Wednesday 31 July 2013
Dianthus Flowers - also known as Pinks Flowers
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| Dianthus is a genus of about 300 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native mainly to Europe and Asia, with a few species extending south to north Africa, and one species (D. repens) in arctic North America. Common names include carnation (D. caryophyllus), pink (D. plumarius and related species) and sweet william (D. barbatus). |
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Angel Trumpet flowers - Brugmansia suaveolens
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| Brugmansia is a genus of seven species of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae. Their large, fragrant flowers give them their common name of angel's trumpets, a name sometimes used for the closely related genus Datura. Brugmansia are woody trees or shrubs, with pendulous, not erect, flowers, that have no spines on their fruit. Datura species are herbaceous bushes with erect (not pendulous) flowers, and most have spines on their fruit. |
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Tuesday 30 July 2013
Allamanda - Yellow Bell - "Kolke" (Bengali name)
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| A woody, evergreen shrub with vigorous growth, Allamanda may reach a free-standing height of 2 metres or more. The leathery leaves are lancelike, pointed, and may either be opposite or in whorls of three or four. The yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers are 5-7.5 cm in diameter; cultivated forms tend towards larger blooms which may also be white, purple, pink or orange in colour. Their scent may be described as delicate and fruity. |
Poonam Pandey excels in Nasha (2013)
Nasha (2013) is the latest version of "Summer of '42 {1971}" and is fresh and youthful.I had heard of Poonam Pandey antics especially during the last world cup and did not expected her to be any good,so I was pleasantly surprised by her performance which was as good as any Hollywood actress.She is full of poise even in the most difficult scenes especially where her student sees her naked which reminds me of "Mera Naam Joker" where young Rishi Kapoor sees his Teacher Simi Grewal naked.By her looks and athletic body she reminds me much of those Hollywood actresses.Why she never before came in any movie is anybody's guess.
Shivam Patil as Saahil is talked of in the movie as good looking which he is not,he instead looks simple and innocent more like Rajendra Kumar.He has acted really well and seem so composed and at ease in the bed-scene climax with his teacher.He shows the common young male psyche where they are obsessed with a woman for sex and as soon as they get it they get over this thing they choose to call love.Movie depicts today's times when college girls having sex with their boy-friend is a norm.Their friends too respect them being a couple,instead of waiting till marriage to have sex.
The two Uncles have their role well etched and are intrinsic to the plot.The scene where Saahil pushes of his Uncle is really good which shows many time teenagers when in an angry mood forget themselves and are rude or hurtful to people who love them.But when the anger subsides they feel quite sorry for what they did.We seldom see such movie instead we get over the top shouting crazy movie like "Mere dad Ki Maruti".
I liked this movie,but can't say that for the three guys sitting next to me who kept on saying "what is this movie about".
Monday 29 July 2013
Remembering Rajendra Kumar aka Jubilee Kumar on his Birthday
The second movie I heard from my friend Jaideep's Father,who specifically asked local video cassette rental guy to get him "Arzoo" ,a celebrated romantic Musical-drama directed by Ramanand Sagar whose Ramayan came on Doordarshan on Sunday.
The third movie which I loved immensely when I first saw it and which is my favorite movie of Rajendra Kumar and Saira Banu is "Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan".It was telecasted in late 80's during election time when there were paper ballots whose counting took a week's time.Doordarshan would show interesting films in between election bulletins."Jhuk Gaya Aasmaan" started late in the day and continued through Dusk into the evening."Mere Tumhare Beech Mein Ab To Na Parvat Na Sagar" song came in the second half where Saira is remembering Rajendra,its a song filmed in rain in lovely colors in a Park,its my favorite romantic song visually,I love it then.Then in the beginning there is the most loved song of his "Kaun Hai Jo Sapnon Mein Aaya",it has a very melodious and fresh youthful tune sung beautifully by Mohd.Rafi.Its a pivotal song as at the end of this song Rajendra dies in an accident and his spirit is introduced later on in another man's body who looks exactly like him.
Kanoon I saw when in late 90's where they showcased Director's movies,i.e. Guru Dutt,Raj Kapoor,B.R.Chopra.Almost all of their movies were shown.Kanoon a beloved crime Black and white classic of B.R.Chopra dealing with Law,how a Judge(Ashok Kumar) takes a bet that he can commit a murder and get away with it.Rajendra Kumar too plays an important role in this movie.
"Dil Ek Mandir" is a beloved eternal classic starring Meena Kumari,Raj Kumar at their best along with Rajendra Kumar."Yaad Na Jaye Beete Dinon Ki" and "Tum Sabko Chod Kar Aa Jao" made their
frequent appearance on Chitrahaar.I especially love "Tum Sabko Chod Ke Aa Jao" which has a nice flashback aura around it,its music is just lovely and the whole song is so romantic.
"Do Jasoos" which was shown on doordarshan in late 80's was interesting spy story where Rajendra Kumar costarred with Raj Kapoor.It was a funny spy story,quite exciting.There's a New Year song in this movie which was shown often on Chitrahaar when ever New Year came.
In last thirteen years I have enjoyed watching many of his classic movies that are so tender at heart and so emotional.My all time favorite song "Ye Mera Prem Patra" from Sangam stars him.This was a role written for Dileep Kumar who refused it and it went to Rajendra Kumar who excelled in this movie shot across Europe in Technicolor.This song is the most beautiful song Raj Kapoor ever filmed,it starts beautifully and ends in a lovely way with awesome music from Shankar-Jaikishan.
"Dhool Ka Phool" my favorite movie stars him too,but in a negative sort of role which was a first in Hindi cinema where he refused to accept his illegitimate son and his girl friend played by Mala Sinha leaves her child in the Jungle.Its a great classic directed by Yash Chopra.
"Aas Ka Panchchi" is my all time favorite movie,a great classic spanning a decade in a man's life from his student life to how he joins army and to the battle-field co-starring Vyjanthimala.Its a unique movie as it shows how a Father ruins his son's future by not allowing him to do what he wants to adapt as a career but forcing him into a clerical job.
Gharana and Sasural are two family classic gems of Rajendra Kumar.Gharana is best remembered for the children song "Dadi Amma Dadi Amma Maan Jao" and Mohd.Rafi classic "Husnwale tera Jawaab Nahin".Sasural has this eternal love song "Teri Pyari Pyari Surat Ko",we used hum it a lot when we were kids.And a unique song "Ek Sawaal Main Karoon" which is a song where various question are asked in song format which are their own answers.
Thuja - 'Vidya" Shrub
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| They are widely grown as ornamental trees, and extensively used for hedges. A number of cultivars are grown and used in landscapes.Homeowners will sometimes plant them as privacy trees. The cultivar 'Green Giant' is popular as a very vigorous hedging plant, growing up to 80 cm/year when young |
Curry Tree Fruits - (Murraya koenigii) family Rutaceae
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| The curry tree (Murraya koenigii) is a tropical to sub-tropical tree in the family Rutaceae, which is native to India and Sri Lanka. Its leaves are used in many dishes in India and neighbouring countries. Often used in curries, the leaves generally called by the name "curry leaves", though they are also translated as "sweet neem leaves" in most Indian languages (as opposed to ordinary neem leaves which are bitter). The leaves are highly valued as seasoning in southern and west-coast Indian cooking, and Sri Lankan cooking, especially in curries, usually fried along with the chopped onion in the first stage of the preparation. They are also used to make thoran, vada, rasam and kadhi. In their fresh form, they have a short shelf life, and they don't keep well in the refrigerator. They are also available dried, though the aroma is largely inferior. The leaves of Murraya koenigii are also used as a herb in Ayurvedic medicine. They are believed to possess anti-diabetic properties.[unreliable medical source? Although most commonly used in curries, leaves from the curry tree can be used in many other dishes to add flavor. In Cambodia, Khmer toast the leaves in open flame or roasted it to a crunch and crushed it into a soured soup dish called Maju Krueng. In the absence of tulsi leaves, curry leaves are used for rituals and pujas. |
Blue Porterweed
http://www.eattheweeds.com/edible-flowers-part-two/
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| Blue porterweed is a low growing perennial which blooms year round. Often used as a ground cover, it can also be added to hanging baskets. While considered as a short lived perennial, blue porterweed is will self seed or can be propagated by stem cuttings.Although the flowers on blue porterweed are small and each flower only opens for one day, it attracts a large number of butterflies. |
Acacia nilotica - Babool Flowers
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| Botanical name of Babla flower is Acacia Nilotica (It has lot of synonyms, one of those is Acacia Arabica. This exotic plant belongs to the plant family Mimosaceae (Touch-me-not family). Indians call this Babool and English people call this prickly acacia, Egyptian thorn, Gum Arabic, etc. This plant is native to Africa and Indian Subcontinent. Purvi Joshi from Yahoo answers.http://in.answers.yahoo.com/activity?show=Essv0s2Zaa |
The red powderpuff plant (Calliandra haematocephala) flowers
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| The red powderpuff plant (Calliandra haematocephala) is a shrub native
of tropical America with a sprawling symmetrical growth habit and can
reach 15 feet or more in height. You will need a good sized shady spot
in your garden where it has room to fully develop. The plant has abundant evergreen foliage which is a rich shiny green composed of delicate compound leaves that appear almost fern-like. Leaves fold up tightly at night. Blooming begins in late fall and lasts well into spring unless frost is encountered which will kill off the tender flowers. The blossom itself is a spectacular vivid crimson pompom about 2 inches in diameter which literally cover the plant like a gaudily decorated christmas tree. Seedpods which look much like a bean appear shortly after blooming. These are very apparent, as they stick up above the blossom like a flag. Squirrels love them! Red powderpuff flowers have no apparent scent, but are nevertheless constantly visited by hummingbirds, bees and other insects. It is pretty well self-sufficient and without any apparent disease or insect problems. |
Saturday 27 July 2013
Have Hoopoe vanished from Lucknow
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