Pt. Bhimsen Joshi : Death of A Person , End of An Era

  On Monday,  January 24, 2011, when I was reaching Lokmanya Tilak Terminus , Mumbai to catch my train to Varanasi , on the way I read about Pt. Bhimsen Joshi’s sad demise  on somebody’s twitter handle. I was shocked.   I am fortunate , lucky and blessed that I have attended one of his [...]

My Association with ” Dhobi Ghat “

Today , on January 21, 2011 Aamir Khan‘s film ” Dhobi Ghat “ is releasing worldwide. Aamir Khan is known for his quality work and penchant for perfection. But Kiran Rao is unknown as for as her working style is concerned. So when I got a call from Advait Chandan , Kiran Rao’s Associate Director [...]

Secularism & Kashmiri Pandits

What is secularism ? It is a pertinent question and I am asking it in all my seriousness. For some it is standing up and speaking for Muslims and for some it is speaking up and standing for Hindus. For some secularism means that if you are a Hindu and you stand up and speak [...]

Suchitra Mitra : আর নাই রে বেলা…. [ Aar Nai Re Bela ]

আর নাই রে বেলা , নামল ছায়া ধরানি তে আজ চল রে ঘাটে কলস খানি ভরে নিতে ………আর নাই রে বেলা জানি না আর ফিরিব কি না , কার সাথে আজ হবে চিনা ঘাটে সেই অজানা বাজায়ে বীনা তরণী তে ………আর নাই রে বেলা [ I don't have enough time now. Evening sun's shadow is [...]

250 Years of ” The Third Battle of Panipat “

On January 14, 2011, when Hindus all over the world were celebrating Makar Sankranti, not many remembered that on this very day 250 years ago Sadashivrao Bhau along with his army was fighting a losing battle for us in the Kala Amb near Panipat. Known in history as the ” Third Battle of Panipat “ [...]

Not A Drop of Tear for Baleshwar Yadav ?

I am so pained and sad to hear that eminent Bhojpuri folk singer Baleshwar Yadav died on January 9th, 2011. This 68 years old legendary BIRAHA singer was being treated in Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Hospital in Lucknow at the time of his death. He was cremated on January 10th, 2011 in Lucknow. He was born [...]

An Evening With Shweta Pandit

  January 09, 2011. What a Sunday ! After a long time , almost after five years, on this very cold , windy and dreary Sunday of Mumbai, I got an opportunity to meet famous playback singer Shweta Pandit. Her brother Yash Pandit is my student and because of him I know her personally. I [...]

Vidur’s Blog Translated in Arabic Language

حضرة علي ، العراق والداودي البهرة مومباي م النشر يوم 16 أبريل 2010 بواسطةVidur 1 Votes كان هناك خبر غير ضار في مومباي طبعة من صحيفة تايمز اوف انديا يوم 21 مارس 2010. وكان نحو البهرة الداودي من مومباي ، الذي أعاد الجامع الكبير في مدينة الكوفة في العراق. وليس هناك شيء غريب أو جديد حول استعادة مسجد وأنه [...]

Vidur’s Blog Translated in Turkish Language

Hazreti Ali, Irak Bohras Of Mumbai Dawoodi & Vidur tarafından 16 Nisan 2010 tarihinde gönderildi 1 Votes Hindistan Of Times Mumbai sayısında bir zararsız haber 21 Mart 2010 tarihinde vardı.Irak’ta Camii’nde Büyük Küfe oldu restore Mumbai olan Bohras Dawoodi hakkında.Hiçbir şey yok garip ya da İslam’ın geri yeni hakkında cami ve bir mezhebin takipçileri için. Ama burada, cevap iki [...]

Vidur’s Year End Musings : Films – 2010

From this year [ 2011 ] I resolve to write a yearly reportage of the previous year’s Hindi Films in particular and Indian Films in general. So it is the first of its kind, where I am going to give some significant and some not so significant data of Hindi Films and T V Shows [...]