Friday 8 May 2015
Power Packed Personality 2 Days Soft Skills Training Workshop
Power Packed Personality 2 Days Soft Skills Training Workshop: A training program will cover all transformational aspects of Personality Enhancement. This includes public speaking voice and speech communication negotiation skills interpersonal skills goal focus a
Monday 4 May 2015
Dadasaheb Phalke- Father of Indian Cinema
Dadasaheb Phalke was born on 30th April 1870. Initially he
was working as a photographer in a small town called ‘Godhra’. He was
not very happy. Further, his wife died in an epidemic- pledge. Due to
death of his wife he was extremely upset and he left ‘Godhra’.
The Government of India recognized his contribution to the film
industry. In the year 1969 the Government instituted the highest film
award in his honor it is called “Dadasaheb Phalke Award”.
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For sometime he worked for famous painter Raja Ravi Verma. The painter
had great influence on Dadasaheb Phalke. His imagination grew. After
working with him sometime, he left the job to start his own printing
press. He had joined partners to start this printing company. He was a
perfectionist. He went to journey to learn the latest technology in
printing. When he came back he was able to upgrade the quality of the
printing job. However his partners was not very happy with him. The
attitude of the partners was more business oriented while he was
motivated by his strong imagination. His desire to pursue greater
success in the job of printing also came in way of business result.
Eventually he resigned from the press.
He had met German Magician, Carl Heartz while in journey. Carl was one
of the 40 employees (All magicians) employed by Limier Brothers. He got
interested in making film. Debut film Raja Harishchandra in 1913. This
film is known as the first full length Indian movie.
He devoted himself towards learning and mastering the art of film
making. The lessons he had learned from the great Indian painter Raja
Ravi Verma were very helpful in his pursuit of film making. The
imaginative scenes he could create where exemplary. These contributed to
his great success.
He was pursuing film making with all his might. Financial problems did
not allowed him to do what he wanted in the field of cinema. He came to
Mumbai and formed a company with five businessman. The company was named
‘Hindustan Films’ but the partnership did not last long. Finally he had
to resign. He decided to retire from films in 1920. There after he
wrote a play very acclaimed by called ‘Rangbhoomi’.
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Poise
The Dictionary meaning of Poise is composure or self-possession or equilibrium.
Thus a poised person is self-assured and carries himself/herself gracefully and with dignity.
For human beings the difficulty arises due to emotions. If anything is not happening as per the expectation, the individual is likely to react in a way which is often irrational. Poise is difficult to maintain. However, the benefits are immense. A poised person is able to deal with all kinds of people calmly and elegantly.
How to maintain poise? Psychologists after research have come to certain conclusions, which I would like to reproduce below:
The biggest enemy of poise is anger. Everyone would agree that anger is not beneficial to the individual under any circumstances. A person gets angry due to uncomfortable situations due to uncomfortable situations or due to his/her own inadequacies to meet the situations. One may also get angry if someone insults or speaks in a manner which is unworthy. But with practice one can meet all challenges. They can remain cool in all circumstances but this will happen with consistent efforts and self awareness.
You should laugh with others even if joke is on you. Any sarcastic
remarks can easily be laugh away. Apply mind to come out with the
solution. This will happen if you take things in their straight.
Life is mixture of highs and lows. Good things are followed by challenges just like night falls after day the life does not offer a regular cycle like night and day. But both difficulties and happy moments are a part of everybody’s’ life. We need to be appreciated. Keep your spirit up even when things go wrong.
Ego is another enemy of poise. Unfortunately this malady is wide
spread. It is found in most well-to-do people. Realizing that ego does
not serve any purpose we should throw it out from our life.
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Thus a poised person is self-assured and carries himself/herself gracefully and with dignity.
For human beings the difficulty arises due to emotions. If anything is not happening as per the expectation, the individual is likely to react in a way which is often irrational. Poise is difficult to maintain. However, the benefits are immense. A poised person is able to deal with all kinds of people calmly and elegantly.
The biggest enemy of poise is anger. Everyone would agree that anger is not beneficial to the individual under any circumstances. A person gets angry due to uncomfortable situations due to uncomfortable situations or due to his/her own inadequacies to meet the situations. One may also get angry if someone insults or speaks in a manner which is unworthy. But with practice one can meet all challenges. They can remain cool in all circumstances but this will happen with consistent efforts and self awareness.
Life is mixture of highs and lows. Good things are followed by challenges just like night falls after day the life does not offer a regular cycle like night and day. But both difficulties and happy moments are a part of everybody’s’ life. We need to be appreciated. Keep your spirit up even when things go wrong.
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Homage to Ramdhari Singh Dinkar
Ramdhari Sinha (Singh) ‘Dinkar’ (23 September 1908 – 24 April 1974) was
an Indian Hindi poet, essayist, patriot and academic, who is considered
as one of the most important modern Hindi poets. He remerged as a poet
of rebellion as a consequence of his nationalist poetry written in the
days before Indian independence. His poetry exuded veer rasa, and he has
been hailed as a Rashtrakavi (“National poet”) on account of his
inspiring patriotic compositions. He was a regular poet of Hindi Kavi
sammelan on those days.
Dinkar initially supported the revolutionary movement during the
Indian independence struggle, but later became a Gandhian. However, he
used to call himself a ‘Bad Gandhian’ because he supported the feelings
of indignation and revenge among the youth. In Kurukshetra, he accepted
that war is destructive but argued that it is necessary for the
protection of freedom. He was close to prominent nationalists of the
time such as Rajendra Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha, Sri Krishna Sinha,
Rambriksh Benipuri and Braj Kishore Prasad.
Dinkar was elected three times to the Rajya Sabha, and he was the member of this house from 3 April 1952 CE to 26 January 1964 CE, and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1959. He was also the Vice-Chancellor of Bhagalpur University (Bhagalpur, Bihar) in the early 1960s.
His works are mostly of ‘Veer Rasa’, or the ‘brave mode’, although
Urvashi is an exception to this. Some of his greatest works are
Rashmirathi and Parashuram ki Prateeksha. He is hailed as the greatest
Hindi poet of ‘Veer Rasa’ since Bhushan.
Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi wrote that he was very popular among people whose mother-tongue was not Hindi and he was a symbol of love for one’s own mother-tongue. Harivansh Rai Bachchan wrote that for his proper respect he should get four Bharatiya Jnanpith Awards – for poetry, prose, languages and for his service to Hindi. Rambriksh Benipuri wrote that Dinkar is giving voice to the revolutionary movement in the country. Namvar Singh wrote that he was really the sun of his age. In his youth, Rajnath Singh, Home
Minister of India was inspired by the genius of Dinkarji.
Hindi writer Rajendra Yadav, whose novel ‘Sara Akash’ also carried a few lines of Dinkar’s poetry, has said of him He was always very inspiring to read. His poetry was about reawakening. He often delved into Hindu mythology and referred to heroes of epics such as Karna. He was a poet of anti-imperialism and nationalism, says well-known Hindi writer Kashinath Singh.
He also wrote social and political satires aimed at socio-economic inequalities and exploitation of the underprivileged.
A progressive and humanist poet, he chose to approach history and reality directly and his verse combined oratorical vigor with a declamatory diction The theme of Urvashi revolves round love, passion, and relationship of man and woman on a spiritual plane, distinct from their earthly relationship.
His Kurukshetra is a narrative poem based on the Santi Parva of the Mahabharata. It was written at a time when the memories of the Second World War were fresh in the mind of the poet.
Krishna Ki Chaetavani is another poem composed on events that led to the Kurukshetra war in the Mahabharata. His Samdheni is a collection of poems reflecting the poet’s social concern transcending the boundaries of the nation.
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This information is taken from Wikipedia.
Dinkar was elected three times to the Rajya Sabha, and he was the member of this house from 3 April 1952 CE to 26 January 1964 CE, and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1959. He was also the Vice-Chancellor of Bhagalpur University (Bhagalpur, Bihar) in the early 1960s.
Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi wrote that he was very popular among people whose mother-tongue was not Hindi and he was a symbol of love for one’s own mother-tongue. Harivansh Rai Bachchan wrote that for his proper respect he should get four Bharatiya Jnanpith Awards – for poetry, prose, languages and for his service to Hindi. Rambriksh Benipuri wrote that Dinkar is giving voice to the revolutionary movement in the country. Namvar Singh wrote that he was really the sun of his age. In his youth, Rajnath Singh, Home
Minister of India was inspired by the genius of Dinkarji.
Hindi writer Rajendra Yadav, whose novel ‘Sara Akash’ also carried a few lines of Dinkar’s poetry, has said of him He was always very inspiring to read. His poetry was about reawakening. He often delved into Hindu mythology and referred to heroes of epics such as Karna. He was a poet of anti-imperialism and nationalism, says well-known Hindi writer Kashinath Singh.
He also wrote social and political satires aimed at socio-economic inequalities and exploitation of the underprivileged.
A progressive and humanist poet, he chose to approach history and reality directly and his verse combined oratorical vigor with a declamatory diction The theme of Urvashi revolves round love, passion, and relationship of man and woman on a spiritual plane, distinct from their earthly relationship.
His Kurukshetra is a narrative poem based on the Santi Parva of the Mahabharata. It was written at a time when the memories of the Second World War were fresh in the mind of the poet.
Krishna Ki Chaetavani is another poem composed on events that led to the Kurukshetra war in the Mahabharata. His Samdheni is a collection of poems reflecting the poet’s social concern transcending the boundaries of the nation.
Thanks for reading.
This information is taken from Wikipedia.
Saturday 2 May 2015
Body Language- Pictures Tell a Tale
Leaders Meet 1 Shinzo Abe & Modi
Leaders Meet 5 Modi Obama & Tony
Leaders Meet 9 Putin & Tony Abbot
Leaders Meet 10 Modi & Dilma
Leaders Meet 2 Modi & Xi Jinping
Leaders Meet 3 Shinzo Abe & Xi Jinping
Leaders Meet 4 Modi & Tony Abbot
Leaders Meet 6 Obama & Putin
Leaders Meet 7 Obama & Putin
Leaders Meet 8 Putin & Merkel
Leaders Meet 11 Modi & Brics Leaders
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What is Personality?
Personality comprises understanding self, fixing one’s goals, physical
and mental health and various other facets of the person as seen by
himself/herself and as seen by others. Indeed, understanding personality
is not easy. But it is extremely important. It is important for your
success. More importantly it helps you to achieve happiness.
Understanding self
Each one of us must sit down and contemplate about life’s significance. It’s a kind of vision statement which one must clarify to himself/herself. The act of contemplation on significance will always help you to adopt and maintain a proper prospective.
Specifying Your Goals
By and large everyone has wishes. But these are not specific desires. Wishes become desire only when you specify your goals. Wishes do not allowed you to focus and take actions needed for achievements. These wishes often times remain wishes. Further unrealized wishes erode self esteem. It is imperative therefore to write down clearly on your goals. Goals would state the time frame goals should also clarify how you plan to achieve. Its only when you make a practical plan that you can pursue your goals.
Physical and Mental Health
First on the list of your goals should be good health. One can achieve physically good health by taking care of food, exercise and sleep. Human body is made to last for about 100 years. So we need to use all the faculties with discretion. We must not over use, under-use, but strike a good balance and keep on becoming more effective. Mental health is even more important. It refers to your thoughts, your behavior and your attitude towards others. It also refers to your attitude towards life.
Good Communication Skills are Critical
We all communicate right from the time we are able to speak. In fact babies start communicating immediately after birth. As we grow the social considerations keep on shaping our communication skills. Besides the influence of people around, parents, teachers, friends and others we meet also create an impact. We can develop and maintain good communication skills only with regular review of our ability regarding communications.
Application of Mind
Application of mind enables you to analyze any situation. It enables you to review your performance even in challenges. In fact, human sufferings imparts great life’s lessons One should be willing to learn these lessons. Knowledge acquired through reading books, attending training programs and interacting others play an important role. One should never be judgmental. However it’s necessary to apply mind and to form opinions about anything that concerns us. This process helps us to become more decisive to pursue our goals.
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Each one of us must sit down and contemplate about life’s significance. It’s a kind of vision statement which one must clarify to himself/herself. The act of contemplation on significance will always help you to adopt and maintain a proper prospective.
By and large everyone has wishes. But these are not specific desires. Wishes become desire only when you specify your goals. Wishes do not allowed you to focus and take actions needed for achievements. These wishes often times remain wishes. Further unrealized wishes erode self esteem. It is imperative therefore to write down clearly on your goals. Goals would state the time frame goals should also clarify how you plan to achieve. Its only when you make a practical plan that you can pursue your goals.
First on the list of your goals should be good health. One can achieve physically good health by taking care of food, exercise and sleep. Human body is made to last for about 100 years. So we need to use all the faculties with discretion. We must not over use, under-use, but strike a good balance and keep on becoming more effective. Mental health is even more important. It refers to your thoughts, your behavior and your attitude towards others. It also refers to your attitude towards life.
We all communicate right from the time we are able to speak. In fact babies start communicating immediately after birth. As we grow the social considerations keep on shaping our communication skills. Besides the influence of people around, parents, teachers, friends and others we meet also create an impact. We can develop and maintain good communication skills only with regular review of our ability regarding communications.
Application of mind enables you to analyze any situation. It enables you to review your performance even in challenges. In fact, human sufferings imparts great life’s lessons One should be willing to learn these lessons. Knowledge acquired through reading books, attending training programs and interacting others play an important role. One should never be judgmental. However it’s necessary to apply mind and to form opinions about anything that concerns us. This process helps us to become more decisive to pursue our goals.
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Courage & Kindness
Yesterday evening we (entire family) went to watch Cinderella. It’s a
movie made 50 years ago. Yet we found it fresh and captivating. An oft
repeated children fairy tale enthralled everyone, the little children as
well as the senior citizens. Cinderella’s inherent kindness with
courage to withstand adversity brought for her fortunes.
Courage is another aspect of personality which helps you to have a positive attitude. Someone wrote, ‘life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. How true! A person who lacks courage can hardly live life. They just exist, like other living beings. Life comprises a series of events. Some are to our liking. Others are not so good and certain others very disturbing. The Bhagvad Gita teaches us that all such events good or bad have to be borne by each individual. If you have courage, you may face these without fear. But if you lack courage there could be some horrifying experiences even though the events remain the same.
Great success can be achieved by someone who adds perseverance to
courage and kindness. When you do that even the most difficult tasks can
be completed with ease. In fact lives of all great men clearly
illustrate that they had courage, were alwere always kind, and they all
persevered.
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Kindness indeed is a virtue which however small in action never goes
waste. It enhances self-esteem, but more importantly, kindness brings
happiness. In our morning walkers’ club, often the subject of how to
improve the morals in the society is discussed. Though India is known
for its tolerance & kindness, yet today it is felt that citizens
show scant respect for others.
Everyone complains about the conduct of our people. Undoubtedly with the
uncanny behavior no one has anything to gain but a lot to lose.
Courage is another aspect of personality which helps you to have a positive attitude. Someone wrote, ‘life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage. How true! A person who lacks courage can hardly live life. They just exist, like other living beings. Life comprises a series of events. Some are to our liking. Others are not so good and certain others very disturbing. The Bhagvad Gita teaches us that all such events good or bad have to be borne by each individual. If you have courage, you may face these without fear. But if you lack courage there could be some horrifying experiences even though the events remain the same.
One may belong to any religion, they usually pray before any dire
encounter. Prayer has a certain power. In fact courage is not the
absence of fear. Human beings when faced with an unexpected untoward
situation are bound to face fear. When you decide to embark upon a
challenging situation, you are fully aware of the danger involved. You
may be struck with fear but you still go ahead. It only means that you
have conquered that fear. Courage is not absence of fear. Courage is
nothing but conquering the fear.
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Golden Rules to Build Your Confidence
Lack of Confidence
First of fall we need to understand the reason for lack of confidence. Lack of confidence is due to a fear of one kind or another (mostly unfounded). As an American wrote, “my life was full of misfortunes which never happened”.
A famous Management Guru one said that there are four ‘C’s which form
the foundation of an individual’s growth and a Company’s progress.
These four virtues are – Curiosity, Confidence, Courage and Consistency.
The most important of these happen to be Confidence. If absence of confidence the other virtues will simply disappear.
It is said that “they conquer who believe they can”. Self-belief is thus the second important factor in building up confidence. Confidence emerging out of self-belief is necessary for any significant achievement. New opportunities always carry some incidence of chance. For taking any initiative you must be prepared to take calculated risk. In fact not taking any risk is the biggest risk of life.
Further, Confidence enables you to trust yourself. And if you don’t
trust yourself, nobody else will. No one will feel secure in placing any
responsibility on you. That will be the dead end. There is no further
growth.
Lost Opportunities
Often we do not see opportunities because we are not interested. On the face of it, lack of desire acts as a strong handicap in our progress and growth. But, Confidence trains our mind to desire what the situation demands. It makes us alert enough to recognize and seize emerging opportunities. With desire created by confidence we look ahead, strive hard and succeed.
Confidence breeds courage
For taking risk of any kind one needs to have courage. If we have confidence; we will be able to rise up to the demands of the situation. So we must go ahead and take calculated risk. Courage enables us to move ahead! Yet, if there is no confidence it will be very difficult to harness courage.
Smile
Most people lack self-confidence. You can help them! Smile. Your smile will reassure them. You will be doing a great job helping them to gain confidence. This is particularly true when somebody is meeting a new group of people. We must also remember that the more we are helping others to gain confidence, the more we enhance our own self-confidence! We help ourselves too!!!
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First of fall we need to understand the reason for lack of confidence. Lack of confidence is due to a fear of one kind or another (mostly unfounded). As an American wrote, “my life was full of misfortunes which never happened”.
Of course, one need not be reckless. Yet, harboring fear never helps. We
need to think rationally and pen down what makes us afraid and why.
This process helps remove some of the fear and begins the path of
building confidence.
It is said that “they conquer who believe they can”. Self-belief is thus the second important factor in building up confidence. Confidence emerging out of self-belief is necessary for any significant achievement. New opportunities always carry some incidence of chance. For taking any initiative you must be prepared to take calculated risk. In fact not taking any risk is the biggest risk of life.
Lost Opportunities
Often we do not see opportunities because we are not interested. On the face of it, lack of desire acts as a strong handicap in our progress and growth. But, Confidence trains our mind to desire what the situation demands. It makes us alert enough to recognize and seize emerging opportunities. With desire created by confidence we look ahead, strive hard and succeed.
Confidence breeds courage
For taking risk of any kind one needs to have courage. If we have confidence; we will be able to rise up to the demands of the situation. So we must go ahead and take calculated risk. Courage enables us to move ahead! Yet, if there is no confidence it will be very difficult to harness courage.
Most people lack self-confidence. You can help them! Smile. Your smile will reassure them. You will be doing a great job helping them to gain confidence. This is particularly true when somebody is meeting a new group of people. We must also remember that the more we are helping others to gain confidence, the more we enhance our own self-confidence! We help ourselves too!!!
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Mahashivratri
Mahashivratri is an extremely important celebration for all Hindus
who believe in the power of lord Shiva. Shiva and Shakti together mark
the convergence of power, devotion and renunciation. The festival
according to Hindu calendar is celebrated on Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi
in the month of Maagha.
People all over the country go to Shiva temples. They chant Om Namah
Shivay and offer Bell Patra and white flowers to the Shiva Ling.
Thousands of devotees gather together at important Shiva’s temple all
over the Indian Sub-continent. Pashupati temple in Nepal is revered by
Hindus from all over the world.
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According to another legend, Shiva saved the world from the disastrous
effects of the poison that emerged as a by-product of the churning of
the Milky Ocean (Samudra Manthan), by consuming the whole of the poison.
Shiva could arrest the poison in his throat by his Yogic
powers and it didn’t go down his throat. His neck turned blue due to
the effect of the poison on his throat and henceforth he is also known
as Neela Kantha or The Blue Throated.
National Girl Child Day
24th January is celebrated as the National Girl Child Day
every year. This was started by earlier government in the year 2008. It
appears neither the programme was conceived correctly nor its
implementation brought any results till today. It appears the objectives
of the celebration of the Girl Child Day was only to enhance the image
of the Nehru Gandhi Dynasty. We have seen over the past few years that
many such initiatives have proved to be counter-productive.
It’s important for the government to do all what it can to empower women. She is the mother of all creation.
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JAI MATA DI
Actually the subject is far more serious than the conception of the
programme and activities normally followed. Symbolic activities to
address a problem which is far more serious should have no place in the
society today.
There should be concentrated efforts to ensure that girls must be
provided education. All facilities should be granted. More than that,
there should be initiation programme to emphasis our cultural
traditions. In Hindu tradition a lady is respected as an embodiment of
knowledge, wealth and power.
When we do Saraswati Puja knowledge comes easier than ever. Likewise
Mata Lakshmi brings wealth. When we want to evoke power to destroy the
evil in the society we prayed to Durga Mata.
Devi Pujan is practiced in all the states of the country. This is also
unifying force. At many Devi temples people of all castes and sects come
to pray. Invariably their prayers are answered.
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JAI MATA DI
Romantic Music Director of Hindi Films
Omkar Prasad Nayyar was born on 16th January 1926 in Lahore
in an educated respectable family. He had developed a love for music
unlike any other member in his family. His father was extremely against
singing. At that time most of the educated families thought in Lahore
that music is practiced only by ‘Mrasis and Bhands’. These were the
people almost like jokers who would come and entertain on celebrations
of events by well placed families. O. P. Nayyar as he was always known
challenged his father and left home to come to Mumbai. He thought that
he would try his luck to become a great music composer.
When he had left home he told his father and other members of the
family that he would show his face only after earning fame. When he
became famous he went to his father’s place in a new car. He flaunted
his riches and fame in front of his family. He was well received though
his father was still not very happy.
O. P. Nayyar never gave opportunity to the great singer Lata Mangeshkar. Instead female singers who sang for him were Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begam and later Asha Bhosale. It is said that when Asha Bhosale started singing for O. P. Nayyar, he stopped calling Gita Dutt. Once Gita Dutt who was suffering due to problem with unhappy relationship with Guru Dutt telephoned him for work. To that O. P. Nayyar answered that he had made contract with Asha Bhosale that he will not use any other female voice.
After struggle in Mumbai he got his first break in 1952. He was given
the opportunity to direct music of film ‘Asmaan’. There after he did a
couple of movies of little merit. However, he met noted director and
actor Guru Dutt. He impressed Guru Dutt who gave him a number of movies-
‘Baaz’ (1953), ‘Aar Paar’ (1954), ‘Mr. & Mrs. 55’ (1955), and
‘CID’. The music of all these films was appreciated by the audience.
With these films to his credit, O. P. Nayyar came into limelight.
Aar Paar
CID
Nasir Hussain who was another important producer engaged him for his
film ‘Tumsa Nahi Dekha’ that was released in 1957. Then there was no
looking back for O. P. Nayyar. He became very important music director
of the Hindi films.
Tumsa Nahi Dekha
O. P. Nayyar never gave opportunity to the great singer Lata Mangeshkar. Instead female singers who sang for him were Geeta Dutt, Shamshad Begam and later Asha Bhosale. It is said that when Asha Bhosale started singing for O. P. Nayyar, he stopped calling Gita Dutt. Once Gita Dutt who was suffering due to problem with unhappy relationship with Guru Dutt telephoned him for work. To that O. P. Nayyar answered that he had made contract with Asha Bhosale that he will not use any other female voice.
Life of O. P. Nayyar shows that he just followed his heart. He was less
bothered about anyone including his family members and friends. In some
ways O. P. Nayyar was like Steve Jobs. Both brilliant but both not
worldly wise to maintain good relations with people around.
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