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Ganadevta
''Ganadevta'' is an Indian TV series broadcast on Doordarshan since 1987 till 1988. Directed by P. Kumar Vasudev, the series is based on Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay's much acclaimed Bengali novel '' Ganadevata''. Set against the backdrop of British Raj in the twentieth century, the series documents Dalit uprising against the exploitation of the rich upper caste in a rural area. The plot revolves around Debnath Ghosh, who intends to bring an end to the oppressive system run by the vile landlord and village-chief. It stars Rohit Ohri in the lead. Plot In the twentieth century, in Shibkalipur, a village in Bengal, Aniruddha Karmakar is the only blacksmith and Girish Sutradhar is the only carpenter. Aniruddha and Girish have set up their respective retail stores in the local market. Thus their unavailability has led to the trouble and discontent among the peasantry in the village. In a rural assembly held to address this issue, Aniruddha claims that both he and Girish are subject ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ganadevata (novel)
''Ganadevata'' () is a 1942 Bengali novel by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay. In 1966, he received the Jnanpith Award for it. Set in rural Bengal, the plot follows the lives of the villagers affected by poverty, ignorance and primitive instinct. It has been translated into several languages and was adapted into a 1978 film of the same name by Tarun Majumdar Tarun Majumdar (or Mazumdar, 8 January 1931 – 4 July 2022) was an Indian film director, documentary filmmaker, author, illustrator and screenwriter who is known for his work in Bengali cinema. He received five National Awards, seven BFJA Aw .... Plot In the twentieth century, in Shibkalipur, a village in Bengal, Aniruddha Karmakar is the only blacksmith and Girish Sutradhar is the only carpenter. They have set up their retail stores in the city across the Mayurakshi river because they did not get proper paddy and money in return for their work. As a result, the upper, middle and lower classes of the village were dissatisfied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roopa Ganguly
Roopa Ganguly (born 25 November 1966) is an Indian actress, playback singer and politician. She is best known for her portrayal of Draupadi in B R Chopra's hit television series '' Mahabharat''. Often promoted as the Tollywood's answer to Bollywood's Shabana Azmi, she is known for her versatility and accent adaptation. She has worked with directors such as Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Goutam Ghose and Rituparno Ghosh. She is a trained Rabindra Sangeet vocalist and a classical dancer. She received several awards including a National Award and two BFJA Awards. In October 2016, she was nominated as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha by the President of India. She served as the President of BJP Mahila Morcha in West Bengal. She served as the General Secretary and the Vice-President for the West Bengal Motion Picture Artistes' Forum, a body representing cine artistes. Her films have commulatively grossed more than US$100 million worldwide. Her first acting assignment was Bijoy Chatt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay
Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay (23 July 1898 – 14 September 1971) was an Indian novelist who wrote in the Bengali language. He wrote 65 novels, 53-story-books, 12 plays, 4 essay-books, 4 autobiographies, 2 travel stories and composed several songs. He was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan. He was nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971 and posthumously nominated in 1972. Biography He fought against the british during the non-cooperation movement and was later arrested for political activism. Turning to literature after his release in 1930, he published his first novel *Chaitali Ghurni* in 1932 and met Rabindranath Tagore. Over the years, he presided over major literary conferences and received several prestigious awards including the Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, JnanpitTarasankar Bandyopadhyay, a renowned Bengali writer, was born in Labhpur, Birbhum, in British India. Educated at St. Xavier's and South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohini Hattangadi
Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1951) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Marathi, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film Award, and is the only Indian actress to win the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her performance as Kasturba Gandhi in ''Gandhi'' (1982). An alumna of the National School of Drama of New Delhi, Hattangadi had worked mainly in theatre when she made her movie debut with '' Arvind Desai Ki Ajeeb Dastaan'' in 1978. Some of her noted cinematic roles were in such art films as '' Arth'' (1982), ''Party'' and ''Saaransh'' (1984). Hattangadi was mostly offered character roles in mainstream Hindi cinema after her portrayal in ''Gandhi'', often typecast in mother roles much ahead of her years. Respected for her acting prowess, she has appeared in over 80 feature films, and is active in theatre and television. Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rajat Kapoor
Rajat Kapoor is an Indian actor, filmmaker and playwright who works in Hindi cinema. Early life and early career Rajat Kapoor was born in Delhi, India and grew up in Old Delhi. In 1983 he joined the theatre group Chingari in Delhi. In 1985 he moved to Pune to attend the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII). Kapoor started out in Parallel Cinema, making his debut in the 1989 Kumar Shahani film '' Khayal Gatha''. When he had trouble finding acting jobs in the 1990s, Kapoor began writing and directing shorts. He made his full-length directorial debut with ''Private Detective: Two Plus Two Plus One'' (1997), which had Irrfan Khan and Naseeruddin Shah in minor roles. Mainstream breakthrough and continued career In 2001, Kapoor got his big mainstream break-in ''Dil Chahta Hai'', as Preity Zinta's character's uncle. He received international attention in Mira Nair's '' Monsoon Wedding'' in which he played an abusive uncle. Since then, he has written, directed, and appeared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talluri Rameswari
Talluri Rameswari is an Indian actress who worked in Hindi and Telugu films. Career Rameswari graduated from FTII in 1975. She got her big break in 1977 with Rajshri's '' Dulhan Wahi Jo Piya Man Bhaye.'' The movie turned was a phenomenal hit and made her a household name. In 1978 she played the title role in K. Viswanath's ''Seetamalakshmi'' (Telugu) for which she received the Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Telugu. Some of her other notable films include '' Sunayana'' with Naseeruddin Shah, ''Mera Rakshak'' with Mithun'','' and '' Sharda'' and '' Aasha'' with Jeetendra. The latter earned her a Filmfare Nomination as Best Supporting Actress. In addition to Hindi and Telugu she has also acted in Odia and Malayalam movies. Personal life Rameswari married her FTII classmate and pal, Punjabi actor-producer Deepak Seth and has two sons Bhaskara Pratap Seth and Surya Prem Seth. She took a sabbatical from acting to raise her children and returned to acting in the 2000s playing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DD National Original Programming
This is a list of original television programming currently and formerly broadcast by DD National. Current broadcasts Original series Reruns *'' Anudamini'' *'' Chitrahaar'' *'' Galli Galli Sim Sim'' *'' Rangoli Vividh Bharti Ke Sath'' *'' Sanskar'' Acquired series *'' Baal Krishna'' *''Porus'' *''Shree Ganesh'' Former broadcasts Animated series *'' Bongo'' *'' Chhota Bheem'' *'' Ghayab Aya'' *'' Vartmaan'' *'' Little Singham'' *''Kisna'' *''Sheikh Chilli and Friendz'' Hindi dubbed shows *'' 101 Dalmatians: The Series'' *''Aladdin'' *'' Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures'' *''Alice In Wonderland'' *'' Chamatkari Telephone'' *'' Codename: Kids Next Door'' *'' Denver, the Last Dinosaur'' (''Danu Danasur'')Gulzar, a specialist in poetry for children . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DD National
DD National (formerly DD1) is an Indian state-owned entertainment television channel, founded by the Government of India, owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. It is the flagship channel of Doordarshan, launched on 15 September 1959. India's public service broadcaster, and the oldest and most widely available terrestrial television channel in India. It has been a medium for government to spread propaganda since it's establishment. History 1959 to 1982: Beginnings On 15 September 1959 at the studio of All India Radio, Delhi, the first TV channel in India started an experimental telecast with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio, adopting the brand ''Doordarshan'', Hindi for television. Until 1965, AIR was responsible for the programming production and overall control over content as the television service began to assume overall production. ''Krishi Darshan'', ''Chaupaal'', ''Doordarshan Samachar'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (), abbreviated as DD, is India's State-owned enterprise, state-owned public broadcasting, public television broadcaster. Established by the Government of India on 15 September 1959, it is owned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India), Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and constitutes one of Prasar Bharati's two divisions. Doordarshan, one of India's largest broadcasting organisations in studio and transmitter infrastructure, delivers television, radio, online, and mobile services across metropolitan and regional India, and internationally. It also broadcasts via digital terrestrial transmitters. History Beginnings The channel began modestly as an experimental broadcaster in Delhi on 15 September 1959, with a small transmitter and a makeshift studio. Regular daily transmission commenced in 1965 as part of All India Radio, with a five-minute news bulletin read by Pratima Puri. Salma Sultan joined Doordarshan in 1967 and became a news anc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Raj
The British Raj ( ; from Hindustani language, Hindustani , 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the colonial rule of the British The Crown, Crown on the Indian subcontinent, * * lasting from 1858 to 1947. * * It is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or direct rule in India. * Quote: "Mill, who was himself employed by the British East India company from the age of seventeen until the British government assumed direct rule over India in 1858." * * The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, which were collectively called ''Presidencies and provinces of British India, British India'', and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British British paramountcy, paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As ''India'', it was a founding member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalit
Dalit ( from meaning "broken/scattered") is a term used for untouchables and outcasts, who represented the lowest stratum of the castes in the Indian subcontinent. They are also called Harijans. Dalits were excluded from the fourfold varna of the caste hierarchy and were seen as forming a fifth varna, also known by the name of ''Panchama''. Several scholars have drawn parallels between Dalits and the '' Burakumin'' of Japan, the '' Baekjeong'' of Korea and the peasant class of the medieval European feudal system. Dalits predominantly follow Hinduism with significant populations following Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity, and Islam. The constitution of India includes Dalits as one of the Scheduled Castes; this gives Dalits the right to protection, positive discrimination (known as reservation in India), and official development resources. Terminology The term ''Dalit'' is for those called the "untouchables" and others that were outside of the traditional Hindu caste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebellion
Rebellion is an uprising that resists and is organized against one's government. A rebel is a person who engages in a rebellion. A rebel group is a consciously coordinated group that seeks to gain political control over an entire state or a portion of a state. A rebellion is often caused by political, religious, or social grievances that originate from a perceived inequality or marginalization. ''Rebellion'' comes from Latin ''re'' and ''bellum'', and in Lockian philosophy refers to the Right of revolution, responsibility of the people to overthrow unjust government. Classification Uprisings which revolt, Resistance movement, resisting and taking direct action against an authority, law or policy, as well as organize, are rebellions. An insurrection is an uprising to change the government. If a government does not recognize rebels as belligerents, then they are insurgents and the revolt is an insurgency. In a larger conflict, the rebels may be recognized as belligerents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
