Dev Anand

Dev Anand was an Actor, Director and Producer of Bollywood. He was born on Dharam Dev Pishori Anand on 26 September 1923 in Shakargarh Tehsil of Narowal District, Pakistan in Anand family, son to Advocate Pishorimal, younger and older brother to Chetan and Vijay respectively and one sister, who was subsequently married in the Kapur family, and gave birth to actor/film-maker, Shekhar Kapur, two daughters, Neelu, who was married to actor Navin Nischol, and Aruna who was the wife of Ajay/Parikshat Sahni, son of renowned Balraj Sahni. Both Neelu and Aruna have since been divorced. "Romancing with Life" is the autobiography by Dev Anand. Career After graduating in English Literature from the Government College, Lahore, British India...

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Akbar the Great

Akbar the Great or Jalaluddin Muhammad Akbar, was the third emperor of the Mughal Empire, after Babur and Humayun. He was the son of Nasiruddin Humayun and succeeded him as the emperor in the year 1556, when he was only 13 years old. One of the most successful emperors of the Mughal Empire, Akbar also made significant contribution in the field of art. Apart from commencing a large collection of literature, he also commissioned a number of splendid buildings during his reign. Akbar reigned from 1556 to 1605 and who extended Mughal power over most of the Indian subcontinent. In order to preserve the unity of his empire, Akbar adopted programs that won the loyalty of the non-Muslim populations of his realm. He reformed and strengthened his...

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Aakash tablet

India’s much awaited ultra low cost Aakash tablet is finally here and is creating ripples all around. It is jointly developed by the London-based company DataWind with the Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan and manufactured by the India-based company Quad, at a new production centre in Hyderabad — under a trial run of 100,000 units. The tablet was officially launched as the Aakash in New Delhi on Oct 5, 2011. A substantially revised second generation model is projected for manufacture beginning in early 2012. The 350 gm weight and 7 inch (800x480 resolution) Multi-touch resistive touchscreen display tablet features 366 MHz processor with the Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, on chip Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor,...

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Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala

Jyoti Prasad Agarwala was a great Assamese playwright, dramatist, film maker, poet, producer, songwriter and writer from Assam. He was considered as Assamese cultural icon, deeply revered for his creative vision and output and is popularly called the Rupkonwar (Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala) of Assamese culture. In fact, he is regarded as the founder of Assamese cinema for Joymati (1935). He was born on 17 June 1903 in Tamulbari Tea Estate. His father was Paramanada Agarwala and mother was Kiranmayee. He is the nephew of another cultural icon, Chandra Kumar Agarwala. His forefather, Nabrangram Agarwala, had come to Assam in 1811 from the Marwar region in Rajasthan.  He started his education in Tezpur Government High School and...

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