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, […]
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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 […]
WILL THE HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF IN 2025?
Why should the history repeat itself? Are we crazy to see history repeating itself? I am one who interprets history differently. As I see, and I have not even blinked once – I found myself landed in the last few days of the year 2024! Is it the case of how the time flies? Or […]
REST IN PEACE
Have you ever wondered what does this phrase ‘Rest in Peace’ mean? Fools argue that if you do not say ‘Rest in Peace’, the departed will not be at peace! Or this is simply a phrase that is used whenever someone dies? Or does it mean the departed was not at peace before his departure? […]
THE MAN WHO DRANK THE JUICES OF HISTORY
There is one man in the present world who has understood history in its correct sense. He is much better than the best historians of the world. In fact, he has taken the juice out of history and drank it. He knows exactly how to make himself a part of the future history. For the […]
GOLDEN AGE OF PEACE & PLENTY – MAN ATE MAN
Prior to the British era, the History of India was a history of princes, not of peoples. Under no regime of any recorded period, did the people’s welfare determine any Indian ruler’s policy. The people lay like clots of helpless insects beneath their master’s feet. Because of forgotten sin in some forgotten life (Karma), the […]
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 […]
Why do Indians hate to pay Taxes?
The word tax has only negative connotation in India. Hence, neither the word ‘tax payer’ nor the word ‘tax’ can be viewed positively. Tax is synonymous for oppression, looting, exploitation, legalized robbery and these descriptions are unending. Prior to independence, the leaders of the Indian National Movement, described taxes as a way of keeping Indians […]
