Gandhi’s birthday observed in London
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail Gandhi’s Birthday in London, 2nd October 2015, was marked by a ceremony in Tavisctock Square, where a remarkable statue of Mahatma Gandhi stands. It was attended by more than 300 people, including many community leaders. Here is the address by Ranjan Mathai, the High Commissioner of India….
सरदार पटेल: “पाकिस्तान जब स्वर्ग बन जाएगा, उसकी थोड़ी ठंडी हवा हमको भी लगेगी.”
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemailSardar Patel’s speech at Calcutta Maidan on 3rd January 1948 कोलकाता के मैदान में भारत के गृहमन्त्री सरदार पटेल का भाषण, ३ जनवरी १९४८ अपनी स्पष्टवादिता के लिए विख्यात सरदार पटेल अपने इस भाषण में जूनागढ़ और कश्मीर के विलय के बारे में बात कर रहे हैं. साथ ही…
Narendra Modi’s Olympics-style welcome in UK
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail Thursday, October 22, 2015 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Olympics-style welcome planned at the iconic Wembley Stadium here during his maiden visit next month has attracted an “overwhelming” response, with over 60,000 applying for the free tickets and prompting organisers to release a limited number of extra tickets from…
Amitabh Bachchan reading an extract from Mahatma Gandhi
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan at the unveiling of Gandhi statue in Parliament Square in London, reading an extract from Non-violent Way to World Peace by Mahatma Gandhi.
निराला: व्यक्तित्व के कुछ अन्तरंग शब्दचित्र – अजित कुमार
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail‘वह सहज विलंबित मंथर गति, जिसको निहार गजराज लाज से राह छोड़ दे एक बार…’ रामविलास शर्मा प्रसिद्द हिंदी लेखक अजित कुमार के साथ ये बातचीत मैंने लंदन…
What is literature: Firaq Gorakhpuri
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail Firaq Gorakhpuri, (real name Raghupati Sahay (28 August 1896 – 3 March 1982), was a writer, critic, and, according to one commentator, one of the most noted contemporary Urdu poets from India. He established himself among peers including Muhammad Iqbal, Yagana Changezi, Jigar Moradabadi and Josh…
Hans Akela – Kumar Gandharva: Documentary
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail Kumar Gandharva or Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkalimath was a Hindustani classical singer, well known for his unique vocal style and his refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana. A biographical documentary by the Film Division of India that throws light into some of the rarest aspects…
Booker Prize after seven yrs of toil and torments
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemailKiran Desai became the youngest woman writer to win the 2006 Man Booker Prize. In this remarkably candid interview she talks about her struggle in New York while writing her second novel ‘The Inheritance of Loss’. She pays her tribute to her mother Anita Desai who was nominated for…
Jinnah and the Partition of India: Sieving Facts from Fiction
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail Dr. Vijay Rana, 20 August 2009, London How can Jinnah, the advocate of Hindu-Muslim separatism, the pioneer of the two-nation theory and the architect of India’s first mass violence campaign, the Direct Action Day, be described as a secular leader? While telling the true story of Jinnah, Dr. Vijay Rana asks…
Arjun Tendulkar’s first outing at the Lord’s
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail Arjun Tendulkar, son of legendary batsman Sachin, rolled his arm over to English batsmen ahead of their second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord’s. While Arjun accompanying his father to Team India nets was an usual affair but his presence…
कबीर : ना जाने तेरा साहिब कैसा है
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail प्रस्तुत है पाकिस्तान के प्रसिद्ध सिन्धी गायक शफी फ़क़ीर के स्वर में कबीर की ये प्रसिद्द रचना – ना जाने तेरा साहिब कैसा है… Kabīr (c. 1440 – c. 1518) was a mystic poet and saint of India, whose writings…
Onkar Nath Shrivastava: A rare video
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail Onkar Nath Shrivastava ( 1932 – 29.11.2002) was a poet, writer and a hugely popular broadcaster of the BBC Hindi Service in London. He was associated with BBC Hindi Radio for over 30 Years. I am trying to collect audios of Onkar ji from BBC Hindi web site…
Bodhgaya Temple
Share itFacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedinemail Buddha was born 563 BC in Lumbini, Nepal. As Siddhartha, he renounced his family at the age of 29 his gaining enlightenment in 534 BC and travelled and meditated in search of truth. After meditating for six years at Urubela (Buddhagaya) in Gaya, he attained Buddhatva or enlightenment. Enlightenment…
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