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Hey, read this .... Who kaun thi Singer: Lata Mangeshkar Music Director: Madan Mohan Lyrics: Raja Mehdi Ali Khan Year: 1964 Jo humne dastan apni sunayi aap kyun roye Tabahi to hamare dil pe aayi aap kyun roye Hamara dard-o-gham hai yeh ise kyun aap sehte hain Yeh kyun aasoon hamare aapki aankhon se behte hain Ghamon ki aag humne khud lagayi aap kyun roye Jo humne dastan apni sunayi aap kyun roye Bahut roye magar ab aapki khaatir na royenge Na apna chain khokar aapka hum chain khoyenge Qayamat aapke ashkon ne dhaayi aap kyun roye Jo humne dastan apni sunayi aap kyun roye Na yeh aansoon ruke to dekhiye phir hum bhi ro denge Hum apne aansuon mein chand taaron ko doobo denge Fanaah ho jaayegi saari khudai aap kyun roye Jo humne dastan apni sunayi aap kyun roye and listen to this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =N6MtKqcqeYM&mode=related &search =

Did you know that a south Indian philosopher introduced martial arts to the Shaolin temple? His name was Bodhi Dharma or Daruma or Damo. He carried an south eastern version of Kalari Payattu to Japan and China. He also spread Buddhism there. He also taught martial arts to the monks in the Shaolin temple. They needed it for self defence as they lived in the forests, amid wild animals and were frequently attacked by thieves. That is how non violent Buddhism became equated with warrior monks in 'kung fu' films. Damo dolls are sold in Japan and are thought to bring luck.

We all know many are trying to put the Taj on the list of the new seven wonders. Did you know what the great poet Sahir Ludhiyanvi had said about the Taj? "Ek Shahensha ne lekar daulat ka sahara, udaya hai mazak hum gareebon ke mohabbat ka. Sahir on The Taj". It means, "a great king has used his wealth to ridicule the love of poor people like us".

We all know the War of 1857 started with Mangal Pandey near Delhi. But did you know the War of 1857 ended with Jung Bahadur in Bhalki in Bidar district? Here is story. Bidar has its own place in the country’s first war of independence. Unfortunately, the common man knows very little about it. The war of 1857, also knows as the Sepoy Mutiny, was kicked off by a soldier, Mangal Pandey, disobeying orders of his British senior officer and shooting him dead. Historians believe the war came to end, with the arrest of a follower of Tatya Tope in Bhalki in Bidar district in 1867. Madho Rao alias Rama Rao was the nephew of Shirmant Shahu Chatrapati, the Maharaja of Satara. He was also known as Jung Bahadur, because of his prowess in battle. British military officer and historian Sir Richard Temple has referred to Jung Bahadur in his dairy. Details about Jung Bahadur’s life and achievements are also found in the book “The Freedom Struggle in Hyderabad”, published by the expert committee

The author Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhairappa is a Kannada writer. He is the author of the popular and much discussed book Avarana. He retired after teaching at the Mysore based Regional Institute of Education, Sardar Patel University and NCERT, New Delhi. He was born in a poor Brahmin family in Santeshivara village in Hassan district on July 26, 1934. Now he lives in Mysore. He is married and has two sons. In college, he majored in Philosophy. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosphy (PhD) from the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda for his thesis Satya Mattu Soundarya (Truth and Beauty). The novel Avarana The Mysore University's dictionary gives the meaning of Avarana as cover, environment, ambience and surroundings. In his novel, the term Avarana has also been used to imply falsehood and deliberate attempt to hide the truth. He describes it as a novel based on medieval Indian history. His earlier novel Sartha spoke about ancient history. (More details at the end) It uses the &