SD Burman - Rafi

Heady Wine To Savor – S D Burman & Mohd. Rafi

K. V. Ramesh | www.rammesh.co.in Throughout human history, man has discovered a variety of substances and spirits whose sheer variety boggles the mind. One kind of spirit that gives a kick that surpasses any other substance is a unique brand of music produced by the beautiful musical combination – SD Burman as Music Director and...

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કેટલાય કલાકારને મેં પ્રેમપૂર્વક જમાડયા છે : બેગમ પરવીન સુલતાના

નંદિની ત્રિવેદી She is called the Empress of Classical Music. Who is unaware of the name of Begum Parveen Sultana? A very sociable, simple, and witty personality. The range of Parveenji's voice, which can be sung easily in all three saptaks, is as wide as the interest of life. Parveenji gave her first performance at...

Shailendra

Representation Of Common Man In Shailendra’s Lyrics

Rubina Khan | rubinakhan17@gmail.com Abstract:  Poetry and lyrics have always been in a debate for the difference they have. It’s easy to say a poem doesn’t have music but lyrics have music to enhance its artistic value. In Hindi Cinema many lyrics writers tried to break this literary difference between poem and lyrics.  Poems are considered...

પુરુષોત્તમ ઉપાધ્યાય

એ ઝિંદગી ગલે લગા લે – પદ્મશ્રી પુરુષોત્તમ ઉપાધ્યાય

નંદિની ત્રિવેદી Legendary Composer Padmashree Purushottam Upadhyay came out like a warrior beating Corona. Much has been written about the skyrocketing achievements of music, hundreds of popular tunes, his experiences in the music world, his gurus, his relatives. He easily conveyed the nuances of music to the music lovers by revealing the words of the...

ANUP JALOTA

Anup Jalota: A True Bhajan Tansen

In times when Bhajans were thought of, as a form of entertainment for only old people, Bhajan Samrat Padmashri Anup Jalotaji popularized them in all generations and classes of people. Be it young or old, musician, or a layperson, Indian or foreigner, his Bhajans, and Ghazals transcend these and many other boundaries. Extensive, and rigorous...

Mehdi Hassan

Mehdi Hassan – The Ghazal Tansen

Although destined to become a classical singer, through his highly emotive voice, extra-ordinary command over Urdu, and classical Ragas, and rigorous, and relentless commitment towards his art, Ustad Mehdi Hassan Khan [here after referred to as Ustadji] became known as the Shehenshah-E-Ghazal [Emperor of Ghazal]. Rigorous Taalim Ustadji says, “the most essential thing for a singer, is...

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उस युग पुरुष के कितने रूप – संपादक, अनुवादक, कोशकार: अरविंद कुमार

अरविंद कुमार वास्तव में युग पुरुष थे। पत्रकार, संपादक, कला-नाटक-फ़िल्म समालोचक, अनुवादक और कोशकार। एक तरफ पत्रकारिता, दूसरी तरफ शब्द संपदा के प्रति समर्पण। उनकी शख्सियत के यह दो सबसे बड़े पहलू हैं, जिसे युगों तक एक उत्तम उदाहरण के तौर पर प्रस्तुत किया जाता रहेगा। बतौर संपादक अरविंद कुमार की शख्सियत एक युग को प्रभावित...

Baburao Painter

Artistic Khajina – Baburao Painter

Born on 3 June 1890, Baburao Krishna Rao Meystri belonged to karveer Nagar. He was widely famous in entire Kolhapur; he was an eccentric artist. Baburao was an exceptional engineer and a compiler. He had the camera made for filming movies and was the one to introduce artificial lighting, trolley for cameras, three-dimensional characters, stenography, curtains...