Recently I went to see the Lycée Français International de Pondichéry without knowing its great history. I went to see because two of my good friends studied in that school. Thank God I went to see the Lycée (A lycée is a French public school that prepares older students for university), and I immediately fell […]
Author: Dr. K. Raja Gopal Reddy
SAYONARA – MAMAJI
Santosh’s Mamaji (mother’s brother) did a lot for Santosh’s family. He was like Santosh’s father after his father’s untimely death. Mamaji preferred to stay unmarried. He devoted his entire life for his sister and her children. He is around 76 years. He fell sick. His sickness was serious. He was admitted to the government hospital. […]
A DREAM OF MY GREAT GRAND FATHER
My great grandfather Late Shri Rajaiah, a poor agriculturist, built a mud house with country made tiles as roof in the middle of agricultural fields and in a place called nowhere. It was much beyond his economic means to build that house. In that mud house he made a provision for a cattle shed / […]
“Here lies One Whose Name was writ in Water”
I came across John Keats’ famous epitaph, “Here lies one whose name was writ in water,” in a January 1996 Reader’s Digest article. What does it mean, and how do we face the inevitability of death? When he realized he was dying, Keats asked his friends to memorialize him with those words. He didn’t even […]
Doris Day’s Que Sera, Sera
The meaning of the song Que sera, sera can be interpreted as there no longer being a need to worry because the future is determined by fate, i.e., whatever will be will be. Que Sera Sera” is a phrase that has long lingered in the ears of many people, especially the generation familiar with Doris […]
Who could be the Teacher of India?
Obviously, it cannot be Dr. S Radhakrishnan. In my humble opinion, it has to be Savitribai Phule. Savitribai Phule’s commitment to educating girls, including girls from marginalised backgrounds, was revolutionary. Her unwavering dedication to breaking the barriers of caste and gender, along with her tireless efforts to provide education to those who were denied it, […]
VERTICAL FARMING
Vertical farming is an indoor technique that grows crops / poultry in vertically stacked layers, often in a controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) system. A Chinese company ‘Hubei Zhongxin Kaiwei Modern Farming’ has built a 26-story skyscraper that can grow & slaughter 1.2 million pigs a year. This is the largest “single-building pig farm in the world” and is situated […]
TEACHER’S DAY and Dr. S. RADHAKRISHNAN
Teacher’s Day in India is celebrated on September 5. The date coincides with the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a philosopher and India’s second president. Revelations about Radhakrishnan’s alleged plagiarism and controversial views on women have raised questions about the appropriateness of celebrating his birthday as Teacher’s Day. Radhakrishnan’s philosophy was grounded in Advaita Vedanta, […]
I DO NOT WANT TO VOTE SIR
I am neither talking of voting nor Special Intensive Review (SIR) nor deletion of votes. Let it rot in hell. The other day SIR BLO came to my house. He seems to have some data about my family & I. He wanted me to fill in the election forms. I told him the following: Why […]
Cadbury 5 Star | Elevator – Do Nothing
These days the advertisements look dumb, stupid and idiotic. Allow me to share an example: Look at the TV advertisement of the Cadbury 5-star chocolate. Or you can also recall it, if you have seen it. Each of us must have seen the great, stupid advertisement at some point or the other. To discover how […]
