Veteran playback singer S Janaki, who is also known as 'The Nightingale of the South', celebrates her 75th birthday today.
She has enthralled the South and Bollywood audience all through her career spanning over 56 years, with many memorable songs.
She has been recently in news for rejecting the Padma Bhushan conferred by the central government saying that she has been extremely saddened at North Indian's were given more prominence than the South in Padma Awards.
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06:35 PM, Apr 23, 2013
Chennai: Celebrated violinist and composer Lalgudi Jayaraman, who carved out a niche for himself in the world of Carnatic music with his unique style, died today at the age of 82 after his brief illness. He is survived by his wife, one son and one daughter, both of whom are violinists. His family said he was not keeping in good health for quite some time after he suffered a stroke....
09:34 PM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Veteran actress Dimple Kapadia recently received Padma Bhushan from President Pranab Mukherjee on behalf of her late husband Rajesh Khanna. ...
11:53 AM, Apr 21, 2013
New Delhi: Batting great Rahul Dravid received India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, from President Pranab Mukherjee during a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhawan's Darbar Hall on Friday. Former boxer Ngangom Dingko Singh and rower Bajrang Lal Takhar received the country's fourth highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri. "It was a great feeling. Surprisingly, it worked out all fine for me. Tomorrow, I am playing our IPL match here...
05:59 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Veteran South Indian singer S Janaki has refused to accept the Padma Bhushan saying it has come too late and that artistes from the South are not given their due recognition. In 1960, MG Ramachandran had also rejected the Padma Shri because it was written only in Devanagari script. ...
09:12 AM, Jan 27, 2013
The 74-year-old veteran refused to accept the award saying artistes from South India have long been neglected for the country's top-most civilian honour. Janki has sung over 15,000 songs in a career spanning five decades across all southern languages and in Hindi. ...
04:07 PM, Jan 26, 2013
"It is actually a pleasant surprise for me because I don't think anyone was talking about me," the London Olympic bronze medallist said. ...
01:17 PM, Jan 26, 2013
The 74 year old veteran made her singing debut in 1957 Tamil film 'Vidhiyin Vilayattu. ...
12:58 PM, Jan 26, 2013
The veteran producer, D Ramanaidu was named for the award on the eve of 64th Republic Day. ...
12:25 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Dravid retired from international cricket last year after scoring 13,288 runs in 164 Tests at an average of 52.31. ...
09:52 PM, Jan 25, 2013
108 personalities from various fields have been selected for the Padma Awards this year. ...
09:50 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Also six other Indian sportsperson have been named to receive the Padma Shri award. ...
09:37 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Late actor Rajesh Khanna and late satirist Jaspal Bhatti are among Padma Bhushan recipients this year. Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, will also be given to actor Sharmila Tagore, boxing champion Mary Kom, cricketer Rahul Dravid. Rajesh Khanna and Jaspal Bhatti, who died in 2012, will receive the award posthumously. ...
09:29 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Deceased actor Rajesh Khanna and former Censor Board chief Sharmila Tagore are likely to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, sources said on Friday. ...
12:32 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Five-time world champion boxer Mary Kom brought laurels to the country last year when she won a bronze medal at the London Olympics. ...
12:19 PM, Jan 25, 2013
The board has also reportedly decided to recommend the name of opener Gautam Gambhir for the Padma Shri. ...
03:25 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Apur Sansar: For Apur Sansar, the final film in the Apu Trilogy, the great director plucked a young radio announcer and small-time theater actor from anonymity to play the titular role. Soumitra Chatterjee. Nurtured by Ray's genius, Soumitra brought to the world of light and shadows the unforgettable character of Apu, boyishly handsome, romantically intense and poetically fragile, journeying on the lyrical road of life, pushing aside the poverty, despondency...
12:03 PM, Mar 23, 2012
New Delhi: He turned down a national award 11 years back but legendary Bangla actor Soumitra Chatterjee is proud to recieve this year's Dada Saheb Phalke award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema. The 77-year-old actor had turned down the special jury award for best actor in 2001 to protest the bias of national film awards committee in selecting mainstream cinema. This time, however, the jury chose Soumitra over veterans...
05:26 PM, Mar 22, 2012
Kolkata: Iconic Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee said his being named for the Dada Saheb Phalke award " the highest honour in Indian cinema " is a recognition of his hard work in the last 53 years and expressed gratitude to directors like Satyajit Ray, Tapan Sinha and others for honing his acting skills. Chatterjee, 77, said it was an "emotional moment" for him and he would receive the award on...
03:54 PM, Mar 22, 2012
Mumbai: Veteran actress Hema Malini is elated to learn that her husband Dharmendra will be honoured with a Padma Bhushan, the country's third highest civilian award, and says that the honour was long due. "I am obviously very happy that Dharamji is getting the Padma Bhushan. It was long due and I am glad that the government of India is conferring the title to him," Hema told IANS. "He has...
07:52 AM, Jan 26, 2012
