tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11724912735429503322024-02-18T19:34:34.376-08:00delhilinkraja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-23780405833838430582009-01-26T23:12:00.000-08:002009-01-26T23:32:01.561-08:00coca cola<span style="font-size:130%;"><span>चलते</span> <span>चलते</span> <span>दिल</span> <span>जो</span> <span>हुआ</span> <span>तेरा</span> <span>शोला</span>, <span>एक</span> <span>चवन्नी</span> <span>खर्च</span> <span>के</span> <span>तू</span> <span>पीले</span> <span>कोका</span> <span>कोला</span> !!<br />This couplet has been sent to me by a reader of my blog who has said that he remembers, when Coca Cola was introduced in Delhi and used to sell for four annas. He and his friends had coined this couplet when they used to walk down till their place of work which was quite a walking distance. He wrote to me in the context of my post "Back then......" which was published a year ago on my main blog www.delhilog.com - Celebrating Delhi !<br /><a href="http://www.delhilog.com/2008/01/back-then.html"><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">TO GO BACK, CLICK HERE</span></a></span>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-48981305247355962842008-11-13T10:27:00.000-08:002008-11-19T18:39:04.368-08:00IMAGES AND TRIVIA<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGQq-59Uuq5L8rX0f3XOgXl5nxaTh1jBYHDfH1rwcbg_5JMPvb2hU6xdUdz7Q0cD4eH2wBPEtauM50ct7n3pQztd52Y22k_h3rqohVIZGqrClPvGnAGfW2wbxvM8tlVvCa29peDuyOT0/s1600-h/mughal-e-azam2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXGQq-59Uuq5L8rX0f3XOgXl5nxaTh1jBYHDfH1rwcbg_5JMPvb2hU6xdUdz7Q0cD4eH2wBPEtauM50ct7n3pQztd52Y22k_h3rqohVIZGqrClPvGnAGfW2wbxvM8tlVvCa29peDuyOT0/s400/mughal-e-azam2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268214173279716402" border="0" /></a>It took ten years to complete Mughal-e-Azam. No, wrong ! In fact it took almost fifty years to complete Mughal-e-Azam. It was K. Asif's wish to have made the film in colour (though he did make it partially in colour). Ultimately, the wish came granted when the film was digitally made into colour ! The most expensive film till date. (considering the cost of the film when it was made and the cost incurred to render it digitally</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrM0Khuj4GBLwYQObUUtFz73PLfAM_P9ULJJvOM8W8Hy0W3KMf6u7SwMNxiqx_SWxMImGAR7UcQzyOT0VREebUkJ6dAmGylYSa7T2g25fe65IrlBbM8_LF1pJmU4f1O6K6T2LhCCwGuc/s1600-h/junglee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyrM0Khuj4GBLwYQObUUtFz73PLfAM_P9ULJJvOM8W8Hy0W3KMf6u7SwMNxiqx_SWxMImGAR7UcQzyOT0VREebUkJ6dAmGylYSa7T2g25fe65IrlBbM8_LF1pJmU4f1O6K6T2LhCCwGuc/s400/junglee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268215963546627458" border="0" /></a>Yaahoooooo !!!! The cry became synonymous with Shammi Kapoor. So much so that When Yahoo opened its office in India) several years ago he was invited by Jerry Yang. As the launch festivities started building towards a climax, Kapoor was pleasantly surprised to hear the band playing his Yahoo song from the film Junglee made famous years before the internet existed, and so called for his famous cry of 'yahoo'. Later, Yang told him how inspired he was by the Yahoo song that he has named the company YAHOO (Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle) !! Till now, many people have the notion that Shammi Kapoor owns YAHOO ! Mohd. Rafi who sang the song did not cry Yahoooo. It was done by one of the assistant directors, Prayag Raj, instead !!!<br /><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5SNCIjlZi68V4aVlDHcZf9-R-JwvpsKADtrgU0tWYDSzG1SnuRje63xC3kS1LCN1zCWu8v_wujSBokiQAFQGKHIKuk5KqKIl9Ku1FAR4E4lAWbF31zlu8rUpTDou74CxsDPecGecXcY/s1600-h/aar+paar+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz5SNCIjlZi68V4aVlDHcZf9-R-JwvpsKADtrgU0tWYDSzG1SnuRje63xC3kS1LCN1zCWu8v_wujSBokiQAFQGKHIKuk5KqKIl9Ku1FAR4E4lAWbF31zlu8rUpTDou74CxsDPecGecXcY/s400/aar+paar+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268230786473792370" border="0" /></a>This Guru Dutt directed (he was in the lead role too) film, had Shyama singing "kabhi aar kabhi paar, laaga teere nazar" and "Ye lo main haari piya....." to the lilting music of O.P. Nayyar. Shakila who played the gangster's moll had a cabret number to her credit. Geeta Dutt invested a lot of soul in Shakila's cabret number, "Hoon abhi main jawan....." and animates the light numbers with abundant vivacity. It is a rare treat to hear her sing, "Ja ja ja ja, bewafa, kaisa pyaar kaisi preet re....." in two vesions (one happy and the other sad) with such audible difference !!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWp3wtxgp7v2vaGKa1vLcHF3kUcLTzshlVB8_frWSy9t-KNUaglxszoB7cpWG-oyA1dZ7TfvERj9gkziYirjE8PAklO02PZv7FKSDxvAUl5cfxZzdwLLqr94g4L0l5Q_1LMrkUGpZfcI/s1600-h/hemant+kumar+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmWp3wtxgp7v2vaGKa1vLcHF3kUcLTzshlVB8_frWSy9t-KNUaglxszoB7cpWG-oyA1dZ7TfvERj9gkziYirjE8PAklO02PZv7FKSDxvAUl5cfxZzdwLLqr94g4L0l5Q_1LMrkUGpZfcI/s400/hemant+kumar+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268243224347965730" border="0" /></a>Most prolific in the 50's and the 60's. Also an eloquent interpreter of Rabindranath Tagore's songs (Rabindra Sangeet). A versatile composer, he scored films such as Nagin - it had seventeen (!!) songs (and each of them was a hit, Kohraa(Jhoom Jhoom Dhalti Raat.... and O beqarar dil, ho chuka hai mujhko.....) and Bees Saal Baad ("Kahin deep jale kahin dil...." and "Beqarar karke hamein yoon na jaaeye..."). One of his songs from the Hindi film Jaal "Yeh raat yeh chandni phir kahan..." opened and closed the syndicated television series 'Movie Mahal' series on Channel 4 in Britain even if the viewers did not understand the language ! Hemant Da - that's how he was known in the industry - was ably assisted by Kalyanji Anandji<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqOBNS9dLqtj5_0ex5h-Q5_QAANGNKmRGiWHkG7SA8knFfV8V2qGO7mjZh2mu1B_yha6VX6S1ygUqBEPL-bWd5irLSSAKPqHB1CRc0n6VB6Gt3FIJaPmZK12HaQHwwjuK6hk6BTQtSxo/s1600-h/bhabhi+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqOBNS9dLqtj5_0ex5h-Q5_QAANGNKmRGiWHkG7SA8knFfV8V2qGO7mjZh2mu1B_yha6VX6S1ygUqBEPL-bWd5irLSSAKPqHB1CRc0n6VB6Gt3FIJaPmZK12HaQHwwjuK6hk6BTQtSxo/s400/bhabhi+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269693690363211138" border="0" /></a><br />AVM film company of South, famous for making family dramas, had the unforgettable songs "Chal ud ja re panchhi, ke ab yeh des hua beganaa" and Chali chali re patang meri chali re..." both sung by Mohd. Rafi., written by Rajinder Krishan and tunded by Chitra Gupta. Balraj Sahani, Nanda and Jagdeep, starred in the film.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2DqQLIZ28E7CKd_prtXSkeCLfOf6W7WFl62n0kcV4dDXkU7Piev8Pf9aUj6P-xO-nhfGmegSA6imERnWiVdB0yKTLDlBuJL0RX7K6XArlcKrYBWGG8PCsv_b-wSkLV5wQ2KyfrQGPAI/s1600-h/dil+apna+aur+preet+parai+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl2DqQLIZ28E7CKd_prtXSkeCLfOf6W7WFl62n0kcV4dDXkU7Piev8Pf9aUj6P-xO-nhfGmegSA6imERnWiVdB0yKTLDlBuJL0RX7K6XArlcKrYBWGG8PCsv_b-wSkLV5wQ2KyfrQGPAI/s400/dil+apna+aur+preet+parai+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269695497503182322" border="0" /></a><br />Kamal Amrohi produced this film which was directed by Kishore Sahu (remember, Marco in Dev Anand's Guide). This Raj Kumar, Meena Kumari and Nadira starrer film had some foot tapping music by Shankar Jaikishan. Ajeeb Daastaan Hai Yeh., Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam...... Sheeshaye Dil Itna Na Uchhalo.... Mera Dil Ab Tera O Saajna... Jaane Kahan Gayee ...<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD4dvArWtoYaI0IAjX7avc7JyqNif7cLOChF-BwajSHf-duCDUI55yhq9CBA6zxI0vgFrWMYZyw2QUbM-ngnKHjRjTrXCgoWtcqPUih2hqbaN31RQsxwqXz08PQOw2B5hggJVGZzzMzk/s1600-h/godaan+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifD4dvArWtoYaI0IAjX7avc7JyqNif7cLOChF-BwajSHf-duCDUI55yhq9CBA6zxI0vgFrWMYZyw2QUbM-ngnKHjRjTrXCgoWtcqPUih2hqbaN31RQsxwqXz08PQOw2B5hggJVGZzzMzk/s400/godaan+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269696309278733426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Based on the story by famous Hindi writer, Premchand, Godaan had Raj Kumar playing the character of Hori and Kamini Kaushal as Dhaniya, his wife. The film had music by Pt. Ravi Shankar, who has scored music for only two hindi feature films. The other one, Gulzar's Meera<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks9Ztu5fztVBHuaDz4YNJY9hKy4jaBIZgK9Untjet4eg89c1IogKFwGDeaYYPT_4hZCiCHcFLJ2APZAZPuUjI4buQgQNIOACD5vjDBEuN1CML7vErXWxJZFuw3rHhcclwdOA13hhpEoI/s1600-h/jab+jab+phool+khile+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks9Ztu5fztVBHuaDz4YNJY9hKy4jaBIZgK9Untjet4eg89c1IogKFwGDeaYYPT_4hZCiCHcFLJ2APZAZPuUjI4buQgQNIOACD5vjDBEuN1CML7vErXWxJZFuw3rHhcclwdOA13hhpEoI/s400/jab+jab+phool+khile+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269698385997931378" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One of the first films that started the perinneal trend of shooting films in Kashmir. Nanda the city bred damsel falls for the simple Kashmiri 'house boat wala' Shashi Kapoor, who sings for her "Ek tha gul aur ek thee bul bul.... and separately they sing, "Pardesion se na akhian milana..... They also sing a duet, "Na na karte pyaar thumhee se kar baithe......Kalyan ji Anand ji scored the music assisted by Laxmikant Pyarelal !!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToz9ZILKo-Ddi8_HV5hHVMCpZvtZ5vOX20hndbSWV7Kl8OEfSmo5mZw0FcQ498atJDemcTX8zU72n8V-nkjEdMjsXANmggdcV0xAkNaYmnvCfjfFNwHBRU7fAvntICF7lGgI4kijXpOs/s1600-h/sangam+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgToz9ZILKo-Ddi8_HV5hHVMCpZvtZ5vOX20hndbSWV7Kl8OEfSmo5mZw0FcQ498atJDemcTX8zU72n8V-nkjEdMjsXANmggdcV0xAkNaYmnvCfjfFNwHBRU7fAvntICF7lGgI4kijXpOs/s400/sangam+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269698882021482386" border="0" /></a>First colour film from the RK Camp had the locales of Europe captured beautifully. The songs, "Bol Radha Bol Sangam Hoga ke Nahin.... "Main ka karun Ram, mujhe buddha mil gayaa.... are still as fresh as they were, almost half a century ago.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxc3vKIQ5zrk-o7xRzFxnVKBhCWXCe2FSrxYwoFHO8ipPD9TERI7X9o5E5G6kW4tt7Az4CYNKeFetjA4VwdvEgO85LiNjnAOdJmDsjejDtDCRZ8vALXeWCUNLXwbULakiq-DIoFj5Ldg/s1600-h/mangeshkar+sisters+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVxc3vKIQ5zrk-o7xRzFxnVKBhCWXCe2FSrxYwoFHO8ipPD9TERI7X9o5E5G6kW4tt7Az4CYNKeFetjA4VwdvEgO85LiNjnAOdJmDsjejDtDCRZ8vALXeWCUNLXwbULakiq-DIoFj5Ldg/s400/mangeshkar+sisters+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269699383119681202" border="0" /></a>It comes as a surprise to many that the Mangeshkar Sisters are actually not three but four in number. Meena Mangeshkar, somehow, never came to lime light ???<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAeauOFgnHd0KWAXmRGp6rFRQLex_wiQhTbq0THawxvV18FiXFiUZv1RcrLJJy4R3jK4gv5q93jszzfYQ6Aukae0-Oe5ZftpTTgrJPWn7t8cH3ITF8KoMyY-BCZP3XMGKhgrlOqEEl5U/s1600-h/jadoo+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAeauOFgnHd0KWAXmRGp6rFRQLex_wiQhTbq0THawxvV18FiXFiUZv1RcrLJJy4R3jK4gv5q93jszzfYQ6Aukae0-Oe5ZftpTTgrJPWn7t8cH3ITF8KoMyY-BCZP3XMGKhgrlOqEEl5U/s400/jadoo+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269699827346725282" border="0" /></a>Ranjan, the swashbuckling hero of the south did not make much of an impact on the hindi screen, though he acted with Naseem bano, Madhubala,Meena kumari and others.The first song that comes to my mind is one of my favorite 'Roop Tumhara aankhon se pee lu' from the film 'Sapera'.<br /><br />Jadoo had Nalini Jaywant as his heroine.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo0ceRmSJLSk4qtBtmJ94lo-xEcQrTxEz4ysktkC4glm603paROO8FXncfNRAWy4ktQ4uHG4NhXdLPCrhyBzy3f1rQCM6Myuk0Gc0H3RDWU6vQBkrkpJC6fSoSiuYs-cHJAgLxoKOay4/s1600-h/the+three+musketeers+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLo0ceRmSJLSk4qtBtmJ94lo-xEcQrTxEz4ysktkC4glm603paROO8FXncfNRAWy4ktQ4uHG4NhXdLPCrhyBzy3f1rQCM6Myuk0Gc0H3RDWU6vQBkrkpJC6fSoSiuYs-cHJAgLxoKOay4/s400/the+three+musketeers+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269701208810056258" border="0" /></a><br />They look like the Three Musketeers. But they are (from L to R) Van Shipley (the famous guitarist), Talat Mehmood (needs no introduction) and Enoch Daniels (the famous accordianist).<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPxjV7W8eiwTDbWUF4b_5HgQkaFtQCTxHO00VcFPissYC6nj25Qh6AX42l4BCnG1KRiTrUAJWwt3jHjqsztR2t7Ybx6ifpfrpEfqkDe1jLMrrU3ARC7NcMNs0eyHG1grdTfkObePFup0/s1600-h/sunghursh+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 395px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgPxjV7W8eiwTDbWUF4b_5HgQkaFtQCTxHO00VcFPissYC6nj25Qh6AX42l4BCnG1KRiTrUAJWwt3jHjqsztR2t7Ybx6ifpfrpEfqkDe1jLMrrU3ARC7NcMNs0eyHG1grdTfkObePFup0/s400/sunghursh+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269703461917607234" border="0" /></a>Set in the background of mid-19th century Benaras, the film dealt with the clash of two groups of 'Thugs'. Directed by H.S Rawail, the film had powerful performances by Dilip Kumar, Jayant, Balraj Sahani, Sanjeev Kumar, Vayjanti Mala, Sapru and Ulhas<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnv3HmN3Vl06kAcNF5TimSJjS6CjAJ6aBhIR_yMCo_1fQtfu3dglJFNjxipVdZ1c8FQVUmatQw49QNq0KJPUeaWRNTadU8KCiih2LeScPYoYktlBAk8Exi13xeA4m6rWJzDkv9YTVJv4/s1600-h/jis+desh+mein+ganga+behti+hai+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBnv3HmN3Vl06kAcNF5TimSJjS6CjAJ6aBhIR_yMCo_1fQtfu3dglJFNjxipVdZ1c8FQVUmatQw49QNq0KJPUeaWRNTadU8KCiih2LeScPYoYktlBAk8Exi13xeA4m6rWJzDkv9YTVJv4/s400/jis+desh+mein+ganga+behti+hai+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269705483199528402" border="0" /></a>The RK banner movie was shot and directed by Radhu Karmakar (Raj Kapoor's favourite cinematographer) on the locales of difficult terrains of Chambal. And with the help of his favourite music directors Shankar Jai Kishan, Jis Desh Mein.... turned out to be a classic. It is said that the movie was instrumental in the surrender of many dacoits of Chambal. Simpleton 'Raju' singing "Hothon pe sachhai rehti hai, jahan dil mein safai rehti hai...... ,and Padmini's O Basanti Pawan Paagal...... and Pran countering with, "Hai aag hamare seenay mein..... are still unparalleled. Not to forget the climax song, Aa ab laut chalein...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV8jsjwMnrDff3Z7XmKhtx2SG-msSNyGmvy7h6kQkM65mwRzjF_-OJYy7OJob9FxfIGDId4Gj62EiHpqQFLmrcDTqf2YXlHhGDxldQwBHzxUwmdNmt-I-9iHYvriYgUpesvfGGmrNhM0/s1600-h/k+l+saigal+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 383px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV8jsjwMnrDff3Z7XmKhtx2SG-msSNyGmvy7h6kQkM65mwRzjF_-OJYy7OJob9FxfIGDId4Gj62EiHpqQFLmrcDTqf2YXlHhGDxldQwBHzxUwmdNmt-I-9iHYvriYgUpesvfGGmrNhM0/s400/k+l+saigal+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269706541897544066" border="0" /></a>None of his colleges at the Remington Typewriters could have ever imagined that the sales man who sold typewriters in Calcutta would become a legendary star singer in the Hindi Film Industry. Discovered by R.C Boral of New Theaters, Saigal rose to such heights that even today, the name K.L. Saigal conjures up images of the great Indian singing film star of the 1930s and 1940s with the unmatched golden voice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHH6R9KavMvUec8MA3Z7Pb_vZT9UUlrk6FOaEJ-hLrjMRgo1W9Yg3RBWlfxakRDrMVmYpT96WB2mf65i3TcQN2n0Ox-AuFKtGme5WKwxJZYJ3pRFScscBWG3Cuk5fy8UjzyCYi8TCpAQ/s1600-h/jaal+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtHH6R9KavMvUec8MA3Z7Pb_vZT9UUlrk6FOaEJ-hLrjMRgo1W9Yg3RBWlfxakRDrMVmYpT96WB2mf65i3TcQN2n0Ox-AuFKtGme5WKwxJZYJ3pRFScscBWG3Cuk5fy8UjzyCYi8TCpAQ/s400/jaal+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269706928591782786" border="0" /></a>Shahrukh Khan may have claimed after Bazigar that he dared to do a negative character. Dev Anand did that with aplomb, long ago when Shahruk was not even born. This film written and directed by Guru Dutt had flamboyant Geeta Bali playing the lead opposite Dev Anand who mellowed her down by singing "Yeh raat yeh chaandni phir kahan.... tuned by S.D Burman<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvSS85LGax5igYO13h_Ri8-s9IpXYelFWGihWDyho6GvcBr36TxSwjY_XY_7JMkW04iTMYXZoJtGdUGd-Ic26C_qE4TgVHo-upCOJVchU2ZvS2TJciGdxq_-jolQuebIWW1FSkw3-UDI/s1600-h/dil+ek+mandir+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvSS85LGax5igYO13h_Ri8-s9IpXYelFWGihWDyho6GvcBr36TxSwjY_XY_7JMkW04iTMYXZoJtGdUGd-Ic26C_qE4TgVHo-upCOJVchU2ZvS2TJciGdxq_-jolQuebIWW1FSkw3-UDI/s400/dil+ek+mandir+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269707749248516098" border="0" /></a>This Sridhar directed love triangle Rajendra Kumar as a doctor and Raj Kumar as the patient and Meena Kumari, torn between the two. "Yaad na jaaye, beete dinon ki... Yahaan koi nahin, tera mere siwa.... Hum tere pyaar mein saara aalam kho baithe.... were nicely tuned by Shankar Jaikishan. And of course the title song, Dil ek mandir hai...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMlgo8qtDeJvYJppN8xkJao5V0z-6G7AHF2mn-GKc-vSwRCEV4wsM2VeiwoEe97N-20wyReIs9JJ2TI2AVTq9jGjW9VvbOF5YaPr1ZThDZsTffJiteH_Bq_ajcqTgk7suZTKYo_GrVfE/s1600-h/manoranjan+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMlgo8qtDeJvYJppN8xkJao5V0z-6G7AHF2mn-GKc-vSwRCEV4wsM2VeiwoEe97N-20wyReIs9JJ2TI2AVTq9jGjW9VvbOF5YaPr1ZThDZsTffJiteH_Bq_ajcqTgk7suZTKYo_GrVfE/s400/manoranjan+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269709325592791490" border="0" /></a>Shammi Kapoor in his first directorial venture brought Irma La Douce to India. The 'bindass' prostitute Zeenat Amaan and the 'simpleton' police constable Sanjeev Kumar gave the perfect 'entertainment' to the public. The 1974 film is considered to be much, much, much, ahead of it's time. R.D. Burman provided some befitting tunes to the 'manoranjan' of the audience.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVUX2AOxKcgtazqhit2ESDwS3eAp7yYqdKMaCz9A0XQSr0rma7aJDO30vXrc4qbJTZLsZH9onRIHgBe00KmVdGNbgMzrFFMfRj1PGPgGn_f1JLGSHLLhI8LVxjV5YOGEzZqqpvHELyuk/s1600-h/mahender+kapoor+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjVUX2AOxKcgtazqhit2ESDwS3eAp7yYqdKMaCz9A0XQSr0rma7aJDO30vXrc4qbJTZLsZH9onRIHgBe00KmVdGNbgMzrFFMfRj1PGPgGn_f1JLGSHLLhI8LVxjV5YOGEzZqqpvHELyuk/s400/mahender+kapoor+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269711228842373154" border="0" /></a> A favourite of B.R. Chopra and music director, Ravi. Mahendra Kapoor won his first film fare award for "Chalo ek baar phir se, ajnabee ban jaayen hum dono". Patriotic songs were his forte. The voice of 'Mr. Bharat', he rendered, "Mere Desh ki Dharti....." Hai Preet Jahan ki Reet Sadaa....." "Ektara Bole....." and made the Indians feel proud of being Indian ! He passed away recently on 28th September.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0Y_beP1Fs-6qIZ2MannSZ31GQa_csvK6mN-LC3gOWeQsBBkhyJYnCI62fthfzsxRCnALmzwjhvG-4YIwi9Osu0w_28IYAmLLCYov-bHR8dXW07Rf1PO-kaxrcE3GL5h8BqlrE-peK1c/s1600-h/anarkali+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ0Y_beP1Fs-6qIZ2MannSZ31GQa_csvK6mN-LC3gOWeQsBBkhyJYnCI62fthfzsxRCnALmzwjhvG-4YIwi9Osu0w_28IYAmLLCYov-bHR8dXW07Rf1PO-kaxrcE3GL5h8BqlrE-peK1c/s400/anarkali+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269935981055987362" border="0" /></a>This, Pradeep Kumar as 'Salim' and Bina Rai as Anarkali' starrer film had some melodious songs by C. Ramchandra. Mubarak played the role of Akbar.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7zZ_TzmYZN7rnrBpMgwUCso6syBAbP-U8Oarg3gpukT5CxwV6G_Ewg67BYg5kFXRp_tT0Kym-h5NXZo9tfrnR_c2eIfaTqA9ee3y4RonFdhdlj6YGhrAvFhD65AgfxJnLUhafCTDqP8/s1600-h/navrang+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7zZ_TzmYZN7rnrBpMgwUCso6syBAbP-U8Oarg3gpukT5CxwV6G_Ewg67BYg5kFXRp_tT0Kym-h5NXZo9tfrnR_c2eIfaTqA9ee3y4RonFdhdlj6YGhrAvFhD65AgfxJnLUhafCTDqP8/s400/navrang+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269936582064623138" border="0" /></a>The film was planned to be made in B&W. V. Shantaram had injured his eyesight during the fight sequence with a bullock in his earlier film, "Do Aankhen Barah Haath". When he regained his eye sight, he realised the importance of colours in life. He then made NAVRANG in colour. Shantaram has expressed the reason of making the film in colour in his brief but telling address at the beginning of the film itself. Shantaram lends credence to the rumours that he nearly lost his sight in an accident on the sets of his last venture, Do Aankhen Barah Haath. An eternal optimist, Shantaram reveals that during that temporary blindness, he saw some hitherto unseen colours of life.Critics trashed the kitschy and convoluted tale but the audience loved it. Dances by Sandhya and the music by Vasant Desai were superlative ! Indeed, NAVRANG is A RIOT OF COLOURS !!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82N0iUkoXLhfdkOFa8WHyJRpwTr3VTXCAAG65Hx_AGBHFN8OTzDhRdPTLk0s2ukp5KY7lRnWaBeQkNzkZIZu4t_GtailhhSe3YIx8I-J1K3hT6HMYPmCoPx_pFq3wwDlXU0Q-vv90EfQ/s1600-h/c+ram+chandra+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 390px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82N0iUkoXLhfdkOFa8WHyJRpwTr3VTXCAAG65Hx_AGBHFN8OTzDhRdPTLk0s2ukp5KY7lRnWaBeQkNzkZIZu4t_GtailhhSe3YIx8I-J1K3hT6HMYPmCoPx_pFq3wwDlXU0Q-vv90EfQ/s400/c+ram+chandra+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269942294343691170" border="0" /></a>"C" stood for "Chitalkar" in C. Ramachandra. As a music director his name used to appear on the covers as C. Ramchandra. As a singer it used to be Chitalkar. For a long time the public considered the names to be of two different people !<br />"Ina, Mina, Dika......" Shola Jo Bhadke....." Kitna Haseen Hai Mausam...." Aana Meri Jaan Meri Jaan Sunday ke Sunday...." That's C. Ramachandra. His biggest success was Anarkali. "Muhobbat Aisi Dhadkan Hai....", "Yeh Zindagi Usi ki Hai.....", "Jaag Dard-e Ishq Jaag....." became huges hits and were highly acclaimed as masterpieces. After the China war in 1962, C. Ramchandra composed a song written by Kavi Pradeep and sung by Lata Mangeshkar, which was to become history - "Aey Mere Watan Ke Logo......" After hearing this song, Nehru had tears in his eyes and he said to Lata, "tumne to hamein rula diya....."<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWtwRUHEQxk-38Rbfe046gkEguSXh5g0Fbs5zxdHYeSA75xP6mLYZbahWKzwxrFqEnd00GtjYyQTTJyKe0OT-qocDpYN4Jrep4VJlGL1peuz3xIhv1VmAwvK9ZtMIEQowOxZzTPT5okc/s1600-h/pyaar+kiye+jaa+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 398px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWtwRUHEQxk-38Rbfe046gkEguSXh5g0Fbs5zxdHYeSA75xP6mLYZbahWKzwxrFqEnd00GtjYyQTTJyKe0OT-qocDpYN4Jrep4VJlGL1peuz3xIhv1VmAwvK9ZtMIEQowOxZzTPT5okc/s400/pyaar+kiye+jaa+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269947971048424050" border="0" /></a>This 1966 film, a remake of Tamil film, Kaadalikka Neramillai, was as straight as a 'jalebi' ! Sridhar who had made tear jerkers like Dil Ek Mandir, made audience laugh to tears this time ! Om Prakash, Kishore Kumar and Mehmood made audience fall off their seats. Laxmikant Pyare Lal scored some hummable songs. But it was Rajinder Krishan's witty dialogues that was the life of the film.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9xwOe7zK3-UB6uXNnGqgfDm1R7hZtwmJf4_Fk_JdvtAndym2Oj6tgOzfAIFV2c3LW_T-Ej0CuNL1pUpFsnYyWsS-KP0mTrfnQpj50HTHPrIGZl0UWFGN3IgbUqmGO6SaFBLG8crCcmo/s1600-h/mera+naam+joker+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR9xwOe7zK3-UB6uXNnGqgfDm1R7hZtwmJf4_Fk_JdvtAndym2Oj6tgOzfAIFV2c3LW_T-Ej0CuNL1pUpFsnYyWsS-KP0mTrfnQpj50HTHPrIGZl0UWFGN3IgbUqmGO6SaFBLG8crCcmo/s400/mera+naam+joker+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269951961645062434" border="0" /></a>Raj Kapoor was once asked as to which of his films was closest to his heart ? He replied that for a Father all his children were equal but the Father gives extra care and affection to the child who is, unfortunately, handicapped.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI2_KDgN0_HEuhxc-RwHdbyG3IibPReR2CFRyDIadhnk10DY2UXtMsfM-XiQyBXrTxx99stSS2A6Wmph8PHi5yxpcrjzzIMPMVNz6DlxJKC3TIuoJo2LWKHjvxJ9mAmaG0pHhns2nGMA/s1600-h/ram+aur+shyam+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYI2_KDgN0_HEuhxc-RwHdbyG3IibPReR2CFRyDIadhnk10DY2UXtMsfM-XiQyBXrTxx99stSS2A6Wmph8PHi5yxpcrjzzIMPMVNz6DlxJKC3TIuoJo2LWKHjvxJ9mAmaG0pHhns2nGMA/s400/ram+aur+shyam+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269952355036503458" border="0" /></a>This, mother (sorry, it should be Father) of all the double role films, to come was the Hindi adaptation of the Telegu film “Ramudu Bheemudu” directed by Chanakya for producers B. Nagi Reddy. The original theme of these movies was derived from Alexandre Dumas' story “The Corsican Brothers”. The story charts the growth of two twin brothers who having separated at a very early age of their lives develop absolutely contrasting temperaments. The mix up between the brothers causes a many hilarious situations. Naushad rendered some beautiful musical score for the film.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTrcFn3tZ-bLrajo3cyaFsJmKtP-Ua4Hb3SHXYAhu11Ay3YfcZOTTWAcBktfdwbn8VoZffNgO97sxv0FoBY7Xd6-alrhiIi8tx7x-IedWcWsuB__VcmHMSJyTJvAq0081TBQho4_mpAU/s1600-h/meena+kumari+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTrcFn3tZ-bLrajo3cyaFsJmKtP-Ua4Hb3SHXYAhu11Ay3YfcZOTTWAcBktfdwbn8VoZffNgO97sxv0FoBY7Xd6-alrhiIi8tx7x-IedWcWsuB__VcmHMSJyTJvAq0081TBQho4_mpAU/s400/meena+kumari+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269957116818224690" border="0" /></a>When Meena Kumari married Kamal Amrohi at the peak of her career she wrote this about him<br /><br />"Dil saa jab saathi paya<br />Bechaini bhi woh saath le aaya"<br /><br />"Tum kya karoge sunkar mujhse meri kahani<br />Belutf zindagi ke kisse hain pheeke pheeke"<br /><br />When he divorced her, this is what she wrote,<br /><br />"Talaak to de rahe ho Nazare kahar ke saath<br />Jawani bhi mere lauta do Mehar ke saath"<br /><br /><br />She had fervently wanted to release an album of her poetry sung by herself which was ultimately achieved, with Khyaam providing the music to her 'Shairi'.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRYu6SlYdHh9UMiisAbkf52OJqWdfWR2hyphenhyphenmCWQ55FK8v329MFAUf61WfYwJdEm6he58uFkKD_mO2Sc5x5-RA4wIWNTzo9PbhB_XQzxbdFzj1hCBB7i1WHZIIQSZBWFGj616ChbrJLrkk/s1600-h/dil+to+pagal+hai+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcRYu6SlYdHh9UMiisAbkf52OJqWdfWR2hyphenhyphenmCWQ55FK8v329MFAUf61WfYwJdEm6he58uFkKD_mO2Sc5x5-RA4wIWNTzo9PbhB_XQzxbdFzj1hCBB7i1WHZIIQSZBWFGj616ChbrJLrkk/s400/dil+to+pagal+hai+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269962856553549922" border="0" /></a>This one is an odd man (and women) out, in the whole lot. But Yash Chopra still made a vinyl record from the original soundtrack of the film in the times of CDs and DVDs !<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9pBlqfXqKvqWsZ86fB_o8zZqx2ceFP7e_F3phP3snzwCdBDUxmpuJEiZH7Dq_CmXUxnIwSYZ0nN2gXKbyvff6jTIMKcDt2Sjc94_oi4yweOP_MMHZ7S3GpizR-kcFI-U_rjlKrikBuA/s1600-h/sholay+02+dl.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 397px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9pBlqfXqKvqWsZ86fB_o8zZqx2ceFP7e_F3phP3snzwCdBDUxmpuJEiZH7Dq_CmXUxnIwSYZ0nN2gXKbyvff6jTIMKcDt2Sjc94_oi4yweOP_MMHZ7S3GpizR-kcFI-U_rjlKrikBuA/s400/sholay+02+dl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270102158949756162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">When Sholay was released on 15th August 1975, it was written off as a flop by almost every critic and trade magazines. "A great and costly mistake" - Filmfare, Film Trade Magazine, India Today and many more had the same opinion about 'Sholay'. K.M. Amladi wrote in the India Today - 'dead ember', thematically, its a gravely flawed attempt'. Bikram Singh wrote in the Filmfare - 'The major trouble with the film is the unsuccessful transplantation it attempts in grafting a western on the Indian milieu". The Film Information said, "The classes and families will find no reason for a repeat show". Not only the most knowledgeable of the critics but the black marketeers too had written off the film. Inspite of all said, Sholay picked up business in it's fifth week and then went on to create history - the first film in the history of Indian Cinema to have celebrated silver jubilee in more than hundred cinemas across the country ! In spite of a thundering success of the film, the music records of the film did not sell to the expectations of the recording company, Polydor. The reason for that was that the strong dialogues of the film overpowered the music. On realising this, Polydor, released a double album of dialogues of the film that had just a line or two of the songs. The tactics paid off and there was a huge sale of records all over again ! Nevertheless, the songs, "Koi Haseena Jab Rooth Jaati Hai To......" Holi Ke Din....." Yeh Dosti......" and, of course, "Mehbooba Mehbooba......" too became popular, though much later. Believe this too - Shoaly bagged only one Filmfare award and that too for Best Editing (M.S Shinde). However, at the 50th year of Filmfare Awards, Sholay received the 'Best Film of 50 Years' award !!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIAzd5sUJBHjqVSYuMoSfJxKSot5J_tbZx3dVH2J3_jlJrkJAhXbK21qYlb9QgZJZlg-fEGBT9bR64C_QWBMX5jWXcsQzKQgDe6wotji2R0gRIxYfhk1JrsodyJcnpFnM5K1_3KvXiHw/s1600-h/junoon.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 399px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIAzd5sUJBHjqVSYuMoSfJxKSot5J_tbZx3dVH2J3_jlJrkJAhXbK21qYlb9QgZJZlg-fEGBT9bR64C_QWBMX5jWXcsQzKQgDe6wotji2R0gRIxYfhk1JrsodyJcnpFnM5K1_3KvXiHw/s400/junoon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270474087757831234" border="0" /></a>'A flight of Pigeons'. The story by Ruskin Bond was transformed into Junoon by Shyam Benegal. Produced by Shashi Kapoor, the film was set against the backdrop of unrest of 1857 in the country. Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Jennifer (Kendal) Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah starred in the film. Nafisa Ali (then a national swimming champion) was introduced in this film. Vanraj Bhatia scored the music for the film. "Ishq Ne Todi, Sar Pe Qayamat..." sung by Mohd. Rafi and "Ghir Aayee Kaari Ghata Matwaari......" sung by Preeti Sagar became popular hits. "Khusro Rain Piya Ki Jaagi Pee Ke Sang...." a qawwali sung by Jamil Ahmad was also a highlight of the film. Made in 1978, Junoon went on to bag the National Awards for the Best Film, Best Cinematography (Govind Nihalani) and Best Audiography (Hitendra Ghosh) in 1979. A year later it captured eight Filmfare Awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Recording (audiography) Best Dialogues (Pandit Satyadev Dubey), Best Editing (Bhanudas Diwakar), Best Supporting Actor (Naseerudin Shah) and Best Supporting Actress (Jennifer Kendal Kapoor)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNntj383q_HPsv4L2KAFb1jS9qHazpwa-_CbtTFpY2321awc-1BDc0YS4kEYQSkcldiPE-41lonXVCo-YSHHz2bQ_yXXyRvZLcXQn6z0o4Eeeti4g3DijLjaJKV6-8XnU81bCWj8JOJs/s1600-h/waqt.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 396px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGNntj383q_HPsv4L2KAFb1jS9qHazpwa-_CbtTFpY2321awc-1BDc0YS4kEYQSkcldiPE-41lonXVCo-YSHHz2bQ_yXXyRvZLcXQn6z0o4Eeeti4g3DijLjaJKV6-8XnU81bCWj8JOJs/s400/waqt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270547154346773458" border="0" /></a>The second directorial venture (after Dhool Ka Phool) of Yash Chopra, Waqt pioneered the 'lost and found' trend in the Bollywood. An ensemble caste of actors (Balraj Sahni, Raj Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Shashi Kapur, Sadhna, Sharmila Tagore and Rehman) had the two most famous songs, composed by Ravi, "Aage Bhi Jaane Na Tu...." and "Aye Meri Zohra Zabeen......", apart from the two dialogues, which are still popular today after almost half a century. "Chinoy Seth, jinke apne ghar sheeshe ke hon, woh doosron par patthar nahin phenka karte !" and "Ye bachhon ke khelne ki cheez nahin, haath kat jaaye, to khoon nikal aata hai !" spoken by Raj Kumar in his indomitable style. All of this and the court room arguements between Sunil Dutt and Moti Lal, in the climax, makes the film all-time-popular.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSNUHlwdONnDvg1QWxrkxU1H-R-iIYsFGJ-HpnaPKrqWVS2vNJiHJDe_mW0adbh3cBPXtx26WfZgbBtxgccxckVmF6Bx_YTqe8q5Gf-m9PJowRWJHgUTqbW2jP0-VU5jh1iZHdbks6ng/s1600-h/dosti.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 391px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpSNUHlwdONnDvg1QWxrkxU1H-R-iIYsFGJ-HpnaPKrqWVS2vNJiHJDe_mW0adbh3cBPXtx26WfZgbBtxgccxckVmF6Bx_YTqe8q5Gf-m9PJowRWJHgUTqbW2jP0-VU5jh1iZHdbks6ng/s400/dosti.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5270556194611376290" border="0" /></a>Produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Films (famous for making clean films), Dosti was directed by Satyen Bose. The debut film of Sanjay Khan, (though in a small role) revolved around two friends played by Sudhir Kumar and Sushil Kumar in the lead. The songs "Chhahoonga Main Tujhe, Saanjh Savere.....", Mera To Jo Bhi Kadam Hai, Woh Teri Raah Mein Hai.....", "Raahi Manwa Dukh Ki Chinta Kyon Satati Hai.....", "Jaane Waalo Zaraa Mud ke Dekho Mujhe....." and "Teri Dosti Mera Pyaar....." became superhits. The film won the Best Film award at the Filmfare Awards and so did the music directors Laxmikant and Pyarelal, Mohd. Rafi for singing, "Chahoonga Main Tujhe....." and Majrooh Sultanpuri for penning that song. Schools made bulk bookings at the theaters to take students for the show.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.delhilog.com/2008/11/smell-of-vinyl-and-sound-of-music.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-70814724904697688502008-08-08T18:30:00.000-07:002008-08-08T18:48:52.173-07:00KING<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99jDH6e3l3oBkjMYWml523Kw82S2ZD2_Bxy1mXn7AMB_FnmXe0ZcyROfylSuUA-RZVmZPg5Dp1pg9z6wNK7R0mXyjKFqasHq8zKrfPe1ym2AszacoP1c0p2McQMxyyZXaoB-XSNBWsr8/s1600-h/425px-Bahadur_Shah_II_-_aka_Zafar_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_17711.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj99jDH6e3l3oBkjMYWml523Kw82S2ZD2_Bxy1mXn7AMB_FnmXe0ZcyROfylSuUA-RZVmZPg5Dp1pg9z6wNK7R0mXyjKFqasHq8zKrfPe1ym2AszacoP1c0p2McQMxyyZXaoB-XSNBWsr8/s400/425px-Bahadur_Shah_II_-_aka_Zafar_-_Project_Gutenberg_eText_17711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232326364392327442" border="0" /></a><br />The reference is to Bahadur Shah Zafar (II) who was the King during that period (1857)<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/08/tryst-with-fragrances.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-48179226578487286702008-08-08T16:44:00.000-07:002008-08-16T23:52:37.666-07:00ORIGINAL PASSAGE (IN HINDI)<div style="text-align: center;">NAVBHARAT TIMES, NEW DELHI, 19th July, 1965. Pg.4. Column 7 & 8<br />१८५७ का आन्दोलन<br />- अयोध्याप्रसाद गोयलीय -<br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span>एक</span> <span>रोज़</span> <span>मैं</span> <span>दरीबे</span> <span>से</span> <span>जा</span> <span>रहा</span> <span>था</span> । <span>क्या</span> <span>देखता</span> <span>हूँ</span> <span>कि</span> <span>एक</span> <span>फौज</span> <span>तिलंगों</span> <span>की</span> <span>आ</span> <span>रही</span> <span>है</span> । <span>मैं</span> <span>भी</span> <span>देख</span> <span>कर</span> <span>गुलाब</span> <span>गंधी</span> <span>की</span> <span>दुकान</span><span>के</span> <span>सामने</span> <span>खड़ा</span> <span>हो</span> <span>गया</span> । <span>आगे</span> - <span>आगे</span> <span>बैंड</span> <span>वाले</span> <span>थे</span> । <span>पीछे</span> <span>कोई</span> <span>५०</span>-<span>६०</span> <span>सवार</span> <span>थे</span> । <span>उनके</span> <span>घोड़े</span> <span>क्या</span> <span>थे</span>, <span>धोबी</span> <span>के</span> <span>गधे</span> <span>मालूम </span><span>होते</span> <span>थे</span>। <span>बीच</span> <span>में</span> <span>सवार</span> <span>थे </span><span>मगर</span> <span>गठारिओं</span> <span>की</span> <span>कसरत</span> <span>से</span> <span>जिस्म</span> <span>का</span> <span>थोड़ा</span> <span>सो</span> <span>हिस्सा</span> <span>ही</span> <span>दिखाई</span> <span>देता</span> <span>था</span> । <span>यह</span> <span>गठारिआं</span> <span>क्या</span><span>थीं</span> ? <span>दिल्ली</span> <span>की</span> <span>लूट</span> , <span>जिस</span> <span>भी</span> <span>आदमी</span> <span>को</span> <span>खाता</span> <span>पीता</span> <span>देखा</span>, <span>उसके</span> <span>कपड़े</span> <span>तक</span> <span>उतरवा</span> <span>लिए</span>, <span>जिस</span> <span>रुपये</span> -<span>पैसेवाले</span> <span>को</span> <span>देखा</span>, <span>उस</span> <span>के</span> <span>घर</span> <span>पर</span> <span>जा</span> <span>कर</span> <span>ढही</span> <span>दे</span> <span>दी</span> <span>और</span> <span>कहा</span>, <span>चल</span> <span>हमारे</span> <span>साथ</span> <span>किले</span>, <span>तू</span> <span>अंग्रजों</span> <span>से</span> <span>मिला</span> <span>हुआ</span> <span>है</span>, <span>जब</span> <span>तक</span> <span>कुछ</span> <span>रखवा</span> <span>न</span> <span>लिया</span>, <span>उसका</span> <span>पिंड</span> <span>न</span> <span>छोड़ा</span> । <span>अगर</span> <span>दिल्ली</span> <span>के</span> <span>चरों</span> <span>तरफ़</span> <span>अंग्रेज़ी</span> <span>फौज</span> <span>का</span> <span>मुहासरा</span> <span>न</span> <span>होता</span> <span>तो</span> <span>शरीफ</span> <span>लोग</span> <span>कभी</span> <span>के</span> <span>दिल्ली</span> <span>से</span> <span>निकल </span><span>गए</span> <span>होते</span>।<br /><br /><span>गरज</span> <span>खुदाई</span> <span>फौजदारों</span> <span>का</span> <span>यह</span> <span>लश्कर</span> <span>गुल</span> <span>मचाता</span>, <span>दीन</span>-<span>दीन</span> <span>के</span> <span>नारे</span> <span>लगाता</span> <span>मेरे</span> <span>सामने</span> <span>से</span> <span>गुज़रा</span> । <span>इस</span> <span>जमगफी</span> (<span>भीड़</span>) <span>के </span><span>बीचों</span> <span>बीच</span> <span>दो</span> <span>मिआं</span> <span>थे</span> । <span>यह</span> <span>कौन</span> <span>थे</span> ? <span>आली</span> <span>जनाब</span> <span>बहादुर</span> <span>खां</span> <span>साहब</span> <span>सिपहसलार</span> । <span>लिबास</span> <span>से</span> <span>बजाये</span> <span>सिपहसलार</span> <span>के </span><span>दूल्हा</span> <span>मालूम</span> <span>होते</span> <span>थे</span> । <span>जड़ाऊ</span> <span>ज़ेवर</span> <span>में</span> <span>लदे</span> <span>थे</span> । <span>पहनते</span> <span>वक्त</span> <span>शायद</span> <span>यह</span> <span>भी</span> <span>मालूम</span> <span>करने</span> <span>की</span> <span>तकलीफ़</span> <span>गवारा</span> <span>न</span> <span>की</span> <span>गयी</span> <span>थी</span> <span>कि</span> <span>कौन</span>-<span>सा </span><span>मरदाना</span> <span>ज़ेवर</span> <span>है</span> <span>और</span> <span>कौन</span>-<span>सा</span> <span>जनाना</span> । <span>जैसे</span> <span>ख़ुद</span> <span>ज़ेवर</span> <span>से</span> <span>आरास्त</span> <span>थे</span>, <span>उसी</span> <span>तरह</span> <span>उनका</span> <span>घोड़ा</span> <span>भी</span> <span>ज़ेवर</span> <span>से</span> <span>लदा </span><span>हुआ</span> <span>था</span> । <span>माश</span> <span>के</span> <span>आटे</span> <span>की</span> <span>तरह</span> <span>ऐठे</span> <span>जाते</span> <span>थे</span> । <span>मालूम</span> <span>होता</span> <span>था</span> <span>खुदाई</span> <span>अब</span> <span>इनके</span> <span>हाथ</span> <span>आ</span> <span>गयी</span> <span>है</span> । <span>गुलाबगंधी</span> <span>ने</span> <span>जो</span> <span>इन</span><span> लुटेरों</span> <span>को</span> <span>आते</span> <span>देखा</span> <span>तो</span> <span>चुपके</span> <span>से</span> <span>दुकान</span> <span>बन्द</span> <span>कर</span> <span>ली</span> <span>और</span> <span>अन्दर</span> <span>दरवाजे</span> <span>से</span> <span>झांकता</span> <span>रहा</span> ।<br /><br /><span>खुदा</span> <span>मालूम</span> <span>क्या</span> <span>इत्तेफ़ाक़</span> <span>हुआ</span> <span>कि</span> <span>बहादुर</span> <span>खान</span> <span>का</span> <span>घोड़ा</span> <span>एन</span> <span>उसकी</span> <span>दूकान</span> <span>के</span> <span>सामने</span> <span>आकर</span> <span>रुका</span> । <span>बहादुर</span> <span>खां</span> <span>ने </span><span>इधर-</span><span>उधर </span><span>गर्दन</span> <span>फेर</span> <span>के</span> <span>पूछा</span> <span>यह</span> <span>किसकी</span> <span>दूकान</span> <span>है</span> । <span>उनके</span> <span>एड़ी</span> <span>कांग</span> <span>ने</span> <span>अर्ज़</span> <span>की</span> - "<span>गुलाबगंधी</span> <span>की</span> "। <span>फ़रमाया</span> "<span>इस </span><span>बदमाश</span> <span>को</span> <span>यह</span> <span>ख़बर</span> <span>नहीं</span> <span>थी</span> <span>कि</span> <span>मां</span> <span>बदौलत</span> <span>इधर</span> <span>से</span> <span>गुज़र</span> <span>रहे</span> <span>हैं</span> । <span>बन्द</span> <span>करने</span> <span>के</span> <span>क्या</span> <span>मायने</span> ? <span>अभी</span> <span>खुलवाओ</span> "।<br /><br /><span>ख़बर</span> <span>नहीं</span> <span>इस</span> <span>हुक्मे</span>-<span>कज़ा</span> (<span>मृत्यु</span> <span>संदेश</span>) <span>का</span> <span>बेचारे</span> <span>लालाजी</span> <span>पर</span> <span>क्या</span> <span>असर</span> <span>हुआ</span> ? <span>हमने</span> <span>तो</span> <span>यह</span> <span>देखा</span> <span>कि</span> <span>एक</span> <span>सिपाही</span> <span>ने </span><span>तलवार</span> <span>का</span> <span>दस्ता</span> <span>किवाड़</span> <span>पर</span> <span>मार</span> <span>कर</span> <span>कहा</span> "<span>दरवाज़ा</span> <span>खोलो</span> ।" <span>और</span> <span>जिस</span> <span>तरह</span> "<span>सम</span>-<span>सम</span>" <span>खुल</span> <span>जा</span> <span>अल्फाज़</span> <span>से</span> <span>अली</span> <span>बाबा </span><span>के</span> <span>किस्से</span> <span>में</span> <span>चोरों</span> <span>के</span> <span>खजाने</span> <span>का</span> <span>दरवाज़ा</span> <span>खुलता</span> <span>था</span> । <span>उसी</span> <span>तरह</span> <span>इस</span> <span>हुक्म</span> <span>से</span> <span>गुलाबगंधी</span> <span>की</span> <span>दूकान</span> <span>खुल</span> <span>गयी</span> । <span>दरवाज़े</span> <span>के </span><span>बीचों</span> <span>बीच</span> <span>लाला</span> <span>जी</span> <span>हांफ़ते</span> <span>हांफते</span> <span>हाथ</span> <span>जोड़े</span> <span>खड़े</span> <span>थे</span> । <span>कुछ</span> <span>बोलना</span> <span>चाहते</span> <span>थे</span>, <span>मगर</span> <span>जबान</span> <span>यारी</span> <span>न</span> <span>देती</span> <span>थी</span> । <span>उस</span> <span>वक्त </span><span>बहादुर</span> <span>खां</span> <span>कुछ</span> <span>खुश</span> <span>थे</span> । <span>किसी</span> <span>मोटी</span> <span>आसामी</span> <span>को</span> <span>मार</span> <span>कर</span> <span>आए</span> <span>होंगे</span> । <span>कहने</span> <span>लगे</span> <span>तुम्हारी</span> <span>ही</span> <span>दूकान</span> <span>से</span> <span>बादशाह</span> <span>के</span> <span>यहाँ</span> <span>इत्र </span><span>जाता</span> <span>है</span> ? <span>लाला</span> <span>जी</span> <span>ने</span> <span>बड़ी</span> <span>ज़ोर</span> <span>से</span> <span>गर्दन</span> <span>को</span> <span>टूटी</span> <span>हुई</span> <span>गुडिया</span> <span>के</span> <span>तरह</span> <span>झटका</span> <span>दिया</span> । <span>हुक्म</span> <span>हुआ</span> <span>कि</span> <span>जो</span> <span>इत्र</span> <span>बेहतर</span> <span>से</span> <span>बेह्तर </span><span>हो</span>, <span>वोह</span> <span>हाजिर</span> <span>करो</span> ।<br /><span><br />वे</span> <span>लडखडाते </span><span>हुए</span> <span>अन्दर</span> <span>गए</span> <span>और</span> <span>दो</span> <span>कंटर</span> <span>इत्र</span> <span>से</span> <span>भरे</span> <span>हुए</span> <span>हाज़िर</span> <span>किए</span> । <span>मालूम</span> <span>नहीं</span> <span>बीस</span> <span>रुपये</span> <span>तोले</span> <span>का</span> <span>इत्र</span> <span>था</span> <span>या</span> <span>तीस</span><span> रुपए</span> <span>तोले</span> <span>का</span> । <span>बहादुर</span> <span>खां</span> <span>ने</span> <span>दोनों</span> <span>कंटर</span> <span>लिए</span> । <span>काग</span> <span>निकालने</span> <span>की</span> <span>तकलीफ</span> <span>कौन</span> <span>गवारा</span> <span>करता</span> । <span>एक</span> <span>की</span> <span>गर्दन</span> <span>दूसरे</span> <span>से</span><span>टकरा</span> <span>दी</span> <span>दोनों</span> <span>गर्दनें</span> <span>टूट</span> <span>गयीं</span> । <span>इत्र</span> <span>सूंघा</span> <span>कुछ</span> <span>पसंद</span> <span>आया</span> <span>एक</span> <span>कंटर</span> <span>घोड़े</span> <span>की</span> <span>आयाल</span> <span>पर</span> (<span>गर्दन</span> <span>के</span> <span>बालों</span> <span>पर</span>) <span>उलट</span> <span>दिया </span><span>और</span> <span>दूसरा</span> <span>दुम</span> <span>पर</span> । <span>कंटर</span> <span>फैंक</span> <span>कर</span> <span>हुक्म</span> <span>दिया</span> <span>गया</span> - '<span>फार्वदी</span>' । <span>इस</span> <span>तरह</span> <span>बेचारे</span> <span>गुलाबगंधी</span> <span>का</span> <span>सैंकडों</span> <span>रुपयों</span> <span>का</span> <span>नुकसान </span><span>करके</span> <span>यह</span> <span>हिंदुस्तानिओं</span> <span>को</span> <span>आजादी</span> <span>दिलाने</span> <span>वाले</span> <span>चल</span> <span>दिए</span> । </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> (<span>नकूश</span> <span>के</span> <span>आप</span> <span>बीती</span> <span>नम्बर</span> <span>से</span>)<br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/08/tryst-with-fragrances.html"><br /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/08/tryst-with-fragrances.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a><br /></div></div>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-46916249444819301162008-08-06T11:41:00.000-07:002008-08-06T11:54:23.684-07:00Dariba KalanStreet of the Incomparable Pearl', Dariba Kalan. The street derives its name from a Persian phrase <i>'Dur e be baha'</i>, meaning 'pearl without compare' because since the period of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the street used to be the popular market of precious stones, gems, gold and silver jewelery<a id="KonaLink0" target="_top" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.indfy.com/#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#b00000;" ><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#0000e0;" ></span></span></a>. Till today it is known as jewelers' street although most of shops in the street now deal in silver and costume jewelery<a id="KonaLink1" target="_top" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://www.indfy.com/#"><span style="font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#b00000;" ><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#0000e0;" ></span><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-weight: 400; position: static;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12;color:#0000e0;" ></span></span></a>. It is a very good market for purchasing new or old silver jewelry, because of the wide choice available.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/08/tryst-with-fragrances.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-25023600384570618102008-08-06T11:09:00.000-07:002008-08-06T11:37:32.255-07:00Tilangas'Tilangas' is apparently a reference to Telingana, in mdern Andhra Pradesh, where the British originally recruited many of their sepoys during the Carnatic Wars of the eighteenth centry. In Delhi the name seems to have stuck as an appellation for British-trained troops, although the British had long since replaced Telingana with Avadh as their prinicpal recruitment field, so that in 1857 most sepoys would have come from modern Uttar Pradesh and parts of Bihar. 'Purbias', which in Delhi was used alernatively with Tilangas, simply means Easterners. Both words carry the same connotation of foreignness, implying 'these outsiders from the East'.<br /><br />A large proportion of the Mutiny Papers are the petitions of ordinary Delhiwallahs who had suffered at the hands of the sepoys; invariably they were addressed to Bahadur Shah Zafar, who they hoped would protect them against the increasingly desperate Tilangas. Significantly, in their petitions to the courty, the words the ordinary people of Delhi used to describe what was happening in 1857 were not Ghadr (mutiny) and still less Jang-e Azadi (freedom struggle or war of independence) so much as fasaad (riots)and danga (disturbance or commotion)<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/08/tryst-with-fragrances.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-43375313828050064012008-05-08T05:05:00.000-07:002008-06-24T10:34:57.170-07:00Soups, Kebabs, Curries and Dals available at 'NOT JUST PARANTHAS'!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >CHUSKIS<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">(fresh fruits and crushed ice smothered into frozen nutritious sip'in'ice, served in glass. Popularly known as <span style="font-weight: bold;">smoothies</span>)<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Falsa/Anar , Kala Khatta, Banana, Mango Pineapple, Watermelon, Watermelon Black Grapes, Black Grapes, Mix Fruit, Strawberry<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />SOUPS </span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Surkh Lal Dhaniye ka Shorba</span> </span>(A delicate extract of tomatoes with fresh coriander leaves flavoured with special herbs and saffron, spiced with black pepper<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Chicken Galiana Shorba<span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">(A clear soup sereved with chicken cubes and boiled rice, garnished with coriander leaves)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cream of Tomato Soup</span></span> (A thick soup prepared from extract of tomatoes blended and finsihed with fresh cream<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >CHAATS</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tandoori Chaat</span></span> (One of the chef's best khatta meetha recipe introduced for bar-b-que lovers)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aloo Ki Chaat</span></span> (Pan fried cubes of potatoes tossed with spiced onions, green chillies and coriander leaves topped with lime)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Chana Chatpata</span> (Kabuli Chana steamed and tossed with onions, tomatoes, green chillies and crushed papadi, flavoured with sweet tamarind and spicy coriander sauce, garnished with a wedge of lemon)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Chicken Tikke Ki Chaat </span></span>(Tangy salad of succulent chicken tikka, onions and tomatoes tossed with hot and spicy mint sauce)<br /></div></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:130%;">KEBABS</span><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paneer Tikka-e-Nawabi </span></span>(Cottage cheese, onions, tomatoes, capsicum grilled over a bed of charcoal)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Dahi Ke Kebab</span> (Kebabs made with hung curd)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aloo Firdausi</span></span> (Potatoes stuffed with cheese, dry fruits and spices and grilled in clay oven)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Khumb Angaron Se</span></span> (Mushrooms and mozzarella cheese with special seasoning stuffed in button mushrooms marinated and skewered in clay oven)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Faldari Seekh </span>(An exotic combination of vegetables, fruits and nuts mixed and skewered over a bed of charcoal)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Veg Supreme Rolls </span></span>(Minced cottage cheese, cheddar and vegetables rolled in soft bread and crisp fried)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Tandoori Sizzler</span> (An assortment of roasted pineapple, mushrooms, baby corn and cottage cheese shaslik - served sizzling)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Ajwaini Mahi Tikka </span>(Morsels of fish marinated in yoghurt ginger garlic paste and hint of ajwain, Indian thyme and roasted in clay oven<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Gazab ka Tikka</span> (Bite size chicken tikka prepared in a unique cheesy, creamy marinade roasted with white of egg)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Murgh Akbari</span></span> (Boneless chicken breast stuffed with black cumin, onion, fresh mint, raisin and cheddar; coated with creamy yogurt and grilled in tandoor)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Stuffed Tangdi Kebab Peshawari </span>(Chicken drumsticks stuffed with chicken mince and marinated in creamy sauce)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Kalim Kebab</span> (Chicken, steeped in cashewnut, cheese and gram flour marination, a soft roast to relish)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Murgh Tikka</span> (Succulent pieces of boneless chicken marinated in spicy red marinade, roasted in clay oven)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Murgh Gilafi </span>(Mince of chicken flavoured with spices and special herbs skewered, coated with chopped onions, tomatoes and capsicum and grilled)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Mutton Gilafi Kebab </span>(Mutton mince mixed with special herbs and spices, skewered in clay oven with a coating of onion, tomatoes and capsicum)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >CURRIES<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paneer Khurchan</span></span> (Pan fried cubes of cottage cheese, mashed in rich tomato butter sauce, interestingly spiced with kadai masala)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Murgh Khurchan</span></span> (Shreds of chicken in rich tomato butter sauce)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mahi Razilla </span></span>(Succulent dices of fish cooked in rich gravy)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Makhmali Paneer</span></span> (Strips of cottage cheese cooked in rich butter tomato gravy finished with cream)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Makhmali Murgh</span></span> (Clay oven roasted tandoori chicken in a rich tomato butter sauce)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lahori Kadai Paneer </span></span>(Home made cottage cheese cooked with kadai masala of onions, tomatoes and capsicum)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Murgh Charminar</span></span> (Chicken roasted in thick with gravy with creamy flavour infused with saffron and coriander)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kofta Maala Maal </span></span>(Baby spinach and cottage chees dumplings in delicately flavoured rich cashew nut gravy)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bhuna Gosht Masaledar </span></span>(Baby lamb cooked in an exotic mix of spices and sered with dry onion gravy)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Aaloo Meat</span> (Mutton with shole potatoes)<br /><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Raara Meat</span></span> (Mutton cooked with mutton mince)<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">DALS<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Dal Makhmali (Traditional makhani dal to beat dal Bukhara)<br /><br />Dal Gharwali (A subtle blend of yellow lentils tempered with cumin seeds and fresh spinach leaves)<br /><br />Dal Sukhi Chatpati (Dry yellow lentil tossed with spicy onionn, tomatoes, ginger and chillies)<br /><br />Dal Meat (A Pakistani favourite - Dry yellow lentil cooked with tender chunks of lamb)<br /><br />Dal Keema (A unique blend of mutton mince and boiled lentils)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/05/not-just-paranthas-earnest-tribute-to.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></span>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-47691989252372093342008-04-17T13:03:00.000-07:002008-06-24T10:37:46.656-07:00FIXTURES FOR THE IPL SERIESIPL 1st Match<br />18th Friday April 2008<br />Bangalore team (Royal Challengers) v IPL- Kolkata team.<br />M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.<br /><br />IPL 2nd Match<br />19th Saturday April 2008.<br />Mohali Team v Chennai Super Kings .<br />Punjab Cricket Assocation Stadium, Mohali .<br />Chandigarh.<br /><br />IPL 3rd Match<br />19th Saturday April 2008<br />Delhi Daredevils v IPL Jaipur Royal<br />Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.<br /><br />IPL 4th Match<br />Sunday 20th, April 2008<br />Mumbai indians v Bangalore Royal Challengers.<br />TBC, Mumbai.<br /><br />IPL 5st Match<br />Sunday 20th, April 2008<br />IPL- kolkata team v IPL Hyderabad-Deccan<br />Eden Gardens, Kolkata.<br /><br />IPL 6th Match<br />Date : Mon 21st, April 2008.<br />IPL Jaipur Royal v IPL Mohali Team<br />Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.<br /><br />IPL 7th Match<br />Tue 22nd April, 2008.<br />IPL Hyderabad-Deccan v Delhi Daredevils<br />TBC, Hyderabad .<br /><br />IPL 8th Match<br />Wed 23rd April, 2008.<br />Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai indians<br />MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.<br /><br />IPL 9th Match<br />Thursday, 24th April, 2008.<br />IPL Hyderabad-Deccan v IPL Jaipur Royal<br />Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad<br /><br />IPL 10th Match<br />Fri 25th April, 2008<br />Mohali Team v Mumbai indians<br />Punjab Cricket Assocation Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh<br /><br />IPL 11th Match<br />Sat 26th April, 2008.<br />Bangalore Royal Challengers v IPL Jaipur Royal<br />M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore<br /><br />IPL 12th Match<br />Sat 26th April, 2008.<br />Chennai Super Kings v IPL- kolkata team<br />MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.<br /><br />IPL 13th Match<br />Sun 27 th April, 2008.<br />Mumbai indians v IPL Hyderabad-Deccan<br />TBC ,Mumbai .<br /><br />IPL 13th Match<br />Sun 27th April, 2008.<br />Mohali Team v Delhi Daredevils<br />Punjab Cricket Assocation Stadium, Mohali , Chandigarh.<br /><br />IPL 14th Match<br />Mon 28th April, 2008.<br />Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings .<br />Bangalore .<br /><br />IPL 15th Match<br />Tue 29 th April, 2008.<br />IPL- kolkata team v Mumbai indians<br />Eden Gardens, Kolkata.<br /><br />IPL 16th Match<br />Wed 30th April, 2008.<br />Delhi Daredevils v Bangalore Royal Challengers.<br />Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.<br /><br />IPL 17th Match<br />Thursday 1st May 2008<br />IPL Hyderabad-Deccan v IPL Mohali Team<br />Hyderabad .<br /><br />IPL 18th Match<br />Thu 1st May, 2008.<br />IPL Jaipur Royal v IPL- kolkata team schedule<br />Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.<br /><br />IPL 19th Match<br />Fri 2nd May, 2008<br />Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils<br />MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai<br /><br />IPL 20th Match<br />Sat 3rd May, 2008<br />IPL Hyderabad-Deccan v Bangalore Royal Challengers.<br />Hyderabad .<br /><br />IPL 21th Match<br />Sat 3rd May, 2008<br />Mohali Team v IPL- kolkata team.<br />Punjab Cricket Assocation Stadium, Mohali , Chandigarh.<br /><br />IPL 22th Match<br />Sun 4th May, 2008<br />Mumbai indians v Delhi Daredevils<br />Mumbai .<br /><br />IPL 23th Match<br />Sun 4th May, 2008<br />IPL Jaipur Royal v Chennai Super Kings<br />Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.<br /><br />IPL 24th Match<br />Mon 5th May, 2008<br />Bangalore Royal Challengers v IPL Mohali Team<br />M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.<br /><br />IPL 25th Match<br />Tue 6th May, 2008<br />Chennai Super Kings v IPL Hyderabad-Deccan<br />MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.<br /><br />IPL 26th Match<br />Wed 7th May, 2008<br />Mumbai indians v IPL Jaipur Royal<br />Mumbai .<br /><br />IPL 27th Match<br />Thu 8th May, 2008<br />Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings .<br />Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.<br /><br />IPL 28th Match<br />Thu 8th May,2008<br />IPL- kolkata team v Bangalore Royal Challengers<br />Eden Gardens, Kolkata.<br /><br />IPL 29th Match<br />Fri 9th May, 2008<br />IPL Jaipur Royal v IPL Hyderabad-Deccan<br />Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.<br /><br />IPL 30th Match<br />Sat 10 th May, 2008<br />Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai indians<br />M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.<br /><br />IPL 31 Match<br />Sat 10th May, 2008<br />Chennai Super Kings v IPL Mohali Team<br />MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.<br /><br />IPL 32th Match<br />Sun 11th May, 2008<br />IPL Hyderabad-Deccan v IPL- kolkata team.<br />Hyderabad .<br /><br />IPL 33th Match<br />Sun 11th May, 2008<br />IPL Jaipur Royal v Delhi Daredevils<br />Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.<br /><br />IPL 34th Match<br />Mon 12th May, 2008<br />Mohali Team v Bangalore Royal Challengers<br />Punjab Cricket Assocation Stadium, Mohali , Chandigarh.<br /><br />IPL 35th Match<br />Tue 13th May, 2008<br />IPL- kolkata team schedule v Delhi Daredevils<br />Eden Gardens, Kolkata.<br /><br />IPL 36th Match<br />Wed 14th May,2008<br />Mumbai indians v Chennai Super Kings .<br />Mumbai.<br /><br />IPL 37th Match<br />Wed 14th May,2008<br />Mohali Team v IPL Jaipur Royal<br />Punjab Cricket Assocation Stadium, Mohali , Chandigarh.<br /><br />IPL 38th Match<br />Thu 15th May, 2008<br />Delhi Daredevils v IPL Hyderabad-Deccan<br />Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.<br /><br />IPL 39th Match<br />Fri 16th May, 2008<br />Mumbai indians v IPL- kolkata team<br />Mumbai .<br /><br />IPL 40th Match<br />Sat 17th May, 2008<br />Delhi Daredevils v IPL Mohali Team<br />Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.<br /><br />IPL 41th Match<br />Sat 17th May, 2008<br />IPL Jaipur Royal v Bangalore Royal Challengers<br />Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.<br /><br />IPL 42th Match<br />Sun 18th May, 2008<br />IPL Hyderabad-Deccan v Mumbai indians<br />Hyderabad .<br /><br />IPL 43th Match<br />Sun 18th May, 2008<br />IPL- kolkata team v Chennai Super Kings .<br />Eden Gardens, Kolkata.<br /><br />IPL 44th Match<br />Mon 19th May, 2008<br />Bangalore Royal Challengers v Delhi Daredevils<br />M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.<br /><br />IPL 45th Match<br />Tue 20th May,2008<br />IPL- kolkata team v IPL Jaipur Royal<br />Eden Gardens, Kolkata.<br /><br />IPL 46th Match<br />Wed 21st May,2008<br />Mumbai indians v IPL Mohali Team<br />Mumbai .<br /><br />IPL 47th Match<br />Wed 21st May,2008<br />Chennai Super Kings v Bangalore Royal Challengers<br />MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.<br /><br />IPL 48th Match<br />Thu 22nd May,2008<br />Delhi Daredevils v IPL- kolkata team<br />Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.<br /><br />IPL 49th Match<br />Fri 23rd May, 2008<br />Mohali Team v IPL Hyderabad-Deccan<br />Punjab Cricket Assocation Stadium, Mohali , Chandigarh.<br /><br />IPL 50th Match<br />Sat 24th May, 2008<br />Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai indians<br />Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.<br /><br />IPL 51th Match<br />Sat 24th May, 2008<br />Chennai Super Kings v IPL Jaipur Royal<br />MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai.<br /><br />IPL 52th Match<br />Sun 25th May, 2008<br />Bangalore Royal Challengers v IPL Hyderabad-Deccan<br />M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.<br /><br />IPL 53th Match<br />Sun 25th May, 2008<br />IPL- kolkata team schedule v IPL Mohali Team<br />Eden Gardens, Kolkata.<br /><br />IPL 54th Match<br />Mon 26th May, 2008<br />IPL Jaipur Royal v Mumbai indians<br />Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.<br /><br />IPL 55th Match<br />Tue 27th May, 2008.<br />IPL Hyderabad-Deccan v Chennai Super Kings .<br />Hyderabad .<br /><br />IPL First Semi Final<br />Friday, 30th May, 2008<br />Semi-Final - TBC v TBC<br />Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.<br /><br />IPL Second Semi Final<br />Saturday, 31st May, 2008<br />2nd Semi-Final, Semi-Final - TBC v TBC<br />Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/04/delhi-daredevils-buck-up.html"> <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-53029937268930821752008-04-03T08:27:00.000-07:002008-04-03T08:42:35.175-07:00Dr. Anjali NagpalHailing from a family of literati and journilists Dr. Anjali Nagpal has grown up as a writer herself. Dr. Anjali is an anaesthetist by profession and having lived and practised in UK and Scotland she has met artists from all over the world and is dedicated to bring the unsung talent from the field of art and literature, to the front line.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.delhitravelogue.com"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-90302097229023784562008-04-03T08:21:00.000-07:002008-06-24T10:42:19.027-07:00Ritu S. DhingraRitu S. Dhingra is a Psychologist; Counsellor; Poetess and an Art Critic with a keen interest in various expressions of art. Having lived in France for many years she has a fine eye for details and nuances of all art forms. She is also a social worker who works for the welfare of slum children.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/03/forever-in-quest.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-55181852713408568852008-04-03T08:09:00.000-07:002008-06-24T10:41:12.787-07:00AARRT<span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">AARRT</span> is a Delhi based group dedicated to bring the unsung artists, writers and poets to the fore and to get their work recognised globally by giving them a platform<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://delhilog.com/2008/03/forever-in-quest.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-17828303292371704152008-03-31T07:48:00.000-07:002008-06-24T10:43:32.799-07:00Sudeep KapoorSudeep Kapoor an ace fashion photographer of Delhi, prefers to be called 'People's Photographer'. He has deftly handled life and still life photography in his twenty years' as a photographer. This is the first dissemination of his work in a Gallery.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/03/forever-in-quest.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-7882095142555373632008-03-31T07:01:00.000-07:002008-06-24T10:44:19.965-07:00Indu TripathyIndu Tripathy is a post graduate in Fine Arts from Agra College, Agra. Conferred with a Senior Fellowship by Department of Culture, shows of her select work have been held at Lokayata, Tapaswini Art Gallery, Collector's Stop, Lalit Kala Akademi, Art Junction, Hotel International, Russian Centre, British High Commission, Studio Vasant in Delhi and Nehru Centre, Mumbai. Her works are in major collections in India and abroad. Presently, Indu Tripathy works as a designer with 'Creative Mind', a journal on art and culture, published from Delhi.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/03/forever-in-quest.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-37541344310327206672008-03-20T07:22:00.000-07:002008-12-10T21:18:56.717-08:00Pehalwan da Hotel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagkOB9bD0DY_B9iuftw9QGXf3NdcAUNefGcJ-HLDCejd01dxy0-Lg2xyvbiPpui6TITr6I0sSPDGTFANe02Qjb1-xlPWhvur-G6h9DcAcE13oeGoiKbepBioxp_3eRuTFk_T3v-CF5Jo/s1600-h/pahrganj_pahalwandhaba01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagkOB9bD0DY_B9iuftw9QGXf3NdcAUNefGcJ-HLDCejd01dxy0-Lg2xyvbiPpui6TITr6I0sSPDGTFANe02Qjb1-xlPWhvur-G6h9DcAcE13oeGoiKbepBioxp_3eRuTFk_T3v-CF5Jo/s400/pahrganj_pahalwandhaba01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179871852281148946" border="0" /></a><br /><br />'Pehalwan da Hotel" - translated literally, means 'Wrestler's Hotel' ! Another one of the innumerable success stories of the die-hard survivors of the partition (of India in 1947). The story of Lala Hansraj Tandon, who had to abandon his belongings in Pakkhoki, Sialkot (now in Pakistan). He started selling goat's trotters also called 'paaya', in Paharganj in front of New Delhi Railway Station. Initially, he used to sell them on a cart for four annas a piece. A year later in 1948 he started a proper dhaba, when the refugees were allotted shops in front of the New Delhi Railway Station. One of the sons, Keemti Lal who now runs the family business in partnership with his brother recollects that The New Delhi Railway Station during those days used to be just a two track station under the supervision of Punjab Police.<br /><br />Goat's trotters or paaya is an unconventional part of the mutton. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pfS92OxHyXg-K5Ywfg0wNiXcSJRsB5ZDveCUwo8GYf4bZ6k5E_KXrlrk966dq-ld6YQOxuEZQWbkCirotQLUfjetbr7msXtZ1It4JeXkF9jjEioQeCSo8tnmqTMJpJOdXckCgJPAw7I/s1600-h/pehalwan+da+dhaba+01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-pfS92OxHyXg-K5Ywfg0wNiXcSJRsB5ZDveCUwo8GYf4bZ6k5E_KXrlrk966dq-ld6YQOxuEZQWbkCirotQLUfjetbr7msXtZ1It4JeXkF9jjEioQeCSo8tnmqTMJpJOdXckCgJPAw7I/s400/pehalwan+da+dhaba+01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5179870559495992834" border="0" /></a>So it took some time for the local population to get used to the taste. But those who got fancy for the taste kept coming again and again. It is the consistency of the quality and taste that the business for Tandons has flourished with time and still after sixty years they are going strong. Third generation of the family has now entered the family business. And the owners, very proudly mention that there is a third generation of customers too that still come to eat there, once in a while !<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/02/paharganj.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-80396476942534030022008-03-02T09:47:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:18:57.102-08:00Sitaram Diwan Chand<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSEin8_UHoWMCtijuGxpIOEzF9BVh81f9DgSRaUSCs4bJ3xJ5ZG00UZ0DxeXmV0Hec1wVAw0pz0rfXh3Ghgl2LCgmp5NPzW9yA8x5ffak8oCkKuOkvQq5sKPyU6Gs1O4cyHb-6fvbaAE/s1600-h/sitaram+dc+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBSEin8_UHoWMCtijuGxpIOEzF9BVh81f9DgSRaUSCs4bJ3xJ5ZG00UZ0DxeXmV0Hec1wVAw0pz0rfXh3Ghgl2LCgmp5NPzW9yA8x5ffak8oCkKuOkvQq5sKPyU6Gs1O4cyHb-6fvbaAE/s400/sitaram+dc+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173218502224477186" border="0" /></a><br />There are many success stories from the period of partition when people fled from Pakistan and sought refuge mostly in Delhi and the northern part of India. Most of these were Punjabis. Sitaram Diwan Chand, popularly known as Sitaram bhaturewala, is one example. After coming from Pakistan, they were alloted a small shop at the end of the Main Bazaar of Paharganj in 1948, where they started selling Chhole Bhature (a North Indian food item, it is a very popular snack for breakfast among Punjabis. Sumptuous and filling, it gets you going in the mornings. 'Chhole' is the garbanzo beans or the chickpea ."Punjabi chhole" refers to the preparation in a way typical to the region of Punjab in the northern part of India. 'Bhatura' is a deep fried flat bread made with a leavened dough of fine flour and generally filled with cottage cheese. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVT0sMypYPqxi791T08GJfd4KkZBKgXwjfDqMNzZiWKkF5oEuFhBse7IvboAxrf9U0wDPDnenEHBWM8WRulp7Io_LJg9EHPlZzPlfwyj6JDA63F-o-peHmp21XJ8mK9dukPA0LZomzgyI/s1600-h/sitarama+bhature02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVT0sMypYPqxi791T08GJfd4KkZBKgXwjfDqMNzZiWKkF5oEuFhBse7IvboAxrf9U0wDPDnenEHBWM8WRulp7Io_LJg9EHPlZzPlfwyj6JDA63F-o-peHmp21XJ8mK9dukPA0LZomzgyI/s400/sitarama+bhature02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173218918836304914" border="0" /></a>Topped and garnished with carrot and green chili pickle and with some chopped onions on the side, it makes an unbeatable snack.)<br /><br />The popularity of Sitaram Diwan Chand grew in leaps and bounds and still after 60 years they have not looked back. Though it is a road side eatery, still a dozen odd tables laid outside the shop are full at any time of the day and many people can be seen standing, waiting for their turn. Many customers come in plush cars and take away the Chhole Bhature by dozens. Being famous among Delhiites, many offices, (some as far as 10 kms. from the venue) fondly come all the way to Sitaram Diwanchand, to take away Chhole Bhature, whenever they are having a staff party to celebrate someone's promotion or a raise.<br /><br />Mention the name of Sitaram Bhaturewala to a Delhiite who has settled abroad and it is for sure that his mouth will water for a moment at the thought of the taste !<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/02/paharganj.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-91854994169358062762008-03-02T09:02:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:18:57.528-08:00German Bakery<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa5a5dKYpL3tV2LUv7naVOWP06pvDO_Y-YhClIM_MHazDL4Yz_Uyqk3LfvSVuF1jGC2d-EF7azy6gHQ90FvK2ahHa51vtVWrq5Ze6e6DYdwbBb6In_a4ooZ1oRYOsSZGtNK-p_t_GMak/s1600-h/german+bakery02+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa5a5dKYpL3tV2LUv7naVOWP06pvDO_Y-YhClIM_MHazDL4Yz_Uyqk3LfvSVuF1jGC2d-EF7azy6gHQ90FvK2ahHa51vtVWrq5Ze6e6DYdwbBb6In_a4ooZ1oRYOsSZGtNK-p_t_GMak/s400/german+bakery02+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173191473995283426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoslWu6gL40JPjy7H4kpaWCRFUbNlRZ6wsxKWQOHmasbGB9ky-CzAjDUgttpE5MaxIg7TZe-JYY11NiFNAO7S47G50Gu5c860779un6D2dMnmh_GogREuTv8Vp43s7vlW8xifFoAtHZAA/s1600-h/german+bakery05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoslWu6gL40JPjy7H4kpaWCRFUbNlRZ6wsxKWQOHmasbGB9ky-CzAjDUgttpE5MaxIg7TZe-JYY11NiFNAO7S47G50Gu5c860779un6D2dMnmh_GogREuTv8Vp43s7vlW8xifFoAtHZAA/s400/german+bakery05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173191220592212946" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A bakery by the name of German Bakery in Paharganj ?? From the name it sounds as if some German national might have settled down in Paharganj for good and started a bakery to take care of the gastronomic needs of the foreign tourists. But no, that is not the case ! In fact German Bakery is a part of a cafe called Ajay Cafe owned by Mr.Ajay Aggarwal, in a bye-lane of the Main Bazaar. The idea of having a bakery in the cafe was given to him by some German tourists, hence the name. It provides all the bakery products, like cakes, pastries, dough nuts, sandwiches etc., to the contentment of the tourists. The cafe is also equipped with a pool table for recreation.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPaB4oulZZ7bdXq5AwN3nAnPyBC2yrd1bhyphenhyphen1muQ8y2xhmbA_GFU4PiuCHPgk7nPvUSM8DyMUuFYcCzddcz0VZCyNrIPZmCgth5kS8RmXIchbSSmgZlDdSscehqSB43-sEOSccHDNJS-E/s1600-h/german+bakery03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisPaB4oulZZ7bdXq5AwN3nAnPyBC2yrd1bhyphenhyphen1muQ8y2xhmbA_GFU4PiuCHPgk7nPvUSM8DyMUuFYcCzddcz0VZCyNrIPZmCgth5kS8RmXIchbSSmgZlDdSscehqSB43-sEOSccHDNJS-E/s400/german+bakery03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173191813297699826" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The owner also runs another restaurant by the name of 'Tadka', which is a furlong down from the German Bakery<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/02/paharganj.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a><br /></span>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-28172718083632814502008-03-02T04:22:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:18:57.653-08:00Lonely Planet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3mLJXLKInyplQVCzZLJGy6ibqtIc65qvscKR5nR-HTKb6YGLVE9X53rm-_MU2Wk9vNli3tseTDmJvPlF-6ixEJOgi1t0X-poJuLwQUPaXzRJaTzrFF11Ug2uoxrGX3rexfkVu74eTHY/s1600-h/Lonely+Planet+Logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu3mLJXLKInyplQVCzZLJGy6ibqtIc65qvscKR5nR-HTKb6YGLVE9X53rm-_MU2Wk9vNli3tseTDmJvPlF-6ixEJOgi1t0X-poJuLwQUPaXzRJaTzrFF11Ug2uoxrGX3rexfkVu74eTHY/s400/Lonely+Planet+Logo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5173123549087497154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Lonely Planet is the most famous traveling guide book. Apart from the book stalls, it can be seen in the hand of every tourist who is traveling anywhere in the world. It was started by Tony and Maureen Wheeler almost 30 years ago when they published their first travel guide, 'Across Asia on the Cheap'. Since then the trust worthy advice on traveling to any part of the world has made Lonely Planet, a tourist's Bible.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/02/paharganj.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a><br /></span></div>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-29586506664256030482008-02-17T19:33:00.001-08:002008-12-10T21:19:07.803-08:00Garden of Five Senses<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fohv6Fggrw8CA1SXD_hOeypE7LIa49Coo-5wlY6BT39cIfMgE0thxkqHXu4myauTATR-21ia2ZGlpKWBAH-Nyp8vLFXEDa4dc9AbjEwyHqHXFOxCBbzy7vf5NhIzqG5_958Y26f2OxM/s1600-h/dahlia.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_fohv6Fggrw8CA1SXD_hOeypE7LIa49Coo-5wlY6BT39cIfMgE0thxkqHXu4myauTATR-21ia2ZGlpKWBAH-Nyp8vLFXEDa4dc9AbjEwyHqHXFOxCBbzy7vf5NhIzqG5_958Y26f2OxM/s400/dahlia.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168586221646179458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlHEKbshWcH2v9Nk5-RI01CsiRN_sOo0OB_OLsL4ti0LmuA4ZloMBeG0EfusK_po8SpCarPXVxGV-YBocYXSTDev09DSw-_pGxqLFHItp8I41XM3oA-zijXg_hngKElvugDY9xMCE2sQ/s1600-h/cactus+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; 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float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidd_s3DOE47WSqXLcl29-CPl8xhp6ELHqEHHYO6uZ_tLCgVt3A8ckTslKv9pkqnWZRNhigWevRglpTFC01p13jf-P05XPJQ6mk7LyVhE6706eyhgkksux43hL5dZp8O9FUZivC25PmJZU/s400/vegetables.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168584731292527682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygfmXcmPTEs/R7kInsQy7DI/AAAAAAAAAEE/P0etsy73pXU/s1600-h/flowerbush.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ygfmXcmPTEs/R7kInsQy7DI/AAAAAAAAAEE/P0etsy73pXU/s400/flowerbush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168171525373881394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ygfmXcmPTEs/R7kIUMQy7CI/AAAAAAAAAD8/bdaskpG-SSg/s1600-h/vegetables.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_ygfmXcmPTEs/R7kIUMQy7CI/AAAAAAAAAD8/bdaskpG-SSg/s400/vegetables.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168171190366432290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygfmXcmPTEs/R7kID8Qy7BI/AAAAAAAAAD0/kO3kNf6CUe8/s1600-h/aloe-vera.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygfmXcmPTEs/R7kID8Qy7BI/AAAAAAAAAD0/kO3kNf6CUe8/s400/aloe-vera.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168170911193558034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygfmXcmPTEs/R7kH08Qy7AI/AAAAAAAAADs/-sK6aJGT-bo/s1600-h/cactus+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_ygfmXcmPTEs/R7kH08Qy7AI/AAAAAAAAADs/-sK6aJGT-bo/s400/cactus+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5168170653495520258" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Spread in an area of around 20 acres in the village of Said-ul-Jab on the Mehrauli-Badarpur road near Lado Sarai, The Garden of Five Senses was developed by Delhi Tourism with a theme to stimulate the five senses - touch, smell, hear, sight and taste.<br /><br />Well planned and nicely landscaped with rocks and pools of water, The Garden of Five Senses grows a variety</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">of Indian and exotic flowers and vegetables for the purpose of exhibition and sale. It also has a food court with a variety of snacks for the visitors.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/02/its-spring-in-air.html"><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a><br /></span>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-27037682969619502182008-02-12T09:36:00.000-08:002008-06-24T10:50:13.864-07:00DELHI GATEDelhi Gate or Dilli Darwaza, as it was known when it was constructed during the period 1650, was the southern entrance to the city of Shahjahanabad. As the name of the gates of the walled city were given to them in accordance with the direction of the other cities they opened to, Delhi Gate got it's name as it opened towards the direction of the earlier cities of Delhi.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/02/sunday-book-bazaar.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-73252270449402768902008-02-12T08:04:00.000-08:002008-12-10T21:19:08.149-08:00Golcha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUL1Yt9iG6wn_Xaz9nkBNfn4kKz9ElK6BF1tSh8zRira0PFroLS8I-GQYiEcSOthKAyPJp5g9VH7D-cEPJVpXS-XUubiMPePVeBnoQoOzml6_QQKQL0Hm7_ioT3tO1GThtVGhilllOe8/s1600-h/golcha_daryaganj.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeUL1Yt9iG6wn_Xaz9nkBNfn4kKz9ElK6BF1tSh8zRira0PFroLS8I-GQYiEcSOthKAyPJp5g9VH7D-cEPJVpXS-XUubiMPePVeBnoQoOzml6_QQKQL0Hm7_ioT3tO1GThtVGhilllOe8/s400/golcha_daryaganj.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166144429659188162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Opened in 1954,Golcha cinema hall in Daryaganj is one of the oldest cinema halls of Delhi.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/02/sunday-book-bazaar.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-84698190814245679852008-02-09T03:16:00.000-08:002008-06-24T10:51:54.266-07:00Buddha Jayanti ParkBuddha Jayanti Park or Buddha Garden as it is locally called in Delhi, was founded to commemorate the 2500 th year of Gautam Buddha's Nirvana (attainment). The park is special because a sapling of the Bodhi Tree was brought from Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka and was transplanted here. Though the 2500th year of Buddha's attainment took place in 1953, it was only in 1964 that the sapling from Srilanka was brought by the then Srilankan Prime Minister, Smt. Srimavo Bandarnaike . In the 3rd century B.C, a sapling of the original Bodhi Tree at Bodhgaya, under which Buddha had attained Nirvana, was carried by Emperor Ashoka's daughter, Sanghmita to Anuradhapur in Sri Lanka. The Park covers a major portion of the dense forest of the Southern Ridge and is landscaped with well manicured sprawling lawns, streams, sloping terrain and mammoth trees. The picture perfect appearance of the garden makes it an ideal spot for picnics. The garden is known to be more popular among the young couples who can be seen getting cozy under some tree.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/02/delhi-and-bollywood.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-7971370292061537792008-02-05T04:39:00.000-08:002008-06-24T10:53:09.371-07:00Delhi (physical and history)The British, who occupied India, moved the capital city from Calcutta (now known as Kolkata) to Delhi in 1912. They wanted to build a new capital city so a new city was constructed adjacent to Delhi. The new city was completed in 1931 and came to be known as New Delhi. The original Delhi became Old Delhi.<br /><br />Delhi lies within the Yamuna sub basin of the Ganga sytem - which itself is a part of the greater Ganga Brahmaputra Mega basin. The river Yamuna rises in the Himalaya at Yamunotri . It receives many tributaries before it debouches into the plains near Tajewala. It then travels generally along the UP - Haryana border before it reaches Delhi. Thereafter, the river runs again through UP and joins the Ganga at Allahabad.<br /><br />Delhi has flat land, however there is a big depression in the southwest known as the Najafgarh jheel area, which receives the drainage from the adjoining states of Haryana and Rajasthan. The only outlet for these waters is the Yamuna.<br /><br />Physically, the natural territory of Delhi can be divided into three segments - the Yamuna flood plain, the Ridge and the Plain. The Yamuna flood plain is somewhat low-lying and sandy and is subject to recurrent floods. This area is also called Khadar.<br /><br />The ridge constitutes the most dominating physiographic features of this territory. It originates from the Aravali hills of Rajasthan and enters Delhi from the south extending in a north- eastern direction. Tughlaquabad fort is located on one of the highest spurs of the ridge.<br /><br />Leaving aside the Yamuna flood plain (khadar) and the ridge, the entire area of the territory of Delhi is categorized as Bangar or the Plain, which is very fertile.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Everlasting</span> refers to something that will continue to exist once it is created, while <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">eternal</span> implies that it has always existed and will continue to exist in the future.<br /><br />The various dynasties that ruled Delhi might not have been <span style="font-style: italic;">everlasting</span> but the <span style="font-style: italic;">eternal</span> flowing Yamnua has been a witness to the rise and fall of these dynasties.<br /><br />History has recorded different rulers/dynasties, who ruled Delhi in the past centuries, chiefly created seven principal cities that is what the whole of Delhi is as of now. Many of these are no more than villages today with splendid ruins and tales of evolution of architectural styles of the times and the synthesis of various cultures and influences. The present day skyline has now assimilated the majestic and the imperial past of these ruins.<br /><br />The earliest architectural relics date back to the Maurya period (300 BC). Since then the site has seen continuous settlements. They are, Qila Rai Pithora, Mehrauli, Siri, Tughlakabad, Firozabad, Shergarh, Shahjehanabad.<br /><br />Luteyn’s Delhi or the New Delhi can be termed as the Eighth Delhi as it was created during the British rule and who were the last rulers before India was declared a Sovereign Republic.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/01/back-then.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-53100075859820900222008-01-30T20:39:00.000-08:002008-06-24T10:53:41.564-07:00Roshanara Bagh<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Roshanara Bagh is situated in the Northern Part of Delhi, near the Civil Lines. The Bagh or the Garden was once the most beautiful example of Mughal Gardens of it's time, (that extended till the Shalimar Bagh, another of the Mughal gardens). The younger daughter of Shahjahan laid this garden in 1650 and in accordance with her wish, was buried here after her death in 1671. Though now the poorly maintained garden and the grave show little signs that once she was such a powerful and influential princess. Part of the Garden houses the famous and elite Roshanara Club formed in 1922 by the British.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Roshanara</span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > : Last of the fourteen children of Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal, Roshanara was born on 3rd September 1617. Roshanara was a brilliant woman, a talented poetess and the mastermind behind Aurangazeb's accession to the Mughal throne. Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Shahjahan and the heir apparent was aided by Jahanara the oldest sister. Roshanara sided with Aurangzeb, instead. She successfully foiled a plot by her father and Dara Shikoh to kill Aurangazeb. According to history, Shah Jahan invited Aurangazeb to visit Delhi, in order to conduct negotiations about the division of the Mighal Empire. In truth, however, Shah Jahan planned to imprison and kill Aurangazeb in prison as he viewed his third son a serious threat to the throne. When Roshanara got wind of her father's plots, she sent a message to Aurangazeb, outlining the plot and warning him to stay away from his father and brother. </span><p style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Aurangazeb was eternally grateful to Roshanara for her timely warning. When the war of succession was resolved in favour of Aurangazeb, she quickly became a powerful figure at court. Fearing that he would kill her for her role in the war of succession if he ever returned to power, Roshanara insisted that</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Dara Shikoh be killed. It is said that Dara was bound in chains, paraded around Chandni Chowk and beheaded. Roshanara allegedly had his bloody head wrapped in a golden turban, packaged neatly and sent to her father as a gift from Aurangazeb and her. Shah Jahan, who opened the package to see his "gift" was so stunned by the sight of his favorite son's head that he apparently fell unconsious and lay in stupor for many days. Roshanara had always been jealous of her older sister, Jahanara, as the latter was undisputedly their father's favourite daughter. At her insistence, Aurangazeb, who was displeased with Jahanara for supporting their father and brother over him during the war of succession, removed Jahanara as head of his harem and offered the position to Roshanara, instead.</span></p><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">In contrast to her elder sister's character of a saintly and religious woman, Roshanara was known to be of flirtatious nature. Though she remained single throughout her life she has known to have taken many lovers, some openly, some secretly. Aurangzeb, a strict Muslim frowned on the libertine ways and her sister's choice of lovers. One legend has it that one evening Aurangzeb got to know that one of his commanders was with her sister in her 'khwabgah' (Chamber of Dreams or private quarters of the royal women). He immediately raided the quarters to catch Roshanara and the commander, red handed. Roshanara, who got a whiff of coming of his brother made her lover hide in a hamam (water tanks used for bathing purpose). Aurangzeb who had sensed that the man had hidden somewhere in the hamam did not want embarrassment to creep in for his sister by openly pulling out the man from the hamam. Instead, true to his cruel, stern and strict nature, Aurangzeb ordered that the hamam be lit with fire beneath under. It is said that the man hiding in the hamam preferred a gruesome death in the boiling water rather than being caught and killed cruelly and mercilessly at the hands of Aurangzeb.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"> Apart from having many secret lovers, Roshanara also had a love for gold and land, and accumulated wealth on a large scale and sometimes as a result of corruption. Aurangazeb, who was looking for a way to rid himself of his troublesome sister, who in spite of being warned of her deeds did not mend her ways, finally had her poisoned with the help of her cook. Roshanara died a slow and painful death.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/01/back-then.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/01/back-then.html"><br /></a></span><br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-20913702053260372032008-01-29T01:54:00.000-08:002008-06-24T10:54:09.994-07:00kalaiwalaIt was the time when copper utensils were used in the home. No other material is so well suited for cooking foods as copper. Its ability to respond quickly to heat or heat off is unequalled by any other metal or ceramic utensil. Copper must be lined since it reacts to acidic foods and without a lining the copper may discolor the food or impart a bitter taste or even at times lead to food poisoning. So it was very important that every couple of months the copper utensils needed a 'kalai' (or retinning) .<br /><br />The retinner or the 'kalaiwala' used to hawk around in the colonies urging the womenfolk of the houses to get their copper utensils for 'kalai'. The kalaiwala used to dig a pit in the ground and prepare a temporary blast furnace, airing it with bellows. He then used to heat the utensil, blasting it off and on. Then he used to sprinkle a little 'nausadar' (sal amoniac or ammonium chloride) which used to fume out in a deep white smoke emanating a peculiar ammoniac smell. The powder was then rubbed all over the interior. This process was necessary to rid the interior of the utensil of any grit and make it more abrasive. Then a piece of virgin grade of tin was touched to the blasting hot interior of the utensil. A little touch would melt the tin and then it was quickly rubbed into to whole of the utensil forming a lining of tin in the interior. The utensil was then dipped into a bucket full of water which was kept ready and handy. The sudden contact of the hot utensil with the water used to create a shrill and sharp sound that dimmed when the utensil came to the normal temperature.<br />The smell of the ammoniac fumes and the shrill sound of cooling vessels also publicised the presence of the kalaiwala to those who could not register his call due to other household chores.<br /><br />With the replacing of copper utensils with stainless steel and ceramic and china, the 'kalaiwalas', in Delhi are now a rare sight.<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/01/back-then.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1172491273542950332.post-9238383042548016892008-01-26T02:49:00.000-08:002008-06-24T10:54:41.682-07:00chandni chowkChandni Chowk is one of the oldest and busiest markets of Delhi since the times of Mughal Emperor Shahjahan when he founded the city of Shahjahabad in the mid 17th century. Jahanara, the favourite daughter of Shahjahan is said to have laid its foundation. It stretches from the Lahore Gate of the Red fort to the Fatehpuri Masjid. In early times it was divided into 5 katras. The Urdu bazaar extended from the Digambar Jain temple or the Lal Mandir as it is know for the red stones it is made of to Dariba. The Phool Mandi stretched from Dariba Kalan to the royal police station called Kotwali. From Kotwali till the present Town Hall, the area was called Ashrafi bazaar. The fourth part was known as Chandini Chowk, which extended from Ashrafi bazaar till the Fatehpuri Masjid. And the fifth part consisted of Jama Masjid and Matia Mahal.<br /><br />The stretch from Lahore Gate to the Fatehpuri Masjid is surrounded in the South and West by many other wholesale markets like Nai Sarak, where one can buy text books by any author on any subject. Chawri Bazaar the wholesale market for any kind of paper and also the famous hub of printing of invitation cards for weddings. The market is also famous for brass and copper works. Chawri Bazaar now also has a station of the Delhi Metro Train that runs underground from the Central Secretariat to Delhi University. The station has the distinction of being the deepest station of the Delhi Metro (70 ft. below the ground!). The next Metro station on this line in this vicinity is that of Chandni Chowk.<br /><br />Kinari Bazaar is another famous market to shop for anything required for a wedding. The Bazaar winds through a crowded and dimly lit alley with openings at Dariba Kalan and Parathe Wali Gali famous for its shops making parathas since the time of Shahjahan. The shops in Kinari Bazaar sell large stocks of sehras (groom's turban), garlands made beautifully from gold and silver tinsel and crisp currency notes, bridal jewelery and other accessories required during a wedding ceremony. The shops cater to the needs of people belonging to mostly all religions. Even wedding clothes can also be hired from these shops like bridal veil, attractively designed lehengas, gold brocade Sherwanis and anything or everything that one requires in a marriage ceremony.<br /><br />At the end of the Chandni Chowk besides the Fatehpuri Masjid is the famous whole sale market for spices - the largest in Asia. A cook's Mecca, the market has shops selling spices, dry fruits, pickles, murabbas, paapads apart from wheat, rice and lentils.<br /><br />Within the markets, the area of Chandni Chowk is swelled by residences known as Kuchas (alleys) and Gallis (by-alleys). Winding through these gallis one can come across many old havelis dating back to late 18th century. Ballimaran, one of the famous alleys of Chandni Chowk has a haveli in the Gali Qasim Jaan where the famous urdu poet Mirza Ghalib (1796-1869) of the Last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah Zafar's time, lived from prior to 1857 till the last phase of his life. A portion of the haveli has now been acquired by the government and converted into a memorial in the memory of the famous poet.<br /><br />As the city of Shahjahanbad was a fortified city, it had a wall surrounding the city for safety and protection. Hence, till now it is known as the Walled City of Delhi. The city had many gates known by the names of the direction of the other cities they opened to. Like the Lahore Gate opened to the direction of Lahore, now in Pakistan, similarly, the Delhi Gate, Cabul Gate, Mori Gate, Turkman Gate, Kashmiri Gate, Ajmeri Gate.<br /><br />Chandi Chowk was plundered in 1739 by Nadir Shah who came from Iran to invade the Mughals in India. He witnessed the plunder from Sunehri Masjid outside Chandi Chowk. 30,000 people were killed and Nadir Shah carried away with him, the famous Peacock Throne and the Koh-i-Noor diamond as a part of the looted booty.<br /><br />Chandni Chowk has also the distinction of having the number of religios places of the various religions in India. The Jama Masjid, Digamber Lal Jain Temple, The Gauri Shankar Temple, The Sisganj Gurudwara and The Central Baptist Church. All these religious places are within the 2 kms. stretch from Lahore Gate to the Fatehpuri Masjid.<br /><br />When the Postal Department set up the codes for the cities, the Walled City of Chandni Chowk was alloted '6' as the postal code. Since then it is also known as "Dilli Chhe" (Delhi-6)<br /><br /><a href="http://delhilog.com/2008/01/back-then.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">TO GO BACK CLICK HERE</span></a>raja thaparhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970257224060558365noreply@blogger.com0