Lajja (Bangla:লজ্জা) is the name of a famous novel in Bengali by Taslima Nasrin, a writer of Bangladesh. Lajja is a Bengali word which means shame. The word Lajja, connoting the same meaning, is also used in Sanskrit, Hindi, and several other languages of north India. This book named Lajja, originally written in Bangla (Bengali), was first published in the year 1993, and has since been banned in Bangladesh. Lajja - Background. Lajja is a response of Tasli ...

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lajja:

lajja (lajjaa). Modesty.

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Lajja (Sanskrit). "Modesty"; a demi-goddess, daughter of Daksha.

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Lajja is a response of Taslima Narin to anti-Hindu riots which erupted in parts of Bangladesh, soon after the demolition of Babri Masjid in India on 6th December 1992. The book subtly indicates that communalism was on the rise, the Hindu minority of Bangladesh was not fairly treated, and secularism was under shadow. The novel Lajja has been translated into several languages including French, Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Finish, Icelandic, Persian, Arabic, Hindi, U ...

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Urmila Matondkar (born on February 4, 1973 in Mumbai, India) is a Bollywood actress. Urmila Matondkar - Career. She started her career as a child artist; perhaps the best known of her early movies is the 1983 Masoom. Her first big hit was the 1995 Rangeela, in which she played a star-struck dancer. She was nominated for a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her work in Rangeela. This was her first film with director Ram Gopal Varma -- but not her last. She has starred in many subsequent RGV ...

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Lajja (Sanskrit) Modesty, personified as the wife of Dharma and mother of Vinaya (good conduct, discipline), and the daughter of Daksha.

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She was born in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 16, 1970, and studied at the Army Public School, in New Delhi. Koirala is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Manipuri dancer. Koirala was born into a politically powerful Koirala family; her father, grandfather, and two of her great uncles were Prime Ministers of Nepal. Her first movie was the Subhash Ghai directed Saudagar. She later went on to become a Maniratnam favourite starring in two o ...

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Madhuri Dixit has won five Filmfare Awards so far:- 1990, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Dil. 1992, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Beta. 1994, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Hum Aapke Hain Kaun. 1997, Filmfare Best Actress Award, Dil To Pagal Hai. 2002, Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award, Devdas. She has been nominated seven times in the Best Actress category and twice in the Best Supporting Actress category. Her other achievements include- 4 Screen Awards, 2 Zee Ci ...

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Fatwas involving violence are more likely to be well-known than other fatwas, especially to non-Muslims. One possible reason is that non-Muslims regard most fatwas as not affecting them, but fatwas involving violence can potentially affect them. List of well-known fatwas - Salman Rushdie. One of the first well-known fatwas was proclaimed in 1989 by the Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, against Salman Rushdie‘s novel The Satanic Verses. The argument related to an ostensibly blasphemous statement ...

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She started her career as a child artist; perhaps the best known of her early movies is the 1983 Masoom. Her first big hit was the 1995 Rangeela, in which she played a star-struck dancer. She was nominated for a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her work in Rangeela. This was her first film with director Ram Gopal Varma -- but not her last. She has starred in many subsequent RGV pictures, such as Daud, Satya, Kaun, Mast, ...

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Umila was nomiated for what is popularly called the Filmfare Best Villain Award in 2001, for her work in Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. In 2003, Urmila won her first Filmfare Award: Critics Award Best Performance for Bhoot. Her same performance won her recognition in many other award ceremonies as well. Urmila has been nominated for Filmfare Best Actress Award category four times for films Rangeela in 1995, Satya in 1998, Bhoot in 2003, and Ek ...

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Ajay Devgan has won three Filmfare to date:- 1991, Filmfare Sensational Debut Award, Phool Aur Kaante 2003, Filmfare Critics Award for Best Performance, The Legend of Bhagat Singh 2003, Filmfare Best Villain Award, Deewangee His other achivements include: two National awards, three Screen awards and one Zee Cine Award. ...

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Mahima Chaudhry was a model before she became a Bollywood actress, once appearing with Aishwarya Rai in a Pepsi commercial. Her first breakthrough performance, where she won rave reviews, was Pardes (1997) as Ganga, the love interest of two men played by Shah Rukh Khan and Apoorva Agnihotri. The role of Ganga was a village girl who still values her culture. She was chosen to be the female lead among about 3,000 applicants who auditioned for Pardes. Her career was launched by Subhash Ghai who had also launched the careers of pop ...

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Shri Shyam Vinati - English Version. Haath Jod Vinati Karoon, Sunajyo Chitta Lagaay| Daas Aa Gayo Sharan Mein, Rakhiyo Isaki Laaj|| Dhanya Dhundharo Desh Hai, Khatu Nagar Sujaan| Anupam Chhavi Shri Shyam Ki, Darshn Se Kalyaan|| Shyam Shyam To Main Ratoon, Shyam Hai Jeevan Praan| Shyam Bhakta Jag Mein Bade, Unako Karoon Pranaam|| Khatu Nagar Ke Beech Mein, Banyo Aapko Dhaam| Fagoon Shukla Mela Bhare, Jai Jai Baba Shyam|| Fagoon Shukla Dwadashi, Utsav Bhari Hoy| Baba Ke Darbaar Se Khaali Jaay Na Koy||See also:

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Vishal Devgan (born April 2, 1967, Bombay, India), popularly known as Ajay Devgan is one of the best Indian actors working in the Hindi film industry (Bollywood). He is originally from Punjab. His father is Veeru Devgan, a fight master. His brother is Anil Devgan, a film director in Bollywood. His debut film was a hit. He then went on to do films which required a lot of action. He did many of his stunts himself. His intense look and persona made him a favourite with the audience. He broke his trend of action films, when he starred in the comedy Ishq, he also met his f ...

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ALA_2000 is used to denote books that appear on the 100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990–2000 list of the American Library Association [1] in order to save effort in documenting the bannings. They also list [2] which is noted as ALA_Radcliffe. ST: Subtitle (usually added if it helps the reader to recognize why book was banned) ISBN provided if no other encyclopedic information is yet available. The U.S. Customs office has a history of banning books, more so in the early part of the 20th century See th ...

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He previously dated Karisma Kapoor. He married his long time girlfriend, Kajol on February 24, 1999. He has a daughter called Nysa. It came as a surprise to many when his and Kajol's relationship came to the public light as she was, and still is, considered to be one of the most popular and beautiful actresses of her generation and he was known for being the dark horse. However Kajol is noted for repeatedly stressing the faith she has in her husband's abilities as an actor and these abilities were proved beyond doubt when he twice gar ...

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The city is also considered to be a base for higher education. This was true particularly in the past. Political activism of 1970s and 1980s had briefly taken away much of that sheen. In the fifties and sixties, the colleges were widely known and famous in Madhya Pradesh and outside. Though the situation has improved, yet the RDVV university could not gather even an A rank from the NAAC (National Assessment and Accreditation Council). It could get only a B++ grade in the assessment held in 2002. Every year around 1300 engineers and doctors finish th ...

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Hindus have always been facing persecutions from the government starting from 1950s, but during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, the Hindus and Muslims united under one banner to liberate the nation. Therefore, in the starting state, the Hindus and Muslims were living quite happily. However, as claimed by the Hindu rights organizations, the Hindus did face persecution from different fundamentalist groups of t ...

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Kamayani depicts the interplay of human emotions, thoughts, and actions by taking mythological metaphors. Kamayani has personalities like Manu, Ida and Shraddha who are found in the Vedas. The great deluge described in the poem has its origin in Satapatha Brahmana. Explaining his metaphorical presentation of Vedic characters, the poet said: "Ida was the sister of the gods, giving consciousness to entire mankind. For this reason there is an Ida Karma in the Yagnas. This erudition of Ida created a rift between Shraddha and Manu. Then wi ...

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