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Aarohi
Aarohi is the annual cultural festival ( Cultfest) of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, India. Typically lasting three days, it is amongst some of the largest Events in the Central India region. Pioneered by the 1989 batch of VNIT, Aarohi today forms a central part of Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology's cultural landscape. History Conceptualized in 1988, and given final form in 1989. It provides an environment for students to enjoy and promote arts, literature, music, and culture through multiple individual events, competitions, and avenues. The name Aarohi derives from the Sanskrit word for a crescendo of musical notes, a testament to the ever-increasing zeal and passion of organizers, as well as the desire to take the festival above and beyond year after year. Aarohi has been a longstanding hub of cultural activity in the Region, hosting multiple events, performances, and artists over its three-day schedule. Some well-known artists to have grac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raghu Dixit
Raghupati Dwarakanath Dixit (born 11 November 1974) is an Indian singer-composer, producer, and film score composer who is the frontman for the Raghu Dixit Project, a multilingual folk music band. Dixit's music is an amalgamation of Indian ethnic music and styles from different parts of the world. His songs include "Mysore se aayi," "Jag Changa," "Antaragni," "Hey Bhagwan," "Har Saans Mein," "Gudugudiya," and "Khidki." Dixit has produced music for contemporary dance and theatre productions including the Indian contemporary dance group Nritarutya, of which, his wife, Mayuri Upadhya, is the artistic director. Music Dixit's self-titled debut album was launched by the music director duo Vishal–Shekhar on their new independent record label Vishal & Shekhar Music which collaborated with Counter Culture Records for this release. Raghu Dixit was the first artist on this new label. The album was also released on world music label Wrasse Records and Sony/ATV on 20 September 2010. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visvesvaraya National Institute Of Technology
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology Nagpur (VNIT) is a public technical university located in the central India city of Nagpur, Maharashtra. Established in 1960, the institute is among 31 National Institutes of Technology (NITs) in the country. In 2007, the institute was conferred with the status of Institute of National Importance by the National Institutes of Technology, Science Education and Research Act, 2007 (27 of 2007) of the Parliament of India with all other NITs. Formerly known as Visvesvaraya Regional College of Engineering (VRCE), the institute is named in the honor of an eminent engineer, planner and statesman Sir M. Visvesvaraya. The Institute awards Bachelor's, Master's and Doctoral degrees in engineering, technology, architecture and science for which the entry is through the JEE (Main), GATE, JAM, CSIR-UGC NET, etc. History The institute's history can be traced back to 1947, when the Architecture Department was established by Madhya Pradesh Gover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural
Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human Society, societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tylor, Edward. (1871). Primitive Culture. Vol 1. New York: J.P. Putnam's Son Culture is often originated from or attributed to a specific region or location. Humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, which is shown by the diversity of cultures across societies. A cultural norm codifies acceptable conduct in society; it serves as a guideline for behavior, dress, language, and demeanor in a situation, which serves as a template for expectations in a social group. Accepting only a monoculturalism, monoculture in a social group can bear risks, just as a single species can wither in the face of environmental change, for lack of functional responses to the change. Thus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahesh Kale
Mahesh Kale ( Marathi: महेश काळे; born 12 January 1976) is an Indian Classical vocalist renowned for his specialization in Indian Classical ( Hindustani), Semi-Classical, Devotional music including Natya Sangeet. Mahesh Kale won the 63rd National Film Award as the Best Playback Singer, for classical piece in the film Katyar Kaljat Ghusli. He is a disciple of Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki. He was ranked nineteenth in ''The Times of India'''s Top 20 Most Desirable Men of Maharashtra in 2017. Early life and background Mahesh was born and raised in a musical family in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He began his early music education under the guidance of his mother Smt. Meenal Kale. She had a Masters Degree in Indian Classical Music and was a disciple of Veena Sahasrabuddhe. Mahesh gave his first solo performance at the age of 3 at Gondavale, with the rendition of a devotional song he mesmerized an audience of over 5000. At the age of 6, he started learning music f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avadhoot Gupte
Avadhoot Gupte (Marathi pronunciation: ʋəd̪ʱuːt̪ ɡupt̪e born 19 February 1977) is an Indian singer, musician, writer, music & film director, film producer, television presenter and actor who works primarily in Marathi Cinema. He started his career as a film director with '' Zenda'' in 2010. Career Gupte's career as a singer started when he won the national level competition of ''TVS - Sa Re Ga Ma'' in the year 1996. Since then he has lent his voice to various varieties of songs from Lok Sangit to Rock style songs in Marathi and film songs for both Marathi & Hindi movies. Gupte has also performed numerous live shows. His ability as a performer has been applauded by audiences worldwide. He creates the rapport with the audience within a very short span of time whenever he steps on the stage. His latest album ''Dil Se Maratha Hai'' became a run away hit with the Super hit track ''Jai Jai Maharashtra''. His versatility as a singer is amply evident, when he renders fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aakash Gupta
Aakash Gupta is an Indian comedian, actor, youtuber and theatre artist. He was the co-winner of the second season of the stand-up comedy competition television series Comicstaan. He is well trained in performing arts and has mastered the art of sketch comedy. Early life Born and raised in Delhi, Gupta did his schooling at Sumermal Jain Public School. Gupta attended Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, Delhi University graduating with a Bachelor in Commerce with Honours. He was first exposed to the theatre in college and where he was well known as a performer. He performed in several streets and stage plays in his college and also various other college fests such as Mood Indigo (IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi). In his final year, Gupta was the president of ''Natuve''- The theatre society of Shaheed Bhagat Singh College. After graduation Gupta worked as an audit associate with KPMG for one year, while doing theatre on weekends with different groups in Delhi. Early career Gupta eventually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sachet–Parampara
Sachet–Parampara are an Indian music composer, vocalist and lyricist duo consisting of Sachet Tandon and Parampara Tandon. Their song " Bekhayali" from Kabir Singh (2019) became chartbuster even before its release along with Shiv Tandav Stotram (2021), Maiyya Mainu from Jersey (2022) amongst various others went viral with several cover versions available on YouTube. They won array of awards including IIFA (2020), Filmfare (2020), Zee Cine Awards (2020), Mirchi Music Awards, Best Play Back Singer at Star Screen Awards (2019). The duo is known for their work in Hindi films including Toilet: EkPrem Katha (2017), Bhoomi (2017), YamlaPaglaDeewanaPhir Se (2018), Batti Gul Meter Chalu (2018), Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas (2019),Kabir Singh (2019), Tanhaji (2020) and Jersey (2022). Early life Sachet Tandon and Parampara Tandon were born in Lucknow and Delhi respectively in 1989 and 1992 respectively. After becoming finalist of India's first season of reality show '' The Voice India'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zakir Khan (comedian)
Zakir Khan (born 20 August 1987) is an Indian comedian and actor. In 2012, he rose to popularity by winning Comedy Central India's Best Stand Up Comedian competition. Khan has also been a part of a news comedy show, On Air with AIB. He has also released three-hour length standup specials: ''Haq Se Single'' (2017), ''Kaksha Gyarvi'' (2018) and ''Tathastu'' (2022) on Amazon Prime Video. Early life Khan was born and raised in Indore, Madhya Pradesh to a rajasthani muslim family of classical musicians. He is the grandson of Sarangi Maestro Ustad Moinuddin Khan. He spent a large portion of his adult life in Delhi. He comes from a humble background and credits his father with being supportive of his talent. Career Khan has a diploma in Sitar and is a college dropout. He has stated that had he not been a standup comedian, he would instead be working as a music teacher. He became a known face in India's stand-up comedy circuit in 2012 when he won the title of 'India's Best Stand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Sebastian
Kenneth Mathew Sebastian (born 31 December 1990) is an Indian stand-up comedian, musician and filmmaker. He first rose to prominence through a YouTube channel that broadcasts clips of his stand-up shows, devotional song covers, in addition to original skits, garnering 152 million views since 2008. He has toured the United States, Singapore, The United Arab Emirates and Australia. In 2017, he produced an hour-long comedy special for Amazon Prime. He performs primarily in English, switching to Hindi for comic effect. He was also a judge in Comicstaan, a comedy reality show. He released his special ''The Most Interesting Person In The Room'' on Netflix in 2020. Early life and education Kenny Sebastian was born on 31 December 1990 to Catholic parents from Pala, Kerala, and was brought up in Bangalore. His father was in the Navy, hence Sebastian migrated throughout his childhood. He speaks English, Hindi, Kannada and Malayalam. Sebastian went to Kendriya Vidyalaya N.A.L. for his educ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euphoria (Indian Band)
Euphoria (Hindi: युफ़ोरिया) is an Indian pop rock band formed by Dr. Palash Sen in 1998 in Delhi, India. The name "Euphoria", is a term used in Psychiatry to describe a feeling one gets in the state of Mania, was decided upon by Palash, who at the time was a student of medicine at the University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi. Euphoria has released 7 studio albums and are one of India's highest-selling artists and the highest-selling band ever. They have released 16 singles by adopting the DIY method, and embracing the digital revolution in the music industry. They were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2012 by the Indian Recording Arts Academy at the Palm Expo in Mumbai. Early years and the first album Dhoom (1988–1999) Euphoria was formed in 1988 by a then medical student Dr. Palash Sen and his friends. Bass player Debajyoti Bhaduri joined hands with Palash in the early nineties. Moving through several line-ups, the band kept searching for their el ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunburn Festival
Sunburn Festival is a commercial electronic dance music festival held in India. Incepted by Serial Entrepreneur Shailendra Singh (entrepreneur), Shailendra Singh while Jt MD of Percept Ltd, under his captaincy, the festival grew to be ranked the 3rd largest dance festival in the world and "as big as Tomorrowland and Ultra" as per the IMS APAC Business Report 2014. It was ranked by CNN in 2009 as one of the Top 10 Festivals in the world. Spanning over three - five days, the festival has multiple stages with artists playing simultaneously. Held annually in Vagator, Goa between 2007 to 2015, in 2016 it was shifted to Pune, Maharashtra. In 2019, the festival returned to its home town in Vagator, Goa. In 2011, in order to give fans a fully immersive, DJ-centric experience, Percept Ltd launched the first Sunburn Arena, featuring Avicii, at the Turf Club in Mumbai. In 2012, in order to bring the Sunburn to the fans, Percept launched Sunburn City Festival, Sunburn Campus and Sunburn R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coke Studio (Indian TV Program)
Coke Studio India, officially titled Coke Studio @ MTV is an Indian television programme, which features live studio-recorded music performances by various artists. Coke Studio combines myriad musical influences, from Hindustani, Carnatic and Indian folk, to contemporary hip hop, rock and pop music. It is inspired by the Pakistani show of the same name. Season 1 premièred on 17 June 2011 on MTV India. Season 2 premiered on 7 July 2012 on MTV India DD National. Season 3 premiered 17 August 2013 on MTV India, Big FM and DD National. Season 3 also premiered on All India Radio on 24 August 2013. Season 4 premiered on 1 March 2015. Seasons Below is a list of featured artists who have performed in Coke Studio India. Season 1 (2011) Each hour-long episode of the Coke Studio At MTV featured six songs and a diverse mix of music from alternative genres including Carnatic and Hindustani, compositions by new musicians, recreated Bollywood tracks, and a special song create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
