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Some Facts about Indian Music and Indian Musicians

India has got one of the oldest musical traditions and heritages in the world. One can finds its origin in the Vedas(ancient scripts). Known as 'sangeet' in India, the nation's music has got a unique and varied style as compared to other music forms in the world. In the earlier days, when Indian music was just coming of age, the music was devotional in nature. It was restricted only to temples and used for ritualistic purposes. It is said that the sound that pervades the whole universe, i.e. Nadabrahma, itself represents the divinity.Over the period of time each folk form has evolved in a ...

Slumdog Millionaire - a must watch film

slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy had a limited release on 12 November 2008 to critical acclaim and awards success. Set in India, it tells the story of Jamal, a poor young chaiwala(a office boy in a certain call center company) who becomes the biggest quiz-show winner in history, only to be sent to jail on accusations that he cheated. Narrated in the first person, the film then follows the life of the young boy from slum as he explains to police inspector, just how he managed to answer twelve random questions, by pure lu...

Booker Prize - literary world's most prestigious ...

Mumbai-based Aravind Adiga arrived in London last week as one of the six finalists for the Man Booker Prize, one of the literary world's most prestigious awards, hoping to meet with the fellow writers and have a great party after the event.

Shobha De : An eminent Indian columnist and novelist

Shobha De, who is often known as India's Jackie Collins. She was born as Shobha Rajadhyaksha to the Saraswat Brahmin family of Maharashtra on the January 7, 1947. She completed her graduation from St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and obtained degree in Psychology. After making her name as a model, she began a career in journalism in 1970, in the course of which she founded and edited three magazines Ã¢â‚¬â€œ Stardust, Society, and Celebrity. In the 1980s, she contributed to the Sunday magazine of Times of India. A feminist, she supported equality between genders. In her column she used to expl...