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Death Anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke
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Popularly known as the 'Father of Indian Cinema', Dadasaheb Phalke was one of the most eminent directors and screenwriters in the history of Indian film industry. He was born on 30 April 1870 and breathed his last on 16 February 1944 at the age of 74 years. In his career of 19 years, he made 95 full-length movies and 26 short movies.
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke sought admission to Sir J. J. School of Arts and passed from the same in 1890. Later he joined the Kala Bhavan in Baroda, where he gained knowledge of various subjects like engineering, photography, sculpture, painting and drawing.
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke tried his hand at many professions. Initially, he became a photographer but had to leave the work as his wife and child succumbed to plague and passed away. He also worked as a draftsman with the Archaeological Survey of India for some time. But he wasn't satisfied and so tried his hand at printing business. His specialties were oleograph and lithography, and he gave his services for painter Raja Ravi Varma. He also started his own press and went abroad to know more about the same. However, his career at the printing press did not run long as there were discords with the partners.
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14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible This epic mountaineering doc is about the Nepali climber Nirmal Purja and the team around him as he attempts to scale all eight-thousand-meter peaks worldwide. It’s a gripping story, but the filmmaking makes you feel like you’re with Purja every step of the way.




You have to DREAM before your dreams can come true

- Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Machinate
Verb  Engage in plots and intrigues
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Priya Gongal : The con artist’s victims quickly fell for his easy money machination.
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Sreedhara Panicker Somanath is an Indian aerospace engineer who is the chairman of the "Indian Space Research Organisation" (ISRO). Under his chairmanship, ISRO carried out the third Indian lunar exploration mission named "Chandrayaan-3". The lander named Vikram and the rover named Pragyaan landed near the lunar south pole region on the 23rd of August 2023 at 18:04 IST, making India the first country to successfully land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole and the fourth country to demonstrate a soft landing on the Moon's surface. S. Somanath has served as the director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram and director of Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre, Thiruvananthapuram. He is known for his contributions to launch vehicle design, particularly in launch vehicle systems engineering, structural design, structural dynamics, and pyrotechnics.

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