Actor Maniesh Paul, who is set to host the show ‘History Hunter’, has said that the show uncovers the hidden intricacies of age-old legends that are scattered throughout the diverse landscape of India.
The stories in the series range from a world-class Indian university that existed 1500 years ago, then suddenly disappeared from the map and human memory; to an unexplained engineering marvel that allowed an 80-tonne rock to be hoisted 200-feet high, without any modern machinery.
Maniesh will be supported by experts on his quest to find a logical explanation and reasoning behind the questions that present themselves.
Talking about the show, Maniesh said, “‘History Hunter’ has provided me with the opportunity to embark on an exhilarating journey across India, uncovering the hidden intricacies of age-old legends scattered throughout our diverse landscape. Collaborating with Warner Bros. Discovery has been a delightful experience. I eagerly anticipate sharing this thrilling series with...
The stories in the series range from a world-class Indian university that existed 1500 years ago, then suddenly disappeared from the map and human memory; to an unexplained engineering marvel that allowed an 80-tonne rock to be hoisted 200-feet high, without any modern machinery.
Maniesh will be supported by experts on his quest to find a logical explanation and reasoning behind the questions that present themselves.
Talking about the show, Maniesh said, “‘History Hunter’ has provided me with the opportunity to embark on an exhilarating journey across India, uncovering the hidden intricacies of age-old legends scattered throughout our diverse landscape. Collaborating with Warner Bros. Discovery has been a delightful experience. I eagerly anticipate sharing this thrilling series with...
- 11/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Actor Maniesh Paul, who is set to host the show ‘History Hunter’, has said that the show uncovers the hidden intricacies of age-old legends that are scattered throughout the diverse landscape of India.
The stories in the series range from a world-class Indian university that existed 1500 years ago, then suddenly disappeared from the map and human memory; to an unexplained engineering marvel that allowed an 80-tonne rock to be hoisted 200-feet high, without any modern machinery.
Maniesh will be supported by experts on his quest to find a logical explanation and reasoning behind the questions that present themselves.
Talking about the show, Maniesh said, “‘History Hunter’ has provided me with the opportunity to embark on an exhilarating journey across India, uncovering the hidden intricacies of age-old legends scattered throughout our diverse landscape. Collaborating with Warner Bros. Discovery has been a delightful experience. I eagerly anticipate sharing this thrilling series with...
The stories in the series range from a world-class Indian university that existed 1500 years ago, then suddenly disappeared from the map and human memory; to an unexplained engineering marvel that allowed an 80-tonne rock to be hoisted 200-feet high, without any modern machinery.
Maniesh will be supported by experts on his quest to find a logical explanation and reasoning behind the questions that present themselves.
Talking about the show, Maniesh said, “‘History Hunter’ has provided me with the opportunity to embark on an exhilarating journey across India, uncovering the hidden intricacies of age-old legends scattered throughout our diverse landscape. Collaborating with Warner Bros. Discovery has been a delightful experience. I eagerly anticipate sharing this thrilling series with...
- 11/17/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Producer Sandeep Singh on Monday announced that he’s shelving the film on Tipu Sultan, the celebrated king of Mysore and shared that the reason behind this is because he, his family and friends are getting threats from Tipu’s followers.
He took to Twitter on Monday to announce the shelving of the contentious film on Tipu Sultan.
“The film on Hazrat Tipu Sultan will not be made. I kindly request my fellow brothers and sister to refrain from threatening or abusing my family, friends and me. I sincerely apologise if I have unintentionally hurt anyone’s religious sentiments,” he tweeted.
The statement further read: “It was never my intention to do so, as I firmly believe in respecting all beliefs. As Indians, let us forever unite and always give respect to one another!”
The film was supposed to be co-produced by Sandeep, Eros International and Rashmi Sharma Films.
It...
He took to Twitter on Monday to announce the shelving of the contentious film on Tipu Sultan.
“The film on Hazrat Tipu Sultan will not be made. I kindly request my fellow brothers and sister to refrain from threatening or abusing my family, friends and me. I sincerely apologise if I have unintentionally hurt anyone’s religious sentiments,” he tweeted.
The statement further read: “It was never my intention to do so, as I firmly believe in respecting all beliefs. As Indians, let us forever unite and always give respect to one another!”
The film was supposed to be co-produced by Sandeep, Eros International and Rashmi Sharma Films.
It...
- 7/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
London, May 26 (Ians) Erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan’s ‘Bedchamber Sword’ had sold for more than 14 million pounds ($17 million) at an auction in London.
Described as “one of the world’s rare artefacts”, the sword’s sale was conducted by Bonhams — a privately owned international auction house in London — on Tuesday, achieving 14,080,900 pounds against an estimate of 1.5 million to 2 million pounds.
The auction house said the sword was found in Tipu Sultan’s private quarters of his palace after he was killed by British forces on May 4, 1799.
Following his death, the sword was presented to British Major General David Baird as a token of his courage, according to Bonhams.
The auction house said that the sword’s “extremely rare calligraphic hilt is a masterpiece of late-18th century Indian manufacture, intricately inlaid in gold with fine calligraphic invocations to God”.
“The English inscription to the blade, presumably added by Baird or a descendant,...
Described as “one of the world’s rare artefacts”, the sword’s sale was conducted by Bonhams — a privately owned international auction house in London — on Tuesday, achieving 14,080,900 pounds against an estimate of 1.5 million to 2 million pounds.
The auction house said the sword was found in Tipu Sultan’s private quarters of his palace after he was killed by British forces on May 4, 1799.
Following his death, the sword was presented to British Major General David Baird as a token of his courage, according to Bonhams.
The auction house said that the sword’s “extremely rare calligraphic hilt is a masterpiece of late-18th century Indian manufacture, intricately inlaid in gold with fine calligraphic invocations to God”.
“The English inscription to the blade, presumably added by Baird or a descendant,...
- 5/26/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
OpinionAt one point in the film, Musthafa wonders why his classmates, who had never heard of him until recently, are decidedly against him – a question often repeated during incidents of communal violence in the state. With a few exceptions, Kannada newspapers and news channels are known to refer to Muslims and Christians in Karnataka as anya Komu (the others). News channels are known to pit communities against each other while reporting sensitive issues. Whether it was the media spectacle during the hijab protests or the amplification of Muslim stereotypes during the pandemic, the idea often portrayed is that Hinduism is the principal faith of the land, and ‘the others’ have to adapt. Against this backdrop, the release of Daredevil Musthafa, a crowd-funded film by Shashank Soghal about a lone Muslim student in a Hindu-majority college, reflects the times we live in. The film is an adaptation of a short story...
- 5/19/2023
- by Prajwal
- The News Minute
MoviesThe announcement regarding Tipu comes parallel to the country-wide release of The Kerala Story, another film that has stirred controversy based on the allegations of containing anti-Muslim sentiments.FilmPosterIn what appears to be yet another Hindutva propaganda piece in the making, a film on Tipu Sultan has been announced. The film, titled Tipu, is produced by Rashmi Sharma and by Sandeep Singh, who also produced the biopic on RSS ideologue Savarkar, which is expected to release later this year. According to the announcement, the production house Eros International will be bankrolling Tipu and the film will be directed by Pawan Sharma. The announcement of the Tipu Sultan film was accompanied by a short video clip that makes multiple claims which come off as Islamophobic in nature. The video clip claims that during Tipu’s time, “8000 temples and 27 churches were destroyed.” It also adds, “Four million Hindus were forced to convert...
- 5/5/2023
- by BharathyS
- The News Minute
Days before the Karnataka Assembly polls, where the name of Tipu Sultan keeps getting invoked by his right-wing critics, the makers of ‘Tipu’, the film, have announced that their feature will present a “different side” of the king of Mysuru.
Tipu Sultan, till the Bjp questioned the narrative, was known as a freedom fighter, an able administrator and the man who introduced India to rocketry. For some years now, the Bjp in Karnataka has made a political issue out of Tipu’s record of forced conversions, which is exactly what the film seeks to highlight.
The Bjp’s north-east strategist, adviser to the Manipur Chief Minister and well-known author and TV commentator Rajat Sethi has done the research for the film.
The film’s director, Pawan Sharma, said: “What we are taught in school about Tipu Sultan is gross misinformation. I stood absolutely shaken and disillusioned to know his reality as a bigoted king.
Tipu Sultan, till the Bjp questioned the narrative, was known as a freedom fighter, an able administrator and the man who introduced India to rocketry. For some years now, the Bjp in Karnataka has made a political issue out of Tipu’s record of forced conversions, which is exactly what the film seeks to highlight.
The Bjp’s north-east strategist, adviser to the Manipur Chief Minister and well-known author and TV commentator Rajat Sethi has done the research for the film.
The film’s director, Pawan Sharma, said: “What we are taught in school about Tipu Sultan is gross misinformation. I stood absolutely shaken and disillusioned to know his reality as a bigoted king.
- 5/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bengaluru, April 24 (Ians) In a temporary relief to Kannada actor and anti-Hindutva activist Chetan Kumar Ahimsa, the Karnataka High Court on Monday stayed an earlier order of the Central government on the cancellation of his Overseas Citizenship of India (Oci) status.
Chetan Kumar had challenged the order in the court. The bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna has ordered that neither the state nor the central government should initiate any action against Chetan till June 2, 2023. The bench had also asked Chetan not to tweet anything about the judiciary. He was also directed not to issue any statement regarding pending cases.
The bench asked Chetan to remove all the tweets and submit an affidavit within four days. This direction is part of the final order and if any of the conditions are violated, the interim stay order will be vacated, the court told Chetan Kumar.
Senior counsel Aditya Sondhi who argued...
Chetan Kumar had challenged the order in the court. The bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna has ordered that neither the state nor the central government should initiate any action against Chetan till June 2, 2023. The bench had also asked Chetan not to tweet anything about the judiciary. He was also directed not to issue any statement regarding pending cases.
The bench asked Chetan to remove all the tweets and submit an affidavit within four days. This direction is part of the final order and if any of the conditions are violated, the interim stay order will be vacated, the court told Chetan Kumar.
Senior counsel Aditya Sondhi who argued...
- 4/24/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Bengaluru, March 21 (Ians) Popular Kannada actor and activist Chetan Ahimsa was arrested by Bengaluru police on Tuesday over his anti-Hindu remarks.
According to police, Hindu activist Shivakumar and a Hindu organisation had lodged a complaint against Chetan in this regard with Sheshadripuram police station in Bengaluru.
The activist was picked him up from his residence.
In his social media post, Chetan had claimed that Hindutva is built on falsehood. He also termed “incorrect” the statement of Bjp icon Veer Savarkar that Hindu nation took shape when Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana.
He stated that the claim of Ram Janma Bhoomi since 1992 in the place of Babri Masjid is also a lie. In 2023, their (Bjp) statement of Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda killing erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan is also a lie.
Underlining that Hindutva could be defeated by the truth, he said, “Truth is equality.”
Chetan was...
According to police, Hindu activist Shivakumar and a Hindu organisation had lodged a complaint against Chetan in this regard with Sheshadripuram police station in Bengaluru.
The activist was picked him up from his residence.
In his social media post, Chetan had claimed that Hindutva is built on falsehood. He also termed “incorrect” the statement of Bjp icon Veer Savarkar that Hindu nation took shape when Lord Rama returned to Ayodhya after defeating Ravana.
He stated that the claim of Ram Janma Bhoomi since 1992 in the place of Babri Masjid is also a lie. In 2023, their (Bjp) statement of Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda killing erstwhile Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan is also a lie.
Underlining that Hindutva could be defeated by the truth, he said, “Truth is equality.”
Chetan was...
- 3/21/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) could have done better in naming the rocket that will compete with the likes of Ariane, and Falcon rockets in the global market with a better name than the unimaginative LVM3 is the general view gleaned by Ians.
A short and nice name rooted to Indian tradition – even Bharat – would have been better as the rocket will be offered for outsiders on a commercial basis.
On October 23, Isro’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-MkIII (Gslv MkIII), renamed LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mk3) put into orbit UK-based OneWeb’s 36 satellites successfully.
Though the Gslv MkIII and the LVM3 are same, the rocket flying Indian satellite will be badged as Gslv MkIII and the one that flies with third party satellites will be badged as LVM3.
"The Gslv is not offered for launch service. It meets only internal demand. Only the Pslv (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) and LVM...
A short and nice name rooted to Indian tradition – even Bharat – would have been better as the rocket will be offered for outsiders on a commercial basis.
On October 23, Isro’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-MkIII (Gslv MkIII), renamed LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mk3) put into orbit UK-based OneWeb’s 36 satellites successfully.
Though the Gslv MkIII and the LVM3 are same, the rocket flying Indian satellite will be badged as Gslv MkIII and the one that flies with third party satellites will be badged as LVM3.
"The Gslv is not offered for launch service. It meets only internal demand. Only the Pslv (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) and LVM...
- 10/25/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Actress Urvashi Rautela entered the playlist of her fans through her latest music video 'Teri lod ve'. Urvashi, who features in this romantic track sung by singer Singga, says this beautiful melody expresses varied emotions of love.
Talking to Ians, she said: "Teri Lod Ve has a deeper meaning. It is a love song and it's releasing during Valentine's week. We all have the pain scars from various experiences we go through in life but it's really how we heal ourselves I think it has a very powerful meaning behind it, for everyone who has had their heart broken music is a universal language it doesn't matter that people don't know the lyrics."
The actress believes that it is important to make good music part of your life.
"That's been the key in my career. Being part of the music makes your body move and everyone knows how to dance...
Talking to Ians, she said: "Teri Lod Ve has a deeper meaning. It is a love song and it's releasing during Valentine's week. We all have the pain scars from various experiences we go through in life but it's really how we heal ourselves I think it has a very powerful meaning behind it, for everyone who has had their heart broken music is a universal language it doesn't matter that people don't know the lyrics."
The actress believes that it is important to make good music part of your life.
"That's been the key in my career. Being part of the music makes your body move and everyone knows how to dance...
- 2/12/2021
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
CinemaAs 2020 draws to a close, here is a list of some of the postponed/delayed south Indian films that fans are waiting for eagerly.Anjana ShekarRajeswari Parasa2020 has been a year of waiting. We waited in lines to buy essentials, we stayed indoors waiting when the coronavirus transmission was at its peak, and we continue to wait for a successful vaccine to reach us. To keep ourselves entertained, we also waited for new content from filmmakers, artists and musicians. Meanwhile, filmmakers were forced to reshuffle release dates as everything had come to a standstill due to the lockdown. This pushed several films to opt for Ott releases, but that was not a viable option for big budget films. As 2020 draws to a close, here is a list of some of the postponed/delayed south Indian films that fans are waiting for eagerly. Tamil Master: Starring Vijay, Vijay Sethupathi and Malavika Mohanan in the lead,...
- 12/22/2020
- by Anjana
- The News Minute
KollywoodKarthi shared the news of wrapping up shooting for ‘Sulthan’, which was delayed due to Covid-19, on social media.Digital NativeFile photo Director Bakkiyaraj Kannan, who made his directorial debut with Sivakarthikeyan starrer Remo, has teamed up with actor Karthi for an upcoming film titled Sulthan. The film, tipped to be high on action and comedy, will mark the first-time collaboration between Karthi and Bakkiyaraj Kannan. The coronavirus outbreak has delayed the release of the film, which was supposed to hit the screens this summer, as a portion of it was yet to be shot. On Thursday, Karthi announced on Twitter that the film shooting has wrapped up completely. Karthi's tweet read, "And it’s a wrap!! From the day we heard the idea three years back till today, the story continues to excite us. It’s one of my biggest productions so far. I thank the entire team for...
- 10/8/2020
- by Rajeswari
- The News Minute
Kolkata, Dec 16: A Muslim cleric Monday opposed the telecast of a Bengali TV serial based on Bangladesh author Taslima Nasreen's script which he felt could hurt the sentiments of the community.
Maulana Nurur Rahman Barkati, Shahi Imam of the Tipu Sultan Mosque here, slammed the author for indulging in "cheap publicity" through her serial "Dusahobas", that could lead to communal strife.
"She is from Bangladesh and should restrict her activities to that country. She should not do such things that could lead to communal discord here," Barkati said.
According to Nasreen, the serial will portray women in strong roles,.
Maulana Nurur Rahman Barkati, Shahi Imam of the Tipu Sultan Mosque here, slammed the author for indulging in "cheap publicity" through her serial "Dusahobas", that could lead to communal strife.
"She is from Bangladesh and should restrict her activities to that country. She should not do such things that could lead to communal discord here," Barkati said.
According to Nasreen, the serial will portray women in strong roles,.
- 12/16/2013
- by Arun Pandit
- RealBollywood.com
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