Ajit Popat | ajitmpopat137@gmail.com ઘેર બેસીને સાજાસારા રહેવાની કેટલીક તરકીબો આપણા પૂર્વજોએ વર્ણવી છે. એવી કેટલીક તરકીબો આજના ઇન્ટરનેટ યુગમાં ભૂલાતી જાય છે. સાથોસાથ તંદુરસ્તીના કેટલાક નૂસખા આધુનિક વિજ્ઞાન આપણને જુદી જુદી રીતે યાદ કરાવે છે. એવો એક નૂસખો તાજેતરમાં 'હેલ્થ ટુડે' સામયિકમાં વાંચવામાં આવ્યો. અહીં તમારી સાથે શેર કરું છું. આ નૂસખો એકદમ સહેલો છે. એનો...
KV Ramesh |kvr4060@gmail.com Many directors went through tough times before they tasted success. For Raj Khosla, it was no different. Born May 31, 1925, Raj Khosla came to Bombay (now Mumbai) to be a playback singer. Guru Dutt - Dev Anand pair "discovered" Raj Khosla. There is an apocryphal story that the trio promised each...
KV Rammesh | kvr4060@gmail.com “Fifty Indian War movies? You won’t find even fifteen.” That probably was the most insightful comment that I heard from many people with whom I shared the subject of my third book. Most of them told me sardonically “Tell me when the book is finished”. Another said “If you find fifty then…”...
Atul Merchant 'Jatayu' | merchatul@gmail.com Excerpts from the E-Novella Cinemaghar’ 1969 was a year of great significance. Apollo 11 landed on the moon with Armstrong as the first person to step on the moon. The year was significant for Bollywood too. Rajesh Khanna, father-son Burmans with the Yodeling of Kishore Kumar broke all the Box...
Anisha Nandan | anisha.45687@gmail.com An extract from "The Unsung Heroes", was published by Swar Aalap in 2010. Burjor Lord, aka "Buji" Lord, is a beloved name in the music fraternity across India and around the globe. He hails from a widely established family in the music industry. When you hear songs like Chand Mera Dil,...
Bipin R Pandit | panditbipin@yahoo.com Shamsherraj Kapoor was the second son of the legendary Prithviraj Kapoor. While his father was a hugely respected theatre and film actor, his elder brother, Raj Kapoor, was an established superstar. But as luck would have it, almost all of Shammi Kapoor’s initial movies flopped—there must have been seven to...
I hold my breath, As I look up to its majesty. The stars are bright, And they fill me with gaiety. Behold, I see a star, one shining star Which pierces the night with its wondrous light? I see a star, one shining star, Brilliant, bold and bright. These lines truly amplify the Legendary Music Composer S D Burman, whose gleam still continues...
Nisha Jalori | nisha@jalori.co.in "You have to take a deep breath and allow the music to flow through you. Revel in it, just leaving you in awe". This is what exactly happened while enjoying the mesmerizing concert, Ek Mutthi Asmaan. The event held on the 23rd of April, 2022 at Nehru Centre Worli Mumbai. It was...
Dr. Kirti Kale | kirti_kale@yahoo.com कवि सम्मेलन का अध्यक्ष किसी सूची संपन्न प्रतिष्ठित व्यक्ति को बनाना चाहिए। उसे साहित्यिक ज्ञान भी होना चाहिए। पहले अध्यक्ष का मनोनयन सभा द्वारा होना चाहिए फिर कार्यक्रम के प्रारंभ में अध्यक्षीय उद्बोधन होना चाहिए, जिसमें श्रोताओं को बताना चाहिए कि जीवन में कविता का क्या महत्त्व है और कवि...
