సాయి కార్తీక్

I was there in Hyderabad for Sankranthi on a long leave and had the pleasure to watch the film 'Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu'. In the film Mahesh Babu asks a modern Telugu girl (yet to come to a conclusion on the term 'Modern Telugu Girl/woman')  "Puvvu isthe ekkda pettukuntave?"  with profound sarcasm and logic behind it, this dialogue reflected my thought and mindset. Ordinary readers can also have their own opinions and criticisms after reading the entire post. I seriously wonder if the word 'Telugutanam' is relevant anymore?. Dressing style of Telugu people has undergone drastically, Telugu costumes are now just a part of festivals and auspicious ceremonies and beware - we are not wearing them because of our love for telugutanam but as a competition with our colleagues, buddies and relatives to exude our pseudo respect to our Telugu culture. Outsourced Telugu-tanam The elite Telugu...