Munshi Premchand is considered to be among the greatest writers of Hindi-Urdu fiction in the early twentieth century. Born Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (on July 31, 1880) in Varanasi, UP, he began writing novels and short stories under the pseudonym Nawab Rai. In 1909, he changed his pen name from Nawab Rai to Premchand after he was censured by the British government for the “seditious” content of his short story collection […]
Kishore Kumar’s musical journey started with an injury. His brother Dada Muni Ashok Kumar once revealed that a young Kishore had a terrible voice. But once he cut his big toe at home and the injury made him cry all the time. He would wail all day and night and, as Dada Muni put it, uska gala khul gaya. So, we can credit the pre-pain killer era for giving Kishore […]
All India Radio, India’s national public radio broadcaster is celebrating its 80th anniversary today. Also known as Akashvani. which means ‘Voice from the Sky’, AIR is one of the leading and oldest radio networks in the world. It’s a division of Prasar Bharti and is headquartered at Akashvani Bhavan in New Delhi.Let’s look at some lesser known facts about India’s most loved radio station The radio station was launched on […]
The God of Film Releases has a wicked and dark sense of humour. Kenneth Brannagh’s Cinderella, which introduces us to a new Prince Charming, could have released on any Friday, but it’s releasing this week, just days after Shashi Kapoor’s birthday. You can almost hear cackling, evil laughter in the background because how better to make a girl rue the 21st century than by showing her what her generation […]
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. Today is his 83rd birthday. Kalam is also known as the ‘Missile Man’ of India for his contribution to the development of the ballistic missile. Kalam had graduated from the Madras Institute of Technology, after which he worked at DRDO and ISRO. He played a key role in India’s Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998. Did […]
