinga-Andhra or North Andhra region) An immersive audio-presentation of stories collected and rewrtitten by eminent writer Bammidi Jagadeeswara Rao.

There is a special vibe and twang to to the Telugu dialect and folk narrative imagination of Kalinga-Andhra (erstwhile North Andhra districts of Srikakaulam and Vijayanagaram and adjacent districts of Orissa). Reputed Telugu writer Bammidi Jagadeeswara Rao has done significant work in collecting, rewriting and publishing a number of these delectable and sharply ironic and meaningful traditional stories over the last three and a half decades.

In association with Lamakaan, the group Maruvam brings an audio-presenntation of some delectable TELUGU Kalinga-Andhra FOLK STORIES as part of its DHWANI (immersive audio-presntation) series.

Voice artistes : Bammidi Jagadeeswara Rao, La.li.ta. and Sumanaspati The 75 mins programme will be followed by an interaction with the author Jagadeeswara Rao. Time: 7 – 9 pm

‘ధ్వని’ (నిండైన శ్రవ్య-రూప అనుభవం) ఊరవతల దీపాల ఊసులు …… : కళింగాంధ్ర జానపద కథల తళుక్కులు ప్రముఖ రచయిత బమ్మిడి జగదీశ్వర రావు సేకరించి, రచించిన కథలు

కళాకారులు : బమ్మిడి జగదీశ్వరరావు, ల.లి.త., సుమనస్పతి

All are Invited!

Organizer
Lamakaan and Maruvam & Dhwani
మరువం (maruvam) is a recently reactivated forum for probing, Intelligent, and artistically oriented talks/conversations/audio performances primarily in Telugu. Lamakaan, a vibrant and inclusive cultural space in Hyderabad, is dedicated to promoting and presenting the finest in art, literature, cinema, theater, debates, discussions, and dialogue. Committed to accessibility and openness, it offers a welcoming environment where creativity and intellectual exchange thrive.