Singer Pithukuli Murugadas passes away

Pithukuli Murugadas, the devotional singer aged 95, died here on Tuesday. Murugadas was a writer, lyricist and music composer too. The singer travelled extensively in the country and abroad and his songs on Krishna, particularly the compositions of Oothukadu Venkata Subbaiyer raised the bar for all other singers. Born at Coimbatore on January 25, 1920, in a Brahmin family, Murugadas […]

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Amitabh Bachchan, Javed Akhtar could promote legal awareness campaign

Chief Justice of India designate Justice T S Thakur who is also executive chairman of NALSA said that several film makers like Prakash Jha and Ramesh Sippy have assured him about offering their services along with others artistes. “Film-maker Prakash Jha and Ramesh Sippy have met me recently and they have assured that they will be offering pro-bono service to […]

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Deepika Padukone: All women should have faith in themselves

Talking about women empowerment during a chat on radio station 92.7 BIG FM, Deepika said: “I don’t think we need a festival to celebrate womanhood. I believe that we need not look forward to Women’s Day, Navratri or any other festival to celebrate what women are all about. “Women are multi-taskers, extremely strong emotionally and know what they are capable […]

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