Who according to a song by Ian Dury was a charmer, as a writer he was brahma. velvet jackets and pyjamas, the gay divorcee and other dramas?
"includes the line ""Alas, I missed the Beaux Arts Ball, and what is twice as sad I was never at a party where they honored Noël Ca-ad (Coward)"". In the Ian Dury song ""There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards"", the lyrics include: ""Noël Coward was a charmer/ As a writer he was brahma /Velvet jackets and pyjamas/ ""The Gay Divorce"" and other dramas."" In the episode ""Back in the Red"" of ""Red Dwarf"", Lister refers to Kryten as sounding ""like Noël Coward's elocution teacher"". In the episode ""Spin"" of ""House M.D."", Stacy comments on an argument between House and"
"Satyendranath Dutta Satyendranath Dutta (also spelt as Satyendranath Datta or Satyendra Nath Dutta) () (1882 – 25 June 1922), a Bengali poet, is considered the wizard of rhymes (or ছন্দের যাদুকর - ""chhonder jadukar"" in Bengali). Satyendranath Dutta was an expert in many disciplines of intellectual enquiry including medieval Indian history, culture, and mythology. Satyendranath Dutta was the son of Rajaninath Dutta, who was a trader. He was born at Nimta, 24 Parganas (north). The family hailed from Chupi in Purba Bardhaman district on 11 February 1882. His grandfather, Akshay Kumar Datta, was a great thinker, Brahmo social reformer and"
"his notable poems include: Melodies and Guns Melodies and Guns is a poetry collection in English, edited by Indira Goswami and authored by Megan Kachari, the arrested Central Publicity Secretary of ULFA. The original version is in Assamese with the title Memsahib Prithibi published in 1990. It was translated into English by Pradeep Acharya and Manjeet Baruah and published by UBS Publishers Distributors Ltd, Delhi in 2006. The preface of the book is written by Jnanpith Awardee Indira Goswami. Megan Kachari is the pseudonym of the author who is known as Mithinga Daimary. He was the Central Publicity Secretary of"
"Prem Dhawan Prem Dhawan (1923–2001) was an Indian lyricist, music composer, choreographer, and actor of Bollywood known for his patriotic songs, especially for the lyrics and compositions for the 1965 Manoj Kumar starrer, Shaheed. He was a winner of the National Film Award for Best Lyrics in 1971 and was honoured by the Government of India in 1970 with Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award. Prem Dhawan was born on 13 July 1923 at Ambala in the present day Haryana state of India to a Jail Superintendent working for the British government. He did his college studies in"
"(a dalit poet), whose poems scorn at the upper caste people, Mahadevi and Lingamma, who wrote poems in a mystic language, Amuge Rayamma and Akkamma, who penned poems on the hypocrisy of religious pretences, Kadire Remavva (a spinner), who employed a cryptic language called ""bedagu"" in her poems, and Muktayakka, who is known for her debates with the patron saint Allama himself. Other names worthy of mention are Lakkamma, Ketaladevi, Guddavve and a princess called Bontadevi. Challenging the very core of the caste-based society, the Veerashaivas conducted a marriage between an upper caste Brahmin bride and a lower caste Shudra"
"the Goddess in the persona of the women around him and often showered them with flowers. According to sources, soon, a particular section of the populace began to regard him as a madman. Abirami Pattar Abhirami Pattar born () Subramaniya Iyer was a Hindu saint from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is famed as the author of a collection of hymns called ""Abhirami Anthadhi"" which is widely regarded as one of the foremost works of modern Tamil literature. Abhirami (, Lit. She who is attractive at every moment of time) refers to the ""Goddess Abirami"". Pattar ()"
"Indian D.Sc, a scientist-philosopher and educationist, and Barada Sundari Devi, a poet and singer, he is famous for poems like ""Noon"" and ""Shaper Shaped"". His father was a Doctorate of Science from the University of Edinburgh, settled in Hyderabad State, where he founded and administered the Hyderabad College, which later became the Nizam's College in Hyderabad. His mother was a poet and used to write poetry in Bengali. His other interests were politics, music, theatre and cinema. He was awarded Padma Bhushan in 1973. He married Kamaladevi Chattopadhyaya, a Socialist and leader of Women, who created the All India Women's"
"is an amalgamation of several of those play groups. He is best known for writing several lyrics that were used in the freedom movement in his early days and between 1950 and 1972. He wrote lyrics for several Kollywood movies. Several of the movies that he wrote lyrics for were box office hits including ""Velaikari"", ""Nallathambi"", ""Poompuhar"", ""Manohara"". He was affectionately known as ""Kaviraayar"" in the movie industry. He was also associated with N. S. Krishnan the famous comedian in 1940's. In respect for his contribution to Tamil and its people, the government of Tamil Nadu has erected a memorial"
"Dinesh Nandini Dalmia Dinesh Nandini Dalmia (16 February 1928 – 25 October 2007), also written as Dineshnandini Dalmia, was an Indian poet, short story writer and novelist of Hindi literature. She was the fifth wife of Ramkrishna Dalmia, founder of the Dalmia Group, and three of his four previous wives were still alive and married to him when she became his fifth wife. Nevertheless, she positioned herself in opposition to gender discriminiation and purdah system, and published poems, prose poems, short stories and novels on the theme of women's emancipation. ""Shabnam "", ""Niraash Aasha"", ""Mujhe Maaf Kama"" and ""Yeh Bhi"
"meaning diffused or scattered. He has written lyrics for Bollywood films and TV shows. He also wrote lyrics for the song ""Galliyan"" from ""Ek Villain"" with music by Ankit Tiwari. He also wrote the lyrics for Himesh Reshammiya's album ""Aap Se Mausiiquii"". In 2015, while working on Baahubali, he was narrating the story in Hindi, impressed by his language depth, the film director, S S Rajamouli, asked to write the dialogues and lyrics for the songs for the Hindi version of the film """". He also wrote Hindi dialogues for the Hollywood blockbuster ""Black Panther"". He is married to Neelam"
"Bhikhari Thakur Bhikari Thakur (Devanagari: भिखारी ठाकुर; Nastaʿlīq: بھکھڑی ٹھاکر Kaithi: 𑂦𑂱𑂎𑂰𑂩𑂲 𑂘𑂰𑂍𑂳𑂩;) was an Indian playwright, lyricist, actor, folk dancer, folk singer and social activist in Bhojpuri language popularly known as the ""Shakespeare of Bhojpuri"". Thakur was born in a barber-family on 18 December 1887 in a village named Kutubpur (Diyara), Saran District, Bihar, India. His father and mother were Dal Singar Thakur and Shivkali Devi respectively. He had a younger brother named Bahor Thakur, his elder son and many colegue are still alive named as- Bada ram chandra, Lakhi Chandra Manji, Ram Chandra Manji, Gopal Prasad and Kishun"
"them the entire epic of ""Ramayana"". The powerful Indian emperor Harsha (606–648) is credited with having written three plays: the comedy ""Ratnavali"", ""Priyadarsika"", and the Buddhist drama ""Nagananda"". Kathakali is a highly stylised classical Indian dance-drama noted for the attractive make-up of characters, elaborate costumes, detailed gestures, and well-defined body movements presented in tune with the anchor playback music and complementary percussion. It originated in the country's present-day state of Kerala during the 17th century and has developed over the years with improved looks, refined gestures and added themes besides more ornate singing and precise drumming. Rabindranath Tagore was a"
"taken down from the lips to lips from generations. He was also deeply involved in promotion and preservation of folk dance and music of Odisha and Odia culture, language and literature. Apart from Odia he was also for his writings in Hindi, Bengali, English and Sanskrit. His other famous stories are ""Veena"", ""Sulata"", ""Control Room"", poems "" Pashara "" and social story of ""Springs of the Soul "" etc. He was also editor of the Odia newspaper ""Sahakaar"" and English dailies - ""Vatarini"" and ""Star of Utkal"" As a reformer, he fought again untouchability and social evils against women. He"
"vijaya narasimha wrote three novels Badukina Bairagi, Srimanchakrayana and Sanjegempu and also Puttanna Kanagal's biography and lyrics for countless devotional cassettes. His cassette bhadrapada shuklada chauti sold a record number of copies 30 years ago. He also holds the unique distinction of writing Kannada song for a Tamil movie in M.G. Ramachandran's Tamil classic Nadodi Mannan(1958). Vijaya Narasimha Vijaya Narasimha () (1927 – 31 October 2001) was an Indian lyricist who worked in Kannada cinema He is the greatest lyricist in the history of Kannada Film Industry. Many actors became famous because of his amazing lyrics along with Vijay Bhaskar's"
"emotional and romantic side of Sama's personality. ""Amit Basana"", ""Boksi"", ""Talamathi"", and ""Andhabeg"" are based on the human psychology. And his dramas on historical personalities are ""Amar Singh"", ""Bhimsen Ko Antya"", and ""Bhakta Bhanubhakta"". ""Birami Ra Kuruwa"" deals with philosophy while ""Prahlad"" and ""Dhruba"" are based on religious figures. Bal Krishna Sama is known as one of Nepal's greatest dramatists. During his time, he was also considered as the ""Shakespeare"" of Nepal. Sama also wrote stories, poems, essays, compositions, and biographies. His contemporaries Laxmi Prasad Devkota and Lekhnath Poudyal were involved in writing poetry. ""Aago Ra Paani"" and ""Chiso Chulho"""
"movies, his songs have helped many actors and music composers to build a career in the film Industry. ""Mungaru Male, Gaalipata, Junglee, Jackie, Manasaare, Pancharangi, Paramatma, Victory, Hudugaru, Drama, Kaddipudi, Bachchan, Adhyaksha, Gajakesari, Rajahuli"" ...to name a few. All these movies have benefitted from his lyrics and few of them have succeeded only because of his songs. He is considered the most versatile writer who has penned lyrics for slow emotional songs such as 'Mungaru Maleye', 'Doora Swalpa Doora', 'Nadheem Dheem Thana', 'Hookanasa Jokali', 'Chendutiya Pakkadali', 'Eradu Jadeyannu', 'Naa Naguva Modalene', 'Hesaru Poorthi Helade'. He has also penned fast songs"
"singing songs penned by Veer Savarkar in the presence of the British Viceroy, in Simla. The dramas produced by Deenanath were extremely popular amongst the masses due to his masterly presentation of the songs composed by Vaze Bua and the patriotic content. Deenanath's first wife was Narmada (later renamed ""Shrimati"" by her in-laws). She was the daughter of Seth Haridas Ramdas Lad – a prosperous businessman of the town of Thalner (between Dhule and Jalgaon (Khandesh), Maharashtra. Deenanath and Narmada were married in 1922. Deenanath changed his wife's name to ""Shrimati"". She was 19 at the time and Deenanath was"
"poems, his works focus on his spiritual quest as a drifter. The pithy ""Vachanas"" contain his observations on the art of living, the purpose of life and the ways of the world. He was not patronised by royalty, nor did he write for fame; his main aim was to instruct people about morality. The writing of Brahmin author Lakshmisa (or Lakshmisha), a well-known story-teller and a dramatist, is dated to the mid-16th or late 17th century. The ""Jaimini Bharata"", his version of the epic Mahabharata written in ""shatpadi"" metre, is one of the most popular poems of the late medieval"
"erudite author and a person involved in the arts and culture, he was also a journalist, writer and translator. Some songs like ""Loken Uthum Rata Lankavai"" and ""Sema Danamana Dinu Sujathadarani"" written by him are considered masterpieces in Sinhala music even today. He also translated Victor Hugo’s ""Les Misérables"" from French into Sinhala as ""Manuthapaya"" which became quite popular among readers. He wrote a book of short stories titled ""Poorna Viplavaya"" in collaboration with his wife, Rani Iriyagolla Menike. His son Gamini Iriyagolla served as a Presidential adviser for Ranasinghe Premadasa. I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla Imiya Mudiyanselage Raphael Abhayawansa"
"and Veena player. Once there was a minor lover's quarrel between Narayani Pillai Ammachi and her husband, the King. The quarrel continued for some days; the Ammachi approached Irayimman Thampi for a solution. According to researchers he then created the famous Malayalam song ""Prananaathan Enikku Nalkiya"" and told the Ammachi to sing it loudly in the King's presence; after hearing it the King was pleased and they reconciled immediately. This particular work of Thampi is considered by experts as one of the most beautiful Shringara (erotic) Padams available in Malayalam. Together they had three children but in 1839 Narayani Pillai"
"Abirami Pattar Abhirami Pattar born () Subramaniya Iyer was a Hindu saint from the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is famed as the author of a collection of hymns called ""Abhirami Anthadhi"" which is widely regarded as one of the foremost works of modern Tamil literature. Abhirami (, Lit. She who is attractive at every moment of time) refers to the ""Goddess Abirami"". Pattar () is the Tamil word for 'One who worships or The Priest of.' Subramaniya Iyer was born to Amirthalinga Iyer in the village of Thirukadaiyur. Thirukkadaiyur has one of elegant Brahmin quarters near the"
"""mushaira""s all over India. In his personal life, Jalalabadi was a highly religious person and he chanted excerpts from the Bhagavad Gita, the Koran as well as the Bible. He was deeply into transcendental meditation, and was mostly embedded in his writing for most part of the day. He once gifted a bungalow in Khar, Mumbai to one of his married sisters to save her from a difficult marriage, and shifted to simpler accommodation in Juhu with his own family. He and his wife Leelawati had seven children. He had several friends and hundreds of fans whom he lovingly called"
"there seems to be some chance of its making it a more conscious aim and steadfast endeavour."" James Cousins James Henry Cousins (22 July 1873 – 20 February 1956) was an Irish writer, playwright, actor, critic, editor, teacher and poet. He used several pseudonyms including Mac Oisín and the Hindu name Jayaram. Cousins was born at 18, Kevor Street in Belfast, Ireland, the descendant of Huguenot refugees. Largely self-educated at night schools, he worked some time as a clerk became private secretary and speechwriter to Sir Daniel Dixon, 1st Baronet, the Lord Mayor of Belfast. In 1897 he moved to"
"of Alappuzha district, Kerala. His full name is P.U. Anilkumar. Asianet Film Awards Anil Panachooran Anil Panachooran (born P.U. Anilkumar 20 November 1965, Kayamkulam, Kerala, India) is a Malayalam film lyricist and poet. A lawyer by profession, Panachooran lives on the income from his lyrical and poetic work. His songs are predominantly on romantic themes. His lines include ""Chora veena mannil ninnum"" from the 2007 Malayalam film Arabikkatha by Lal Jose in which he acted as one of the singers and ""Vyathyasthanamoru Barbaram Balane"" from the 2007 film Kadha Parayumbol by M. Mohanan which was sung by Pradeep Palluruthy. Anil"
"him as a woodcutter. The main characters' names, Jai and Veeru, mean ""victory"" and ""heroism"" in Hindi. The producers considered Danny Denzongpa for the role of bandit chief Gabbar Singh, but he could not accept it as he was committed to act in Feroz Khan's ""Dharmatma"" (1975), under production at the same time. Amjad Khan, who was the second choice, prepared himself for the part by reading the book ""Abhishapta Chambal"", which told of the exploits of Chambal dacoits. The book was written by Taroon Kumar Bhaduri, the father of fellow cast member Jaya Bhaduri. Sanjeev Kumar also wanted to"
"style was inspired by the well-known poet Ishwar Chandra Gupta. His poems were able to attract the attention of intellectuals at kolkata, but his favourite genre was the drama. His work in the postal department had taken him to various parts of the country giving him opportunities to study human life closely and thereby adding to his ability to unfold the drama of life with a degree of realism unknown at that time. Among his books of poems are Suradhuni Kavya (first part appeared in 1871, second part appeared in 1876), Dvadash Kavita (1872). His plays include Nildarpan (1860), Nabin"
"a prolific writer in several genres: poetry, satire, short story, novel, drama, essay and criticism He wrote under various pseudonyms, such as Pranabi, Kamalakanta, Haturi, Bishnu Sharma, Amit Ray, Madhabya, Scot Thomson. Among his published novels are Desher Shatru (1924), Padma (1935), Jodadighir Chaudhuri Paribar (1938), Keshabati (1941), Nilmanir Svarga (1954), Sindhudesher Prahari (1955), Carey Saheber Munsi (1958), Lal Kella (1963), Ashvatther Abhishap, Chalan Beel, etc. His books of short stories include Shrikanter Pancham Parba (1944), Galper Mato Galpa (1945), Gali O Galpa (1945), Dakini (1945), Brahmar Hasi (1948), Nilbarna Shrgal (1956), Alaukik (1957), Bichitra Sanglap (1955), Svanirbachita Galpa (1960),"
"Kaur, Kabir Khan, and Sidharth Malhotra. The CWE wrestler Shanky Singh had also pursued B.Com from Maharaja Agrasen College of Delhi University. Notable DU alumni in poetry and literature include the Sahitya Akademi Award winning dramatist and playwright Harcharan Singh, the Urdu poet Akhtar ul Iman, and the writers Vikram Seth, Anita Desai, Amitav Ghosh, Kunzang Choden, Upamanyu Chatterjee, Ali Sardar Jafri, and the Padma Vibhushan recipient Khushwant Singh. Notable alumni in the sciences include physicist Archana Bhattacharyya, theoretical physicist Pran Nath, SLAC physicist Jogesh Pati particle physicist Amitava Raychaudhuri, chemists Charusita Chakravarty and Anil Kumar Tyagi, engineer and ""father"
"Radharaman Dutta Radharaman Dutta () (1833–1915), also spelt as Radha Raman Dutta, was an influential Sylheti dhamail music composer and lyricist. A prominent Baul (mystic minstrel), Dutta's body of work has led him to be considered ""the father of dhamal songs""; his music is widely performed by modern Bengali musicians. Radharaman Dutta was born on May 25, 1833 in kayastha family in village of Keshabpur in Jagannathpur Upazila in Sunamganj District , Bangladesh. The youngest son of lyricist Radha Madhab Dutta, Dutta displayed a musical temperament from childhood. The early death of his father led Dutta to seek the approval"
"those songs became hits. A case in point is the song ""Jaalilo Jimkhaanaa, Dolilo Kumkaanaa"" from the film Amara Deepam. None of the words had any meaning but the song was a hit. In all he wrote 532 lyrics in 83 films, wrote screenplay and dialogues for 25 films and wrote story for 10 films between 1950 and 1963. He produced a film titled ""Lalithangi"" with M. G. Ramachandran in the lead role. As per the story the main character is a religiously devoted young man. He created a scene with a song praising God. But M. G. R. who"
"constituted of singing and dancing expanded its thematic repertoire and added small dramatic and humorous skits, known as ""vag"", to it. These were either in prose or comprised long narrative poems performed by the Shahir along with his chorus, with actors improvising their lines. Popular Vag composers of the time were Patthe Bapurao and Dattoba Sali, and one of their noted vag, ""Gadhavache Lagna"" (Marriage of Donkey) was popularized by Tamasha artist, Dadu Idurikar. Soon, noted Marathi writers started written Vags for Tamasha troupes. As the textile industry started developing in Mumbai (then Bombay) in the 19th century, workers migrated"
"son, Francis Moraes, with his second wife Judith, whom he divorced and returned to India from England in 1968. In 1969, he married the celebrated Indian actress and beauty Leela Naidu. The two were treated as a star couple, and known across the world for over two decades. Their marriage ended in a separation. For the last 13 years of his life he lived with Sarayu Srivatsa, with whom he co-authored two books. Dom Moraes Dom Moraes or Dominic Francis Moraes (19 July 1938 – 2 June 2004) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote in the English language."
"on local plots and events. Picking up a number of glorious chapters from Assam history he wrote historical dramas like ""Joymoti"", ""Gadadhar"", ""Lachit Borphukan"" and ""Sadhani"". On the basis of the legendary love story of Usha and Aniruddha he wrote a mythological drama called ""Ban Raja"". In his social drama 'Gaonburha' he neatly described the economic condition of Assamese people under the British rule. His comedy ""Teton Tamuli"" and ""Bhoot Ne Bhram"" created spontaneous overflow of laughter among the readers and audiences. He is also credited to have written a monumental work: ""Sri Krishna"". He has presented Lord Krishna as"