1. Dev Anand passes away in London.
It was sad to hear about Dev Anand's death early this morning. A man, so full of life who had a zest for life and didn't care a damn about his age. He was forthright, gave off his candid views on things that bothered him without couching it in diplomacy and thought cinema - always and everytime!
His death is felt as a very personal loss as though someone from within the family had passed into the mist of time and that's wholly due to a host of likeable characters that he'd offered us through the years. I've enjoyed every movie of his without exception. Almost all the songs picturised on him have been superhits and will continue to be evergreen for the years to come, I'm sure. His loss is irrepairable.
My salutes to a legend who lived life kingsize!
2. Kochi rocks.
(a) At 1130 hrs this morning, Shahrukh Khan inaugurated what's touted as the world's biggest shopping complex(boasts of a 5,00,000 sq ft of built up area) at Edapalli of the Emmanuval Silks. The Kochiites pampered him to the hilt and he was delighted, that, he's promised to come here again. Once again proves that the mallus are fair in their adulation of the matinee idols!
(b) Today also happens to be the Navy Day. The 'Beating of the Retreat' by the naval band was a scintillating affair as usual and the entire evening ceremony was elegant and wonderful. The historical perspective goes something like this - it's an old military ceremony when troops disengaged from battle at sunset. The bugles used to sound 'retreat' and the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield. It's for this reason that the custom of standing still during the sounding of the retreat has been retained to this day. Also, colours and standards are cased and flags lowered.
Similarly, drum beats recalled troops, billeted in towns and cities, to their quarters at an appointed time in the evening. And the combination of the traditions, cited above, has resulted in the colourful ceremony known as 'Beating the Retreat'.
The 'At home' in the Commander-in-chief's house subsequently was an elegant affair, as always.
It was sad to hear about Dev Anand's death early this morning. A man, so full of life who had a zest for life and didn't care a damn about his age. He was forthright, gave off his candid views on things that bothered him without couching it in diplomacy and thought cinema - always and everytime!
His death is felt as a very personal loss as though someone from within the family had passed into the mist of time and that's wholly due to a host of likeable characters that he'd offered us through the years. I've enjoyed every movie of his without exception. Almost all the songs picturised on him have been superhits and will continue to be evergreen for the years to come, I'm sure. His loss is irrepairable.
My salutes to a legend who lived life kingsize!
2. Kochi rocks.
(a) At 1130 hrs this morning, Shahrukh Khan inaugurated what's touted as the world's biggest shopping complex(boasts of a 5,00,000 sq ft of built up area) at Edapalli of the Emmanuval Silks. The Kochiites pampered him to the hilt and he was delighted, that, he's promised to come here again. Once again proves that the mallus are fair in their adulation of the matinee idols!
(b) Today also happens to be the Navy Day. The 'Beating of the Retreat' by the naval band was a scintillating affair as usual and the entire evening ceremony was elegant and wonderful. The historical perspective goes something like this - it's an old military ceremony when troops disengaged from battle at sunset. The bugles used to sound 'retreat' and the troops ceased fighting, sheathed their arms and withdrew from the battlefield. It's for this reason that the custom of standing still during the sounding of the retreat has been retained to this day. Also, colours and standards are cased and flags lowered.
Similarly, drum beats recalled troops, billeted in towns and cities, to their quarters at an appointed time in the evening. And the combination of the traditions, cited above, has resulted in the colourful ceremony known as 'Beating the Retreat'.
The 'At home' in the Commander-in-chief's house subsequently was an elegant affair, as always.
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