I remember our discussions about your father or my grand-father sir. He did not want you to become a farmer or an agriculturist. He did not want you to undergo the same suffering as a farmer, as he did. For him being a farmer was no life at all. I know sir, you love agriculture… […]
Author: Dr. K. Raja Gopal Reddy
Why Should We Be Happy?
Everyone says “Do that which makes you happy”. Or “Follow the path that makes you happy”. Thus, everyone talks of being happy, staying happy or living happy. Everyone in the world, without exception, want to be happy. Every action of us is aimed at it. Happiness became a matter of great importance. Be happy. Party […]
Zindagi Bahut Choti Hai
A famous cinema dialogue of Shah Rukh Khan – “Zindagi Bahut Choti Hai”. The exact English translation will be Life is Very Short. This became famous – it is a household saying in India. Everyone believes in this statement; the truth of the statement is self-explanatory. However, I beg to differ with all who said […]
TAX ON SALT – 12th March – DANDI MARCH 1930
The salt satyagraha began on 12 March and ended in Dandi with Gandhi breaking the Salt Act on 6 April. On 12 March 1930, Gandhi and 80 satyagrahis, set out on foot for the coastal village of Dandi, Gujarat, over 390 kilometers from their starting point at Sabarmati Ashram. These satyagrahi “Volunteers”, working all day […]
ON CRIMINALS WHO ARE NEVER CAUGHT!!!
The Governments, schools, universities and almost 100% people believe that when a punishment for a crime is reported in the media, it deters others from committing crime. All legal systems are based on this premise. Be it the ‘Retribution theory’ or ‘Reformation theory’ – all aim at the larger goal of preventing members of the […]
A Memory Called MAHATMA – A TV Serial
When Ramana (the painter) began cleansing the exterior of the Hyderabad house on the last Tuesday i.e., on 14th February 2022, he unearthed over 1000 photographs pertaining to the shooting of the TV serial MAHATMA. These photographs belong to the process of shooting…bitter sweet memories ignited in my heart…depths of my soul. Let me take […]
Two Sisters
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 […]
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! […]
