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History of Rama Krishna Venkatasubbaiah

Dated May 326 BC, on the banks of River Jhelam, on North-eastern boarder of India, in the wee hours there was a mass attack against King Porus's left flank by the Great Alexander's army. The heavy armor-piercing bows of Indian unarmored soldiers were proving inaccurate on slippery ground. The 200 elephants were busy in guarding the frontal attack.  Alexander's horse archers were showering the Indian right cavalry wing. And his armored Companion cavalry was overwhelming the Indian left cavalry with Alexander leading the charge.

While the rest of the Indian soldiers were struggling in the battle, one man was guarding his king with his full vigor- The mahout of the king. He saved his king’s life before getting slain.

The bravery, war skills and princely attitude of King Porus’s mahout led the genesis of my Today’s central character- Rama Krishna Venkatsubbaiah.

Mr. Contest Chair, fellow toastmasters and dear guests, good evening!

Meet a Karorpati clerk in Bruhat Bangalore Municipal Corporation, Rama Krishna Venkatasubbaiah. Rama, a fan of actor Shiva Rajkumar, is a jovial, down to earth, highly ethical, multi-lingual man who sometimes misses his Brahmanical rituals but never misses under the table offerings.

Rama’s impeccable command of Hindi came from his mother Laxmi who eloped with his father, a bloodline of great Rajendra Chola, during posting in Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, leaving behind her land lord family that had lost their fortune. Rama’s grandfather was an active contributor to Congress during freedom struggle.

Rama's remaining ancestors were related to Rajputana, Mughals, Delhi Sultanate, Gupta period, Maurya, Vedic era, Harappa. In logical sense, he is a true descendant of an Indian gene. In true sense, we all are different but one. On the contrary, we civilized animals have divided ourselves amongst nonsensical castes, regions and religions, and each division vouches for its superiority over others.

Rama's historically unparalleled genealogy gifted him with the most special skills ever discovered by mankind. As in - He got Sanitation and Purity from Harappa, Valor from Magadha and Mewar, Ingenuity from the Delhi Sultanate, Patriotism from the Freedom movement.  

He is also carrying with him the early human deadly sins - Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy and Pride.

In spite of having 5000 years old illustrious past we are still lagging behind all the major economies of present time – America, Australia, Canada, Singapore who don’t have even 300 years old history.

In the past, our rulers often lost their ways by dividing us in the narrow confinement of caste and race, as a result we were defeated several times from the likes of Alexander to the British.  At present, we 1.3 billion human survivors, are still fighting with each other for regions, religions, castes and caste based reservations and being played by the ruling class.

It is us who will create our history not our past or the lineage. So, dear friends, let us stop judging people based on name, place and identity and start respecting ability, quality and diversity.

On this note, let me close the history of Rama Krishna Venkatasubbaiah.

Over to you Mr. Contest Chair!