India
Anu Malik Biography: Early Life, Music Composer, Baazigar, Border, Main Hoon Na, Indian Idol and Songs
Anu Malik (born 1960) is a Hindi film composer from a family of musicians, known for Baazigar, Border, Refugee and Main Hoon…
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Himesh Reshammiya Biography: Early Life, Music Composer, Singer, Actor, Tere Naam and Songs
Himesh Reshammiya (born 1973) is a composer, singer and actor known for Tere Naam, Aashiq Banaya Aapne and a distinctive nasal singing…
India
Lucky Ali Biography: Early Life, O Sanam, Ek Pal Ka Jeena, Albums and Awards
Lucky Ali (born 1958) is an Indian singer-songwriter best known for the 1996 album Sunoh, the song O Sanam and the film…
India
Mohit Chauhan Biography: Early Life, Silk Route, Tum Se Hi, Masakali and Songs
Mohit Chauhan (born 1966) is a playback singer from Himachal Pradesh who first became known with the band Silk Route and later…
India
Sukhwinder Singh Biography: Early Life, Chaiyya Chaiyya, Jai Ho, Songs and Awards
Sukhwinder Singh (born 1971) is a Punjabi playback singer from Amritsar best known for Chaiyya Chaiyya in Dil Se and his vocals…
India
Kavita Krishnamurthy Biography: Early Life, Playback Career, Hawa Hawai, Filmfare Awards and Family
Kavita Krishnamurthy (born 1958) is a Padma Shri playback singer known for Hawa Hawai in Mr. India and Pyar Hua Chupke Se…
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Pankaj Udhas Biography: Early Life, Ghazals, Chitthi Aayi Hai, Khazana Festival and Legacy
Pankaj Udhas (1951-2024) was a ghazal singer from Gujarat best remembered for Chitthi Aayi Hai from Naam and for co-founding the Khazana…
India
Rashtrapati Bhavan: Edwin Lutyens, the Delhi Order and the Story of the President’s House
Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi was designed by Edwin Lutyens, built from 1912 to 1929, and has 340 rooms and about 200,000 square…
India
Jama Masjid, Delhi: Shah Jahan’s Imperial Mosque and the Story Behind Its Structure
The Jama Masjid in Delhi was built by Shah Jahan between 1650 and 1656 by about 5,000 workers, with a courtyard that…
India
Somnath Temple: Repeated Destruction, Rebuilding and the Story Behind Its 1951 Structure
Somnath Temple in Gujarat is the first of the twelve jyotirlingas, was attacked in 1026, 1299 and later, and the present temple…
India
Pamban Bridge: India’s First Sea Bridge, Its Scherzer Lift Span and the Story of Its Replacement
The Pamban Bridge opened on 24 February 1914 as India's first sea bridge, 2,065 metres long on 143 piers, and was replaced…
India
Howrah Bridge (Rabindra Setu): The Rivet-Built Cantilever and the Story of Its Structure
The Howrah Bridge over the Hooghly was commissioned in 1943, uses 26,500 tons of steel without nuts and bolts, and was renamed…