I came across this great event in history while reading the ‘Sunday Gentleman’ of celebrated writer Irving Wallace. Hence, I decided to pen down few lines about this greatest business. A new business opened at the Dearborn Street on 1 st February, 1900. Within a few years it became world famous – the Everleigh Club—a […]
Author: Dr. K. Raja Gopal Reddy
The Real Terrorists
We the Hindus wrongly accuse and suspect the followers of Muslim faith to be radical. We concluded that being a Muslim is equivalent to being a terrorist. Are Muslims radical? Are they terrorists? Let me examine in Indian context. 30 th January 1948 is the day when the Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by a Hindu […]
Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)
Vicki Baum, the author of “Grand Hotel,” wrote: “you can live down any number of failures, but you can’t live down a great success.” After witnessing the fall and rise of his novel “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Manuel Puig would agree. Originally released to critical dismissal – “a rather frail little love story” – the […]
The Descendants of Henry Ford
Wright brothers, Henry Ford, Madam Curie etc.… are considered as the greatest people ever to walk on this planet. With their inventions they have changed the face of earth forever! No one can disagree with this statement. They changed the earth’s face in such an ugly manner that it is ashamed of showing its face! […]
LOVE YOUR HUSBAND
Love him when he orders you to make tea or coffeeHe wants to feel fresh to your non-stop talksLove him if he looks at all beautiful femalesHe is just checking that you are still the bestLove him if he criticizes your cookingHe is still improving his taste Love him if he snores at night and […]
The Skin I Live In (2011)
There are certain metaphysical questions such as – What is a human being? What does it mean to be a singular person? These questions have no singular answer. THE SKIN I LIVE IN is a masterful tale of secrets, obsession and revenge from Academy Award winning writer/director Pedro Almodovar. The celebrated director tries to answer […]
THE UNFORGETTABLE GHASSAN MARROUCHE
The smart couple you see above belong to Mrs. & Mr. Ghassan Marrouche. Mr. Ghassan Marrouche & I worked together at M/s Oman United Medical & Life Insurance Company (OUMLIC) Muscat, Sultanate of Oman from 2002 to 2005. He worked as the General Manager and I was the Technical & Reinsurance Manager of that company. […]
Wish You a Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year arrived finally! The world has celebrated its arrival without any inhibitions. Happy New Year (HNY)! The meaning oh HNY is “I wish you a Happy New Year”. We all wish each other. Kindly note he following whenever you talk of HNY: A historical legend said about HNY. Caesar made January 1 as […]
HUMAN ILLUSIONS
Illusion is not to see a rope and think it to be a snake. Illusions is not thinking of paper as currency or a photograph. The illusions of which I wish to write are different from the illusions discussed from times immemorial. The illusions to which I wish to draw your attention are the ones […]
THE FOUNTAIN PEN
Recently I purchased a CLICK fountain pen. It is a very traditional screw close fountain pen with a big nib in red color. I did feel that the cost of the pen is on the higher side. But considering that there are actually very few people who love to write with a fountain pen – […]
