Premchand's house in a dilapidated condition

          Lamahi (Varanasi): The home of Munshi Premchand, one of the most outstanding literary figures of the 20th century, lies in a dilapidated condition. A native of Lamahi village near Varanasi, Premchand was one of the most renowned authors of his time. However, with no support from the provincial or the federal authorities, Premchand's abode lies in a ruined state. Atul Rai, grandson of Premchand demanded more sensitiveness from the authorities said that the family is ill-informed about the steps taken by the government related to the author. "The authorities keep announcing new schemes like naming some particular road in his name. But we are never asked or told anything. Either you acquire the house or do something about it. But we are never taken into confidence," said Rai. A pioneer in Hindi and Urdu fiction Premchand's novels and short stories dwelt on the lives of everyday heroes. Premchand's work ranges from humorous and ironic to somber and heart-rending in his depiction of the multifarious realities of his time. On the occasion of 68th death aniversary of the author, several known figures from the written world paid tributes to him. "Those of a progressive mindset have always been discussing about Premchand. We have and can never forget him.There are people who say Premchand was a follower of Nazism and anti-dalits. We want to prove all this wrong," said Roop Rekha Verma, former Vice- Chancellor of Lucknow University.
- October 9, 2004

Bappi Lahiri comes out with another mega mix

          Mumbai: Sony Music presents another album, Super Model Mix. The album is an exciting collection of old hits given a new life by music maestro Bappi Lahiri and his son Bappa Lahiri. Bappa is following in the footsteps of his superstar father Bappi and is intent on churning out hit after hit. The whole album has a glamorous backdrop of models and is like a fashion album. The album features songs like "Pyar Ka Nasha", Kabhi Aar Kabhi Paar, Aaja Piya, Bin Tere Sanam. Other songs in the album are Pyaar Ka Nasha, Catwalk Mix. Oct 4, 2004
- October 4, 2004

Akhtar gets three awards at Sangeet Awards ceremony

          London: Indian lyricist Javed Akhtar received three awards at the Sangeet Awards ceremony held at Royal Albert Hall here on Friday night. Akhtar won awards for Best Lyrics in Pop Music Category for the song "O Sahiba...", Best Lyrics in the critics award category and Best Lyrics in the film music for title song in "Kal Ho Naa Ho". The legend's honour went to music director Anandji while noted music composer A.R. Rehman won awards for Best Music Director for music of "Yuva" and Best music arranger critics award for the song "Yeh Rishta" in "Meenakshi". At the function, which was attended by leading Bollywood music directors and actors, Hrithik Roshan, Sameera Reddy and Yana Gupta stole the show with their fabulous performances. The awards, which will be an annual affair henceforth, were organised by the Sahara Group to celebrate excellence in Indian music.
- October 2, 2004

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