In the Hindi film Benaam, the name of the character played by Amitabh Bachchan was ‘Amit Srivastava’, which is his real name. ‘Bachchan’ was the title taken by his father, Harivansh Rai, and Srivastava is their original family surname.
Conjoined twins got a new lease of life at AIIMS
Shaily and Shilpa were born as conjoined twins with fused abdomen and chest on 19 November, 2012. Their livers, the largest solid organ in human body, were fused in the middle. They have been separated successfully by a 30-member team of doctors at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), and they have got …
The day when Indian television’s first soap opera was set afloat
The first episode of Hum Log was aired on 7 July, 1984. It had 156 episodes and each episode was about 25 minutes long. The eminent actor Ashok Kumar was the narrator, and the music was scored by Anil Biswas.
A Dog Actor of Bollywood
Moti, the ubiquitous black Labrador of Bollywood, was literally the hero of the film Teri Meherbaniyan as he did matchmaking, shed abundant tears, performed the last rites of his master (Jackie Shroff) and took revenge. Moti single-handedly cared for an infant in Maa when the baby’s mother passed away. Moti has been the part of the horse-dog duo in Mard and …
An Independent Government in Tamluk, West Bengal
During the Quit India Movement, a parallel government was established in Tamluk, West Bengal, called the Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar, an independent government. The Tamralipta Jatiya Sarkar was really active since it set up Police Stations, Military Departments, Courts and even a system for revenue collection. The Government functioned from December 17, 1942 to August 8, 1944. It was dissolved …
The naming of Shimla
In Jakhoo hill, there was a temple of Shyamala or Kali in 1845. The British shifted this temple to what is now known as Shimla. The name of the place was based on this goddess.