When kids interrupt your TV appearance… it’s sweet
This guest managed to keep his composure when his children interrupted his live @BBCWorld TV interview pic.twitter.com/3x5tgsVR8R — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) March 10, 2017
అన్నా, ఇది అమెరికా!
Bowling Green Massacre: The Swedish Version
“Look what’s happening last night in Sweden,” President Trump said while speaking about terror-related attacks in Europe while at a Florida rally today (Feb 19, 2017). But no attack occurred anywhere in Sweden last night or yesterday.
Fox News’ Chris Wallace: Trump’s statement on press “really crosses an important line”
First this: The FAKE NEWS media (failing @nytimes, @NBCNews, @ABC, @CBS, @CNN) is not my enemy, it is the enemy of the American People! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 17, 2017 Via Washington Post: Fox News anchor Chris Wallace cautioned his colleagues and the network’s viewers Sunday that President Trump’s latest attack on the […]
Steve Jobs – by Walter Isaacson
I bought Steve Jobs on the way back from my recent trip to India. Sick and dreading the impending long flight back to Los Angeles, I browsed in the bookstore at the airport and found this, which was on my to-be-bought book list. Earlier times I dodged at buying this book mainly because of price, […]
“Einstein: His Life and Universe” by Walter Isaacson
I started reading this book few months back. I was a very slow reader as it is and only read few pages a day. However, because the book is so dense in its contents, at times, it took days or months to complete a chapter. In this biography Walter Isaacson not only dealt with Einstein’s […]
Thank you, America. Keep sending us those taxes.
Ten of the top 25 richest counties in the USA are around the Washington DC area. Thank you, America! Keep sending those tax checks.
Charlie Hebdo and True Heroism
What does an act of courage look like? To me it doesn’t have to be a Rambo-ish assault. Gandhi and his followers acts of defiance in the face of near certain physical beating they were going to take IS courage. When Aerosmith featured as an album cover a feminine looking Lord Krishna (wearing a […]
Alibaba And The 22 Billion Dollars: What It Could Mean To Market Liquidity
When Internet popularity of Amazon and Alibaba are compared, Alibaba comes out as an obscure e-commerce outfit. If Alibaba were a country, it’s 1st day market cap would make it the 43rd largest country in the world – ahead of the GDP of 150 other countries. When market breadth leading up to $22 billion Alibaba IPO is examined, a market liquidity concern emerges.
The Politics of Division
Now that the once United Andhra Pradesh is bifurcated, let me write what this might result in politics in terms of development, resources, culture and the overall impact of it on Telugu identity. Firstly let us see who blundered and got bludgeoned in recent elections as a result of this. The Indian National Congress party […]
“Sub Rosa – Sanctuary’s End” by Patrick Sean Barry
The novel, a fast-paced, well-written historical thriller, takes place inside 24 hours. As the Bishop Theophilus of Alexandria puts the last pieces in place to obtain complete control over the restive city, and with the Roman Emperor Theodosius’s support, one detail remains unresolved. Despite systematic attempts to take him into custody, one mysterious stranger with […]
Doyen of Telugu Cinema – ANR
No need to mention or enumerate the accolades to one of the most accomplished actors in Telugu Cinema, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, popularly called ANR. He is the personification of perseverance and hard work. He had to compete with a more charismatic and well endowed person and actor like N.T.Ramana Rao, popular by name NTR […]
Mr. Speaker, do the right thing and redeem your family name
Many of you know me as “Repalle” baaludu. I was born in Repalle but my native place is Donepudi where my forefathers lived for as long as our family history can be traced. My whole village was ecstatic when NTR came to power with Nadendla Bhaskara Rao on his side. In fact, Nadendla Bhaskara Rao […]
The Tale of Two Floundering Democracies – Part II
In this part I would like to discuss how the world’s foremost, most powerful and advanced democracy is floundering. USA was probably the best thing that happened for the advancement of humanity and it’s achievements. At least that was the premise this pristine concept of democracy which is supposedly meant to establish a government of […]
The Tale of Two Floundering Democracies – Part I
One is the world’s oldest and one is the world’s largest. And how have they been faring!? Well you know who I have been talking about. USA and India. To a large extent democracy is seen as the sure path of governance of the people, by the people and for the people. But is it […]
జ్ఞాపకం (Published in Telugu Velugu Feb 2013 issue) by Varun Parupalli
సాయంత్రం ఆరున్నర కావొస్తుంది… సికిందరాబాదు నుండి గుంటూరు వెళ్ళే ‘గోల్కొండ’ రైలు అప్పుడే మధిర స్టేషన్ దాటుతుంది. శ్రావణమాసం కాబట్టేమో, ముసురు పట్టినట్టుగా పొద్దుటినుంచి వాన పడుతూనే ఉంది. ప్లాటుఫారం పక్కనే గుడిసెలో ఉంటూ గుడుంబా అమ్ముకునే సావిత్రి, ఎవరితోనో గొడవపడుతూంది. “ఎదవ సచ్చినోడా, డబ్బులు లేవని ఇంకా ఎన్ని రోజులు చెప్తావురా? ఇప్పటికి నాలుగొందలైంది నీ బాకీ. డబ్బులు కట్టి నువ్వు ఈడనుంచి కదులు…” అని అతని కాలర్ పట్టుకుంది. అతనేమో “ఓసినీ… తప్పుడు లెక్కలు […]