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P V Akilan
Mar 15th
by Sangeeta Kumari Noted Tamil writer P V Akilan was born on June 27, 1922 at Perungalore in Tamilnadu He was a versatile writer He has wrote short stories, novels, plays, scripts, critic as well as journalist and satarist He participated in free fighting His father was Lingam Pillai and Mother was Amirthammal His father
Radhakrishnan – The Philosopher President
Sep 5th
Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was born on September 5, 1888, in a middle class family in the pilgrim town of Tirutani. His father, it is said, did not want his son to learn English, instead wanted him to become a priest. However, the talents of the boy were so outstanding that he was sent to school at
Rajendra Yadav
Aug 28th
The great fiction writer and the editor of ‘Hans’ Rajendra Yadav was born in Agra in Uttar Pradesh on 28th Augustа 1929. He did his matriculation in 1944 in Meetrut. He completed his BA degree in 1949 from Agra College, Agra and later completed M.A. in Hindi from Agra University in 1951. From 1954 to
D Jayakanthan
Dec 30th
D Jayakanthan is a noted Tamil fiction writer. He was born in 1934 in Dakshina Arcot district of Tamil Nadu. A school dropout,а Jayakanthan studied only formally upto 3rd standard and after that he left school. His father married to another woman and so the relationship of him with his father was very bad.а His
Manohar Shyam Joshi
Dec 20th
Birth August 9, 1933; Ajmer, Rajasthan Books Kasap, Netaji Kahin, Kuru Kuru Swaahaa, Hariya Hercules Ki Hairani.Prabhu Tum Kaise Kissago, Mandir Ghaat ki Pauriyaan, Uss Desh Ka Yaron Kya Kahna, Baton Baton Mein, Kaise Kissago, Ek Durlabh Vyaktitva, Lucknow Mera Lucknow, Gatha Kurukshetra Ki, 21vi sadi, T’ta Professor, Kyaap, Hamzad. Main Kaun Hoon.Vadhasthal, Kapeeshji Journalism
Measures for introduction of Hindi in the United Nations
Dec 10th
The Government has been actively taking necessary measures for introduction of Hindi as an official language of the United Nations. In 2003, a high level committee was constituted under the chairmanship of External Affairs Minister to look into this matter and it was decided to prepare an Advocacy Paper to present the case. A formal
Dilip Chitre
Dec 6th
Dilip Purushottam Chitre is among the one of great Indian poet and writer. He was born in on 17 September 1938 in Baroda jn Gujarat. Later after some year his family shifted to Mumbai. His father Purushottam Chitre┬а was running┬а a magazine named тАШAbhiruchiтАЩ . The magazine is still known for its high quality. He
Madhura Jasraj recounts life with Shantaram
Nov 27th
Noted film director V. ShantaramтАЩs love for dance has been experienced by millions through his films but the fact that he himself was an accomplished dancer was revealed by his daughter and film director Madhura Jasraj at IFFI-2009 today. Smt. Jasraj whose film on her husband тАШSangeet Martand Pandit JasrajтАЩ is part of тАШMoments with
Awareness needed to make people react to documentaries: Jahnu Barua
Nov 27th
Making a strong pitch for the documentary films in the country, Noted Filmmaker Jahnu Barua said that with the advent of technical ease there is a spurt in short film making, however, due to lack of awareness and outlets people are not getting to see most of the output. A lot of ground needs to
The Magic Lantern show leaves audience spellbound
Nov 25th
The skill and thrill of pre-cinema era came alive at IFFI-2009 with the National Film Archives of India presenting an enthralling show of the Magic Lantern тАШShambharik KharolikaтАЩ. Shambharik Kharolika (literally meaning the demon ShambharтАЩs lantern with similar magical qualities) refers to a unique form of entertainment which is the precursor of cinema in the