Neha Kakkar (born June 6, 1988) is a playback singer who has led her voice to numerous songs of Bollywood movies. The talented singer first rose to fame when she participated in Indian Idol Season 2. She also released her own album in 2008, named ‘Neha- The rock star’. Early Life Neha was born in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, but was brought up in the capital of the country, Delhi. She participated in the Indian Idol at [...]
Popularly known as Annavaru, Dr Rajkumar is a legend in the history of Kannad Cinema. His career spanned across 5 decades in which he had acted in more than 200 movies. His acting skills earned him numerous awards, which included the Padma Bhushan, Dada Saheb Phalke Award and Karnataka Ratna Award. Rajkumar was also a noted singer and had even won a National Award for Singing. A stalwart in his own right, Dr Rajkumar is idolized by millions of [...]
Early life and Career Anushka Sharma is an Indian actress, model, and film producer. She was born on May 1, 1988, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Before becoming an actress, she was a model. Anushka Sharma was selected as Wendell Rodricks’s finale model for Les Vamps Show at the Lakme Fashion Week and made her debut in the field of modeling. She has done campaigns for brands like Silk and shine, Whisper, Nathella jewellery etc. Anushka [...]
A brilliant leader and taskmaster of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Vijay Ramniklal Rupani is the incumbent Chief Minister of the state of Gujarat. His passion for politics is unsurpassed as he has contributed significantly to the political arena since his school days. He has traversed innumerable stages of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)- From being an ABVP activist to Rajya Sabha Member, MLA, Cabinet Minister to become the 16th Chief Minister of Gujarat. Family Background The [...]
The origin of Indian classical music is found in the oldest Hindu scripture called Samaveda. It has the most complex and complete musical system with eight basic notes of Sa,Re,Ga,Ma,Pa,Dha,Ni and Sa. It is monophonic in nature. The instruments used in Indian Classical music are veena, mridangam, tabla, kanjira, tambura, flute, sitar,violin, gottuvadyam and sarangi. The two main styles of Indian Classical music are Hindustani music(North India) and Carnatic music(South India). The main themes of [...]
Hindustani music originated in North India. Based on the Raga system, here one raga and one tala is used per composition. The scale of a song is called Raga which is composed of the notes called sa, re, ga, ma pa, dha, and ni. Talas are basically the beats of the song. As soon as the raga is established in Hindustani music, the mode gets more rhythmical while taking up speed at the same time. [...]
Sanjay Subramaniam is a renowned Indian musician specializing in the field of Carnatic Music. An award-winning musician, Sanjay has performed at innumerable concerts across India and overseas, enthralling his audiences with his powerful and energetic voice. Sanjay was born on January 21, 1968 at Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India. Besides being an outstanding singer and violinist, Sanjay is a Commerce Graduate, as well as a qualified Chartered and Cost Accountant. Sanjay Subramaniam began his musical journey at the [...]
Nirmala Sitharaman is the second women Defense Minister of India. She is the first full-time women Defense Minister of India. She is associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She joined the BJP in 2006. She is the former Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Finance and Coporate Affairs. She is a BJP leader from a pro-Congress family. She is an avid reader and maintains her personal Twitter handle @nsitharaman. Sitharaman laid the foundation of [...]
A film and television actor, Sushant Singh Rajput is better known for his performance in the serial ‘Pavitra Rishta’. He also participated in two dance reality shows. His first film was Kai Po Che, released in 2013, in which he was one of the three male leads. He received three Best Male Debut awards for this film. In the same year, another of his movie released was Shuddh Desi Romance, produced by Yash Raj Films. In [...]
Odissi is a Indian classical dance form, which emerged in the eastern state of Orissa. It is a dance form which is about 2000 years old. Modern Odissi dance is a modification of the traditional form of the dance, as it was on the verge of extinction during the colonial period. Three categorical schools of Odissi are popular, they include: Gotipua Style(popularized by the women dancers who served the deities in the temples Mahari Style(popularized [...]
