Horoscope of Modi: Napoleonic House

Modi won a great victory when the BJP on its own steam won over 280 seats in the Lok Sabha( lower house). It was a victory that had happened after 30 years and nobody expected Modi to ride home to victory on his own. At that time many astrologers had forecast his win but a bigger lot had said he would be hard-pressed to cobble a majority. 

 Now, this is history and people are looking and Modi has replicate his 2014 win in 2019.

I will not go on what the political pundits are saying and will mention just one aspect of the horoscope of Modi and this I will say is alarming for him A look at the 12th house of Modi's chart shows that he has Saturn in a dominant position. Saturn, as we all know, is under certain circumstances a malefic planet. I will also add that the 12th house is also known as the "Napoleonic" house.  The great Napoleon Bonaparte had Saturn in the 12 house and everybody knows what happened to him.

Napoleon rose to great heights but had a precipitous fall. In other words, the 12 house with Saturn shows that a person rises to great glory and then has a sudden crash.

John Master's " Bhowani Junction" : Tribute to India and the RAJ

here is one man who epitomizes the Raj in his writings. He is John Masters (1914-83) an Anglo Indian writer who brought alive the Raj in his books. Masters wrote prolifically about his association with India and the Raj. One of his books, Bhowani Junction has captured the imagination of the public. Made into a movie with Ava Gardner in 1956, the novel is a swan song on the last days of the British Raj.

There is no denying the fact that a lot many English men made India their home and one of them was John Masters. Masters wrote Bhowani

Junction in 1952 when India had gained freedom. The book by John Masters wrote in a racy style is a de facto portrayal of the Anglo Indian community who had a close association with the Police and the Indian Railways. The Anglo Indian is a dwindling lot in India as most have migrated to Australia or the UK. Masters in his inimitable style brings out in this book, the dichotomy of the Anglo Indian community which could trace there pedigree to English blood, but were never entirely accepted by the English as their equal.

The story revolves around the period when the Second World War was over and the British under Attlee had decided to leave India and go away. This was a period of uncertainty for the Anglo Indian community who, to say the least, was bewildered. This is succinctly brought out by Masters through the character of the heroine, an Anglo Indian girl named Victoria. The girl is searching a niche for herself in the changing environment, which was to emerge after the English left India.
John Masters create a 28-year-old beautiful and restless heroine, who decides to

become an Indian and loves a Sikh. But the clash of cultures is poignantly brought out by Masters as the girl despite visiting the Gurudwara expects to be kissed by the Sikh, which never takes place. She ricochets from this relationship to love an English army officer Lt col Savage, who is the Officer Commanding of a Gurkha battalion of the British Indian army. But this relationship despite taking on a carnal hue still leaves the girl more bewildered. Masters however faithfully portrays the character of most Anglo girls and he brings out the fact that these girls were rather roughly treated by the English as sexual objects.

Masters brings out the dichotomy of the Anglo Indian who was not completely accepted by the British and at the same time felt he was superior to a native. The writer creates some excellent portrayals of an Indian revolutionary, political leader, and the general atmosphere that pervaded the last days of the Raj. More important his description of the caste conflict between the higher and lower castes is certainly worth its weight in gold.
Masters writes in simple English. The book is easy to read and I dare say one can finish it in one sitting. The writer certainly captures the imagination of the reader. There are a lot many books written on the Raj, but a novel with the theme of Independence and the raj is a rarity. The book is certainly recommended for all readers who have a nostalgic feeling for the Raj and also love a good and straight love story.
 In the same vein is the latest by MG Singh " Romance of the Frontier"

General Ayub Khan and Christine Keeler

Field Marshal Ayub Khan was the first military general to lead Pakistan. This is certainly a well-deserved title, but the General was also a flamboyant man who lived life to the hilt. He frequently traveled abroad and one of his favorite places was London.

In London, he was often the guest at the imposing estate of Clivedon in Buckinghamshire. One may wonder what the Pakistan president was doing at this estate. ? Unlike later Pakistan presidents like Zia and Mushraff who dabbled in sending Jihadi fighters into Kashmir, Ayub Khan was more interested in other matters. This concerned a string of girls who frequented the swimming pool at Buckinghamshire. The girls were allowed to swim in the pool with the condition that to swim it had to be in the nude. This was loved by the girls who frolicked nude in the pool.

This was to the liking of general Ayub Khan who loved to swim and have fun in this pool. It was here he met Christine Keeler. This girl was a beautiful and sexy model. In addition, she was not averse to sex with anybody and one of her lovers was the war minister John Profumo.

Christine Keeler met Ayub Khan at this pool and she was mighty impressed with the tall and heavily built Punjabi. In fact in an interview later she complimented the looks and masculine charm of Ayub Khan. He may have also swum with Rice Mandy Davis, a girl one third his age.

Christine Keeler was involved in the sex scandal of the early sixties that led to the suicide of Dr. Ward. But Ayub had nothing to do with the suicide of Dr. Ward. He was a simple man, out for fun. One can't grudge him that!