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Padma Sachdev
Padma Sachdev (17 April 1940 – 4 August 2021) was an Indian poet and novelist. She was the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language. George, p. 522 She also wrote in Hindi. She published several poetry collections, including ''Meri Kavita Mere Geet'' (My Poems, My Songs), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971. She also received the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award in 2001, and the Kabir Samman for poetry for the year 2007-08 given by Government of Madhya Pradesh, Saraswati Samman for the year 2015, Sahitya Akademi Fellowship in 2019. Personal life and death Sachdev was born in a Khatri Family in Purmandal, Jammu on 17 April 1940. She was the eldest of three children of a Sanskrit scholar, professor Jai Dev Badu, who was later killed during the partition of India in 1947. She first married Vedpal Deep and later married singer Surinder Singh of the musical duo "Singh Bandhu" in 1966. She and Surinder Singh first lived in New Delhi, but later shifted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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New Delhi
New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the government of India, hosting the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Parliament House, and the Supreme Court of India. New Delhi is a municipality within the NCT, administered by the NDMC, which covers mostly Lutyens' Delhi and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger administrative district, the New Delhi district. Although colloquially ''Delhi'' and ''New Delhi'' are used interchangeably to refer to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, both are distinct entities, with both the municipality and the New Delhi district forming a relatively small part of the megacity of Delhi. The National Capital Region is a much larger entity comprising the entire NCT along with adjoining districts in neighbouring states, including Ghaziabad, Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. The foundation stone of New Delhi was l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1940 Births
Year 194 ( CXCIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Septimius and Septimius (or, less frequently, year 947 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 194 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus and Decimus Clodius Septimius Albinus Caesar become Roman Consuls. * Battle of Issus: Septimius Severus marches with his army (12 legions) to Cilicia, and defeats Pescennius Niger, Roman governor of Syria. Pescennius retreats to Antioch, and is executed by Severus' troops. * Septimius Severus besieges Byzantium (194–196); the city walls suffer extensive damage. Asia * Battle of Yan Province: Warlords Cao Cao and Lü Bu fight for control over Yan Province; the battle lasts for over 100 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indian Poets
This list of Indian poets consists of poets of Indian ethnic, cultural or religious ancestry either born in India or emigrated to India from other regions of the world. Assamese * Amulya Barua (1922–1946), first published posthumously in 1964 * Atul Chandra Hazarika (1903–1986), poet, dramatist, children's story writer and translator * Parvati Prasad Baruva (1904-1964), lyricist, poet and filmmaker * Bhabananda Deka (born 1929), writer, poet, critic, columnist, playwright * Ganesh Gogoi (born 1907–1938) * Hem Barua (1915–1977), poet and politician * Lakshminath Bezbarua, a doyen of Assamese literature * Chandra Kumar Agarwala, Romantic poet * Hemchandra Goswami, Romantic poet * Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, Romantic poet * Hiren Bhattacharya (1932–2012), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor * Homen Borgohain (1932–2021), writer, poet, critic, columnist and editor * Indira Goswami (1942-2011), Jnanapith Award winner, poet, editor and academician * Jyoti Prasad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Indian Writers
This is a list of notable writers who come from India or have Indian nationality. Names are sorted according to surname. A B C D F G H I J K L M N P Q R S T U V W Y References {{DEFAULTSORT:Indian Writers Lists of Indian writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogesh
Yogesh is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of the words ' and ' and has the meaning "master of yoga" and has also been used as an epithet of Shiva. Notable people * Yogesh (actor) (born 1990), Indian actor * Yogesh (lyricist) (born 1943), Indian writer and lyricist * Yogesh Atal (1937–2018), Indian sociologist * Yogesh Chander Deveshwar (born 1947), Indian businessman * Yogesh Gholap, Indian politician of Maharashtra * Yogesh Golwalkar (born 1980), Indian cricket player * Yogesh Jaluria, scientist * Yogesh Joshi, several people * Yogesh Kumar Joshi (born 1962), Indian soldier * Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal (1942–2015), Indian judge * Yogesh Kumar Sanan (born 1964), Indian bodybuilder * Yogesh Mahansaria, Indian entrepreneur * Yogesh Mittal (born 1976), Indian film director * Yogesh Nagar (born 1990), Indian cricket player * Yogesh Patil (born 1972), Indian politician from Maharashtra * Yogesh Pratap Singh (born 1959), Indian lawyer and activis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sulakshana Pandit
''Sulakshana Pandit'' is an Indian playback singer and former Bollywood leading lady belonging to the Mewati Gharana. Career Sulakshana's career as an actress spanned the 1970s and early '80s. As a leading lady she has worked with most of the top actors of the 1970s like Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Shashi Kapoor and Shatrughan Sinha. Her acting career began with the suspense thriller ''Uljhan'' in 1975, opposite Sanjeev Kumar. In Anil Ganguly's ''Sankoch'' (1976), which was based on the novel ''Parineeta'', she portrayed Lolita. Her other popular films include '' Hera Pheri'', ''Apnapan'', ''Khandaan'', ''Chehre Pe Chehra'', ''Dharam Kanta'' and ''Waqt Ki Deewar''. She acted in a Bengali movie ''Bandie'' 1978, where she was paired opposite Uttam Kumar. Sulakshana had a singing career alongside her acting one. She began her singing career as a child singer singing the popular song "Saat Samundar Paar se" with Lata Mangeshkar in the 1967 film '' Taqdeer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohd Rafi
Mohammed Rafi (24 December 1924 – 31 July 1980) was an Indian playback singer and musician. He is considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent. Rafi was notable for his versatility and range of voice; his songs varied from fast peppy numbers to patriotic songs, sad numbers to highly romantic songs, qawwalis to ghazals and bhajans to classical songs. He was known for his ability to mould his voice to the persona and style of the actor lip-syncing the song on screen in the movie. He received six Filmfare Awards and one National Film Award. In 1967, he was honored with the Padma Shri award by the Government of India. In 2001, Rafi was honoured with the "Best Singer of the Millennium" title by Hero Honda and Stardust magazine. In 2013, Rafi was voted for the Greatest Voice in Hindi Cinema in the CNN-IBN's poll. He recorded songs for over a thousand Hindi films and in many Indian languages as well as some foreign languages, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaidev
Jaidev (3 August 1918 – 6 January 1987; born Jaidev Verma) was a music composer in Hindi films, most known for his work in films: '' Hum Dono'' (1961), ''Reshma Aur Shera'' (1971), ''Prem Parbat'' (1973), ''Gharaonda'' (1977) and ''Gaman'' (1978). He won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction, three times for ''Reshma Aur Shera'' (1972), ''Gaman'' (1979) and '' Ankahee'' (1985). Early life Jaidev was born in Nairobi and brought up in Ludhiana, India. In 1933, when he was 15 years old, he ran away to Mumbai to become a film star. There, he acted in eight films as a child star for the Wadia Film Company. He was initiated into music at a young age in Ludhiana by Prof. Barkat Rai. Later, when he made it Mumbai, he learnt music from Krishnarao Jaokar and Janardan Jaokar. Unfortunately, he had to leave his film career abruptly and return to Ludhiana, due to his father’s blindness, which thrust the sole responsibility of his family on his young shoulders. After h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prem Parbat
''Prem Parbat'' () is a 1973 Hindi-language film directed by Ved Rahi. The film stars Rehana Sultan, Satish Kaul, Nana Palsikar, Agha and Hema Malini in a special appearance. The film has music by Jaidev with lyrics by Jan Nisar Akhtar and Padma Sachdev, and is remembered for its melodies, including Lata Mangeshkar classic "Ye Dil Aur Unki, Nigaaho Ke Saaye", written by Jan Nisar Akhtar and "Mera Chhota Sa Ghardwaar" written by poet Padma Sachdev. According to Rahi, the print of the film got destroyed over time, making it a lost film. Plot The film is the story of an orphan girl, whose loyalties are divided between her aged husband and a young forest officer she has fallen in love with. Being the wife of the old Choudhari she is conflicted about her love for another man. Cast * Rehana Sultan * Hema Malini (Spl. appearance) * Satish Kaul * Nana Palsikar * Agha * Birbal * Hiralal * Ajay Chadda * Indrani Mukherjee Soundtrack The film has music by Jaidev while the lyrics we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Ramdhari Singh (23 September 1908 – 24 April 1974), known by his pen name Dinkar, was an Indian Hindi and Maithili language poet, essayist, freedom fighter, patriot and academic. He emerged as a poet of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the days before Indian independence. His poetry exuded ''Veer Rasa'' (heroic sentiment), and he has been hailed as a '' Rashtrakavi'' ('national poet') and ''Yuga-Chāraṇa'' (Charan of the Era) on account of his inspiring patriotic compositions. He was a regular poet of Hindi Kavi Sammelan and is hailed to be as popular and connected to poetry lovers for Hindi speakers as Pushkin for Russians. One of the notable modern Hindi poets, Dinkar was born in a poor family in Simaria village of Bengal Presidency, British India, now part of Begusarai district in Bihar state. The government had honored him with the Padma Bhushan Award in the year 1959 and had also nominated him thrice to the Rajya Sabha. Dinkar's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the second-most populous city in India after Delhi and the eighth-most populous city in the world with a population of roughly 20 million (2 crore). As per the Indian government population census of 2011, Mumbai was the most populous city in India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore) living under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). Mumbai lies on the Konkan coast on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour. In 2008, Mumbai was named an alpha world city. It has the highest number of millionaires and billionaires among all cities i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
