Finally the former Union minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor tied the knot with his Dubai-based fiance Sunanda Pushkar on Sunday. It was a typical Malayali wedding ceremony. The marriage was held in the presence of Tharoor’s 94-year-old grandmother, Jayasankari Amma, Tharoor’s sons and other family members. The function was held at the 200-year-old ancestral home of Tharoor at Elavanchery village near Kollangodu at about 8.30 am on Sunday. During the marriage Tharoor was clad in traditional Malayali attire of kurtha and mundu whereas 48-year-old Sunanda, a Kashmiri dressed in ‘veshti-mundu set’ like any Malayali bride.

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Nathuram Godse was a Brahmin from Pune. He played in the main role in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on 30 January 1948, shot at point-blank range by Nathuram Godse. In this consipracy he was supported by his brother, Gopal Godse and six other Hindu Mahasabha members. He was arrested immediately after he assassinated Gandhiji, based on a F. I. R. filed by Nandlal Mehta at the Tughlak Road Police staton at Delhi. The trial began on May 27, 1948 and concluded on February 10, 1949. During the trial, he did not defend any charge and openly admitted that he killed Gandhi explained the motive behind this assassination. Finally, he was sentenced to death.

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To celebrate the 64th Independence Day, I have a compiled a list of Top 20 Hindi Patriotic Movies. Bollywood’s adoption of patriotic themes happened at its very inception, when India was engaged in its struggle for freedom from the British rule. Even now also, every year we see Bollywood coming with a few movies dedicated to India and its freedom fighters. In this list some of the movies portray the freedom struggle of India and its freedom fighters, while others try to invoke patriotic zeal and pride for the nation. The latest and new patriotic movies are mainly based on the contemporary social and political issues of India. So, here comes the list of Top 20 Hindi Patriotic Movies.

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Let’s first understand the meaning of Cult Classic or Cult Movie. A cult film/movie or a cult classic is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Cult films are often known to be eccentric, often do not follow traditional standards of mainstream cinema and usually explore offbeat topics. Normally, cult movies fails to achieve fame outside the small fan bases; but, there are many exceptional cult movies that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences also. Many cult movies have gone on to transcend their original cult status and have become recognized as classics. So today we will list out some of the cult classics of Hindi Cinema.

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Former Indian minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor is once again hitting the headlines of all the newspapers, channels and gossip blogs as he is all set to marry her old companion Sunanda Pushkar. He has recently divorced his Canadian wife Christa Giles. According to a Malayalam newspaper, marriage is scheduled to take place in an auditorium in the premises of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple in Thiruvananthapuram on August 17, which is also the Malayalam New Year Day. The Reception Party of marriage will be held in New Delhi on 3rd September in which many high profile personalities are expected to arrive and give their blessings to newly wed couple 🙂

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This was the ‘wedding of the millennium’. Former United States Bill Gates’ first daughter Chelsea Clinton got married to her boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky at the elegant 50-acre Astor Courts estate of Rhinebeck in New York on Saturday, July 31. A network of fully air-conditioned massive white tents were erected on the grounds of the Astor Courts estate. Marc Mazvinsky works at G3 Capital, a Manhattan hedge fund. Chelsea and Marc were friends as teenagers in Washington, DC, and attended Stanford University together. The marriage is an interfaith marriage as the bride was brought up as a Methodist Christian and the groom is Jewish.

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Dimpy Mahajan, the wife of Rahul Mahajan has moved out from his house after being physically abused. Meanwhile, she has told reporters that her husband has apologised to her. She was punched, kicked, dragged by hair on Thursday night. She has also claimed that he regularly beat her up. Dimpy is a Kolkata-based model. She married Rahul at a much-hyped wedding on Rahul Dulhaniya Le Jayega on March 6, 2010. Shweta Singh, Rahul’s first wife whose marriage to Mahajan ended in divorce in 2008, is not surprised at all. She says “I’m not surprised. Why are people shocked? The charges his second wife Dimpy Ganguly has made are similar to mine. Hasn’t everyone known about him all along? Everyone has seen what happened with me earlier,”

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In this fast moving world, let’s look back to our good old days and feel great moments of a care-free life, when there were neither mobile phones nor hundreds of TV channel. Rather there was only one channel called Doordarshan. Today very few people watch Doordarshan as a lot of private broadcasters like Star Plus, Sony, AajTak have captured the mainstream television in India, but there are still millions of people from our generation who cherish those golden days of Doordarshan. Let’s refresh old Memories of Doordarshan, India’s only TV channel in 80s. I have compiled the list of some of the best music and songs from old Doordarshan Serials that can soothe your brain.

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Sony Channel has created a new logo for KBC in which they have added the new Rupee Symbol. Actually Amitabh Bachchan, who is going to host next season, suggested Sony to do so. Amitabh tweeted “Insisted Sony to incorporate the new rupee symbol in the KBC logo. They did. Looking so cool,”. He also uploaded the new logo on Twitpic and wrote: “New logo for KBC ! Note the Rupee symbol incorporated in the design. My suggestion !! Yeahhh !! Feeling good !! thank you SONY .. What do you guys feel?” Kaun Banega Crorepati or KBC is one of the most popular Indian reality shows based on the UK gameshow Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? KBC first aired in 2000 and was hosted by Amitabh Bachchan. See the new log of KBC.

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Christopher Morley, an American journalist, novelist, essayist and poet, once said that “Lord! when you sell a man a book you don’t sell just twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue – you sell him a whole new life. Love and friendship and humour and ships at sea by night – there’s all heaven and earth in a book, a real book”. Books are integral part of our lives. Even in this age of internet, mobile phones, ipods and other electronic gadgets, the importance of books and reading cannot be underestimated. I also love to spend my free time at the British Library browsing books. Books are not only a great way of passing time but of immersing yourself into the story. Reading a good book transports you to a world of imagination, thoughts and adventures.

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