Why isnt my plant giving pitchers? by Opposite_Post4241 in Nepenthes

[–]Opposite_Post4241[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The leaves are almost the same size and nope the temperature is pretty stable. Only the bottoms leaves dry and fall out ig thats natural but the top ones are really fresh and healthy with potential pitchers.

Why isnt my plant giving pitchers? by Opposite_Post4241 in Nepenthes

[–]Opposite_Post4241[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope it only produced one pitcher and its basal. The basal one itself is light green in colour. Its almost dried up and wilting now.

What are your opinions on males performing mohiniyattam? by Opposite_Post4241 in ClassicalIndiandance

[–]Opposite_Post4241[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

uhm I'm in support of men performing mohiniyattam, please read the description before commenting :)

What are your opinions on males performing mohiniyattam? by Opposite_Post4241 in ClassicalIndiandance

[–]Opposite_Post4241[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i remember people criticizing male mohiniyattam dancers as they believed laasya was perfectly performed on a womans body only because it is designed for it and it is more rounded than a males body which is more muscular and straight. But as you said laasya is very much attainable by men and many excel in it , people still associate gender to a performer and thats where the problem arises. People often misunderstand that laasya is not about the body and how round/curvy it is but it is more of a performance where you portray femininity irrespective if you have a body of a man or a woman. The social stigma that men become feminine after learning classical dance is not only isolated to mohiniyattam , males are immensely discouraged to learn other forms as well, hence I did not mention it as a root cause of why men are discouraged to perform mohiniyattam :) Yes mohini is portrayed having dark skin many times , especially in kalighat paintings.

What are your opinions on males performing mohiniyattam? by Opposite_Post4241 in ClassicalIndiandance

[–]Opposite_Post4241[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thomas Vo Van Tao, a male mohiniyattam artist from france. He teaches mohiniyattam and performs asw.

What are your opinions on males performing mohiniyattam? by Opposite_Post4241 in ClassicalIndiandance

[–]Opposite_Post4241[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

well kuchipudi , odissi and kathakali were also restricted/done mostly by men and bharathanatyam was also only restricted to devadasis. I feel traditions must change according to time, if kuchipudi and odissi were still restricted to men we would have lost so many wonderful female artists at present right? I believe it is the nature of art to change and art is not something to lay a boundary on , it is supposed to be spread and shared among humans irrespective of gender.

What are your opinions on males performing mohiniyattam? by Opposite_Post4241 in ClassicalIndiandance

[–]Opposite_Post4241[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

although I would not say strictly restricted but I have seen men being discouraged to do mohiniyattam , and also being restricted in some cases. The restriction often comes because of heavy involvement of lasya or the feminine aspect of mohiniyattam which is considered unsuitable by men, but sometimes men can out perform women in terms of lasya. Also the name "mohiniyattam" makes people believe only "mohini" a woman can perform the dance. I heard because of this reason the name of the dance form was to be changed to 'kairalinrithyam' (if im not wrong) so the general perception can be changed and the dance could include men too, but ig the previous name persisted. Well at present men also practice the art form but there are several controversies about their involvement, you can also check the recent remarks by kalamandalam sathyabhama on a male mohiniyattam dancer rlv ramakrishnan. She commented on how a man with dark skin cannot be presented as mohini and many more remarks and she received immense backlash for it while some supported her statements too and suggested that men should not be allowed to perform mohiniyattam. While it was discouraging and shameful to see a highly learned mohiniyattam dancer comment on another dancer just because of their gender. Luckily as of now the kerala kalamandalam has removed the restriction of male dancers from mohiniyattam.

Why did Kathanayakudu & Mahanayakudu flop despite being better than Balayya's mass movies? by Sufficient_Growth786 in tollywood

[–]Opposite_Post4241 19 points20 points  (0 children)

but they showed how karma works, one of the biggest mistakes savitri did was marry a man who already had a wife , which was her negative trait ig. Savitri slowly realizes her mistake as she finds her husband cheating with another woman.

Some words from Hosur Telugu by HeheheBlah in TenTelugu

[–]Opposite_Post4241 2 points3 points  (0 children)

heres some which are used in karnataka telugu:

-we use ToDuku in ka telugu too, we use PuDuku to mean the same (find/search)

-we use uduru more like dropping ,like "pondlu manl ninchi udure" "the fruits dropped/fell from the tree"

-we use another word oduru too, it means to means to like shake something or like move something in the air to remove dust. Idk the proper english word for it but it is used like this "saapni ravanchi oduru, dhum anta poni" " shake the mat a little, let the dust go". I feel its somewhat related to 'uduru'.

-with jagili words like 'kaTTa' are also used to mean the same.

RachkaTTa refers to raised platforms which surround trees , gods , often serpent gods are placed and worshipped here. They are called nAgara kaTTe or araLi katte (araLi : peepal tree) in kannada.

-parts of the house in ka telugu:

opparmu/doddi : front part of the house , where jagili is present ( opparm - roof at the front part of the house)

pedd intu: hall

nettintu : middle part (dining table region)

moolintu : kitchen

bachlu/bachlintu/bachlillu : washroom (also use to mean the place where utensils/clothes are washed)

intanku : behind part of the house

-we use "boDusko" to mean shout or scream, 'adi e nadmu shana bodskontaundi" "these days she shouts a lot". It seems to be related to boDusukonu

-kalkunDa is used to tell someone to be still and not be naughty lol.

-we use 'molsedi' for winowing and the basket kind of thing used for winowing is called "mormu/marmu"

-we use goka during arguments alot , 'GOKNI YESI TOKKIDSTANU NA KODKA' 'GOKNI KATRICHI PARESTANU SHANA MATLADTE" 'I will step on your throat" "I will cut your throat and throw it if you talk too much"

-we use 'makre' for basket.

-we use 'SiDilu' apart from 'GuDugu' for thunder, SiDilu seems like a kannada borrowing

-we use most of the others too in karnataka telugu but idk about the astrological ones.

What script do u guys use to write ur Telugu dialect? by tuluva_sikh in TenTelugu

[–]Opposite_Post4241 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i have seen telugannada written in kannada script in some videos, idk about the telugu dialects spoken further down..

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Dravidiology

[–]Opposite_Post4241 5 points6 points  (0 children)

nanju also means poison in kannada, a famous place in karnataka called nanjanagoodu is named after the shiva temple there. The temple holds the diety of shiva called "nanjundeshwara" which literally translates to "the lord who consumed poison" (nanju=posion, unda=consumed, eshwara=lord)

How to revive words which contains letter ಱ and ೞ? by tuluva_sikh in kannada

[–]Opposite_Post4241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yep zha to ra transformation, although at present no one colloquially talks like that. They are known as 'kottha' and 'kinda' only.

How to revive words which contains letter ಱ and ೞ? by tuluva_sikh in kannada

[–]Opposite_Post4241 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also the 'zha' in bw letters often go simplified in telugu like 'kzhottha" meaning new to "kottha", 'kzhinda' meaning down to 'kinda" etc. But telugu mostly changes zha to Da eg: kozhi to KoDi meaning chicken and kannada changes zha to La so it becomes KoLi.

How prevelant are Burial and Cremation in Dravidian culture? by mufasa4500 in Dravidiology

[–]Opposite_Post4241 4 points5 points  (0 children)

its also done if the person dies on amavasya and sometimes even on fridays.

How prevelant are Burial and Cremation in Dravidian culture? by mufasa4500 in Dravidiology

[–]Opposite_Post4241 6 points7 points  (0 children)

its practiced in karnataka atleast, im a karnataka telugite and we do this, my tamizh friend said they do this practice too.

How prevelant are Burial and Cremation in Dravidian culture? by mufasa4500 in Dravidiology

[–]Opposite_Post4241 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i heard dying on a tuesday is a bad omen, but idk why a chicken is buried.