John Wayne Gacy (March 17, 1942 – May 10, 1994) was an American serial killer and sex offender, known as the "Killer Clown" for entertaining children as "Pogo the Clown." He raped, tortured, and murdered at least 33 teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978 in Chicago, burying most in his home's crawl space. A contractor and community figure, he was convicted in 1980 and executed by lethal injection.
Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 – November 20, 1910), born Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, philosopher, and moral thinker, widely regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.
Born into an aristocratic family in Yasnaya Polyana, Tula Province, he is best known for epic novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), which explore human experience, history, and morality. Later in life, he embraced Christian anarchism, nonviolence, and asceticism, influencing figures like Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr.
In Vedic Astrology, Surya (the Sun) is the Atmakaraka, the significator of the soul, vitality, and authority. Its transit (Sankranti) through the 12 zodiac signs (Rashis) marks the solar months, influencing not just seasonal changes but also personal energy, career, relationships, and well-being. Each transit lasts approximately 30 days, with the Sun entering a new sign around the 14th–15th of each Gregorian month. This movement aligns with the rising zodiac sign (Lagna) at sunrise, creating unique daily dynamics based on the Sun's house position relative to the rising sign.
Drawing from classical texts like Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, the Sun's position at sunrise sets the tone for the day. For instance, when the Sun transits Aries from April 15 to May 14, Aries rises at sunrise, placing the Sun in the 1st house (Lagna). This pattern shifts monthly, affecting how the Sun's energy manifests in various houses.
Yandamuri Veerendranath (born 14 November 1948) is a renowned Telugu novelist, screenwriter, motivational speaker, and chartered accountant. He revolutionized Telugu literature with socially relevant thrillers, comedies, sci-fi, and self-help books, influencing generations through his writings on poverty, superstition, and responsibility. Many novels were adapted into films.
Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy (born 13 November 1949) is a prolific Telugu writer, known for his contributions to Telugu literature across genres like suspense, thriller, comedy, romance, spiritual, and social drama.
With a career spanning over 55 years, he has authored 108 novels, over 5,000 short stories, 12 travelogues, 8 comic collections, and several spiritual essays. His works have been adapted into 22 films (in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, and Hindi) and 7 TV serials. He is recognized for blending everyday life with suspense and humor, often serialized in Telugu magazines before book publication.
Malladi Venkata Krishna Murthy was born on 13 November 1949 in Vijayawada, Madras State (now Andhra Pradesh, India), as the seventh child among nine siblings. His father, Malladi Dakshina Murthy, and mother, Malladi Saradamba, raised the family in Vijayawada, a cultural hub that influenced his early interest in storytelling. He pursued a B.Com degree from Andhra University, graduating in 1969. He is married to Padmaja and later settled in Hyderabad. His family background in a Telugu-speaking region fostered his literary inclinations, though specific details about his early childhood experiences are limited in sources.
