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Display of True Sporting Spirit India played its first Test matched in at Lord's on 25th June 1932. It was a three- day Test. And at Lord's, there was for the first time India was playing as a nation. It became an independent political nation in 1947. In 1932, no one really appreciated but history was taking place at Lord's which had a resonance that went far beyond Cricket. India did not do well even after good performances of bowlers like Amar Sing &  Mohammed Nissar and some good strokes of C K Nayudu. From Yogesh Gogwekar  In December 1933, English team visited India to play three Test matches. First Test was played in Mumbai from 15th December to 18th December 1933 at Bombay Gymkhana. This is the one & only Test match played at that ground. This is the four days Test started on Friday so that everyone would enjoy the game on the weekend.  British Government made an advertisement for their great game & granted holiday on the first day.  Ther...

Bees Sal Baad: A suspense Thriller Film One Can revisit to watch. The night passes slowly. There is no electricity in the Haveli. Servant of Haveli is lighting the Chandeliers with the hanging Kandeel.  Thakur Kumar Vijay Singh hears the sound of a woman sobbing from inside the Haveli. He tried to find her but could not get her. There is again a female voice that is singing the song and through the song she is warning Kumar that no person has ever escaped and suddenly an uncanny sound of anklets echoing in grasslands. This song is able to generate tension in the screen play and amplified the suspense in the film which has been beautifully choreographed with great light work and shadow play.  This song is Kahin Deep Jale, Kahin Dil, Zara Dekh Le Aaker Parwane means lights\lamps are burning somewhere, as somewhere heart, oh lover, just come and see. This song was from the film Bees Saal Baad, a suspense thriller made in 1962. This film was an adaptation of two novels one is ...

Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay: A Resourceful Indian Woman who Wore Many Hats .   She was a national Icon. She was a leader of India’s independence movement and also the social reformer. She was a sophisticated political thinker. She was an actor. She was art enthusiast and free-thinking feminist. Her life was inspired by two personalities, one by Dr. Annie Besant and another by Mahatma Gandhi. She took a deep interest in the protection of Indian craft industry. She was the first woman who persuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow women in the participation of civil disobedience movement and not to restrict the march only to men. Thus, Contributions of Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay in many senses make her the maker of modern India.   From Yogesh Gogwekar   Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay was born on 3rd April 1903 into conservative Saraswat Brahmin family of Ananthaya and Girijamma Dhareshwar in Mangalore. She was the fourth and youngest daughter. Her childhood life was full of tragedies....

Dattaram Bapurao Naik: A Music Composer belonging to Melodic School of composing Film “Too Mere Pyar ka Phool hai “was a title song of film Dhool ka Phool sung by nightingale Lata Mangeshkar. This song has been composed in such a way where each note had been performed as a tender flower petal was placed in flowing water. After listening to this song, well known Marathi writer, humorist, musician and beloved personality, P L Deshpande was so pleased and he appreciated both Singer as well as musician. In this singer was Lata Mangeshkar and music composition was done by Dattaram Bapurao Naik, popularly known as N Datta. N Datta was such a musician who had composed the songs in simple but effective melodies. He had composed the most of the songs written by poet-lyricist Sahir Ludhianvi and these two gave catchy tunes in Hindi cinema From Yogesh Gogwekar Dattaram Bapurao Naik was born on 12 December 1927 in Village Arroba near Pedne in Goa. Since his father died so early, he was raised ...

Glenn Turner: A Conscious Cricketer Who Established New Zealand in Global Cricket In the last World Cup of 2019, New Zealand entered the final to play the game against England and many players like Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, Tom Blundell, Trent Boult, Ross Taylor and Lockie Ferguson became the heroes of the New Zealand team. Even there were best cricketers like Bert Sutcliffe, John Reid, Geoff Howarth, Martin Crow, and Jeff Crow and best all-rounder Richard Hadlee have given their major contributions towards the development of Cricket in New Zealand. Before these players, there was one player who led New Zealand batting from 1969 to 1983. He was an outstanding opening batsman. He is nothing but Glenn Maitland Turner who was the first player to introduce New Zealand in Global cricket. He became the face of New Zealand cricket in front of foreign media. After the arrival of Glen Turner in the New Zealand team, there were significant changes. Before his arrival, New Zealand pl...