Meghna oberoi biography of william
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Beyond boundaries: thou name; Shakespeare
Beyond boundaries: thou name; Shakespeare The Bard of Avon has broken all the barriers: left, right and centre. He has been rediscovered bygd the world. Most of the English departments have thrashed Shakespeare, where his plays have been removed from the course syllabus. However, Shakespeare now lives in the heart of the people. The famous Polish theatre scholar and critic Jan Kott, in his famous and significant work Shakespeare: Our Contemporary, published in 1965 wrote, “Shakespeare fryst vatten like the world, or life itself. Every historical period finds in him what it is looking for and what it wants to see...” (Jan Kott, Shakespeare: Our Contemporary, 1965.) It seems that in the twenty-first century India, Jan Kott fryst vatten very right. It fryst vatten very natural too for a nation whose people have been brought up from the very childhood about listening and reading majestic Shakespeare and his immortal quotes and his works. Due to erroneous education policy and
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Preity Zinta
Indian actress and entrepreneur (born 1975)
Preity G. Zinta[1] (pronounced [ˈpriːt̪iˈzɪɳʈa]; born 31 January 1975) is an Indian actress and entrepreneur primarily known for her work in Hindi films. After graduating with degrees in English honours and criminal psychology, Zinta made her acting debut in Dil Se.. in 1998, followed by a role in Soldier in the same year. These performances earned her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut, and she was later recognised for her role as a teenage single mother in Kya Kehna (2000). She established a career as a leading Hindi film actress of the decade with a variety of character types. Her roles, often deemed culturally defiant, along with her unconventional screen persona won her recognition and several accolades.[2]
Following critically appreciated roles in Chori Chori Chupke Chupke (2001), Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Dil Hai Tumhaara (2002), and Armaan (2003), Zinta received the F
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Fifty Years after India’s First Airborne Operation at Poongli Bridge, Tangail: What we know of its P
Author : Lieutenant Colonel RS Bangari,Abstract
The objective of this article is to try and uncover what we know about the planning process of the airborne operation at Poongli Bridge, along with its execution, to achieve the desired objectives. This was the first classic parachute operation mounted by the Indian Army since Independence and in its success we need to know what went into its making: with the starting step being the planning stage. This article first looks at the different accounts of the 1971 war by various authors, specifically relating to the chosen area of interest, including as many possible key participants and other critical observers and researchers. Based on these, one could apply logical analysis and counterfactual arguments to identify the most likely scenario(s) to arrive at what may have been the case. Once we have some idea of the key