Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Awadh was banished from his beloved Lucknow by the British during eighteenth century. A true lover of dance and music; he was himself a composer of great merit. He expressed his pain of parting in his lyric-‘Babul mora......

The film ‘Devdas’ released in the year 1935, is a milestone in the history of Indian cinema; primarily because K.L.Saigal acted and sang his all time favorites- ‘Baalam aye baso merey man mein’, ‘Dukh ke ab din beetat naahin’ and just two lines of a ...

The photographer of P.C.Barua’s film ‘Devdas’, editor of the all times musical great ‘Mahal’; director of the classics ‘Do Bigha Zamin’ & ‘Devdas’; the genius -Bimal Roy produced and directed yet another classic ‘Bandini’ in the year 1963, starring Ashok ...

The immortal melody of yesteryears -‘Seeeny mein sulagty hein armaan’ sung by Talat Mehmood and Lata Mangeshkar for film ‘Tarana’ (1952) will continue   to bewitch earnest music lovers, not only for years together, but for ages to come. ...

Study of the category of research and publication in the field of Punjab library history. Only about a dozen scholars are identified as library historians, but a number of younger librarians are expected to continue their work. There is little published....

 Indian film panorama after the commencement of talking era, witnessed a variety of personalities attached to different faculties of production; may it be acting, direction, photography, editing, dialogue-writing, music composing and or singing.  ...

The popularity of Jugni has always touched the hearts of Panjabi mentality. She became a permanent part in the Panjabi folklore right since the ancient times. But who is Jugni? Nobody ever tried to find the veracity and because of it's simple Jugni-.....

If and when a dispassionate history of the evolution and development of Indian film music comes to be written, Naushad’s name will undoubtedly find a pride of place in it. And, rightly so for the contribution he has made to the field of creative music in Hindustani films is immeasurable....

SHAH ABDUL LATIF of Bhit, called simply' Shah' or 'Monarch’ is a unique figure in literature. He is not only the greatest of Sindhi writers, but he has been equated with the literature of his land, as if he were co-terminous with Sindhi literature.. Singh, who ...