Natwarlal: India’s Own Con Man
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . “The most important weapon in a con man’s arsenal is another man’s greed.” . Victor Lustig Victor Lustig (January 4, 1890-March 11, 1947) born in Hostinne, Austria-Hungary,...
View ArticleIslands in the Gulf of Mannar: Part 2 – The 21 Islands of India
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . The Government of India has established 18 Biosphere Reserves of India. Nine of these biosphere reserves are a part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, based on the...
View ArticleDeepavali: The Festival of Lights
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Glow of joy! Women lighting traditional lamps on the eve of Deepavali (Photo: K.C. Sowmish) India, being a culturally diverse and fervent society, celebrates various holidays...
View ArticleA Night With The Moon…
. This poem appeared on May 27, 2011 in Facebook. The author Sonia Kargutkar is a student at St. Francis Institute of Technology (SFIT), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. - T.V. Antony Raj By Sonia...
View ArticlePrice of Bottled Potable Water Around the World
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Bottled Water . Drinking a good amount of water is essential to maintain our health. Water helps us to conserve energy, lose weight, and combat disease by hydration. Though...
View ArticleASI Hits Dirt After Following a Seer’s Dream of Fool’s Gold
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Just 23 days after the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) began digging to locate the much-hyped 1,000 tonnes of gold buried inside Raja Rao Ram Baksh Singh fort in Daundia...
View ArticleIndia Celebrates Children’s Day 2013
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . I wish all children in India “A Happy Children’s Day!” In 1925, The World Conference for the Well-being of Children in Geneva, Switzerland, proclaimed June 1 as International...
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar’s 200th and Final Test Match of His Career.
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . ‘I hate you Sachin, you are making millions cry, don’t go,‘ stated a placard at the ground. . Sachin Tendulkar (PTI) As a 16-year-old cricketer Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar made...
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar’s Emotional Farewell Speech: “My life, between 22 yards for...
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Today, the curtains came down for 40-year-old Sachin Tendulkar’s remarkable cricket career. Sachin gave a heart-warming speech to thank his family, teammates, coaches, friends...
View ArticleSachin Tendulkar Conferred ‘Bharat Ratna’ Leaves Cricket Fans in Tears.
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . Sachin Tendulkar – Farewell (Source: sports.ndtv.com) An undeniable elegance coupled with once in a while revelation of enchanting playfulness, and an exceptional...
View ArticleInternational Cricketers Tweet Tribute to Sachin Tendulkar
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . ”I don’t know about cricket but I watch to see Sachin play, as I want to know why my country’s production goes down 5% when he bats” – Tweet by Barack Obama. . Sachin...
View ArticleToday, November 19, is World Toilet Day!
. By T.V. Antony Raj . “Sanitation is more important than independence.” - Mahatma Gandhi (in 1925). . . If you find the images used in this article nauseating, then I have made my point. For us,...
View ArticleWho is Bapu?
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . On November 13, the day after I posted my article ASI Hits Dirt After Following a Seer’s Dream of Fool’s Gold a person commented with a poem, slightly out of context to the...
View ArticleSpoof: Part 1 – Rape Festival In Punjab, India
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . On January 8, 2013, an American website SUPER OFFICIAL NEWS posted an article titled: “The Punjab Rape Festival In India Begins This Week,” written by a person using the...
View ArticleSpoof: Part 2 – Rape Festival In Assam, India
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . On November 2, 2013, the American news satire website NATIONAL REPORT who claim and label themselves as “America’s #1 Independent News Team” is better known for pushing the...
View ArticleHats off to the owner of this house!
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . I proudly shared the above photograph of a house I came across on facebook. The owner of the house, I presume, must be a lover of nature and a “Save the Trees” activist...
View ArticleMurders Most Foul in Coimbatore
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . The police in Orissa and Tamilnadu, in India, are on the lookout for a woman named Mohana, involved in five cheating cases in Orissa. She has swindled around 12 crore rupees...
View ArticleThe Foul Murderers of Coimbatore Arrested
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Two days ago, on December 4, 2013, I posted an article titled “Murders Most Foul in Coimbatore” about a missing 45-year-old woman named Ammasi from Sivananda Colony,...
View Article“Callgate” / “Kerala Solar Scam”: Part 1 – Team Solar
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Three year ago when the Kerala State was reeling under a severe power crisis, the Kerala government came up with several schemes for generation of power from solar and wind...
View Article“Callgate” / “Kerala Solar Scam”: Part 2 – The Arrests
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Kerala Legislative Assembly, Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo: C. Ratheesh Kumar) This year the public came to know about the Kerala Solar Scam perpetrated by Saritha Nair and her...
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