Thursday, October 21, 2010

Bas itni si tumse Guzaarish hai: Lyrics

Bas
Bas itni si
Tum se guzaarish hai
Guzaarish hai

Yeh jo baarish hai, dekho na
Yeh jo baarish hai
Iss mein teri baahon mein marr jaaun
Bas itni si, chhoti si
Ik khwahish hai
Bas itni si
Tum se guzaarish hai...

Bas itni si
Tum se farmaaish hai
Yeh jo baarish hai, dekho na
Yeh jo baarish hai
Iss mein mere sang gunguna na...
Gunguna na
Gunguna na...
Iss mein mere sang gunguna na
Kaal radio pe aya tha jo wohi wala gaana
Gaate gaate bahon mein marr jaaun
Bas itni si, chhoti si
Ik khwahish hai
Bas itni si
Tum se guzaarish hai...

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India

Assam

    * Kaziranga National Park, Assam
    * Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

Bihar

    * Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya, Bihar

Delhi

    * Humayun's Tomb, Delhi
    * Qutub Minar and its monuments, Delhi
    * Red Fort, Delhi


Goa

    * Basilica of Bom Jesus and other churches of Goa

Gujarat

    * Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gujarat

Himachal Pradesh/Haryana

    * Kalka-Shimla Railway, Haryana&Himachal pradesh

Karnataka

    * Group of Monuments at Hampi, Karnataka
    * Group of Monuments at Pattadakal, Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

    * Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
    * Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka, Madhya Pradesh
    * Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

    * Ajanta Caves, Maharashtra
    * Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, Maharashtra
    * Elephanta Caves, Mumbai, Maharashtra
    * Ellora Caves, Maharashtra

Orissa

    * Konark Sun Temple, Konark, Orissa

Rajasthan

    * Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan
    * Jantar Mantar, Jaipur, Rajasthan

Tamil Nadu

    * Great Living Chola Temples at Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Darasuram, Tamil Nadu
    * Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
    * Mountain Railways of India - Nilgiri Mountain Railway,

Uttar Pradesh

    * Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh
    * Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
    * Agra Fort, Agra

Uttarakhand

    * Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand

West Bengal

    * Mountain Railways of India - Darjeeling and West Bengal
    * Sundarbans National Park, West Bengal

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Patwon ki Haveli


Detail of the exquisitely carved stone facade of the 19th-century Patwon ki Haveli, Jaisalmer

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

LYRICS OF TUMHI MERE MANDIR

"Tumhi mere mandir" is one of my favorite song from Hindi movie KHANDAN. The Lyricist of this song is Rajendra Krishan. Check out the lyrics:

Tumhi mere mandir, tumhi meri pooja,
Tumhi devta ho,tumhi devta
Koyi meri aankho se dekhe to samjhe,
Ke tum mere kya ho, ke tum mere kya
Tumhi mere mandir, tumhi meri pooja,
Tumhi devta ho,tumhi devta


Jidhar dekhti hu udhar tum hi tum ho
Na jaane magar kin khayaalo mein gum ho
Mujhe dekhkar tum zara muskura do
Nahi to main samjhungi, mujhse khafa ho
Tumhi mere mandir, tumhi meri pooja,
Tumhi devta ho,tumhi devta


Tumhi mere maathe ki bindiya ki jhil-mil
Tumhi mere haatho ke gajro ki manzil
Main hu ek chhoti-si maati ki gudiya
Tumhi praan mere, tumhi aatma ho
Tumhi mere mandir, tumhi meri pooja,
Tumhi devta ho,tumhi devta


Bahot raat beeti chalo main sulaa du
Pawan chhede sargam main lori suna du hmm…
Tumhein dekhkar ye khayaal aa raha hai
Ke jaise farishta koyi so raha ho
Tumhi mere mandir, tumhi meri pooja,
Tumhi devta ho,tumhi devta





Song Title: TUMHI MERE MANDIR
Film: KHANDAN
Lyrics: RAJENDRA KRISHAN
Music: RAVI
Singer: LATA MANGESHKAR
Achievement: FILMFARE AWARD FOR BEST LYRICS

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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

‘Black Box of History’

A feature length documentary film by Amlan Kusum Ghosh

The feature length documentary film (105 min) is an attempt to unravel the mystery of Netaji’s final disappearance that has dogged public mind ever since 1945. The work was originally provoked by the government of India’s rejection of Justice Mukherjee Commission’s well grounded findings that Netaji did not perish in the alleged air crash. The Commission had also established that no such crash ever took place in which Netaji allegedly died. The documentary has been in making for four years. The director has interviewed a string of scholars on the subject including Justice Manoj Mukherjee, Pradeep Bose, Dr. Purabi Roy, Dr. Madhusudan Pal etc

There have been a few documentaries, not to mention a cache of books and essays, on the subject. Where ‘Black Box of History’ differs from the rest is that it has tried to examine the theories surrounding Netaji’s existence post- August 18, 1945. The most striking one is the case of anonymous monk called Gumnami Baba or Bhagwanjee of Ayodhya-Faizabad. Although Justice Mukherjee did not ‘officially’ concede that Gumnani Baba was Netaji Subhas a plethora of evidences (in form of letters, personal items, photograph, newspaper clipping) bear it out that he could be none other than Netaji. 

The documentary is divided into three parts which puts disappearance mystery in context of Netaji’s life and struggle. The concluding part of the documentary deals with the strange case of Gumnami Baba of Ayodhya Faizabad. It includes revealing interviews with local people close to the anonymous monk. 

Script, Research, Camera & Direction : Amlan Kusum Ghosh
Editor : Ayon Chattopadhyay , Shashank Sharma
Research : R. Jyothirmay , Dipankar Das
Production Designing : Dolly Mandal, Prashant Tiwari
Production : SRIFT


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Monday, June 7, 2010

'Black Box Of History' Posters all over in Asansol

A Grand seminar
to be held on

12th JUNE 2010, SATURDAY,
FROM 2PM TO 8-30PM

at
Rabindra Bhavan
B.N.R. More, Asansol

On

"Mysterious Disappearance of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose"

Organised by 
ATV, Asansol

 

Speaker    :    Dr. Pabitra Kumar Gupta, Dr. Madhusudan Pal, Prof. Nandalal Chakraborty, Sri Amlan Kusum Ghosh and others

The Seminar will be followed by a Documentry Film Show.

'BLACK BOX OF HISTORY'






Rabindra Bhavan, Asansol (The venue for 12th June)











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Thursday, June 3, 2010

SATYAJIT RAY'S NAYAK (1966)

This is one of my favourite movies that I have seen so far...

Satyajit Ray was a modern film-maker. Pick up any film of his and you will realise how far ahead of his times he was. Nayak (The Hero) is one of my favourite Bengali movies. Made in 1966, it was Ray's second entirely original screenplay (after Kanchenjungha).

'Brojo achho, Brojo?', 'Nepathye ke?' -Satyajit Ray's dialogues, his camera movement and placement-nobody can match him. The way in which he picturised the whole movie just within a few compartments of a train is really wonderful and highly appreciable.

This is the first flim where two legends Satyajit Ray and Uttam Kumar worked togather. I believe that nobody, no actor till date is comparable to Uttam Kumar. Mithun Chakroborty and Prasenjit are also good but Uttam Kumar was a great actor and a legend. And in Nayak he was superb. The way Satyajit Ray used his eyes  and his voice in the movie is just amazing.

Nayak (The Hero)

Credits
Producer: RDB & Co (R.D. Bansal / RDB Productions)
Story: Satyajit Ray
Screenplay: Satyajit Ray
Music: Satyajit Ray
Direction: Satyajit Ray
Cinematography: Subrata Mitra
Editing: Dulal Dutta
Art Direction: Bansi Chandragupta
Sound: Nripen Paul, Atul Chatterjee, Sujit Sarkar
Duration: 120 mins
Date of release in India: 6th May, 1966. B&W

Cast
Uttam Kumar (Arindam Mukherjee), Sharmila Tagore (Aditi Sen Gupta), Bireswar Sen (Mukunda Lahiri), Somen Bose (Shankar), Nirmal Ghosh (Jyoti), Premangsu Bose (Biresh), Sumita Sanyal (Promila), Ranjit Sen (Mr. Bose), Bharati Devi (Manorama, his wife), Lali Chowdhury (Bulbul, his daughter), Kamu Mukherjee (Pritish Sarkar), Susmita Mukherjee (Sefalika, his wife), Hiralal (Kamal Mitra), Jogesh Chatterjee (Aghore, elderly journalist), Satya Banerjee (Swamiji), Gopal Dey (Conductor).

Awards
Winner: Best Screenplay and Story, New Delhi, 1967
Winner: Bodil Award for Best Non-European Film, 1967
Winner: Special Jury Award, Berlin International Film Festival, 1966
Winner: Critics' Prize (UNICRIT Award), Berlin International Film Festival, 1966
Winner: B.F.J.A Best Actor(Uttam Kumar) award for Nayak(1966)
Nominated: Golden Bear for Best Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 1966

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