India's Magical Midnight Hour!

 

                                                       India's Magical Midnight Hour!

After Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's moving 'Midnight Hour' speech, ushering in India's future as a nation free from colonial rule, seventy-five years have gone by. That splendid occasion marked the beginning of modern India's history. It was a time of hope, looking forward to a future free from colonial rule, the beginning of the dream of India rising, all her people united to build a nation that would join the world's elite, modern nations. On this 75th anniversary our thoughts go back to Nehru's stirring speech on India achieving freedom after a long, long struggle. It was a time of dreams and hope! For all Indians! The people united! United regardless of all differences in region, faith, language etc.! In a free nation! 

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Whole Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or printed copy): How the visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a modern nation! 

 Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                                              ***       

Unity Is The Ideal Of All Progressive Nations!

                                          Unity Is The Ideal Of All Progressive Nations!                     

The world over, a country is ALL her people. 

And a truly progressive country is one where ALL the people strive together.

United!

For the good of all!

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UNITY is the ideal: the aim of all progressive nations!

Like the U.S.A.

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a modern nation!

   Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                                       

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My Top Favourite Western Songs: Pretend, Autumn Leaves, Unforgettable!

                           My Top Favourite Western Songs: Pretend, Autumn Leaves, Unforgettable!

 Yes! Nat King Cole's Pretend, Autumn Leaves and Unforgettable. I still have their 38 r.p.m. and LP records. And an old electric turn-table player.

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a great modern nation!

   Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                                       

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My Top Favourite Hindi Singer: Mukesh

 

                                               My Top Favourite Hindi Singer: Mukesh

 He was my favourite because he often sang sentimental songs. He did not have a roof-lifting voice range like Rafi. But he conveyed emotions. In 1957 I heard him live at Rang Bhavan, the open-air auditorium adjacent to St. Xavier's College, Bombay.  It was a wonderful experience!

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a great modern nation!

   Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                                       

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One Of My Favorite English Hit Songs!

                                                     One Of My  Favorite English Hit Songs!

 An all-time favorite is "Begin the Beguine." The song was composed by Cole Porter. during a 1935 Pacific cruise aboard Cunard's ocean liner Franconia. In October 1935, it was introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee, Later, the orchestral version was conducted by Artie Shaw 

At first, the song gained little popularity, perhaps because of its unconventional form. Josephine Baker danced to it in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1936. Two years later band leader Artie Shaw recorded a swing orchestra version of the song..

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a great modern nation!

   Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                                       

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Top Favourite Hindi Hit Song!

                                                 Top Favourite Hindi Hit Song!

 

 Awaaz De Kahaan Hai! 1946. That's my all-time favourite Hindi song. It's from the 1946 movie Anmol Ghadi.  I was a school kid at Antonio D'Silva, Dadar West, Bombay then...The song was sung by Noor Jehan and Surendra. And the Music Director was Naushad.

Incidentally, my family lived those days on Dadar Main Road. And that road was Bollywood then, with three film studios on it: Ranjit, Shree Sound and Ranjit Movietone.

 

I'll go into more details about Bombay's old Bollywood in another blog                                        

 

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a great modern nation!

   Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                                       

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Memories Meet History On U.K. Queen's Jubilee

                                     Memories Meet History On U.K. Queen's Jubilee

Seventy years ago Princess Elizabeth was on a trip to East Africa, then a British colony. My wife-to-be was a schoolgirl there. Her father had gone from India and worked for the East African Railways. She and her school-mates were excited as the Princess would be visiting their school  But, suddenly, plans were changed due to the death of the Princess's father, King George VI. The girls were disappointed, as the Princess would return to England without visiting their school. And on February 6, 1952, at the age of 25, the Princess was crowned Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. Seventy years have now gone by. This is the Platinum Jubilee year of her coronation, and celebrations are going on in England.

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a great modern nation!

   Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                            

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Forgetting...United We Rise?

 

                                                        Forgetting...United We Rise?

      Indeed! The world over, heroes thrilled by fanaticism can ruin any country's progress by wasting time and talent, preventing the united all-people's effort needed for progress and modernization!                                                                    

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a great modern nation!

   Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                                       

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Lost Road To A Truly Progressive United World?

                                       Lost Road To A Truly Progressive United World?

 Despite humanity's fantastic advances in scientific fields, the world today seems more lacking in unity. Within countries people are hate-divided  So are people across continents.When will our earth's people join to promote the welfare and progress of all mankind...in a truly united world?

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a great modern nation!

   Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                                       

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Historic Lessons On Booking Countries' Ticket To Ruindom!

 

 

 

                           Historic Lessons On Booking Countries' Ticket To Ruindom!

Historically, world over, the revelers in fanatic frenzies and people-dividing malice-hate may thrill the petty-minded and science ignorant .But, ultimately, they prove to be huge follies...that can book even a highly talented country's ticket to ruindom! Instead of inspiring the country to  progress...to rise and join the world's leading modern nations!

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Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a great modern nation!

   Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                                                                       

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Will We Ever Be A Truly United World?!!

                                                Will We Ever Be A Truly United World?!!

Despite humanity's fantastic advances in the sciences and technology our world today seems even more lacking in unity. Within countries people are disunited  So are people across continents. When will our one earth's people promote All Humanity's Progress...in a Truly United World?

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 Books by Drs Ms  Jagjit & John Daniel: Doctor At Home (EastWest Books): Tips on Health & Fitness For The Family. Dreams of One Country (Amazon Kindle: For download or print copy) The visionary campaign of a young woman, Priya Jha, unites youth to power India's ascent as a great modern nation!

Click here to preview Dreams of One Country: https://www.amazon.com/Dreams-One-Country-World-class-Modernization/dp/152098944X/ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_3?keywords=dreams+of+one+country+jagjit&qid=1554134768&s=gateway&sr=8-3-fkmrnull                                                                                      

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