Veteran actor Arvind Trivedi, widely known for his portrayal of Raavan in hit mythological TV series ‘Ramayan’, died on Tuesday night. He was 82 when he breathed his last. Arvind’s co-star Sunil Lahiri shared the heartbreaking news along with a picture of the late actor and wrote on Instagram early Wednesday, “Bahut dukhad Samachar hai […]
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NIOS to take Gita, Ramayan to madrassas
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) will introduce its new curriculum on ancient Indian knowledge and heritage at 100 madarassas as part of the National Education Policy (NEP). The NIOS, an autonomous institute under the education ministry, will start a basic course for classes 3, 5 and 8. “We […]
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Ramayan: Prasar Bharati CEO says people mocked plan for rerun
Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar Vempati, credited with presiding over the most-watched TV show in history “the Ramayan re-run on Doordarshan which has racked up more than 250 million unique views” recalls his WhatsApp groups ringing with laughter when news of nostalgia programming hit the headlines soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]