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Kishore Bhimani
Kishore Bhimani (28 February 1939 – 15 October 2020) was a veteran sports journalist and cricket commentator. He continued sports journalism for nearly four decades. According to veteran cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi "he was one of the good Old Fashioned Crkt writer who took Crkt writings like a player who takes to playing". Personal life Bhimani went to England to study at London School Of Economics in the 1960s. He completed his graduation from there, prior to which he was a contestant on the first ever series of '' University Challenge''. Bhimani was married to Rita and couple have a son Goutam who is a cricket commentator. His brother Harish Bhimani Harish Bhimani (born 15 February) is a voiceover artiste and anchor.He is the voice of '' Samay'', the narrator of the TV series ''Mahabharat'' Personal life Harish was born in Mumbai. His brother Kishore Bhimani was a famous sports journalis ... is a famous voiceover artist. Career Bhimani had worked for The Statesman, Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishan Singh Bedi
Bishan Singh Bedi (; born 25 September 1946) is a former Indian cricketer who was primarily a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He played Test cricket for India from 1966 to 1979 and formed part of the famous Indian spin quartet. He played a total of 67 Tests and took 266 wickets. He also captained the national side in 22 Test matches. Bedi wore a colourful patka and has voiced outspoken and forthright views on cricketing matters. He was awarded the Padma Shri award in 1970. Playing career In Indian domestic cricket, Bedi first played for Northern Punjab when only fifteen, having taken up cricket only two years previously, a particularly late age for this sport. He moved to Delhi in 1968–69 and in the 1974–75 season of the Ranji Trophy, he took a record 64 wickets. Bedi also represented Northamptonshire in English county cricket for many years. He finished his career with 1560 wickets in first-class cricket—more than any other Indian. His bowling has been described as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Challenge
''University Challenge'' is a British television quiz programme which first aired in 1962. ''University Challenge'' aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC revived the programme on 21 September 1994 with Jeremy Paxman as the quizmaster. Paxman will relinquish his role as host following the conclusion of the 52nd series in 2023, after which he will be succeeded by Amol Rajan. In October 2022, an ITV documentary, ''Paxman: Putting Up With Parkinson's'', revealed how the disease has impacted him and revealed that Paxman recorded his very last episode of ''University Challenge'' on 15 October 2022, which is to air sometime in 2023. The current title holders are Imperial College London, who won the 51st series on 4 April 2022. The show has always been produced by the same company (originally named Granada Television, renamed ITV Studios in 2009 and renamed again Lifted Entertainment in 2021), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harish Bhimani
Harish Bhimani (born 15 February) is a voiceover artiste and anchor.He is the voice of '' Samay'', the narrator of the TV series ''Mahabharat'' Personal life Harish was born in Mumbai. His brother Kishore Bhimani was a famous sports journalist and cricket commentator. Career He started with TV news anchoring on Bombay TV; from narrating the Mahabharat to the legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar’s biography titled, ''In Search of Lata Mangeshkar'', ''Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh'' (1995); He is set to be the voice of the god Shiva in the MOBA Smite. Harish was conferred with the coveted (63rd) National Award for Voiceovers/Narration 2015 National Film Award for Best Non-Feature Film Narration / Voice Over Works *''Lata Didi Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh'' (Hindi). 1995, . References * External links * Harish Bhimaniat last.fm Last.fm is a music website founded in the United Kingdom in 2002. Using a music recommender system called "Audioscrobbler", Last.fm builds a detailed pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calcutta Sports Journalists Club
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, commercial, and financial hub of Eastern India and the main port of communication for North-East India. According to the 2011 Indian census, Kolkata is the seventh-most populous city in India, with a population of 45 lakh (4.5 million) residents within the city limits, and a population of over 1.41 crore (14.1 million) residents in the Kolkata Metropolitan Area. It is the third-most populous metropolitan area in India. In 2021, the Kolkata metropolitan area crossed 1.5 crore (15 million) registered voters. The Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port and its sole major riverine port. Kolkata is regarded as the cultural capital of India. Kolkata is the second largest Bengali-speaking city after Dhaka. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
