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Barkat Virani
Barkat Ali Ghulam Hussain Virani, known by his pen name Befām, was Gujarati author and poet especially known for his ghazals. Life Barkat Ali was born on 25 November 1923 in Ghanghali village near Sihor in Bhavnagar district. He was interested in literature since age of fourteen when he wrote his first ghazal. He completed his primary and secondary education from Bhavnagar. He was taught poetry by Qismat Qureshi. He left matriculation to participate in 1942 Quit India Movement. He moved to Mumbai in 1945 on suggestion of Shayda. He met Mareez there and was later employed at Aakashvani radio. He married Ruqaiyya, the elder daughter of Shayda, in 1952. He died on 2 January 1994 in Mumbai. He was associated with Gujarati cinema. He appeared in Gujarati film ''Mangalfera'' (1949) and wrote lyrics of several film songs; ''Divadandi'' (1950), ''Akhand Saubhagyavati'' (1963), ''Kulvadhu'' (1997), ''Jalam Sang Jadeja'', ''Snehbandhan''. Works He published Ghazal poetry collections; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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All India Radio
All India Radio (AIR), also known as Akashvani (), is India's state-owned public broadcasting, public radio broadcaster. Founded in 1936, it operates under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and is one of the two divisions of Prasar Bharati. Headquartered at the ''Akashvani Bhavan'' in New Delhi, it houses the Drama Section, FM Section, and National Service. It also serves as the home of the Indian television station Doordarshan Kendra. All India Radio is the largest radio network in the world in terms of the number of languages broadcast, the socioeconomic diversity it serves, and the scale of its broadcasting organisation. AIR's domestic service includes 420 stations nationwide, covering nearly 92% of India's geographic area and 99.19% of its population, with programming available in 23 languages and 179 dialects. History Akashvani When the Indian State Broadcasting Service (ISBS) was renamed to All India Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Male Ghazal Singers
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People From Bhavnagar District
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Gujarati-language Poets
Gujarati ( ; , ) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people. Gujarati is descended from Old Gujarati (). In India, it is one of the 22 scheduled languages of the Union. It is also the official language in the state of Gujarat, as well as an official language in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. As of 2011, Gujarati is the 6th most widely spoken language in India by number of native speakers, spoken by 55.5 million speakers which amounts to about 4.5% of the total Indian population. It is the 26th most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers as of 2007.Mikael Parkvall, "Världens 100 största språk 2007" (The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007), in ''Nationalencyklopedin''. Asterisks mark th2010 estimatesfor the top dozen languages. Gujarati, along with Meitei (alias Manipuri), hold the third place among the fastest growing languages of Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Deaths
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1923 Births
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List Of Gujarati-language Writers
The following is an alphabetical list of Gujarati writers who has contributed in Gujarati literature; presenting an overview of notable authors, journalists, novelists, playwrights, poets and screenwriters who have released literary works in the Gujarati language, used predominantly in Gujarat state as well as Mumbai city in Maharashtra state, India. There is a sizable Gujarati diaspora. List A B C D E F G H I J K L M N P R S T U V Y Z {{DEFAULTSORT:Gujarati-language writers Gujarati literature, Writers Lists of writers by language, Gujarati Lists of Indian writers, Gujarati Gujarati-language writers, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Divadandi
''Divadandi'' () is 1950 Indian Gujarati social drama film directed by Balwant Bhatt. Plot Sailor Lakhu Malam raises and teaches sailing to his foster-son Kano. Lakhu's son Kavli feels jealous of Kano. When Kano falls in love with Motan, Kavli pushes Kano into opium addiction and kidnaps Motan. Lakhu challenges and kills Kavli. Lakhu is condemned for his crime and was served the penalty of taking care of an old lighthouse. Cast The cast is as follows: * Nandini as Motan * Arvind Pandya as Kano * Baburaje as Kavli * Charubala * Kamalkant as Lakhu Malam, foster-father of Kano and father of Kavli * Lohana * R. K. Shah Production The film was shot at Bet Dwarka and features local traditional wooden ships. Soundtrack The film is notable for its music composed by Ajit Merchant and Dilip Dholakia. It introduced lyricist Venibhai Purohit whose song "Taro Aankhno Afeeni" became hit and still remains popular in Gujarat. Lyrics were written by Chandravadan Mehta Chandravadan Chimanl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
