Sardotsav
Sardotsav or Sharadotsav is an annual winter cultural fest held in the western Himalayan towns of India. It is different from Sardotsav celebrated in West Bengal as part of Durga Puja. Sardotsav is a portmanteau of Sarad (winter) and Utsav (festival). Sardotsav festivals of Pithoragarh and Nainital are most prominent. 2014 in Pithoragarh In 2014 Sardotsav took place on the first of November. Some of the key organizers were Chairman Nagar Palika Shri Jagat Singh Khati, District Magistrate Shri Shemwal and Executive Officer of Nagar Palika Pithoragarh. Headliners included Garhwali singer Gajender Sing Rana who contributed "Babli tero Mobile", a Garhwali song, Duplicate Dev Anand Kishore Bhanushali , Bollywood singer Nupur Pant, and ''Lata Mangeshkar'' of Uttarakhand Meena Rana who sung Garhwali and Kumaoni songs. Schools from different parts of the district also performed folk dances and songs. Various competitions like Quiz and Mehndi Mehndi () is a form of body art and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Winter
Winter is the coldest season of the year in Polar regions of Earth, polar and temperate climates. It occurs after autumn and before spring (season), spring. The tilt of Axial tilt#Earth, Earth's axis causes seasons; winter occurs when a Hemispheres of Earth, hemisphere is oriented away from the Sun. Different cultures define different dates as the start of winter, and some use a definition based on weather. When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa. In many regions, winter brings snow and freezing temperatures. The moment of winter solstice is when the Sun's elevation with respect to the North or South Pole is at its most negative value; that is, the Sun is at its farthest below the horizon as measured from the pole. The day on which this occurs has the shortest day and the longest night, with daytime, day length increasing and nighttime, night length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The earl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dev Anand
Dharamdev Pishorimal Anand (26 September 1923 – 3 December 2011), better known as Dev Anand, was an Indian actor, writer, director and producer known for his work in Hindi cinema, through a career that spanned over six decades. He was one of the most successful actors of Indian cinema and a part of "Trinity- The Golden Trio" along with Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 2001 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2002 for his contribution to Indian cinema. He has won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor twice and Filmfare's Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award, Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. A fast dialogue delivery style and nodding while doing do soon became the trademarks of Anand's acting in movies. His style was copied by other actors. Most of Dev Anand's movies explored his viewpoint of the world and often highlighted many socially relevant topics. In 1946, he debuted with lead role in Prabhat Films' Hum E ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Festivals In India
This is a partial listing of festivals in India. Related lists By type * List of literary festivals in India * List of Indian classical music festivals By region * List of festivals of West Bengal ** Festivals in Kolkata * List of fairs and festivals in Punjab *List of festivals in Maharashtra * List of festivals of Odisha *Fairs and Festivals in Manipur * :category:Festivals in Tamil Nadu By culture/religion * List of Hindu festivals ** List of Hindu festivals in Punjab * List of festivals in Maharashtra * List of Sikh festivals * List of Sindhi festivals A * Akshaya Tritiya * Army Day * Anant Chaturdashi * Auda pooja * Arbaeen * Ahoi Ashtami B * Bhau-beej (Bhai Dooj) bathukamma C * Carnival * Children's Day * Christmas Day * Cheti Chand * Chhath Puja D * Diwali (Jainism) * Dhammachakra Pravartan Day * Durga Puja (Navratri) * Dussehra * Diwali * Dwijing (Assam) E * Engineer's Day * Eid al-Fitr * Eid al-Adha * Vaikuntha Ekadashi * Easter Sunday * El ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mehndi
Mehndi () is a form of body art and temporary skin decoration from the Indian subcontinent usually drawn on hands or legs. They are decorative designs that are created on a person's body, using a paste, created from the powdered dry leaves of the henna plant ('' Lawsonia inermis''). It is a popular form of body art in South Asia including countries such as India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal and resembles similar traditions of henna as body art found in North Africa, East Africa and the Middle East. In the West, mehndi is commonly known as henna tattoo. Henna has been used as a dye for the skin since ancient times. There are many variations and designs. Women usually apply mehndi designs to their hands and feet, though some, including cancer patients and women with alopecia occasionally decorate their scalps. The standard color of henna is brown, but other design colors such as white, red, black and gold are sometimes used. ''Mehndi'' in Indian traditi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Quiz
A quiz is a form of game or mind sport in which players attempt to answer questions correctly on one or several specific topics. Quizzes can be used as a brief assessment in education and similar fields to measure growth in knowledge, abilities, or skills. They can also be televised for entertainment purposes, often in a game show format. Etymology The earliest known examples of the word date back to 1780; its etymology is unknown, but it may have originated in student slang. It initially meant an "odd, eccentric person" or a "joke, hoax". Later (perhaps by association with words such as "inquisitive") it came to mean "to observe, study intently", and thence (from about mid-19th century) "test, exam." There is a well-known myth about the word ''quiz'' that says that in 1791 a Dublin theatre owner named Richard Daly made a bet that he could introduce a word into the language within 24 hours. He then went out and hired a group of street children to write the word "quiz", which w ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Songs
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kumaoni Language
Kumaoni (; ) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by over two million people of the Kumaon region of the state of Uttarakhand in northern India and parts of Doti region in Western Nepal. As per 1961 survey there were 1,030,254 Kumaoni speakers in India. The number of speakers increased to 2.2 million in 2011. Kumaoni is not endangered but UNESCO's ''Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger'' designates it as a language in the ''unsafe'' category, meaning it requires consistent conservation efforts. Script Kumaoni uses the Devanagari script. Geographic distribution and dialects There are several dialects spoken in the Kumaon region. There is not single accepted method of dividing up the dialects of Kumaoni. Broadly speaking, Kali (or Central) Kumaoni is spoken in Almora and northern Nainital. North-eastern Kumaoni is spoken in Pithoragarh. South-eastern Kumaoni is spoken in South-eastern Nainital. Western Kumaoni is spoken west of Almora and Nainital. More specifically: * Jo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Meena Rana
Meena Rana is an Indian Uttarakhandi singer. She has released many Garhwali and Kumaoni music albums. Albums ;Utarakhandi albums : * Chand taro maa * Meri Khati Mitthi * Darbar Nirala Sai ka ;Utarakhandi Garhwali albums * Teri meri Maya * Meru Utarakhand * Chilbilat * Mohana * Chandra * Lalita Chi Hum Utarakhandi Garhwali songs * Sushma With Gajender Rana * Bhalu Lagdu Bhanuli with Narender singh Negi * Harya Bharya boun with Pritam Bhartwan * Kai Gaon ki holi with Manglesh Dangwal * Hoor Ki Pari With Anil Raturi * Madhuli with Chanderveer Aarya Awards Young Uttarakhand Cine Award References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rana, Meena Living people Women musicians from Delhi Indian women folk singers Indian folk singers Singers from Delhi 21st-century Indian women singers 21st-century Indian singers Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her contribution to the Indian music industry in a career spanning eight decades gained her honorific titles such as the "Queen of Melody", "Nightingale of India", and "Voice of the Millennium". Lata recorded songs in over thirty-six Indian languages and a few foreign languages, though primarily in Marathi, Hindi, and Bengali. Her foreign languages included English, Indonesian, Russian, Dutch, Nepali, and Swahili. She received several accolades and honors throughout her career. In 1989, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was bestowed on her by the Government of India. In 2001, in recognition of her contributions to the nation, she was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour; she is only the second female singer, after M. S. Subbulak ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kishore Bhanushali
Kishore Bhanushali is an Indian actor and stand-up comedian notable for his works in Hindi films and television serials. He has a likeness to late Bollywood actor Dev Anand. He had the main lead in many films like '' Hum Hain Khalnayak'', ''Jai Maa Karwa Chauth'', and also a central role in '' Ramgarh Ke Sholay''. Filmography * ''Munna Mange Memsaab'' (2014) * ''Daal Mein Kuch Kaala Hai'' (2012) * '' Apartment'' (2010) * '' Shortkut - The Con is On'' (2009) * '' Khushboo'' (2008) * ''Good Luck'' (2008) * ''Mr. Hot Mr. Kool'' (2007) * ''Kabhi Kranti Kabhi Jung'' (2004) * ''Khakee'' (2004) * ''Khanjar: The Knife'' (2003) * ''Guru Mahaaguru'' (2002) * ''Ang Se Ang Laga Le'' (2002) * '' Pyaar Diwana Hota Hai'' (2002) * '' Ittefaq'' (2001) * '' Chehra Maut Ka'' (2001) * ''Gumnam Qatil'' (2001) * '' Khooni Bistar'' (2001) * ''Qatil Haseeno Ka'' (2001) * ''Maharaani'' (2001) * ''The Case of the Hidden Sniper: Part 2'' (2000) * ''Glamour Girl (2000 film), Glamour Girl'' (2000) * ''Kh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Garhwali Language
Garhwali (, , in native pronunciation) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Central Pahari subgroup. It is primarily spoken by over 2.5 million Garhwali people in the Garhwal region of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas. Garhwali has a number of regional dialects. It is not an endangered language ('' Ethnologue'' lists it as "vigorous"), it is nonetheless designated as "vulnerable" in UNESCO's ''Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger'', which indicates that the language requires consistent conservation efforts. Geographical distribution Garhwali is spoken primarily by people in Tehri Garhwal, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Dehradun districts of Garhwal division in the state of Uttarakhand. Garhwali is also spoken by Garhwali migrants to other parts of India including Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh. According to various estimates, there are at least 3.5 million Garhwali migrants living ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |