Mr. Sanjay Goyal was my hostel and LLB mate at the Campus Law Center (CLC), Delhi University (DU), Delhi from 1986-1989. My brother Krishna was close to Sanjay. Sanjay calls Krishna and I as ‘Reddy Brothers’. Sanjay, Krishna and Gopal – were always together, inseparable during their stay at the JUBILEE HALL – one of […]
Author: Dr. K. Raja Gopal Reddy
NEVER ASK FOR ANYTHING!
I have many favorite quotes. One such quote is from “The Master and Margarita”: “Never ask for anything! Never and nothing, and especially those who are stronger than you. They will offer and give everything themselves.” The Master and Margarita is a novel written by soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakor. This book was written during Joseph […]
SEX AS MEDICINE
As far as I know there are the following well-known medical systems in the world. Each of the system is whole, unique and aims at cure of all diseases and overall well-being. Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Yoga, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Allopathy etc. All these medical systems in their own unique way tell what to eat, how to […]
DEATH BY GOOGLE
In the field of insurance, we came across infinite faces of death. Understanding yet another face of death and paying the insurance money is a part of our profession. Few days ago, we came across yet another unthinkable face of death – Death by Google GPS. Google Maps are useful and dangerous too. By using […]
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS AND FAT SALARIES
Why did I employ the constitutional officers like a PM, the council of ministers at the center and a CM and his ministers at the state level? Why am I paying big fat salaries to them? a) Am I employing them to clean the roads in the name of clean India or whatever you may […]
SECOND TO DIE (2002)
The entire movie is based on this fantastic insurance clause: Second to Die. In insurance it is used for estate planning either to fund an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust (ILIT) or to pass on the death benefits to children/grandchildren. Second to Die insurance is a policy that is designed to cover the risk on the […]
It’s Your Time!
It’s Your Time – Every night we go to bed without any assurance of being alive next morning. Yet we set the alarm clock to wake up. We write of ‘things to do tomorrow’. What do we call this? Hope? Or Hoping against hope? If you had $86,400 in your bank account and someone stole […]
A MIRAGE CALLED TAX
We do not know ourselves that we believe in mirages. Tax is a mirage. When a mirage / an illusion becomes reality, then tax is welfare! Recently I was reading in the press, a prominent news. It was a head line in almost all newspapers across India. There was pride, satisfaction and the greatest sense […]
I WAS THE FORGOTTEN HERO OF MY OWN MOVIE
The Forgotten Hero of My Own Movie
SWACHHTA HI SEVA – IDK / IDC / IDGAF
The Indian government has declared 15th September to 2nd October 2023 as the period for cleanliness. It is titled: SWACHHTA HI SEVA (SHS). This aims at ‘Garbage Free India’ – with focus on visual cleanliness. I am not a political commentator. I am not interested in educating manes or serving the needy. In other words, […]
