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by Madhu and Bharat Dogra Songs of hope are always good but these become even better and more relevant in difficult times. This may thus be a good time to remember some of the greatest songs of hope from Hindi cinema. These became hugely popular at the time of their release and are still remembered […]
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Five Great Solidarity Songs from Classic Hindi Films We Can Never Forget
November 14th, 2021 
Awake Goy Great solidarity songs never die. There will always be more struggles where these will be hummed and sung to strengthen resolve and unity. This is certainly true of the five great songs from classic Hindi films we discuss here. Decades after these were created, these songs still continue to inspire. [embedded content] Songs of solidarity […]
Hindi Has Arrived!
September 14th, 2021 Awake Goy Many writings about Hindi are ‘breast beating’ in the style of Bharatendu Harishchandra’s ‘Bharat Durdasha’. This article has a positive attitude towards Hindi Literature. The history of literary Hindi is relatively brief, starting only around 1860. Modern literary Hindi has an even shorter history, beginning around 1936 with the death of Premchand. In this short […]
Periyar was not against Hindi as a language but opposed imposition of an alien culture on Dravidian people
July 26th, 2021 Awake Goy This is another conversation with Thiru K Veermani which was recorded at Periyar Thidal, Chennai at the headquarters of Dravidar Kajhgam on November 1st, 2019. K Veeramani : Interview Part II Watch Part I of the Interview [embedded content] Thiru K Veeramani is the ideological disciple of EVR Periyar and one of the senior most […]
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No Comments »In the Passing Away of Ramesh Upadhyaya Hindi Literature Has Lost A Gem
June 20th, 2021 Awake Goy Veteran Hindi author and editor Ramesh Upadhyaya passed away recently at the age of 79 in Delhi. His contributions to Hindi literature and journalism as well as education spread over more than five decades were invaluable. He received several awards including the prestigious Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award. His perspective was that of a left-oriented thinker […]
The best Hindi films ever projecting role of a woman as a liberator or crusader for a social cause
April 26th, 2021 Awake Goy My best films portraying women as a liberator or crusader against injustice, selected in order of merit. Mirch Masala(1987) How relevant this movie is today is expressed with rapes taking place regularly in India in every nook and corner. Oppression of women has reached a crescendo in the era of globalisation, masking itself as development.Mirch […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: crusader, films, hindi, liberator, projecting, social, woman No Comments »Why Raj Kapoor is Much More Than Just the Greatest Showman of Hindi Cinema
April 5th, 2021 Awake Goy Raj Kapoor is often called the greatest showman of Hindi cinema. This is of course meant to be a tribute, but this doesn’t quite do complete justice to the many-sided contributions of this great film-maker of exceptional talents. A very interesting aspect and important aspect of Hindi cinema is how within the constraints of commercialism, […]
