GURMEET RAM RAHIM SINGH -HISTORY OF A SATIST , MURDERER

GURMEET RAM RAHIM SINGH -HISTORY OF A SATIST , MURDERER
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Ram Rahim Family History: The story of a devil, a saint and Papa's angels
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A 23-year-old boy Gurmeet Singh became Huzoor Maharaj Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh ji is now just an ordinary convict in Rohtak's Suniara jail after a special CBI court found him guilty of raping a follower.

Before becoming an ascetic he had a family that he officially renounced but like all other dualities in his life, he continued to be the head of the family. His story is as astonishing and colourful as his films.

He did not have humble beginnings. His father Maghar Singh was a landlord in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar district. Mother Naseeb Kaur was a god-fearing housewife. Maghar Singh came in touch with Dera Sacha Sauda pretty early in life. The dera founded by Baba Balochistani Beparwah Mastana ji attracted followers from the backward and dalit sections of society, who couldn't get the equality that Sikhism promised. Jat and Khatri Sikhs never accorded them equality in practice.

Gurmeet Singh before he became Ram Rahim, with his wife Harjeet and their two children.

Photo: Roshan Insan











Maghar Singh was a Jat Sikh. The dera head Shah Satnam was a Khatri Sikh, who had succeeded Mastana. Maghar Singh was a follower of Satnam Shah and devoted a lot of time in spreading his spiritual leader's thoughts. Maghar Singh's son Gurmeet wasn't as spiritual but accompanied his father to the dera.

with anil kapoor

Gurmeet Singh's friend Gurjant Singh was jailed after he avenged his uncle's murder. In jail Gurjant was radicalised by separatist Khalistani militants. Once he came out of the jail, Gurjant became a Khalistani terrorist and rose quickly in the ranks. Gurmeet meanwhile was a full-time worker in the dera, doing odd jobs, driving a tractor or assisting his father in seva.

Gurmeet Ram Rahim flanked by daughters Amarpreet and Charanpreet with adopted daughter and confidante Honeypreet

Then, in an unexpected announcement, dera head Shah Satnam announced that he would retire after handing over the leadership to a successor. There were three contenders. Gurmeet was not one of them. 

In a surprise public announcement, the dera head anointed Gurmeet Singh his successor and gave him the name Huzoor Maharaj Gurmeet Ram Rahim. People in Sirsa say Gurjant Singh and a revolver were involved in the process. 

There is no evidence of any threat of violence, but people still attribute Gurmeet's rise to Gurjant's notoriety. Gurjant was later killed by security forces in Mohali.

The new dera head wasn't as simple-living-high-thinking leader as his predecessors. His love for shiny costumes took an obsessive tone later. He has a son and two daughters when he became celibate. The family that he publicly renounced continued to be with him in his dera quarters. He himself was surrounded by sadhikas (women devotee attendees). 

He later adopted a bubbly young girl Honeypreet as his third daughter. The three call themselves Papa's Angels. All other devotees also call him Pitaji or Papa ji. Honeypreet is the same woman who accompanied Baba Ram Rahim while he was being flown in a helicopter from the police lines complex in Panchkula.

Both Charanpreet and Amarpreet are married to men given really fancy names by Baba Ram Rahim. Charanpreet's sons are named Sweetluck Singh and Subah-e-Dil. The daughters have acted in his MSG series of films. 

The sons-in-law assist in managing the dera business. His son Jasmeet Insan ( a surname all his followers adopt) is married to a Punjab Congress MLA's daughter Husanmeet Kaur, now Insane.

Ram Rahim built a cave-themed palatial underground home in the dera where he would meditate and sexually exploit women. Based on the concept of harem in palaces, he would choose girls from among the devotees, make them surrender their bodies before him and these women would later remain in the dera and wait for being married off to male devotees who followed his orders like slaves or devotees do.

 These women were guarded by men allegedly neutered or castrated by the dera. This was not a secret. His private quarters were always guarded by his trusted gang of girls.
The rape, by the way, was called an act of pardon (maafi to be precise). Some women, as was later revealed, believed it was a blessing. But not all. 

The two women who testified against him had similar stories. The primary complainant, whose anonymous letter to Atal Bihari Vajpayee, became the basis of an FIR by CBI in 2002, told the CBI court that she was called by Pitaji (that's what they call him) into his gufa (cave) in the intervening night of August 28 and 29, 1999 for granting maafi (pardon).

He threatened to kill her if she did not give in. The rape made her realise the reality of the dera. She complained to her brother, who revolted and escaped with her. He was later murdered.


The second complainant had grown up in the dera where her parents taught in a school. She was guarding the cave residence of the guru. He called her and she went in. The so-called Pitaji was in bed, apparently naked. She was shocked and tried running away. But it was too late. Nobody came to help her. She was raped. She managed to escape later. She lived to tell her story to the CBI court.

There are scores of other women who have remained silent out of fear or hopelessness. While the man loved his daughters and married them off to a life in luxury, his victims, who he called daughters, but treated like slaves have to live lives without dignity.

James Cook Military Leader, Explorer(1728–1779)

James Cook Biography
Military Leader, Explorer(1728–1779)

NAME
James Cook
OCCUPATION
Military Leader, Explorer
BIRTH DATE
October 27, 1728
DEATH DATE
February 14, 1779
PLACE OF BIRTH
Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
PLACE OF DEATH
Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii

British navigator James Cook discovered and charted New Zealand and Australia's Great Barrier Reef on his ship HMB Endeavour, and later disproved the existence of the fabled southern continent Terra Australis. His voyages provided the first accurate map of the Pacific.

Synopsis

Born on October 27, 1728, in Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, James Cook was a naval captain, navigator and explorer who, in August 21,1770, discovered and charted New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia on his ship HMB Endeavour. He later disproved the existence of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent. Cook's voyages helped guide generations of explorers, and provided the first accurate map of the Pacific. He died on February 14, 1779, in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii.

Early Life and Career

James Cook was born in Marton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, England, on October 27, 1728, the son of a Scottish farmhand. As a teenager, Cook did farming work alongside his father until, at the age of 18, he was offered an apprenticeship by a Quaker shipowner in a small seaside village near Whitby, England. The experience proved to be fortuitous for the future naval officer and explorer, bringing him in contact with both the ocean and ships along the port.

Naval Officer, Navigator and Explorer

Cook eventually joined the British Navy and, at age 29, was promoted to ship's master. During the Seven Years War (1756-63), he commanded a captured ship for the Royal Navy. In 1768, he took command of the first scientific expedition to the Pacific. In 1770, on his ship the HMB Endeavour, Cook discovered and charted New Zealand and the Great Barrier Reef of Australia—since credited as one of the world's most dangerous areas to navigate.

After his return to England, Cook was chosen to circumnavigate and explore Antarctica. On this voyage, he charted present-day Tonga, Easter Island, New Caledonia, the South Sandwich Islands and South Georgia, and disproved the existence of Terra Australis, a fabled southern continent. (Cook named the Hawaiian Islands the Sandwich Islands after the Earl of Sandwich, also known as John Montagu.)

The routes of Captain James Cook's voyages. The first voyage is shown in red, second voyage in green, and third voyage in blue. The route of Cook's crew following his death is shown as a dashed blue line.

Later Years and Legacy

During all his voyages, James Cook successfully fought scurvy (a deadly disease caused by vitamin deficiency) by feeding his crew a diet that included watercress, sauerkraut and orange extract. He died in a skirmish with islanders during a winter layover in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, on February 14, 1779.

Today, Cook's voyages are credited with helping to guide generations of explorers, as well as with providing the first accurate map of the Pacific, and many believe that he did more to fill the map of the world than any other explorer in history.

DILIP KUMAR AND HIS HEROINES

DILIP KUMAR AND HIS HEROINES

Since 1944, the thespian has acted opposite almost all of Hindi cinema’s finest actresses. We celebrate his 94th birthday by looking back at the actresses with whom he created magic onscreen.

With his debut in Amiya Chakrabarty’s Jwar Bhata (1944) to his last film in 1998, Qila, actor Dilip Kumar has appeared in a few comedies, been especially lauded for his dramatic work and essayed characters which actors till today hold as the high standard in industry. Througout his career, he has also been fortunate to act opposite the best actresses of the industry from Kamini Kaushal to Nutan. The five actresses listed below – Nargis, Vyjayanthimala, Madhubala, Meena Kumari and Saira Banu – were all part of some of Kumar’s best pairings onscreen.

1. Dilip Kumar and Nargis

While Nargis is more well-known for her star pairing with Raj Kapoor, she acted with Dilip Kumar in seven films from Anokha Pyar (1948) to Deedar (1951). Of course, Andaz (1949), a love triangle with Nargis, Kumar and Raj Kapoor stands out for its casting coup. Kumar plays Dilip, a young man who falls in love with Nargis’s forward-thinking Neena, only to find out that she is already engaged to another man, Rajan (Kapoor). The misunderstanding in their relationships causes grievous harm to all involved.

In his autobiography, Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow, Kumar wrote, “Nargis was no doubt a very capable actress who was getting better with every film. I could see that she had improved vastly when we were cast in Mehboob Khan’s Andaz (1949).” The two also acted together in Kidar Sharma’s Jogan (1950) in which Kumar played by a sceptic who falls for a jogan played by Nargis. In 1951, the multi-starrer Deedar with Kumar, Nargis, Ashok Kumar and Nimmi was yet another tragic tale where Kumar is the recipient of unrequited love.

2. Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala

Like Nargis, Dilip Kumar acted with Vyjayanthimala in seven films - Devdas (1955), Naya Daur (1957), Madhumati (1958), Paigham (1959), Gunga Jumna (1961), Leader (1964), and Sunghursh (1968). But unlike his films with Nargis, his pairing with Vyjayanthimala was more well-known. He and Vyjayanthimala played Devdas-Chandramukhi, Anand-Madhumati and Gungaram-Dhanno in the more significant films of Kumar’s career.

Their onscreen chemistry was evident to all who view these films but the two firmly denied any rumours of an affair offscreen. The two last appeared with each other in Sunghursh (1968) and had a falling out during the making. They reportedly didn’t speak to one another for years even though they were on friendly terms with each other’s spouses.

3. Dilip Kumar and Madhubala

A long-time bachelor until he married Saira Banu in 1966 at age 44, Dilip Kumar was linked up with many of his co-stars in the industry including Madhubala. The two were reportedly close to getting married but when Madhubala backed out of the shooting of Naya Daur (1957) leading to a court case where Kumar spoke in defence of the producer, it caused a rift that took ages to heal. During the filming of K Asif’s Mughal-E-Azam (1960), they did not speak to each other off set. Onscreen, they created one of the most romantic scenes in Hindi cinema when Salim caresses Anarkali with a feather.

Of their early films (they acted together in only four films), Kumar said in his book, “I was able to attain that ease with Madhubala in Tarana (1951), which has remained, for many reasons, one of the films I would count among the memorable ones I have done in the early years of my career. She was a vivacious artiste and was so instantaneous in her responses that the scenes became riveting even when they were being filmed.”

4. Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari

Dilip Kumar and Meena Kumari were both known for their for their tragic, melodramatic films and were unofficially known as the ‘Tragedy King’ and ‘Tragedy Queen’ of Indian cinema. In Azaad (1955) and Kohinoor (1960), the two appeared in relatively cheerful roles. Kumar himself admitted in his book, “I enjoyed the making of Kohinoor also for the camaraderie that grew between me and Meena Kumari after Azaad as we, who were known for our forte with emotional drama and tragedy, came together for another light-hearted film.” They also acted together in Foot Path (1953) and Yahudi (1958).

 


5. Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu

When Dilip Kumar finally settled down with Saira Banu, the couple had an age difference of 22 years. All his films with Saira, Gopi (1970), Sagina (1974) and Bairaag (1976), were filmed after their marriage. In fact, Kumar called the experience of shooting Gopi “an extended honeymoon” for the couple.

Kumar said of his young wife, “She co-starred with me in three films and I saw her tenacity and determination to get the nuances and emotional curves of the performance right. In the two other films we did together, she had to bring to life characters that bore no resemblance to her real self or anyone she knew.”

Watch a video here of Kumar and his leading ladies here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnrVGO05smk
Video edited by Ankit Tripathi

INDEPENDENCE DAY ON 15 AUGUST 1947 WHAT HAPPENED IN MADRAS .......CELEBRATION DETAILS

INDEPENDENCE DAY ON 15 AUGUST 1947 
WHAT HAPPENED IN MADRAS .......CELEBRATION DETAILS

The Chief Justice of Madras administering the Oath to H. E. Sir Archibald Edward Nye, the · India IndependenceCoutumeChief

1947 ஆகஸ்ட் 15 இந்தியா சுதந்திரம் அடைந்தபோது, சென்னையில் எப்படிப்பட்ட கொண்டாட்டங்கள் நடைபெற்றன?
ஆனந்த விகடன் உதவி ஆசிரியராக இருந்த கோபு (எஸ்.எஸ்.கோபாலகிருஷ்ணன்) 24 ஆகஸ்ட் 1947 இதழில் எழுதிய கட்டுரையின் சுருக்கம் இது.

அந்த வேளையில் தேனாம்பேட்டை ஆலயங்கள் எல்லாவற்றிலும் இருந்து நாகஸ்வரம் கம்பீரமாய் எழுந்தது. ஒவ்வொரு வீட்டிலும், ரேடியோ முழக்கம் செய்துகொண்டு இருந்தது. விடுதலை கீதம் வானைக் கிழித்துக் கொண்டு சென்றது. இந்திய சுதந்திர விழாவைப் பார்ப்பதற்காக, சூரியனும் அந்த நடுநிசி வேளையில் கண் விழித்துக்கொண்டு சென்னைக்கு விஜயம் செய்துவிட்டானோ என்று அதிசயிக்கும்படி, சென்னை மாநகரம் அப்போது ஜெகஜோதியாக விளங்கிக்கொண்டிருந்தது.
சிற்சில இடங்களில், ஜனங்கள் தங்கள் வீட்டு அலங்காரத்தையும், தெரு அலங்காரத்தையும், மேலும் மேலும் மெருகுபடுத்திக் கொண்டிருந்தார்கள். வேடிக்கை பார்த்துக் கொண்டே ஜார்ஜ் டவுனுக்குச் சென்றேன். அங்கு ஜனங்கள், கூட்டம் கூட்டமாக சமுத்திரக் கரையை நோக்கிப் போய்க்கொண்டி ருந்தார்கள். அவர்களில் ஓர் ஆசாமியை நிறுத்தி, “எங்கே எல்லாரும் போகிறீர்கள்” என்று கேட்டேன். “கோட்டையைப் பிடிக்க” என்று சொல்லிவிட்டுச் சிரித்துக்கொண்டே அந்த ஆசாமி போனார். 

“நாமுந்தான் அந்தக் கோட்டையைப் பிடிக்கலாமே!” என்று அவரைப் பின்தொடர்ந்தேன்.கோட்டை யில் இருந்து புறப்பட்டதும், நேராக வீடு திரும்ப எனக்கு மனம் வரவில்லை. சென்னையை இன்று அலசிப் பார்த்துவிட்டுத்தான் மறுவேலை பார்ப்பது என்று தீர்மானித்துக் கொண்டு, பீச் ரோடில் நடந்தேன்.
'இரவோடு இரவாக எத்தனை கொடிகள் முளைத் திருக்கின்றன!' என்று ஆச்சரியப்படும்படி சர்க்கார் மாளிகைகள், கட்டடங்கள் எல்லாவற்றிலும் கணக்கு வழக்கின்றி மூவர்ணக் கொடிகள் பறந்துகொண்டு இருந்தன.
சென்னையில் பிரிட்டிஷ் ஆதிக்கத்தின் பிரதான சின்னமாக விளங்கிய செயின்ட் ஜார்ஜ் கோட்டையை அடைந்தபோதுதான், எனக்குக் கோட்டையைப் பிடிக்கும் மர்மம் புரிந்தது. ஜனங்கள் அந்த சரித்திரப் பிரசித்திபெற்ற கோட்டையில் கொடியேற்றும் விழாவைக் கண்டு களிக்கத்தான் அப்படிக் கூட்டம் கூட்டமாகப் போய் இருக்கிறார்கள். கோட்டை எல்லையில் காலை வைக்கக்கூட அஞ்சிய சென்னை வாசிகள், இன்று கோட்டையைப் பிடித்துவிட்டார்கள். கோட்டைக்கு வெளியேயும் உள்ளேயும் ஜனத்திரள் சூழ்ந்திருந்தது. 

இரவு முழுவதும் காத்துக்கிடந்த கூட்டத்தினர், சூரியோதயத்தின்போது கோட்டை கொடி மரத்தில் மூவர்ணக் கொடி ஜிலுஜிலு என்று பறப்பதைப் பார்த்து மனம் மகிழ்ந்தார்கள்; அவர்களிடையே ஒரு நீண்ட பெருமூச்சும் ஏற்பட்டது.
"கட்டடங்களையே பார்த்துக்கொண்டு போகிறீர்களே! நானும் இன்று மாறுதலோடு நிற்பதை நீங்கள் கவனிக்கவில்லையா?" என்று போட்டியிடுவதுபோல் பீச் ரோடில் தன்னந்தனியே நின்றுகொண்டு இருந்த ஐந்தாம் ஜார்ஜ் மன்னரின் உருவச் சிலை என் கவன த்தைக் கவர்ந்தது. கிட்டத்தில் போய்ப் பார்த்தபோது, அந்த மன்னரின் கரங்களில் ஒன்று, இந்திய தேசிய மூவர்ணக் கொடியை அழகாகத் தாங்கிக் கொண்டு இருந்தது. இதைச் செய்தவரின் ரசிகத் தன்மையைப் பாராட்டிவிட்டு, கலாசாலைக் கட்டடங்களைப் பார்க்கச் சென்றேன்.

சென்னையில், திருவல்லிக்கேணியும் ஆயிரம்விளக்கும் தனி முக்கியத்துவம் பெற்றிருக்கும் இடங்கள். ஏனெனில், முஸ்லிம்களும் ஹிந்துக்களும் அதிகமாகக் கலந்து வாழும் இடங்கள் அவை, அங்கே சென்று முஸ்லிம் சிறுவர்கள், பெரியவர்கள் எல்லாரும் இந்திய மூவர்ணக் கொடியைச் சட்டைகளில் குத்திக்கொண்டு வெகுஉற்சாகமாகத் தெருவில் நடமாடிக்கொண்டு இருந்ததைப் பார்த்ததும், எந்த விதமான இடையூறும் இன்றி சுதந்திர விழா சென்னையில் நடந்தேறிவிடும் என்ற தைரியம் எனக்கு ஏற்பட்டது.
அடுத்தபடியாக, மயிலாப்பூரை அடைந்தேன். வியாழக்கிழமை இரவிலேயே சுதந்திரம் பெரிய அதிர்ச்சியோடு மயிலாப்பூருக்கு விஜயம் செய்து விட்டதாகக் கேள்விப்பட்டேன். திடும்திடும் என்று அதிர்வேட்டுகள் நிசப்தத்தைக் கலைத்துக்கொண்டு ஊரறிய அடிமை அரக்கனை விரட்டியதாகச் சொல்லிக் கொண்டார்கள். மயிலாப்பூர் பெரிய மனிதர்களின் பெரிய பங்களாக்களில், மூவர்ணக் கொடிகள் பெருந்தன்மையோடும், கம்பீரத்தோடும் பறந்து காட்சி அளித்தன.

கார்ப்பரேஷன் கட்டடத்தை நெருங்கிப் பார்த்தபோது, “பலே! அழகுக்கு அழகு செய்து இருக்கிறார்கள்!" என்று வியந்துகொண்டு, குழுமி இருந்த ஜனத்திரளோடு கலந்துகொண்டேன். அப்போது திடீரென்று எழுந்த கரகோஷம் காரணமாக அண்ணாந்து பார்த்தேன். பிரதமர் ஓமந்தூர் ரெட்டியார், பக்தி சிரத்தையோடு கொடியேற்றி வைத்தார். மேயர் குதூகலத்தோடு குதித்துப் பேசினார். இப்படி சர்க்கார் மாளிகைகளிலும், காரியாலயங்களிலும் தேசியக்கொடி பறந்ததுதான், மக்களுக்கு உற்சாகத்தை உண்டாக்கியிருந்தது.
பிற்பகல் இரண்டு மணியில் இருந்தே கோட்டை மைதானம் திமிலோகப்பட்டது. சென்னை சர்க்காரின் பிரதிநிதியாக கவர்னர் ஸர் ஆர்ச்சிபால்ட் துரை, மன்றோ உருவச் சிலையின் முன்பு தேசியக்கொடியை ஏற்றிவைத்து வணங்கும் வைபவம் அது என்று அறிந்தேன்.

குறிப்பிட்ட நேரத்துக்கு கவர்னர் விஜயம் செய்து விட்டார். ஆனால், பிரதம மந்திரி ஓமந்தூர் ரெட்டியார் வந்து சேரவில்லை. கூட்டத்தினரும் கவர்னரும் சிறிதுநேரம் சுற்று முற்றும் கவலையோடு பார்த்துக்கொண்டு இருந்தபோது, "போக்குவரத்து நெருக்கடி ஏற்பட்டு விட்டதால் கூட்டத்தை நெருக்கிக்கொண்டு உள்ளே வரத் தாமதம் ஏற்பட்டுவிட்டது. மன்னிக்க வேண்டும்" என்று சொல்லிக்கொண்டே பிரதம மந்திரி பாய்ந்து வந்து, கவர்னர் துரையிடம் கை குலுக்கினார்.
குறிப்பிட்ட நேரத்தில் விழாவை நடத்தத் தவறிய குற்றத்துக்காக சம்பந்தப்பட்டவர்களைத் தண்டிப்ப துபோல் கவர்னர் ஏற்றிவைத்த அந்தக் கொடி சற்று மக்கர் செய்துகொண்டுதான் மேலே சென்றது. பரபரப்பு அடங்குவதற்கு முன், அந்தக் கொடிக்கம்பத்தின் மேலே சென்று கம்பீரமாகப் பறந்து காட்சியளித்தது.

கோட்டை மைதானத்தில் இருந்து புறப்பட்டபோது, நன்றாக இருட்டிவிட்டது. நகரின் தீபாலங்காரத்தைப் பார்க்கச் செளகரியமாக இருந்தது. ஜெனரல் ஆஸ்பத் திரியில் கண்ணைப் பறிக்கும் விளக்குகளைப் போட்டு, அதைப் பிரமாண்டமானதொரு பொம்மைபோல் தோற்றம் அளிக்கும்படி செய்திருந்தார்கள். எதிரே சென்ட்ரல் ஸ்டேஷன் ஒளிர்ந்தது. பக்கத்தில் ரிப்பன் கட்டடம், பஞ்சவர்ணங்களை வாரி வீசிக்கொண்டு இருந்தது. நான் மட்டும் சளைத்துவிட்டேனா என்று கேட்பதுபோல, தூரத்தில் எழும்பூர் ஸ்டேஷன் பிரகாசித்தது.
நன்றாக இருட்டிய பிறகுதான், கொண்டாட்டம் பிரமாதப்படத் தொடங்கியது. வாண வேடிக்கைகள், ஊர்வலங்கள் எல்லாவற்றையும் பார்த்து விட்டு, ஜனங்கள் சற்று களைப்புத் தீர காற்று வாங்க பீச்சுக்குப் போனபோது, அங்கே அவர்களை வரவேற்கப் பலவித களியாட்டங்கள் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டு இருந்தன. பல்லாயிரக்கணக்கான மக்கள், இரவைப் பரந்த மணற்பரப்பில் கழித்துவிட்டு மறுநாள் காலையில்தான் விடு திரும்பினார்கள்.
சுதந்திர விழாவில் மிக உற்சாகம் காட்டியவர்கள், ஸ்திரீகளும் குழந்தைகளும்தான் என்று நான் நிச்சயமாகச் சொல்வேன்.
ஸ்திரீகள் தங்கள் ஜடையை மூவர்ண புஷ்பக் கொத்துகளினால் அலங்கரித்துக் கொண்டு இருந்த அழகையும், இடையில் மூவர்ண சேலை உடுத்தியிருந்த விமர்சையையும் பார்க்கக் கொடுத்துத்தான் வைத்திருக்க வேண்டும். 

குழந்தைகள் குதூகலத்துக்கு எல்லையே இல்லை. அவர்கள் சட்டைகளில் கணக்குவழக்கின்றி தேசியக் கொடிகளைக் குத்திக்கொண்டும், வாய் நிறைய மிட்டாய்களைத் திணித்துக்கொண்டும் தலைகால் தெரியாமல் ஓடும் மோட்டார் கார்களோடும் சைக்கிள்களோடும் போட்டியிட்டுக்கொண்டு போன காட்சி, இன்னும் என் கண் முன் தாண்டவம் ஆடுகிறது.
சென்னையில், சுதந்திர விஜய வைபவக் கொண்டாட்டத்தைப் பார்த்து அனுபவித்தவர்கள் ஒவ்வொருவரும், "எதிர்காலத்தில் வருஷா வருஷம் நடக்கப்போகும் இந்த சுதந்திர தின விழாவைப் பார்க்க எனக்கு இந்த இரு கண்கள் போதாது. இதைப் போல் ஆயிரம் கோடி கண்கள் வேண்டும்" என்று பிரார்த்தனை செய்து கொண்டு இருப்பார்கள் என்று முடிவோடு விட்டுக்குத் திரும்பினேன்
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BOLLYWOOD RUMOURS

BOLLYWOOD  RUMOURS



It is believed that an angry Shakti Kapoor, along with Shraddha's masi, went to Farhan Akhtar's house at night, 

only to find Shraddha at the door. Shakti then held Shraddha and took her back to his Juhu residence. Wonder what Farhan has to say to this..








What's cooking between 

Pulkit Samrat and Yami Gautam? 
After co-stars Yami Gautam and Pulkit Samrat shared a "passionate" kiss for their upcoming film, gossip mills have been buzzing about their off-the-set closeness too. Now we hear that the duo, have been paired for two more films. Ahem Sallu Bhai?


Rumoured affairs of

 Kangana Ranaut & Hrithik Roshan

The buzz is that Kangana Ranaut has gone on to confess that she is dating none other than the Greek god himself, Hrithik Roshan. Image courtesy: Procured via google search


SRK and Priyanka Chopra made headlines 

Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan

Rekha and Amitabh Bachchan are apparently still in a covert relationship with a love pad in Thane, Mumbai





Aamir Khan and Jessica Hines

Aamir Khan is said to have had an affair with Jessica Hines and they're also said to have had an illegitimate child that Aamir has now abandoned. They are said to have met at the sets of "Ghulam". Image courtesy:



Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor

Sonam Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor had a breif love affair post Saawariya. Image courtesy: 





Randeep broke up with Neetu Chandra 

Malaika and Arjun Kapoor were rumoured to have a torrid affair.

Malaika and Arjun Kapoor were said to have a link up which they both denied. As per reports, Malaika had an extra marital affair with Arjun when Arjun broke up with her sister-in-law, Arpita Khan. Image courtesy: Procured via google search



B'wood's baby-doll Alia Bhatt has found a lover in Arjun Kapoor. 

Either her link-ups with Varun Dhawan were false or Varun couldn't keep Alia interested. 








Shahid Kapoor and Huma Qureshi were also an item of Bollywood at one point. Image courtesy: 

Sanjay Dutt and Madhuri

Hrithik and kareena

Hrithik and Kareena were an item during the initial part of their careers






Shahid and Anushka were linked together after doing Badmaash Company. 

Shatrugan Sinha and Rekha

Shatrugan Sinha and Rekha were reportedly seeing each other briefly





Rekha and Jeetendra

Rekha and Jeetendra were apparently in 







Rekha and Vinod Mehra

Rekha and Vinod Mehra almost got married . Image courtesy:







Bobby Deol and Pooja Bhatt

Bobby Deol and Pooja Bhatt were childhood sweethearts.







Aamir Khan and Pooja Bhatt

Aamir Khan and Pooja Bhatt's chemistry in films was undeniable. They supposedly took that off-screen too! 



Anil Kapoor and Sri Devi

Anil Kapoor and Sri Devi may have made 







Sushmita Sen and Sanjay Dutt

Sushmita Sen and Sanjay Dutt were apparently an item.







Susmita Sen and Randeep Hooda

Sushmita Sen and Randeep Hooda were in a serious relationship.









Shobhna Samarth (Kajol's grandmother) and Motilal

Shobhna Samarth (Kajol's grandmother) and Motilal had an affair. 







Shatrugan Sinha and Reena Ray

Shatrugan Sinha and Reena Roy had a 







Shammi Kapoor and Mumtaz

Shammi Kapoor and Mumtaz were reportedly dating.







Sanjay Kapoor and Tabu

Sanjay Kapoor and Tabu acted in several films together leading to tongues wagging. 







Sanjay Khan and Zeenat Aman

Sanjay Khan and Zeenat Aman violent love affair left her with a scar on her eye. 






Sanjay Kapoor and Sushmita Sen

Sanjay Kapoor and Sushmita Sen too 







Rumoured affairs of Gautam Rode and Jennifer Winget

Buzz about telly actress Jennifer Winget separating from actor-husband Karan Singh Grover has been all over town, but the latest is that there is something brewing between her and former co-star Gautam Rode



Rekha and Navin Nischol

Rekha and Navin Nischol were linked during the 80s.







Sanjay Dutt and Tina Munim

Sanjay Dutt and Tina Munim lived in together during his drug addled years. 

Salman Khan and Katrina

Salman Khan and Katrina spent many 









Rekha and Biswajit

Rekha and Biswajit were apparently in a torrid affair.







Salman Khan and Aishwarya

Salman Khan and Aishwarya's love affair was intense with many speculating that he still has not gotten over her.





Saira Banu and Dharmendra

Saira Banu and Dharmendra were linked together during the 60s.






Raveena Tandon and Sanjay Kapoor

Raveena Tandon and Sanjay Kapoor too 







Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar

Raveena Tandon and Akshay Kumar according to some were even married secretly





Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala

Raj Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala had a short affair

Parveen Babi and Feroz Khan

Parveen Babi and Feroz Khan were rumoured to have dated for a short while





Saira Banu and Rajender Kumar

Saira Banu and Rajender Kumar too 







Zeenat Aman & Raj Kapoor

Zeenat Aman & Raj Kapoor were apparently in a covert relationship 






Raj Kapoor and Padmini

Raj Kapoor and Padmini were having an affair while the former was still married. 






Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra

Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra were a hot item when she was starting out. 





Waheeda Rehman and Dilip Kumar

Waheeda Rehman and Dilip Kumar were in a torrid affair







Sushmita Sen and Vikram Bhatt

Sushmita Sen and Vikram Bhatt lived in 







Vidya Balan and Shahid Kapoor

Vidya Balan and Shahid Kapoor apparently dated while shooting for Kismet Konnection.





Vinod Khanna and Amrita Singh

Vinod Khanna and Amrita Singh too were an item.







Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munim

Rajesh Khanna and Tina Munim were in a live in relationship which ended after she married Anil Ambani.





Shahid and Priyanka

Shahid and Priyanka were sweethearts 







Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar

Meena Kumari and Pradeep Kumar too had an affair.







Parveen Babi and Amitabh

Parveen Babi, Amitabh were in a short affai







Parveen Babi and Mahesh Bhatt

Parveen Babi and Mahesh Bhatt were in a live in relationship


Raj Kapoor and Nargis

Raj Kapoor and Nargis were a legendary Bollywood couple. Image courtesy: 






Parveen Babi & Dani Dengzonba

Parveen Babi, Dani Dengzonba apparently lived in together.






Nargis Fakhri and Ranbir Kapoor

Nargis Fakhri and Ranbir Kapoor were linked for a short while





Randeep Hooda and Neetu Chandra

Randeep Hooda and Neetu Chandra broke up after several years of dating each other. 






Nadira and Motilal

Nadira and Motilal too had an affair. 







Mithun and Yogita Bali

Mithun and Yogita Bali married after he dated her for a few years.






Mehmood and Aruna Irani

Mehmood and Aruna Irani were an item in which Aruna Irani starred as a lead actress in many of his films





Mithun and Sri Devi

Mithun and Sri Devi were apparently even married!I







Madhubala and Kishore kumar

Madhubala and Kishore kumar dated 

Kishore kumar and Yogita Bali

Kishore kumar and Yogita Bali were married to each other







Karisma and Abhishek Bachchan

Karisma and Abhishek Bachchan were engaged to be married but ended things






Karisma and Sanjay Dutt

Karisma and Sanjay Dutt too reportedly dated for a short while

Kabir Bedi and Zeenat Aman

Kabir Bedi and Zeenat Aman even ran 






Bipasha and Josh Hartnett

Bipasha and Josh Hartnett were linked together during filming.






Bipasha Basu and John Abraham

Bipasha Basu and John Abraham ended their 10 year long live in relationship acrimoniously.





Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia

Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia were madly in love from their Bobby days. Image courtesy:





Govinda and Juhi Chawla

Govinda and Juhi Chawla were an item 







Zeenat Aman and Imran Khan

Zeenat Aman and Imran Khan too had a torrid affair.







Dilip Kumar and Madhubala

Dilip Kumar and Madhubala were madly in love with each other





Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala

Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala were in a relationship






Meena Kumari and Dharmendra

Meena Kumari and Dharmendra were in 







Bobby Deol and Priya Chatwal

Bobby Deol and Priya Chatwal too apparently had an affair







Pooja Bhatt and Bobby Deol

Pooja Bhatt and Bobby Deol were love 








Meena Kumari and Rajendra Kumar

Meena Kumari and Rajendra Kumar were in love with each other.






Meena Kumari and Raaj Kumar

Meena Kumari and Raaj Kumar were a legendary couple. 







Bobby Deol and Neelam Kothari

Bobby Deol and Neelam Kothari too dated for a short while.






Bipasha and Saif

Bipasha and Saif too had a racy love 








Zeenat Aman and Amitabh Bachchan

Zeenat Aman and Amitabh Bachchan were apparently an item.






Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaywant

Ashok Kumar and Nalini Jaywant were in love. Image courtesy:






Akshay Kumar and Pooja Batra

Akshay Kumar and Pooja Batra dated each other early in his career.






Shilpa Shetty and Akshay Kumar

Shilpa Shetty and Akshay Kumar were 


Akshay Khanna and Aishwarya Rai

Akshay Khanna and Aishwarya Rai were linked together when they starred in Taal. 






Ajay devgn and Raveena Tandon

Ajay devgn and Raveena Tandon were madly in love with each other leading to a cat fight between her and Karisma! 





Karisma and Ajay Devgn

Karisma and Ajay Devgn dated which led to cat fights between her and Raveena. 







Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Vivek Oberoi and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were in a relationship for many years after she broke up with Salman Khan.