Articles for Vividh

I will not die as a person who calls himself a Hindu: Ambedkar
1 year, 8 months ago

I will not die as a person who calls himself a Hindu: Ambedkar

The Hindu  

On October 13, 1935, B.R. In the first English-language biography of Ambedkar, Dr Ambedkar: Life and Mission, by Dhananjay Keer, a prolific biographer based in Mumbai, the statement is reported as: ‘I will not die a Hindu’. Nevertheless, as his work was the only book on Ambedkar in English for several decades, ‘I will not die a Hindu’ has been …

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The father-daughter bonding between Lata Mangeshkar & Pandit Narendra Sharma
1 year, 10 months ago

The father-daughter bonding between Lata Mangeshkar & Pandit Narendra Sharma

Firstpost  

To Pandit Narendra Sharma who wrote some of Lataji’s most memorable songs including Jyoti kalash chalke and Satyam shivum sunderam, goes the credit for giving India’s most popular radio channel Vividh Bharati its shape and direction. Lataji regarded Pandit Narendra Sharma as a father-figure and would often drop in unannounced at his place during recordings for a quick lunch with …

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1989: Binaca Geetmala
2 years, 4 months ago

1989: Binaca Geetmala

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST Binaca Geetmala, the legendary radio countdown of Hindi films songs, ran from 1952 to 1994. It was, however, only in 1989 that it moved from Radio Ceylon to AIR’s Vividh Bharati. The story of Binaca Geetmala’s success is the story of the triumphant march of Hindi film music and of the Indian people’s …

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12 lies Newslaundry peddled about PBNS, Prasar Bharati to malign govt
4 years, 3 months ago

12 lies Newslaundry peddled about PBNS, Prasar Bharati to malign govt

Op India  

On the 1st of September, propaganda outlet Newslaundry published an article that essentially said that the Modi government could not ‘capture’ PTI and hence, it launched PBNS. There are multiple threads linking FM Gold’s sudden transformation to the spat between Prasar Bharati, the state broadcaster, and the news agency Press Trust of India; the formation of the Prasar Bharati News …

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Mumbai’s first LGBTQI+ career fair is all about celebrating differences
5 years, 5 months ago

Mumbai’s first LGBTQI+ career fair is all about celebrating differences

The Hindu  

To combat the lack of workspace diversity, Vividh, organised by LGBTQIA+ growth network, called 6 Degrees and marketing firm, The Event Studio, has organised a day-long career fair on Sunday. So when we work, we feel obligated and work doubly hard.” Three core areas Through private forums online, Baweja and other LGBTQIA+ activists would often receive resumés of people who …

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