Good Morning,You may know, since the early 1900s, Goans were the main exponents of jazz and western music in India. They were credited under the designation ‘music director’ in large type in the credits, while the Goans’ names rolled by in small letters as ‘arrangers’. At the time, only Goans, having trained in Western music knew how to compose music for orchestras with a multitude of instruments playing in harmony. Especially John & Johnny…
Good Morning,Please enjoy a rare treat from my treasure trove – collection from JVKArchives.Bharat Ratna AmarLata in नऊवारी – Nine-Yard sari with her rare song.Best regards, Jayant. Sharing is Caring…
Dear All,I am sure you will like my ‘Picture of the Year’ from JKArchives, like National Geographic… Best regards,Jayant.Sharing is Caring…___________________________________________________
Pleasure to share some queries from readers & Feedback about ChitrapatiV. Shantaram and his Studios…– Prabhat Film Company (popularly known as Prabhat Films) was an Indian film production company and studio facility founded in 1929 in Kolhapur. – V. Shantaram named his first film company, Prabhat Film Company, after his son, Prabhat Kumar. Who was a producer-director of 1956 ‘Toofan Aur Deeya’ – The most famous “Rajkamal Studios,” Rajkamal Kalamandir,…
Good Morning, When I have read this good news “A new biographical film titled “V. Shantaram” is in production starring Siddhant Chaturvedi in the title role of the legendary filmmaker. The movie will trace V. Shantaram’s career from the silent film era through the development of sound and color cinema”, I remembered our visit to Rajkamal Studios to meet Kiron Shantaram (V. Shantaram’s son) in 2013…Please see some memorable photos…
If not known.. Courtesy by my good friend Ullhas Chogle… Even though we are 70–80% muslims nowadays, Indonesians of today still revere our ancient past, and Lord Ganesh is described as the saint of sciences, wisdom and knowledge, and one of our foremost educational institute (the Bandung’s Technological Institute) uses him as a symbol… I am with rare currency note (see above) collector…
If Not Known… Thanksgiving started with a 1621 harvest feast in Plymouth Massachusetts between the English Pilgrims and the Wampanoag people. The feast celebrated the Pilgrims’ successful first harvest which was made possible by the Wampanoag’s help. This event is considered the first American Thanksgiving although the holiday’s tradition evolved over centuries with Abraham Lincoln later proclaiming it a national holiday. We hope you had…
Good Morning,Thanx for courteous response with kind words on my ‘Memories of Air India’s Iconic Mascot.’ As they say, “One story leads to another.” Here is another interesting info on above rare photographs given by my good friends… Photo No. 1: Jahangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata – JRD – was an aviator and an important businessman. He was given India’s highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1992. He was born in Paris….
Dear All, There was award winning ‘Comfort Travel Agency’ opposite Satyanarayan Mandir, Woodside, Queens, some 40 years ago. When they went out of business, they throw some of their items backside of their office. Well, there was life size statue of Air India’s Iconic Mascot which was display in their office and my mind went back 60 years… It was in early 1970, I had a job opportunity in Air India’s art department at…
Proud to mention, Ms. Caroline Job lived up to 100 years.Job family was originally Gujarati and later converted to Christianity.Jayant. Sharing is Caring…