Thursday 31 May 2012

Anand and Milind

Anand and Milind are an Indian music directors duo consisting of Anand Shrivastav and his younger brother Milind. They have composed music for over 200 Bollywood films and are the sons of 60s music director, Chitragupta.  Anand-Milind debuted in Ab Aayega Mazaa (1984) and rose to fame after the success of Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988). The film's successful songs include "Papa Kehte Hain","Ghazab Ka Hai Din", and "Akele Hai To Kya Gham Hai". Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka stormed the music stands in 1989 and the music of this telefilm proved to be a classic, staying popular even today. The film also strengthened their work-relationship with music baron Gulshan Kumar of T-Series. The duo then composed the songs for Salman Khan's film, Baaghi: A Rebel for LoveBaaghi was followed by a series of box office hits like DilBeta (1992). Love (1991), starring Salman Khan and Revathy, boasted of chartbusting-music, popular even today. Towards the end of the 90's they composed music for many Mithun Chakraborty films with little success. They have also composed music for a few Bhojpuri films. Anand-Milind played a role in launching many Bollywood stars, including Aamir Khan and Juhi Chawla in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak; Salman Khan and Naghma in Baaghi; Akshay Kumar in Saugandh and Karisma Kapoor in Prem Qaidi.They also played god-fathers to singers Udit Narayan, Abhijeet, Poornima, Gayatri Iyer, and Parvez.

- An article by vishAwish.com

Wednesday 30 May 2012

Paresh Rawal

Paresh Rawal (born 30 May 1950) is an Indian Hindi film actor of Gujarati background. Making his film debut in 1984, he mainly played supporting and villain roles throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Since 2000 he has mostly played comic roles. In 1994, he won the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performances in the films Woh Chokri and Sir.For the latter, he also received his first Filmfare Award forBest Comedian. This was followed by Ketan Mehta's Sardar, which saw him playing the lead role of freedom fighter Vallabhbhai Patel, a role that got him not only national but international acclaim. In 2000, Rawal played a dim-witted and boisterous, but kind-hearted Marathi landlord Baburao Ganpatrao Apte in the film Hera Pheri, who takes in Raju (Akshay Kumar) and Shyam (Sunil Shetty) as paying guests in his house. Rawal's acting was a key reason for the major nationwide success the film received. For his performance, he won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award. Apart from doing comdey roles he played negative roles in 'King Uncle', 'Kabzaa', 'Ram Lakhan', 'Daud', 'Baazi' etc. He reprised his role as Baburao in the sequel to the film, Phir Hera Pheri (2006), which was also successful. A mention should also be made of his very successful acting career in Gujarati plays. The latest hit being "Dear Father" (Gujarati). Paresh Rawal has produced several Hindi soaps including Zee TV's Teen Bahuraaniyaan, Sahara One's Main Aisi Kyunn Hoon and Colors' Laagi Tujhse Lagan.

- Wishing him a very happy birthday..

Tuesday 29 May 2012

Kolkata Knight Riders

Korbo larbo jeetbo... jeet jayenge.. ayee.. ye.. jeetenge.. And yes.. finally the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have won..!!
The IPL finale proved to be real fun and was quite amazing to watch.. The knights dethroned the kings and occupied won the finale with an overwhelming victory. Our Gambhir proved to be an awesome captain and lead his team towards the victory. Shah Rukh Khan was on the ninth cloud seeing his team win.. The team had consistently done a great performance from the starting and were second on the points table.  Like most legends, Knight Riders has embarked upon a journey that is quite simple, intangible and surreal. Created in 2008 and envisioned by two adventurous Knights and a lady; Shahrukh Khan, Jay Mehta and Juhi Chawla. They started out as a "people's team" in the IPL 2008 and exceeded the expectations of competitors and compatriots. The name Knight Riders was chosen to mirror the values and culture we uphold. They are impassioned by courage, youth, talent, ambition, focus & dedication and armed with the recognition that with great honor comes greater responsibility. Responsibility of wisdom, perseverance, ethics, morality and professionalism had always been their benchmark. Having "winning" as their motto.. dey truly stood on it..
- Wishing d KKR team for its success..!!

Monday 28 May 2012

Vināyak Dāmodar Sāvarkar

Vināyak Dāmodar Sāvarkar was anIndian freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician. He was the proponent of liberty as the ultimate ideal. Savarkar was a poet, writer and playwright. He launched a movement for religious reform advocating dismantling the system of caste in Hindu culture, and reconversion of the converted Hindus back to Hindu religion. Savarkar created the term Hindutva, and emphasized its distinctiveness from Hinduism which he associated with social and political disunity. Savarkar’s Hindutva sought to create an inclusive collective identity. The five elements of Savarkar's philosophy were UtilitarianismRationalism and PositivismHumanism and Universalism,Pragmatism and Realism. Savarkar's revolutionary activities began when studying in India and England, where he was associated with the India House and founded student societies including Abhinav Bharat Society and the Free India Society, as well as publications espousing the cause of complete Indian independence by revolutionary means. Savarkar published The Indian War of Independence about the Indian rebellion of 1857 that was banned by British authorities. He was arrested in 1910 for his connections with the revolutionary group India House. While in jail, Savarkar wrote the work describing Hindutva, openly espousing Hindu nationalism. Travelling widely, Savarkar became a forceful orator and writer, advocating Hindu political and social unity. Serving as the president of the Hindu Mahasabha, Savarkar endorsed the ideal of India as a Hindu Rashtra and opposed the Quit India struggle in 1942, calling it a "Quit India but keep your army" movement. He became a fierce critic of the Indian National Congress and its acceptance of India's partition, and was one of those accused in the assassination of Indian leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.  The airport at Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar's capital, has been named Veer Savarkar International Airport.

- A really respectful leader of true genre..

-An article by vishAwish.com 

Sunday 27 May 2012

Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri

Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri is a former Indian cricketer and captain. He was an all–rounder who batted right-handed and bowled left arm spin. His international career started when he was 18 years old and lasted for 12 years. He started his career purely as a bowler but gradually became more of a batsman who could bowl. Shastri's family originally came from Mangalore in Karnataka but he was born and brought up in Mumbai. The highlight of his career was when he was elected the Champion of Champions in the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. In the same season, he equalled West Indian Garry Sobers's record of hitting six sixes in an over in first class cricket. In domestic cricket, he played for Bombay and led them to the Ranji Trophy title in his final year of playing. He also played four seasons of county cricket for Glamorgan. He was forced to retire aged 31 due to a recurring knee injury. He now does commentary on behalf of BCCI in the matches that India plays.

- Wishing him a very happy birthday.

Saturday 26 May 2012

Manorama

Manorama is a veteran Tamil actress who has acted in more than 1500 films, 1000 stage performances and a few television serials. She is affectionately called Aachi by the South Indian people. She holds a Guinness World Record for acting in the most number of films.  Manorama slowly migrated from dramas to the silver screen with the role of a comedienne in the Tamil film Malayitta Mangai. During her initial days in the cine field, she concentrated more on comedy. She was given equally challenging roles alongside the well known comedian Nagesh. They made an excellent pair and acted in many praiseworthy comedies.  The first song that Manorama sang in cinema was in a film called Magale Un Samathu. Manorama's role in the film Thillana Mohanambal was much appreciated and noticed even with the presence of great stalwarts like Sivaji Ganesan and Natiya Peroli (Danseuse)Padmini in the movie. Ever since, she was provided with more scope in varied roles in addition to comedy. She took each responsibility with such an ease, which made the Tamil industry recognize her immense talent. Cho Ramaswamy claimed on the Tamil TV show Koffee with Anu that he was the first one to call Manorama as the female Sivaji Ganesan. He admired her for her versatility in acting and the ability to surprise with her performance.

- Wishing her a very happy birthday..

Friday 25 May 2012

Kunal khemu

Kunal khemu made his acting debut as a child and returned to films as in an adult in 2005.  He attended school in Mumbai and pursued higher education at Amity University. Khemu as a child actor appearing in the Doordarshan TV series Gul Gulshan Gulfaam (1987), directed by Ved Rahi. He made his film debut with Mahesh Bhatt's movie Sir (1993), starring Naseeruddin Shah and Pooja Bhatt. He went on to star as a child artist in many movies such as Raja HindustaniZakhmBhai and Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke. As an adult, he appeared in the film Kalyug (2005), which was directed by Mohit Suri. Kalyug was a box office success. In 2007, his first release was Madhur Bhandarkar's Traffic Signal, where he played a streetman who lends money to poor families, but always gets it back with interest. Traffic Signal was also a huge box office success, making it Khemu's second hit. His third film Dhol was also a success at the box office. He also appeared in the comic-thriller, 99 opposite Soha Ali Khan. He also did a good comic role in Golmaal 3.  His latest movie was once again with Mukesh Bhatt and Mahesh Bhatt titled Blood Money, which released on 30 March 2012.

- We wish him a very happy birthday..

Karan Johar

Karan Johar is an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter, Costume designer and Television host based in Bollywood. He is also the head of the production company Dharma Productions. He is most known for directing and producing some of Bollywood's highest grossing films in India and abroad. The four films he has directed, all starring Shahrukh Khan, have been India's highest grossing productions in the overseas market. The success of those films resulted in crediting Johar for changing the way Indian cinema has been perceived in the West. Johar entered the film industry as an actor in Aditya Chopra's Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. He later made his directorial debut with the highly successful romantic comedy, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai which won him a Filmfare Award For Best Director and Filmfare Best Screenplay Award. His following directorial efforts were the family drama, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001) and the romantic drama, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006). Both films were major financial successes in India and abroad. Johar thus established himself as one of the most successful filmmakers in Bollywood.His fourth film, My Name Is Khan(2010) was met with positive reviews and grossed over INR 2 billion worldwide. It earned him his second Best Director award at the Filmfare ceremony. As a child, he was influenced by commercial Indian cinema and he cites Raj Kapoor, Yash Chopra and Sooraj R. Barjatya as his inspirations. For a period of time, Johar followed numerology, creating film titles in which the first word and a number of others in the title began with the letter "K." After watching the 2006 film, Lage Raho Munna Bhaiwhich was critical of numerology, Johar decided to stop this practice.

- We wish him a very happy birthday..

Thursday 24 May 2012

Rajesh Roshan

Rajesh Roshan is the son of Hindi film composer Roshan and younger brother of film director and actor Rakesh Roshan. He has composed many songs for the Hrithik Roshan's movies. Rajesh Roshan had a successful association with Basu Chatterjee, Dev Anand, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. He shot to fame with the score for Julie for which he won the Filmfare Best Music Director Award. The first break for him was given by Mehmood. He is the first music director who made Amitabh Bachchan to sing.  Rajesh Roshan scored well in the big break given by Mehmood for Kunwara Baap (1974) and then by Dev Anand in three back to back hit films: Des PardesMan Pasand, and Lootmaar. Then he composed melodious tunes and made Kishore Kumar sing them in films like Doosra AadmiMuqaddarSwamiKhatta Meetha,Baaton Baaton MeinYehi Hai ZindagiEk Hi RaastaSwarg NarakKhuddarInkaarDo Aur Do Paanch followed by films with Rajesh Khanna like NishaanBabu and Aakhir Kyon?. However, since 1985 he has composed songs only for his brother's films. Rajesh scored the music for "Kaho Naa...Pyaar Hai", the launch vehicle of Hrithik Roshan, and one of his brother's most ambitious projects. The film achieved significant success. The composer also won the Filmfare Award for Best Music. He has composed the music of several Hrthik-starring, Rakesh Roshan-directed films, such as Koi... Mil GayaKrrish, and Kites.

- We wish dis brilliant music director a very happy birthday..

Wednesday 23 May 2012

Guru Amar Das

Guru Amar Das was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism. Guru Amar Das Ji became Sikh Guru at the age of 72 following in the footsteps of his teacher Sri Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji. Guru Amar Das ji established his headquarters in the town of Goindwal Sahib, which was established by Sri Guru Angad Dev Sahib Ji. Guru Amar Das Ji took up cudgels of spirituality to fight against caste restrictions, caste prejudices and the curse of untouchability.He strengthened the tradition of the free kitchen, Guru Ka Langar (started by Guru Nanak), and made his disciples, whether rich or poor, whether high born or low born (according to the Hindu caste system), have their meals together sitting in one place.He thus established social equality amongst the people. Guru Amar Das Ji introduced the Anand Karaj marriage ceremony for the Sikhs, replacing the Hindu form. He also completely abolished amongst the Sikhs, the custom of Sati, in which a married woman was forced to burn herself to death in the funeral pyre of her husband. The custom of Paradah (Purda), in which a woman was required to cover her face with a veil, was also done away with.

- An article by Vishawish.com

Tuesday 22 May 2012

Hashimpura massacre

Hashimpura massacre took place on 22 May 1987, during the Hindu-Muslim riots in Meerut city in Uttar Pradesh state, India, when 19 personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) allegedly rounded up 42 Muslim youth from the Hashimpura mohalla (locality) of the city, took them in truck to the outskirts, near Murad Nagar, in Ghaziabad district, where they were shot and their bodies were dumped in water canals. A few days later dead bodies were found floating in the canals. In May 2000, 16 of the 19 accused surrendered, and were later released on bail, while 3 were already died. The trial of the case was transferred by the Supreme Court of India in 2002 from Ghaziabad to a Sessions Court at the Tis Hazari complex in Delhi, where it is the oldest pending case. On 24 May 2007, twenty years after the incident, two survivors and members of 36 victim families visited Lucknow and filed 615 applications under The Right to Information Act 2005(RTI), at the office of Director General of Police seeking information about the case.The inquiry revealed in September that all accused remained in service, and none had any mention of the incident in their Annual Confidential Report (ACR)s.Five men who were shot and survived, later became witness for the prosecution case in 2007.

- Dis was indeed a brutal incident.....

Monday 21 May 2012

Aditya Chopra

Aditya Chopra is an Indian film producer, screenwriter and director. He is most known for directing his only three films Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), Mohabbatein (2000), and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008). And producing Hum Tum (2004),Veer-Zaara (2004), Bunty Aur Babli (2005), Fanaa (2006), Dhoom 2 (2006), and Chak De! India (2007).Aditya started his film making career at the age of 18 as an assistant director, working with his father for films like Chandni, Lamhe and Darr. Aditya, after gaining a respectable amount of experience, started independently at the age of 23, with the all time blockbuster Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, for which he was the director and writer. The film was scripted by Chopra and produced by his father Yash Chopra, under the Yash Raj Films banner. Aditya started work on the script of the film in the year 1990, at the age of 19, and gradually spent time making about five drafts of the film's original script. His hard work n efforts have always payed him a good deal..

- Wishing him a very happy birthday..

Sunday 20 May 2012

Kamaal Rashid Khan

Kamaal Rashid Khan is a Dubai based Indian film actor, film producer and writer who appeared in the third season of reality television show Bigg Boss. Khan made his film debut in the 2005 film Sitam, which he produced and wrote the lyrics for. He gained mainstream attention with his 2008Hindi film Deshdrohi which he produced and acted in. The film garnered some publicity in the wake of the 2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra, with which the film's release coincided. Khan is reportedly working on a follow-up to Desh Drohi, titled Desh Drohi 2 - 26/11 War In Mumbai. While the previous film was a representation of the alleged discrimination of north Indians in Mumbai, the follow-up promises to deal with the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

- Wish him a happy birthday..
 

Saturday 19 May 2012

Vir Saran

Vir Saran Das was born in Dehradun and has lived in Africa and studied in Indian Language School in Lagos, Nigeria, Shimla and Delhi. He obtained a Bachelor's degree from Knox College, Illinois in Economics & Theatre with a concentration in performance. It was at Knox that Vir first explored stand-up comedy with his first (1-1/2 hour) special, Brown Men Can't Hump, which debuted to an audience of 800 in the college's main theatre. He later went on to receive a Richter Scholarship for Theatre and the Colton Performance Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting from Knox. He was a teaching assistant for Beginning Acting at Knox. At Harvard, Vir trained as a method actor for six months and performed eight plays with the Moscow Arts Theatre.Vir started his career on TV when he hosted two TV shows on Zoom Channel. The first one was Is Route Ki Sabhin Linein Maast Hain. The second was his own stand-up comedy late night show Ek Rahin Vir. Although early for their time, they got noticed and put Vir on the comedic map in India. Vir has also hosted Top Drive getaway for Star World. Most importantly, Vir is the host of News on the Loose, his own news comedy show on CNBC-TV18. The show is a huge hit amongst Indian audiences for its fearless brand of intelligent comedy. News on the Loose was recently given its own weekly half-hour special News On The Loose - Weekend on CNBC-TV18, which went on to become a hit. Vir was cast as the comic relief by bagging one of the principal characters in The Curse of King Tut's Tomb, a Hallmark mini-series filmed in India. He began filming for his first two Bollywood roles in early 2006. He can be seen in Vipul Shah's hit movie Namastey London.

- We wish him a very happy birthday..!!


Friday 18 May 2012

Farida Jalal

Farida Jalal, a native of New Delhi, started her career in the 1960s, when she won the United Film Producers Talent Hunt sponsored by Filmfare. She usually played the sister or rejected fiancée of the male lead but almost never the female lead. One of her most critically acclaimed roles is in Bobby where she played the part of the mentally challengedwould-be fiancée of Rishi Kapoor's Raj. During the 1980s, her roles progressed from sister and girlfriend to aunt, mother, or nani. She is also remembered for her part in Aradhana, in which she plays Rajesh Khanna's girlfriend, and sings the song "Bagon me bahar hai, kaliyon pe nikhar hai".She acted for over 40 years, only taking a break during 1983 and 1990, when she settled in Bangalore. During the 1990s, Jalal had a part in many major hits in India, among them Raja HindustaniKuch Kuch Hota HaiDil To Pagal HaiKaho Naa... Pyaar HaiKabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, for which she won a Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress. She acted in many television serials, such as in the hit sitcom, Dekh Bahi Dekh. She was grandly acclaimed for her role in the 1994 film Mammo, for which she received the Filmfare Best Performance Award. Jalal stars in Shararat (Thoda Jadu, Thodi Nazaakat), in which she plays a leading role. The comedy is currently air on the Disney Channel.In 2005, she co-hosted the 50th Filmfare Awards alongside Saif Ali Khan and Sonali Bendre, in Mumbai. In 2008, she made a special appearance in the Punjabi film Yaariyan. Recently, she appeared in the soap opera Balika Vadhu

- Happy birthday..!!

Thursday 17 May 2012

Pankaj Udhas

Pankaj Udhas , has been credited with bringing the Ghazal style to the realm of popular music. Udhas rose to fame for singing in the 1986 film Naam, in which his song "Chitthi Aayee Hai" became an instant hit. Following that, he has also performed as a playback singer for numerous films. He has recorded many albums since then and tours the world as an accomplished ghazal singer. In 2006, Pankaj Udhas was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award. His first stage performance was during the Sino-Indian War, when he sang "Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo" and was given Rs. 51 by an audience member as a reward. Four years later, he joined the Sangeet Natya Academy in Rajkot and learned the nuances of playing the tabla. After that, he pursued a Bachelor of Science degree at Wilson College, and St Xavier's college Mumbai and started training in Indian classical vocal under the tutelage of Master Navrang. Udhas's first song was in film Kamna a solo song composed by Usha Khanna and written by Naqsh Lailpuri the film was a flop but his rendition was very much appreciated.Subsequently, Udhas developed an interest in ghazals and learned Urdu to try to pursue a career as a ghazal singer. He spent ten months in Canada and U S A doing ghazal concerts and returned to India with renewed vigour and confidence. His first ghazal album, Aahat, was released in 1980. From this, he began to have success and, as of 2011 he has released more then 50 albums and hundreds of compilation albums.

-  Happy birthday..

Wednesday 16 May 2012

Dharmesh Darshan

Dharmesh Darshan is an Indian filmmaker, film director and writer who works in Bollywood.  He made his directional debut with Lootere (1993), for which he also wrote the story. The film was produced by his brother Suneel Darshan, and was a hit at the box office nation wide. In 1996, he made his second film in a big way with Raja Hindustani, starring Aamir Khan and Karisma Kapoor. The movie was the biggest hit of that year as well as one of the biggest blockbusters of the 90s and is also the 4th biggest box office hit of 100 years of Indian cinema as of 2012. It was also much appreciated as Darshan won the Filmfare Best Movie Award and several awards at the Star Screen Awards ceremony.
After a break of four years, he again returned in 2000 with the film 'Mela' starring Aamir Khan in the lead again along with his brother.  However, his second releaseDhadkan with Akshay Kumar and Shilpa Shetty did tremendously well at the box office and won him acclaim & cult status as one of the finest romantic directors. It was also critically highly acclaimed and he was nominated for Dhadkan in different award ceremonies in the Best DirectorBest Film and the Best Story categories. He is one of the youngest directors in Bollywood making the box office history Raja Hindustani only at the age of 28 and is also widely reputed for being a strong woman's director creating the metamorphosis of top heroines as Juhi Chawla, Karisma Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Kareena Kapoor, Sushmita Sen and Priyanka Chopra in Andaz 2002.  He is the life member of International Film And Television Club Of Asian Academy Of Film & Television. and a major key note speaker at various podiums of media, related to all aspects of cinema and marketing.

- Wishing him a very happy birthday..

Tuesday 15 May 2012

Madhuri Dixit

Madhuri Dixit was often cited by the media as one of the best actresses in Bollywood. She made her film debut in Abodh (1984) and received wider public recognition with Tezaab(1988). She went on to establish herself as one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses, acknowledged for several of her performances, her beauty, and her accomplished dancing. Some of her best preceding films include Dil (1990), Saajan (1991), Beta (1992), Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! (1994) and Raja (1995). After a shortcoming, she reinvented herself with the romance Dil To Pagal Hai (1997) and subsequently received critical acclaim for her work in films like Mrityudand (1997), Pukar (2000), Lajja (2001) and Devdas (2002). In 2002, she retired from films in order to raise her children and made a comeback with the musical Aaja Nachle in 2007. She has won five Filmfare Awards, four for Best Actress and one for Best Supporting Actress. She holds the record for the highest number of Best Actress nominations at Filmfare, with 13. In 2008, she was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India. She is often called the dhak dhak girl as she still drives men crazy over her looks n dancing talents.
 M.F Hussain was quite attracted by Madhuri Dixit. He was so fascinated by Madhuri Dixit in Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! that he watched the film 67 times, and in 2007 he booked an entire theatre to see her comeback movie Aaja Nachle. He made a series of paintings of her, and in 2000 made a film named Gaja Gamini starring her, which was intended as a tribute to Dixit herself 

- We wish this gorgeous lady a very happy birthday..!!

Monday 14 May 2012

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation (founded 1982), which aims to relieve individual stress, societal problems and violence has one of the most followers in India and around the world. It is an NGO with UNESCO consultative status. In 1997 he established a Geneva-based charity, the International Association for Human Values, an NGO that engages in relief work and rural development and aims to foster shared global values. In 2010 Shankar was named by Forbes Magazine as the fifth most influential person in India. After graduation, Shankar traveled with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and was invited by Maharishi to give talks on Vedic science, arrange conferences on the Vedas and science, and set up Ayurveda centers. Shankar teaches that spirituality is that which enhances human values such as love, compassion and enthusiasm. It is not limited to any one religion or culture. Hence it is open to all people. He feels the spiritual bond we share as part of the human family is more prominent than nationality, gender, religion, profession, or other identities that separate us

According to him, science and spirituality are linked and compatible, both springing from the urge to know. The question, "Who am I?" leads to spirituality. The question, "What is this?" leads to science. Emphasizing that joy is only available in the present moment, his stated vision is to create a world free of stress and violence. His programs are said to offer practical tools to help accomplish this. He sees breath as the link between body and mind, and a tool to relax the mind, emphasizing the importance of both meditation/spiritual practice and service to others. In his view, "Truth is spherical rather than linear; so it has to be contradictory.

- Well his personality and nature has really spell bounded the people all over the world.. Wishing him a belated birthday..

Sunday 13 May 2012

Happy Mother's Day

She is someone who can take the role of everybody in ur life.. Bt her role cannot be taken by anyone..
She is the only person to have taken so much of pain to make u live in dis wonderful world..
She is someone who can be rightly called as god..
She is someone who never ate the first bite n was more concerned to feed u..
She was d one.. who had started seeing dreams about u.. n ur future even before u were born.
Lines n sentences are too short to define her..
Her value can never be measured..
Dis someone is called "MA"....

Happy Mother's Day 

Saturday 12 May 2012

Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian writer and speaker on philosophical and spiritual subjects. His subject matter included: psychological revolution, the nature of the mind, meditation, human relationships, and bringing aboutpositive change in society. He constantly stressed the need for a revolution in the psyche of every human being and emphasized that such revolution cannot be brought about by any external entity, be it religious, political, or social. Krishnamurti was born into a Telugu Brahmin family in what was then colonial India. He claimed allegiance to no nationality, caste, religion, or philosophy, and spent the rest of his life traveling the world, speaking to large and small groups and individuals. He authored many books, among them The First and Last FreedomThe Only Revolution, andKrishnamurti's Notebook. Many of his talks and discussions have been published. His supporters, working through non-profit foundations in India, Great Britain and the United States, oversee several independent schools based on his views on education. They continue to transcribe and distribute his thousands of talks, group and individual discussions, and writings by use of a variety of media formats and languages.

- His contributions for the country was really immense..

-An article by vishAwish.com

Friday 11 May 2012

National Technology Day

May 11 is annually observed as National Technology Day all over India to commemorate technological breakthroughs like mastering of nuclear weapons technology (Pokharan II) through a series of controlled tests at Pokharan, test firing of the indigenously developed Trishul missile and test flight of the indigenous aircraft Hansa-3. These achievements indicated the resurgence of Indian Technology.  11th May the National Technology Day is celebrated annually all over the India to commemorate technological breakthroughs which included:
1. Mastering of the nuclear weapons technology (Pokharan II) through a series of controlled tests at Pokharan,
2. Test firing of the indigenously developed Trishul missile and
3. Test flight of the indigenous aircraft Hansa-3.
These diverse and significant achievements on a single day, in a way, indicated the resurgence of Indian Technology. Nuclear power represents perhaps one of the most powerful technologies developed in the 20th century and this was a technology that is not easily available. The success of India in a developing nuclear power not only represented India developing its own technological muscle but also success in an area which is strategically important. India is greatly improving with its efficiency of using technology as one of its weapons to grow economically.
- Happy national technology day..!!
-An article by vishAwish.com

Thursday 10 May 2012

Namitha kapoor

Namitha , the queen of south Indian film industry was born in Surat which is in Gujarat state of India but was raised in mumbai. She is also known as Namitha kapoor as she belongs from the kapoor khandhan. Namitha won Miss Surat title in the year 1998 as she was the top scored participant in the departments of glowing skin and vital statistics and was also very much impressive intellectually also . In the year 2001she came third in the Miss India event . Namitha then in the year 2002 acted with Victory Venkatesh in the film Gemini. It was a ction film about two mafia leaders . This film was a hit in telugu film industry . Namitha in the year 2004 made her debut into tamil film industry with the film tittled Engal Anna which casted Vijayakanth as a hero. In the year ending of 2005 she acted in two films tittled Aanai opposite to Arjun and in the film called English Karan opposite to hero Satyaraj . these two films were said to be hit by the box office sources financially .

- We wish her a very happy birthday..!!

Wednesday 9 May 2012

Gopal Krishna Gokhal

Gopal Krishna Gokhal was one of the founding social and political leaders during the Indian Independence Movement against the British Empire in India. Gokhale was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and founder of the Servants of India Society. Through the Society as well as the Congress and other legislative bodies he served in, Gokhale promoted not only primarily independence from the British Empire but also social reform. To achieve his goals, Gokhale followed two overarching principles: non-violence and reform within existing government institutions. He was a part of the moderate section of the Indian National Congress. Gokhale was famously a mentor to Mahatma Gandhi in his formative years. In 1912, Gokhale visited South Africa at Gandhi's invitation. As a young barrister, Gandhi returned from his struggles against the Empire in South Africa and received personal guidance from Gokhale, including a knowledge and understanding of India and the issues confronting common Indians. In 1905, when Gokhale was elected president of the Indian National Congress and was at the height of his political power, he founded the Servants of India Society to specifically further one of the causes dearest to his heart: the expansion of Indian education. For Gokhale, true political change in India would only be possible when a new generation of Indians became educated as to their civil and patriotic duty to their country and to each other. His foundation of the Servants of India Society was a great contribution to India’s struggle for freedom.

- He was a great leader and will be remembered forever..

-An article by vishAwish.com

Tuesday 8 May 2012

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering, without any discrimination based on nationality, race, sex, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. The movement was founded in 1863. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a private humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. States parties (signatories) to the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their Additional Protocols of 1977 and 2005, have given the ICRC a mandate to protect victims of international and internal armed conflicts. Such victims include war wounded, prisoners, refugees, civilians, and other non-combatants. The ICRC is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the International Federation and 186 National Societies.It is the oldest and most honored organization within the Movement and one of the most widely recognized organizations in the world, having won three Nobel Peace Prizes in 1917, 1944, and 1963. The movement was basically designed to for protection and assistance to victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence. - Happy international red cross day and red crescent movement. -

An article by vishAwish.com

Monday 7 May 2012

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagorea Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music is still regarded as the best writer and poet with who wrote with amazing depth.  Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Tagore introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language intoBengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit. He was highly influential in introducing the best of Indian culture to the West and vice versa, and he is generally regarded as the outstanding creative artist of modern India.  A Pirali Brahmin from Calcutta, Tagore wrote poetry as an eight-year-old. At age sixteen, he released his first substantial poems. Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. GitanjaliGora and Ghare-Baire are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: the Republic of India's Jana Gana Manaand Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla. The composer of Sri Lanka's national anthem: Sri Lanka Matha was a student of Tagore, and the song is inspired by Tagore's style.

- We salute dis man earnestly..

-An article by vishAwish.com 

Sunday 6 May 2012

Motilal Nehru

Motilal Nehru was a lawyer, an activist of the Indian National Movement and an important leader of the Indian National Congress, who also served as the Congress President twice. Motilal passed lawyer examination in 1883, started practicing as a lawyer at Kanpur.  Many of Motilal's suits involved civil cases and soon he made a mark for himself in the legal profession of Allahabad. With the success of his practice, in 1900 he bought a large family home in the Civil Lines of the city, rebuilt it and named as Anand Bhavan. On February 5, 1919 he launched a new daily paper, the Independent, as a counterblast to the Leader. Under the influence of Mahatma Gandhi in 1918, Nehru became one of the first to transform his life to exclude western clothes and material goods, adopting a more native Indian lifestyle. He was considered a great leader and a great pioneer in history. 

Saturday 5 May 2012

Indian Arrival Day

Indian Arrival Day is a holiday celebrated on various days in the nations of the Caribbean and the island nation of Mauritius, usually commemorating the arrival of people from the Indian subcontinent to that nation as indentured labor brought by British colonial authorities and their agents. Indian Arrival Day was first celebrated in Skinner Park, San Fernando, as the East Indian Centenary on May 30, 1945 which marked the hundredth anniversary of the coming of Indians to Trinidad. In 1976 the Indian Revival and Reform Association (IRRA) was formed. They were concerned about racism against Indians and were interested in developing ideas, writing pamphlets to bring about an Indian revival and renewed pride in Indian heritage and Indian culture. The IRRA wanted to preserve the good things about Indian heritage. The anniversary of the coming of Indians to Trinidad was one of the good things that came to the IRRA notice. The first active step was taken in early 1978, when they produced and distributed an onepage pamphlet with the title “Indian Emigration Day May 30, 1978”. It gave a brief account of the coming of Indians in 1845, and the importance of the event.

- Happy Indian Arrival day.

-An article by vishAwish.com 

Friday 4 May 2012

Tipu Sultan

Tipu Sultan also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the de facto ruler of theKingdom of Mysore . He was the son of Hyder Ali. During Tipu's childhood, his father rose to take power in Mysore, and Tipu took over rule of the kingdom upon his father's death. In addition to his role as ruler, he was a scholar, soldier, and poet. He was a devout Muslim but the majority of his subjects were Hindus. At the request of the French, he built a church, the first in Mysore. He was proficient in many languages.He won important victories against the British in the Second Anglo-Mysore War, and negotiated the 1784 Treaty of Mangalore with them after his father died the previous year. Tipu's treatment of conquered subjects, non-Muslims, and prisoners of war, was controversial, and continues to be a subject of debate. He introduced a number of administrative and military innovations to Mysore (including the expansion of rocket technology), and introduced and promoted a more widespread use of Persian and Urdu languages in southern India.

- He is still one of the most excellent administrators in history..

-An article by vishAwish.com 

Wednesday 2 May 2012

Achala Sachdev

Achala Sachdev was an Indian film actress who started her career as a child actor. She later became known for mother and grandmother roles in Hindi films. Her most memorable roles were as Balraj Sahni's wife in 1965 film Waqt, and Kajol's grandmother in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Achala made her film debut with Fashionable Wife (1938), and acted in over 130 Hindi films. Achala became an resident of Pune after marrying to Clifford Douglas Peters who had a factory in Pune Bhosari industrial estate named Morris Electronics which was later sold to Piramal Group. Achala has one child, son Jyotin from her first marriage who live in US, two grandchildren and one great grandson. She gifted her own residence flat in Pune to Janseva Foundation in Pune. She has acted in many Yash Raj Films, apart from acting in English language films like the Mark Robson film Nine Hours to Rama (1963) and Merchant Ivory film, The Householder(1963). Achala Sachdev worked for All India Radio, Lahore prior to Indian partition and then at Delhi All India Radio. In September 2011, Achala slipped in her kitchen and suffered a fracture in her leg. Soon she was diagnosed with multiple emboli in her brain; this led to total paralysis and loss of vision. She passed away on April 30, 2012 in Poona Hospital near Lakadi Pul in Pune.

- We miss her..!!

Tuesday 1 May 2012

Anushka Sharma

 appearing in Hindi films was signed by Aditya Chopra for a three-film contract with Yash Raj Films and made her screen debut in Chopra'sRab Ne Bana Di Jodi. She later received acclaim for her role as Shruti Kakkar in Band Baaja Baaraat (2010).[2] Both films fetched her a Best Actress nomination at the Filmfare Awards ceremony. She began her modeling career at the Lakme Fashion Week as a model for Wendell Rodricks's Les Vamps Show and was picked to be Rodricks's finale model at the Spring Summer '07 Collection. Since then she has done campaigns for Silk & Shine, Whisper, Nathella Jewelry and Fiat Palio. Her first acting role was in Aditya Chopra's Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008) opposite Shahrukh Khan. Her performance was appreciated with film critic Taran Adarsh stating, "Anushka looks the character and surprises you with a confident performance. It's no small achievement to share screen space with an actor of the caliber of SRK and Anushka manages it very well from start to end."[6] The film received positive reviews and was declared a blockbuster, and had been concluded as the second-highest grossing film of all-time to that point by the end of the year. Her second film, Badmaash Company also did well on the box office.. Her third film, Band baaja baarat was a great hit.. N she was highly acclaimed for her performance as a delhi girl.

- We wish dis beautiful actress a very happy birthday..!!