V. ShantaramV. Shantaram (born Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre; Marathi:; 18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), also known as Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and editor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. Widely regarded as one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, he was known for his socially conscious films, innovative filmmaking techniques and experimentation with colour, sound and cinematography.
Maurice FrydmanMaurice Frydman (Maurycy Frydman or Maurycy Frydman-Mor in Polish), aka Swami Bharatananda (20 October 1901 in Warsaw, Russian Empire – 9 March 1976 in Bombay, India), was an engineer and humanitarian who spent the later part of his life in India. He lived at the ashram of Mahatma Gandhi and took an active part in India's fight for independence—notably in helping to draft a new constitution for the State of Aundh that became the Aundh Experiment.SwatantrapurSwatantrapur is a free custodian colony built in 1939 by Raja Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi "Bala Sahib" of Aundh princely state. It is located in between Atpadi lake and Bhingewadi, in Atpadi taluka of Sangli district, of Maharashtra, an Indian state.
8th Berlin International Film FestivalThe 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 27 June to 8 July 1958 with the Zoo Palast as the main venue. The festival was opened by then West Berlin's newly elected mayor Willy Brandt. The Golden Bear was awarded to Wild Strawberries directed by Ingmar Bergman.
Aundh StateToday part ofMaharashtra, India This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Aundh". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.Aundh State was a Marathaprincely state during the British Raj, in the Deccan States Agency division of the Bombay Presidency. The Principality of Aundh covered an area of 1298 square kilometers with a population of 88,762 in 1941. The capital of the state was Aundh.
HindiIndo-Aryan languageModern Standard Hindi (Hindi: आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, romanised: Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of the government of India, and is the lingua franca for most of the northern half of India.
Lata MangeshkarIndian singer (1929–2022)Lata Dinanath Mangeshkar (Marathi pronunciation:; born Hemalata Dinanath Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 6 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential singers of the Indian subcontinent.
Open prisonPrison where the detainees serve their sentences with minimal supervision HM Prison Hatfield, South Yorkshire, an open prison in England An open prison or open jail is a jail in which prisoners are trusted to complete sentences with minimal supervision and perimeter security, and are often not locked up in their prison cells.Satara (city)
DramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television. Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been contrasted with the epic and the lyrical modes ever since Aristotle's Poetics (c. 335 BC)—the earliest work of dramatic theory.
Humanistic psychologyHumanistic psychology is a psychological perspective that arose in the early- to mid-20th century in response to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and B. F. Skinner's behaviorism. The work of Otto Rank and Carl Rogers centered the individual more in therapy.AtpadiAtpadi is an administrative town of the Atpadi Taluka of Sangli District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Atpadi is located north-east of Sangli District and shares borders with the adjacent Solapur and Satara Districts. The town has a taluka administrative office (that is, a panchayat samiti local government body), a courthouse, a police station, a government-run primary hospital, various schools and colleges and a theater.
Bharat VyasBharat Vyas (6 January 1918 – 4 July 1982) was a noted Indian lyricist who wrote the songs for Hindi films in 1950s and 1960s. BiographyVyas was born in Bikaner, then the capital of Bikaner State of Rajputana Agency in British India, but currently in the Indian state of Rajasthan. His younger brother was the actor Brij Mohan Vyas (1920–2013). He studied B.Com. at Calcutta and after completing his studies he came to Bombay. His first film as lyricist was (1943).*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.