The Billion Dollar Bubble is a 1976 film made for the BBC and directed by Brian Gibson. It is about the story of the two-billion-dollar insurance embezzlement scheme involving Equity Funding Corporation of America. The movie stars James Woods in the role of the actuary. This movie was 20 yrs ahead of the Enron mess and the Tyco […]
Author: Dr. K. Raja Gopal Reddy
CLEOPATRA
Cleopatra (Meaning: Glory of the father) was the last ruler of the Ptolemaic dynasty, ruled Egypt from 51 BC – 30 BC. She is celebrated for her beauty and love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Cleopatra was born in 69 BC – 68 BC. When her father Ptolemy XII died in 51 BC, […]
SOCRATES, HIS WIVES AND LOVER
According to Aristotle Socrates had two wives. First wife was Xanthippe, by whom he had a son, Lamprocles. Xanthippe is described as having explosive temper and inclination to argue. She is often described as cranky, nagging, and hysterical. Thus, philosopher Socrates, known for his wisdom, intellect, and powerful words, lived in an environment filled with […]
SUNITA WILLIAMS
Everybody knows about Sunita Williams. Then, what do you want me to say about her? I cannot be an American if I were to have ‘James’ as my name; Sunita cannot be an Indian either. If you say anything more than this such as Indian origin etc., you are a fool! Sunita Williams is stuck […]
THE CALLIGRAPHER OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION – PREM NARAIN RAIZADA
The Constitution of India which is the longest written constitution in the world, was handwritten in English in beautiful calligraphy by Shri. Prem Bihari Narain Raizada. He took six months to write the nearly 145,000 words in a flowing italic style. Shri Raizada did most of the writing on parchment paper measuring 16×22 inches with […]
TYPEWRITER
I do not think there is a typewriter existing in the world which is being used regularly! They were, not very long ago (say 40 years), a very important machinery of any office or home. They used to be very expensive. Some typewriter brands which I can immediately recall are: Godrej, Brother, Remington etc. They […]
LOVE STORY
It is so easy to write a love story. There need to be no story and that is the essence of any love story. There can be absolutely no theme and no context. In the following passage I have written few sentences. The truth is each sentence is a love story in its own way […]
CATERPILLAR AND BUTTERFLY
In my last article (Death of the World) I had written that it is the world that dies, I (the supposed deceased) will continue to live. All I have asked you people to look at the entire process from a different perspective in this article. I must refer to the beautiful poem written by G. […]
GENERATIONS AS WE SEE IN INDIA
I know of names till 2054 or till the end of Gen Gama / Gen G. Every generation has a span of 15 years and has a unique character through which it can be identified. I shall explain each generation in Indian context. S.No GENERATION YEARS 1. Gen Baby Boom 1946-1965 2. Gen X 1965-1980 […]
THREE WISE MONKEYS
I never thought that monkeys can be wise! Wise Monkeys? My foot! That is a different story, anyway! The three monkeys were first seen in a 17th century carving by Hidari Jingoro. One can see these carvings on the doorway in the Toshogu Shrine, Nikko, Japan. The three monkeys suddenly became famous, found themselves in […]
