P V on TRIVENI*
“I always remember Triveni because in my formative years, it
had a decisive effect on my thinking and instilled the spirit of patriotism
more than any other journal or periodical”
P. V. Narsimha Rao
(From a letter to The Editor,
Triveni)
After having lost touch with Prof. Chalapati Rao, one fine
afternoon I think, he surfaced with a copy of Triveni. In those days, Triveni was something which
was our staplefood. I have said this
many times during our younger days - we were fed on it like mother’s milk. I was overjoyed to find that Triveni had not
closed. So I could say that persons of
my generation are grateful to Prof. Chalapati Rao for having continued it. We
should all put our heads together and see that Triveni attains its glory. He is holding it with great courage,
determination but then it is too much to do for one individual. He is also
getting on years. But, Triveni should never, never stop.
We had Ramanand Chatterjee’s Modern Review, not many people
must have heard about it. The spirit of
nationalism was nurtured by some magazines in India - Bharathi, Triveni. Out of
them only Triveni survives and some how we do not have vehicles of culture
being read, being published, being used in the numbers in which India deserves
it. No, they are not there. There are a lot of publications but publications
like the Triveni have to be multiplied to a very large extent. There is some distortion in the minds of the
younger generation today. They are very
good, very bright, absolutely top class in their studies and intellect but
there is something that needs to be felt indepth and that comes from Triveni
and that came from Ramanand Chatterjee’s Modern Review. That is what is lacking
now.
*Excerpts
from the speech delivered on 2nd October, 2002 during the release of
the book Art of Living authored by Prof. I. V. Chalapati Rao, published
by Sri Yabaluri Raghavaiah Memorial Trust.