Adrishya
''Adrishya'' () is a non-fiction Indian Hindi television series that aired on the EPIC Channel. The show is based on real-life stories of Indian spies. The show premiered on 21 November 2014 and aired thirteen episodes. Show Summary Adrishya is a show based on some of the greatest spies in Indian history. These are stories of the unsung heroes that fought for a cause. Every episode depicts the life of a spy and the dangers that accompanied the job. The show presents all the tales from post and pre- Independence era of India. Some of the spies covered in the show are Bahirji Naik – Chatrapati Shivaji’s Chief Intelligence officer, Kacha - Spy of the Gods, Noor Inayat Khan- descendant of Tipu Sultan and a spy for the British in Paris during world war -2, Durga Bhabhi- the gutsy lady who helped Bhagat Singh escape, Jeevsiddhi- Chanakya's spy, Ravindra Kaushik – the spy who infiltrated Pakistan’s army and many more. The mini-series was consistently rated among the top ten sh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saraswathi Rajamani
Saraswathi Rajamani was a veteran of the Indian National Army (INA). She is well known for her work in the military intelligence wing of the army. She had recently appeared in a short film titled 'Voice of an Independent Indian' directed by Kaushik Sridhar available on YouTube. Childhood Rajamani was born on 11 th January in 1927, in Rangoon, Burma (present day Myanmar). Her father owned a gold mine and was one of the richest Indians in Rangoon. Her family was a staunch supporter of the Indian freedom movement and also contributed money to the movement. As a 16 year old, inspired by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose’s speech at Rangoon, she donated all her jewellery to the INA. Realizing that the young girl might have donated the jewellery naively, Netaji visited her house to return it. However, Rajamani was adamant that he use it for the army. Impressed by her determination, he renamed her Saraswathi. Work at the Indian National Army In 1942, Rajamani was recruited to the Rani ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chand Bardai
Chand Bardai was an Indian poet who composed ''Prithviraj Raso'', an epic poem in Brajbhasa about the life of the Chahamana king Prithviraj Chauhan. The poem presents him as a court poet of Prithviraj. According to it, after Prithviraj was defeated at the Second battle of Tarain and taken to Ghazna by Muhammad of Ghor, Chand Bardai travelled to Ghazna and helped Prithviraj kill Muhammad. However, this is a fictional narrative not corroborated by any historical evidence. The ''Prithviraj Raso'' was embellished with time and quite a few authors added to it. Only parts of the original manuscript are still intact. There are many versions of Raso but scholars agree that the biggest canto is considered the part of original "Prithivraj Raso". In its longest form the poem comprises upwords of 10,000 stanzas. ''Prithviraj Raso'' was proved historically unreliable and inaccurate by historians like Georg Bühler, Morrison, GH Ojha and Munshi Devi Prasad. See also * Hindi Literature * Prit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bahirji Naik
Bahirji Naik, (original name Bhairavnath Jadhav), was a 17th century Indian spy and military commander in the army of Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at a time when the Maratha Empire and Mughal Empire were at war. He was honoured by Shivaji maharaj with the title "Naik" for his great works in Intelligence. He was a Maratha fighter, whose members were known for their resilience and as strong fighters. As Shivaji maharaj ’s Chief of Intelligence, he was very successful in his methods. His tomb is currently situated on Bhupalgad (Banurgad) in Khanapur taluka of Sangli district. He was born in the village of Shingave Naik Tal Nagar, Ahmednagar. In 1692, Bahirji's son, Tukoji Naik, built Ram Mandir and the outer border of the Shingave Village. A stone bearing an inscription of his name is kept in the Ram Mandir. Not much is or was known about the early life of Bahirji, except that his expeditions and adventures as a spy in Shivaji maharaj’s army greatly contributed to the success of t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Epic (TV Channel)
Epic TV is an Indian television channel that airs action, drama, comedy and narrative non-fiction and fictional programming with a focus on Indian history, folklore and epic genre. Launched by In10 Media Pvt. Ltd. on 19 November 2014, a company owned by Anand Mahindra, it airs programmes in Hindi. Aditya Pittie, CEO of Pittie Group is the Managing Director of Epic TV. Some of its programmes like ''Raja, Rasoi Aur Anya Kahaniyaan''; ''Kahi Suni''; ''Dharmakshetra''; ''Sanrachana'' have been added to Netflix. The Slogan of the channel is 'India ka apna infotainment' (means India's own infotainment). The channel will be rebranded with new shows, new logo and new tagline 'Soch se aage' (means ahead of thought) on 16 December at 9 pm. Their digital platform named 'Epic ON' was launched in early 2017 with most shows available. The company has revealed a vision of organising and building itself as a media network, with new ventures across every touch-point of the content life-cycle t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The EPIC Channel
Epic TV is an Indian television channel that airs action, drama, comedy and narrative non-fiction and fictional programming with a focus on Indian history, folklore and epic genre. Launched by In10 Media Pvt. Ltd. on 19 November 2014, a company owned by Anand Mahindra, it airs programmes in Hindi. Aditya Pittie, CEO of Pittie Group is the Managing Director of Epic TV. Some of its programmes like ''Raja, Rasoi Aur Anya Kahaniyaan''; ''Kahi Suni''; ''Dharmakshetra''; ''Sanrachana'' have been added to Netflix. The Slogan of the channel is 'India ka apna infotainment' (means India's own infotainment). The channel will be rebranded with new shows, new logo and new tagline 'Soch se aage' (means ahead of thought) on 16 December at 9 pm. Their digital platform named 'Epic ON' was launched in early 2017 with most shows available. The company has revealed a vision of organising and building itself as a media network, with new ventures across every touch-point of the content life-cycle t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Noor Inayat Khan
Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC (1 January 1914 – 13 September 1944), also known as Nora Inayat-Khan and Nora Baker, was a British resistance agent in France in World War II who served in the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The purpose of SOE was to conduct espionage, sabotage, and reconnaissance in countries occupied by the Axis powers, especially those occupied by Nazi Germany. SOE agents allied themselves with resistance groups and supplied them with weapons and equipment parachuted in from the United Kingdom. As an SOE agent under the codename Madeleine she became the first female wireless operator to be sent from the UK into occupied France to aid the French Resistance during World War II. Inayat Khan was betrayed and captured, and executed at Dachau concentration camp. She was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her service in the SOE, the highest civilian decoration for gallantry in the United Kingdom. Early life Noor Inayat Khan was born on 1 January 1914, in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Durga Bhabhi
Durgavati Devi (7 October 1907 – 15 October 1999), popularly known as ''Durga Bhabhi'', was an Indian revolutionary and freedom fighter. She was one of the few women revolutionaries who actively participated in armed revolution against the ruling British Raj. She is best known for having accompanied Bhagat Singh on the train journey in which he made his escape in disguise after the killing of John P. Saunders. Since she was the wife of another Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) member Bhagwati Charan Vohra, other members of HSRA referred to her as ''Bhabhi'' (elder brother's wife) and became popular as "''Durga Bhabhi''" in Indian revolutionary circles. Life Devi was born into Gujarati Brahmin family in Allahabad. She was married to Bhagwati Charan Vohra when she was eleven. She was an active member of the Naujawan Bharat Sabha, Devi came into prominence when the Sabha decided to observe the 11th anniversary of Kartar Singh Sarabha’s martyrdom on 16 November ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ajit Doval
Ajit Kumar Doval KC (born 20 January 1945) is a bureaucrat & spymaster, serving as the fifth and current National Security Advisor (NSA) to the Prime Minister of India, with the precedence equivalent to Cabinet Minister. He previously served as the Director of the Intelligence Bureau in 2004–05, after spending a decade as the head of its operation wing. Early life and education Doval was born in 1945 in Ghiri Banelsyun village in Pauri Garhwal in the erstwhile United Provinces, now in Uttarakhand. Doval's father, Major G. N. Doval, was an officer in the Indian Army. He received his early education at the Ajmer Military School in Ajmer, Rajasthan. He graduated with a master's degree in economics from the Agra University in 1967. He has been awarded an honorary doctorate from Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar University (formerly Agra University) in December 2017; Kumaun University in May 2018; and Amity University, in November 2018. Police and intelligence career Doval joined the Ind ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ravindra Kaushik
Ravindra Kaushik (11 April 1952 – November 2001) was a Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) operative, also named as Black Tiger, who is believed to be one of India's best spies. Kaushik served the R&AW from 1979 to 1983 in Pakistan. He was able to penetrate the Pakistan Army and was recruited as an officer of them. Early life Ravindra Kaushik was born in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan on 11 April 1952 in a Brahmin family. His father, JM Kaushik, was an Indian Air Force officer; his mother Amla Devi passed away in 2006. He did his graduation from SD Bihani PG College, Sri Ganganagar, earning a BCom and was involved with theatre acting while in college when he was recruited by the R&AW. Recruitment in Research and Analysis Wing Kaushik was trained in Delhi for two years to be an undercover Operative in Pakistan. He was also trained to live the life of a Muslim and was trained for Urdu language. Being from Sri Ganganagar, a city near Rajasthan's border with Punjab, he was well verse ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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576i
576i is a standard-definition television, standard-definition digital video mode, originally used for digitizing analog television in most countries of the world where the utility frequency for electric power distribution is 50 Hz. Because of its close association with the legacy color encoding systems, it is often referred to as PAL, PAL/SECAM or SECAM when compared to its 60 Hz (typically, see PAL-M) NTSC-colour-encoded counterpart, 480i. The ''576'' identifies a vertical resolution of 576 lines, and the ''i'' identifies it as an Interlaced video, interlaced resolution. The field rate, which is 50 Hertz, Hz, is sometimes included when identifying the video mode, i.e. 576i50; another notation, endorsed by both the International Telecommunication Union in BT.601 and SMPTE in SMPTE 259M, includes the frame rate, as in 576i/25. Operation In analogue television, the full Raster scan, raster uses 625 lines, with 49 lines having no image content to allow time for cathode r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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YouTube
YouTube is a global online video platform, online video sharing and social media, social media platform headquartered in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google, and is the List of most visited websites, second most visited website, after Google Search. YouTube has more than 2.5 billion monthly users who collectively watch more than one billion hours of videos each day. , videos were being uploaded at a rate of more than 500 hours of content per minute. In October 2006, YouTube was bought by Google for $1.65 billion. Google's ownership of YouTube expanded the site's business model, expanding from generating revenue from advertisements alone, to offering paid content such as movies and exclusive content produced by YouTube. It also offers YouTube Premium, a paid subscription option for watching content without ads. YouTube also approved creators to participate in Google's Google AdSens ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |