Reviving culture | Building community | Creating for the next generation

Culture, carried forward.

RASI CARES is a public charitable trust dedicated to keeping Telugu and Indian cultural heritage alive through classical literature, music albums, community celebrations, digital programming, and value-based education.

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What is RASI CARES?

A cultural foundation built to make Indian heritage accessible, alive, and useful.

RASI CARES works at the intersection of cultural preservation, public education, and community engagement. Its work carries forward literary and musical traditions while making them easier for younger audiences, families, institutions, and the diaspora to encounter.

The foundation’s identity is rooted in a simple belief: cultural inheritance should not remain locked inside archives. It should be heard, discussed, celebrated, translated into new media, and passed forward with care.

What RASI CARES has done

Three ways culture stays alive.

Reviving culture

Classical Telugu literature, spiritual works, music, and commentary made listenable for new audiences.

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Modern conversations

The Father-Daughter Talk Show brings thoughtful music and cultural analysis to around 15,000 YouTube subscribers.

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Community gatherings

Major events such as Nannayya Sahasrabdi Mahotsavalu bring scholars, artists, leaders, and families together.

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Community milestone

1000 years of Telugu, celebrated together.

In 2022, RASI CARES marked the millennium of Raja Raja Narendra’s consecration and Nannayya’s Andhra Mahabharatam, two defining moments in Telugu literary history.

Celebrations were held in Rajamahendravaram, Visakhapatnam, and Hyderabad, bringing together scholars, artists, public leaders, and Telugu communities.

Watch the Nannayya event
Dignitaries holding Nannayya Mahabharata Millennium event publications
Performers and organizers on stage at a cultural program
Dance troupe and organizers posing after a performance
Honorees standing on a decorated stage at the Nannayya event
A ceremonial chariot procession with participants holding a rope
Classical dancers performing on stage
Lamp lighting ceremony at a decorated shrine
Participants gathered outdoors around a ceremonial chariot
Participants carrying Indian flags during a cultural procession
Panel of dignitaries seated on stage
Cultural archive

Listen to the archive.

Gajendra Moksham Rukmini Kalyanam Prahlada Charitra Vaamanavatharam Geetha Shankaram Manucharitra Vol. 1 Manucharitra Vol. 2 Amukthamalyada
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Short films for the next generation.

RASI CARES is building on its audio archive and community work to create value-based cultural films with narration, music, animation, and multilingual subtitles.

Format 20-minute educational films and videos
Audience Youth, families, students, institutions, and the global Indian diaspora
Support CSR partnerships, patrons, cultural organizations, and community supporters
Get involved

Help carry the work forward.

Individuals

Share the archive, volunteer, contribute, or connect RASI CARES with cultural communities.

Corporations

Support films, educational outreach, events, digitization, or community cultural programs.

Institutions

Partner on screenings, lectures, workshops, student programs, or heritage initiatives.

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Connect

Help carry Telugu and Indian cultural heritage forward.

RASI CARES welcomes collaborators, cultural organizations, educational institutions, patrons, CSR partners, and community supporters.

rasicaresngo@gmail.com +91 98480 19078 RASI CARES, Hyderabad, Telangana
Press
  • The Hans India: Nannaya, Mahabharata Millennium celebration announced for July 23.
  • Event coverage: Telugu literary heritage celebrations covered across Rajamahendravaram, Visakhapatnam, and Hyderabad.