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గీతాంజలి గారి ఆఖరి మాట Sr Actress & Veteran Heroine Geethanjali Last Int...

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Tributes to guru Rajee Narayan

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Tributes to guru Rajee Narayan

Rajee Narayan, who passed away recently, guided her students in both art and life

Rajee Narayan, consummate natyacharya and founder-director of Nritya Geetanjali, was adored by her disciples based across the world and admired by contemporary gurus and senior dancers.

“Simple and unassuming, she was active even at the age of 90. I was fortunate to partake in the silver and golden jubilee events of her institution and also her 80th birthday celebration. She was a great inspiration. We lived in close vicinity in Mumbai and interacted closely over the past several decades,” says veteran guru K. Kalyanasundaram.

Apart from Bharatanatyam, Rajee Narayan gave classes in Carnatic music and nattuvangam as well as in dance make-up and hairstyling. She has composed and published over 200 songs including varnams.

Ready to adapt

“She taught us all aspects of the art form. Every moment spent with her was a learning experience. It would be difficult to find another guru like her. She was traditional yet modern in her outlook, willing to adapt to the changing times,” says her senior disciple Jaishree Rao.

Jaishree recalls her last interaction with her guru in August. “She was anxious about her ailing son, Shyam Sundar, who was in hospital, but her eyes were alert. I felt that it would be my last performance in her presence.”

After her son’s demise on September 1, she moved to Delhi to stay with her foster daughter and grand niece, Mala Murali, where she died 25 days later.

“I was 13 when I came to live with amma in Mumbai after the demise of my mother. She was a strict disciplinarian but caring and loving too,” says Mala.

“Sometimes she would wake up in the middle of the night to write new compositions. Amma guided every student individually. She was also interested in gaining knowledge about electronics, medicine and learning languages such as Urdu and Persian,” she recalls.

Rajee Narayan guided her students beyond music and dance, teaching them social skills and etiquette. She made sure there was food for students who came for class straight from college. And she would take her students to restaurants for a treat after performances.

“She had a lovely collection of saris and would happily give them away if any student liked one,” says Mala. “My childhood memories are mostly of this dance class, where my sister and I spent a lot of time,” says student Priya Natesh.

Jaya Ramamurthy is proud to have been associated with Rajee Narayan for the past 45 years. “She was my music guru and I used to sing for all her dance programmes. She was adept at writing lyrics, composing music, singing and choreography,” she says.

“A musicologist, researcher and scholar, Rajee mami was a compassionate and soft-spoken person,” says Gayatri Subramaniam, recalling the 15 years spent with her guru.

Like the perfect guru, Rajee Narayan stays embodied in her students.

The Mumbai-based author writes on classical music and dance.

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Won't Tolerate, Says Arvind Kejriwal On Sex Assault On Delhi College Campus

Shocking incident of a mob of men barging onto Gargi College in Delhi and sexually abusing studentsNew Delhi: Three days after an unruly mob of around 35 men, some of whom were reportedly drunk, barged onto the campus of Delhi's Gargi college - an all-girl's institution - and sexually assaulted students, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal responded, stating this afternoon that his government would "not tolerate misbehaviour with our daughters" and demanding the "harshest possible" punishment for the culprits."Misbehaviour with our daughters in Gargi College is very sad and disappointing. This sort of behaviour will not be tolerate. Culprits should be give the harshest possible punishment and we must ensure that children studying in our colleges feel safe," the Chief Minister wrote on Twitter.Mr Kejriwal, whose AAP is widely predicted to return to power in Delhi following Assembly elections on Saturday, had made women's safety one of his poll promises.Meanwhile, Delhi Police have taken suo moto cognisance of the sexual assault and initiated a probe into the incident that took place as students celebrated a cultural festival on February 6.A senior woman officer - Geetanjali Khandelwal, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police - will lead the inquiry, Atul Thakur, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South Delhi), told news agency ANI. The cops will rely on footage from CCTV cameras in the area and eyewitness accounts to ascertain facts.The National Commission for Women (NCW) has also sent a team to investigate the incident."I read on social media that girls were molested and no step taken by the administration. I have sent a team. They wanted to talk (to the) principal and also to talk to police. I can only react after they talk to them," Rekha Sharma, the NCW Chairperson, said.Over 100 students, furious over the "complete lapse of security" at one of the city's more prestigious institutions, took out a protest within the college campus this morning. Speaking to NDTV, one of the students described her horrific experience.Over 100 Gargi College students have taken out a protest outside college gates today"My friends and I were standing in a group... another friend was taking our photo when a group of three men came and threw money at her and walked away laughing and cheering. When I wanted to report it to the Proctor I really could not... there was no signal in our phones. Something happened to us and we felt so powerless," she said.Another student told NDTV that the security issue - students needed ID cards or passes to enter the campus - was "totally wrecked" and that gates were damaged because large mobs pushed their way into the college campus.According to eye-witness accounts and social media posts by students and staff, at around 6:30 pm on February 6, packs of unruly, drunk men forced their way in and assaulted women, chasing them all over the campus."The administration did nothing to control it. The RAF (Rapid Action Force) personnel were standing right across the campus. They did absolutely nothing. We have visuals," another student told NDTV on condition of anonymity."The crowd was so massive we couldn't move out. I was groped three times and had to stay in for 40 minutes. When I did go out to an empty space... a man started masturbating at me. As soon as I escaped from that place a first-year student came to me running saying a group 5-6 men were cornering her," she added.An unruly mob of 30-35 men, some of whom were drunk, barged onto Gargi College campus last weekAccording to news agency IANS the men were part of a pro-citizenship law rally.The shocking incident, which took place two days before Delhi voted in bitterly-contested Assembly elections, has also drawn criticism from the opposition.Congress leader Shivani Chopra, who contested Saturday's poll from the Kalkaji constituency, hit out at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP as well as the BJP."They are not letting me enter the campus. It is a shameful incident. Chief Minister of Delhi should come out and stand in solidarity with the students. In fact, Home Minister Amit Shah should also come out and take cognizance of the law and order situation," Ms Chopra said.Responding to the incident in parliament today, Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said the alleged sexual assault on Gargi College students was "not right" and said the college administration had been asked to look into the matter.With input from ANI, IANS Read the full article

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Actress Geetanjali Ramakrishna Passes Away in Hyderabad https://ift.tt/36kQfDQ

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Actress Geetanjali Ramakrishna Passes Away in Hyderabad Geetanjali Ramakrishna's last rites will be performed this evening. via Top Movies News- News18.com

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DAY 3317

Jalsa, Mumbai               Apr 27,  2017               Thu 11:53 pm

Motionless .. still .. eyes shut in perpetuity .. a form on wooden logs .. covered .. flames about .. and a life turned to ashes ..

I first saw him entering the Ajanta Arts office in Bandra, of Sunil Dutt, where I was making my way to seek a job .. a most good looking handsome young man .. a body in elegant frame ..  a swagger in his walk .. and a gentle smile as he looked towards me .. it was 1969 .. he was working in the Ajanta Arts film, ‘Man ka Meet’ .. I was struggling to get a role, any role, anywhere ..

In time we met again within the same precincts .. he and I were working in the same film of Dutt Saheb, ‘Reshma aur Shera’ .. look trials in the office of the film .. travel and sittings on the story .. Thapa saheb, Ali Raza, Sukhdev and those all night meets, most novel for me .. my first brush with the way the film industry functioned .. the time for the shoot and the excitement of travel on a location in Jaisalmer .. the months we spent together and after .. driving in the scorching heat of the deserts of Rajasthan to the location, Pochina, in the sands of nowhere near civilisation .. living under one tent - Vinod, Ranjit, Thapa Saheb, Ali Raza saheb about seven of us in the same tent .. then similar number at a make shift residence in the city of Jaisalmer - Amrish Puri joining us in that room filled with all of us, living laughing, working .. carefree days .. the rigors of that location and its environs ..

On return from the location his continued connect with me .. he a big star .. but always most humble with selfless concern for others .. the rides he would take me on, in his recently acquired Beetle VolksWagen, yellow in color .. his generosity in smuggling me into the only Disco Club in the city at the Taj, where he was a member, and I not even remotely in any state to become one .. his marriage to Geetanjali, whom he and we all fondly called Gitly .. the birth of his sons, Rahul and Akshay, whom he often brought on to the sets of AAA ..

That incident at a restaurant in SoBo, where someone made a snide remark, and he took him on, getting knifed in the arm during the scuffle, but being victorious .. 

The sudden passing of his Father soon after our work together in ‘Reshma’ .. I being with him in his hour of grief .. and then .. the amazing chemistry of the several historic films that we did together .. an association that was so loveable and considerate .. spending time in each others make up rooms, sharing our lunch, just biding time and talking of all kinds of talk .. the late shoot pack ups and the beyond midnight drives to Juhu Beach, to just sit with our directors and he to have a drink, and I mine ( I used to in those days ) .. 

That guilt ridden incident when I had to fling a glass in a scene towards him and it accidentally hitting his chin, cutting him open right through to his teeth .. the remorse regret and guilt within me to date for that unforgiving accident .. rushing him to his doctor, late at night, getting stitched up, driving with him to his house to settle him in and to just keep apologising for this horrific accidental slip ..

The sudden brush with him as he ran up the stairs in Breach Candy Hospital, where I had gone to visit a friend, and his anger and grave faced expression - he learning of the accident of his close relative on a motorbike, and him wanting to be with her as she struggled for her life .. 

His friendly gesture of appearing in a film of mine ‘Zameer’ .. the times we spent on it at various locations .. the most rigorous being action sequences shot in the interiors of Udaipur, well into the night and dawn, with that most respected Action Coordinator Khanna Saheb .. after the sequence was filmed, Khanna Saheb sitting with us in the early hours of the morning and emotionally expressing his great joy in working with the two of us .. 

“give me these two artists in an action drama and I shall extract the best ever seen” .. he would commend us  ..

The Hotel in Udaipur and our rooms distanced .. me away in one lonely corner and he in another .. I call him in the middle of the night and express the loneliness .. he inviting me over and saying to stay with him in his room .. for a newcomer you cannot imagine what this meant to me to be treated like this by a star ..

His confident charm was infectious .. there was always an optimistic swagger about him .. a smile .. a laugh .. a casualness .. nothing seemed to disturb him one felt .. the relaxed ‘cool’ of today’s times .. 

The jigs we would invent on set .. impromptu songs .. when 5 Librans working together in the same film at the same scene would break into - Shammi Kapoor ji, Amjad, Kader Khan, Vinod and I - our little ditty, on the sets of ManMohan Desai’s “Parvarish”  ..

‘We are crazy Librans .. **%#@!! up this film” .. !!! 

And the uproarious laughter that followed each shot that we gave together ..

And then one day his sudden decision to the following of Rajneesh .. his passion and the strength of his belief .. his sincerity in his following, right to California where Rajneesh had shifted .. I met him in Los Angeles during this period on a stray visit, and he spent hours at a common friend’s place explaining to me what the movement meant not just to him, but to the World in general ..

And this afternoon that association of 48 years came to an end .. 

This man .. this body of enthused energy and giving .. this friend .. this colleague .. this ever smiling swagger infested individual, lay motionless ..

No one walked the way he did .. no one had the presence he had in a crowded room .. no one could lighten up the surroundings he was in, like him .. no one ..

Amitabh Bachchan

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via Today Bharat nbsp; Senior actor Geetanjali passed away on Thursday in Hyderabad. The 72-year-old was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the cityrsquo;s Film Nagar area. The veteran actor had appeared in several films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi, and had also worked with cinema giants like NT Rama Rao. Originally born as Mani in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, she was married to popular actor Ramakrishna, who passed away in 2001. She is survived by her son Adith Srinivas, who is also an actor. According to reports, she made her acting debut through the Telugu film Seetharama Kalyanam in 1961 with NTR. She went on to do several films including Bobbili Yuddham, Gudachari 116, Swapnangal and Doctor Chakravarty among others. More recently, she worked on That Is Mahalakshmi, the official Telugu remake of the Hindi film Queen, which stars Tamannaah in the lead role. Geetanjalirsquo;s last rites are expected to be held on Thursday evening in Hyderabad, where several prominent personalities from the film industry are expected to pay their respects. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy expressed his condolences to the family over the actorrsquo;s death. ldquo;She left a deep impression on Telugu cinema. She also worked in films in other languages and showed her talent there. He expressed his condolences to her family,rdquo; the Chief Ministerrsquo;s Office said in a statement. Calling her death lsquo;tragicrsquo;, Leader of Opposition and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief took to Twitter to say, ldquo;I extend my deepest sympathies to her family members and pray to god to give her peace.rdquo; ఎన్టీఆర్ దర్శకత్వంలో సీతారామ కళ్యాణం చిత్రంలో సీతగా నటించి ప్రేక్షక హృదయాలలో సుస్థిర స్థానం ఏర్పరుచుకుని, ఆ తర్వాత హాస్యనటిగా రాణించిన నటీమణి గీతాంజలిగారి మరణం విచారకరం. ఆమె ఆత్మకు శాంతి చేకూరాలని భగవంతుని ప్రార్థిస్తూ, ఆమె కుటుంబసభ్యులకు నా ప్రగాఢ సానుభూతిని తెలియజేస్తున్నాను. pic.twitter.com/iWYnTMB7Li mdash; N Chandrababu Naidu (@ncbn) October 31, 2019Several people also took to social media to express their grief at the veteran actorrsquo;s death. Actor amp; Leader #NandamuriBalakrishna is saddened over the sudden demise of veteran actress #Geethanjali garu pic.twitter.com/LtFDOh3gGt mdash; Vamsi Kaka (@vamsikaka) October 31, 2019Sad to hear #Geethanjali garus sudden demise. My condolences-to the family ... she was very close to our family and itrsquo;s really heartbreaking.... u will always live through Cinema andi Rest in peace ... pic.twitter.com/g6BpsAkz0C mdash; MM* (@HeroManoj1) October 31, 2019Too soon to go. She was a sweet sweet lady. RIP aunty. May the family find strength during this difficult time http://bit.ly/2WrG1gq mdash; Lakshmi Manchu (@LakshmiManchu) October 31, 2019Senior actress #Geethanjali garu is no more. She acted in morethan 500+ films in multiple languages. She was introduced to silverscreen by Legend NTR in 1961 and her last film is 'THAT IS MAHALAKSHMI' (Tamanna Heroine) is yet to release. Rest In Peace pic.twitter.com/fC9lBZeqQW mdash; Tollywood Updates (@TollywoodTU) October 31, 2019Oh No...She was a legend in Telugu cinema ..RIP ma'am #Geethanjaligaru#Geethanjali mdash; Soumya (@rsoumya8693) October 31, 2019

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senior heroine Geetanjali passed away due heart strike Hyderabad

senior heroine Geetanjali passed away due heart strike Hyderabad

Senior actress and heroine Geetanjali passed away on the wee hours of Thu due to cardiac arrest. While undergoing treatment, she breathed her last at a private hospital near Film Nagar in Hyderabad. In an illustrious career spanning for close to six decades, Geetanjali featured in over 500 films across multiple languages like Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi. Senior NTR (Nandamuri Taraka…

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Akshaye Khanna and Rahul Khanna's mom Geetanjali Khanna passes away https://ift.tt/2BlZ81w

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Vinod Khanna’s First Wife Geetanjali Passes Away at the Age of 70 Late Bollywood actor Vinod Khanna's first wife Geetanjali passed away on Saturday. via Top Movies News- News18.com

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Akshaye Khanna's mother Geetanjali Khanna passes away from Latest Entertainment News, Movies News, Celebrity News, Breaking News | Entertainment - Times of India https://ift.tt/2EoXgbh via IFTTT

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via Today Bharat Akshaye Khannarsquo;s mother and first wife of Vinod Khanna, Geetanjali Khanna passed away at her residence on December 16 after complaining of uneasiness. Geetanjali Khanna was 70-year-old, she was reportedly suffering from heart disease, the exact cause of her death is yet to be ascertained. A source close to Indian Express told, ldquo;The two sons along with their mother keep visiting their farmhouse in Mandwa. Geetanjali and Akshaye came around 11 on Saturday morning. It was in the afternoon when she complained of uneasiness. She was taken to a local doctor, who prescribed her some medicines.rdquo; According to reports, Akshaye Khannarsquo;s mother went to sleep after medication however between 9 to 10 pm on Friday night, when Akshaye checked on her, he learnt that her body temperature unusually dropping low as the source added, ldquo;Akshaye called Rahul up and both of them, then, took her to the civil hospital, where she was declared brought dead.rdquo; As per reports, Khannarsquo;s mother or Geetanjalirsquo;s final ritual took place earlier today. Itrsquo;s not been a year since Vinod Khanna had died after battling high grade bladder cancer. Vinod Khanna and Geetanjali tied the knot in 1971 before getting divorced in 1985.