A Gandhian Affair

A Gandhian Affair

Author: Sanjay Suri

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2019-07-05

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9353570816

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Hindi cinema, ever since Independence, has revolved almost entirely around issues of sex and money. This may seem odd given the conservative taste of the times. But that we do not 'see' sex does not hide just how much sex there is in the cinema. As for money, a nagging theme is the impact of money - or the lack of it - on sex. Sanjay Suri argues that Hindi cinema was an unlikely offspring of the Father of the Nation - the product of Gandhi's celibacy and austerity. His heroic retreat from wealth and sexuality was written into the cinema and then elaborately filmed shot by shot. Suri draws on numerous examples - from Mother India to Do Bigha Zameen; Shree 420 to Pyaasa; Sahib, Bibi aur Ghulam to Guide; and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge to Lage Raho Munnabhai - to show how cinema was made within well-defined moral fences that were built with dos and don'ts about sex and money. A Gandhian Affair is a history of India through the preoccupations of its cinema.


10000+ Objective MCQs with Explanatory Notes for General Studies UPSC/ State PCS/ SSC/ Banking/ Railways/ Defence 2nd Edition

10000+ Objective MCQs with Explanatory Notes for General Studies UPSC/ State PCS/ SSC/ Banking/ Railways/ Defence 2nd Edition

Author: Disha Experts

Publisher: Disha Publications

Published: 2019-03-26

Total Pages: 961

ISBN-13: 9388919068

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After the Grand Success of its 1st Edition, Disha launches the much powerful 2nd Edition of the book '10000+ Objective MCQs with Explanatory Notes for General Studies'.This 2nd Edition is updated with latest questions of UPSC, SSC, State PSC, RRB, Bank & other exams.Further outdated questions are removed and explanations are updated. The book has been divided into 8 sections which have been further divided into chapters containing 10000 “Multiple Choice Questions” for Revision purpose and final practice. The 8 sections are - History, Polity, Economics, Geography, Science and Technology, Ecology, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. The Unique Selling Proposition of the book is the explanation to each and every question which provides additional info to the students on the subject of the questions and correct reasoning wherever required. The questions have been selected on the basis of the various types of questions being asked in the various exams.


Current Affairs Monthly Capsule October 2023 E-Book: Get Free PDF

Current Affairs Monthly Capsule October 2023 E-Book: Get Free PDF

Author: testbook.com

Publisher: Testbook.com

Published: 2023-11-13

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13:

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This Current Affairs Monthly Capsule October 2023 E-Book will help you understand in detail important news, including Global Awards, international relations news, Core industries’ index, Inflation Rate in India, and All Important Awards and Honors.


Helen

Helen

Author: Jerry Pinto

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2006-03-01

Total Pages: 295

ISBN-13: 9352140869

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It is now over two decades since the Hindi-film heroine drove the vamp into extinction, and even longer since the silver screen was ignited by the true Bollywood version of a cabaret. Yet, Helen – nicknamed ‘H-Bomb’ at the height of her career – continues to rule the popular imagination. Improbably, for a dancer and a vamp she has become an icon. Jerry Pinto’s gloriously readable book is a study of the phenomenon that was Helen: Why did a refugee of French-Burmese parentage succeed as wildly as she did in mainstream Indian cinema? How could otherwise conservative families sit through, and even enjoy, her ‘cabarets’? What made Helen ‘the desire that you need not be embarrassed about feeling’? How did she manage the unimaginable: vamp three generations of men on screen? Equally, the book is a brilliantly witty and provocative examination of middle-class Indian morality; the politics of religion, gender and sexuality in popular culture; and the importance of the song, the item number and the wayward woman in Hindi cinema.


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Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited

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14000 + Objective Questions - General Studies

14000 + Objective Questions - General Studies

Author: Manohar Pandey

Publisher: Arihant Publications India limited

Published: 2018-04-20

Total Pages: 832

ISBN-13: 9386179067

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Arihant has come up with a revised edition of a compendium of over 14000 questions which will significantly improve the knowledge of aspiring students by providing them with ready and reliable practice material for General Studies. The book has been designed for the apsirants preparing for IAS (CSAT), State PCS, CDS, NDA and other competitive examinations.The revised edition of this question bank focuses on Indian History & Culture, India & World Geography (Env & Eco), Indian Polity, Indian Economy, General Science, Science & Technology, General Knowledge and Current Affairs. The book contains the collection of over 14000 questions covering General Studies. The History section covers ancient, medieval and modern history whereas the Geography section covers world geography, Indian geography and environment & ecology. The General Science section covers Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Science & Technology.The questions covered in the book contain answers side by side to help aspirants evaluate themselves after attempting a certain number of questions. Also the questions asked in recent years’ General Studies examinations have been provided in the book with authentic and detailed solutions to help aspirants get an insight into the recent examination pattern and the types of questions asked therein. Each chapter in the book contains a variety of questions according to the latest pattern Assertion-Reason, Matching, Multi-Statements, Arrangements, Pairing, etc. Also more than 500 questions based on Current Affairs have been provided in the book to give an additional advantage to the aspirants.As the book contains ample number of objective questions which have been designed for students of various competitive examinations, it for sure will act as the best preparation material for general studies for UPSC (CSAT), State PCS, CDS, NDA, etc.


1300+ MCQs with Explanatory Notes For GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2nd Edition

1300+ MCQs with Explanatory Notes For GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 2nd Edition

Author: Disha Experts

Publisher: Disha Publications

Published: 2019-04-01

Total Pages: 77

ISBN-13:

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The thouroughly Revised & Updated 2nd Edition of the ebook '1300+ MCQs with Explanatory Notes For GENERAL KNOWLEDGE' has been divided into 4 Parts & 18 chapters which have been further divided into 44 Topics containing 1300+ “Multiple Choice Questions” for Quick Revision and Practice. The book covers Indian Panorama, World Panorama, Art & Culture, Communications/Media/Transport, Government Key Initiatives, Major Events India & World & Current Affairs. The Unique Selling Proposition of the book is the explanation to each and every question which provides additional info to the students on the subject of the questions and correct reasoning wherever required. The questions have been selected on the basis of the various types of questions being asked in the various exams.


The Eye of the Serpent

The Eye of the Serpent

Author: S. Theodore Baskaran

Publisher: Tranquebar

Published: 2014-10-20

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9789383260744

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This is a quintessential book for Cinema buffs and particularly those who are passionate about Tamil cinema, which has the distinction of having played a significant role in history of films in India. Tracing the evolution of Tamil films from the time of pre-independence, when it was anathema for local Congress leaders to be associated with the celluloid, to the arrival of an American, Ellis Dungan, who made masterpieces like Meera, the book showcases vignettes about every important milestone in the vast canvas of Tamil films. In the almost ten decades of its evolution, Tamil cinema has grown to exert a dominant influence on the social and political life of Tamil Nadu in a manner that is unparalleled elsewhere in the world. This seminal volume is an analytical study of Tamil cinema both as an art form and as a socio-political force. Theodore Baskaran traces its history, and presents the achievements of many filmmakers with colourful insights. For the film buff as well as the serious student of film studies, The Eye of the Serpent is a handy reference book on several aspects of Tamil cinema - its character and evolution, the songs and songwriters, filmmakers and script writers, the beginnings of the unique nexus between cinema and politics in Tamil Nadu and much more.