this piece of rabindra sangeet (a kind of song written and composed by an indian national poet, Rabindranath Tegore)
this is a tribute to the great master.

She is so cute

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Power sector analyst Prabir Purkayastha and former member of the Planning Commision S.P Shukla talk about the India US nuclear deal

A saga of love, that transcends worldly barriers



Premiering, Monday, 17th November,, 8.30 pm, Monday - Friday

Only on SaharaOne Television



Faint hints,

Vague touches

Quiet look



Sweet breath,

Whispered scent on pink magnolia wings.



Kissed silence

Beautiful things.



No history in the world has ever been painted so colourfully with innocent tales of immortal love as the history of our country. This is evident from the amazing variety of mythical love sagas that abounds Indian literature that transcends time & space through lovers who have lived on eternally in our hearts with their immortal love stories. This is the country that has witnessed the undying romance of the legends like Laila-Majnu, Heer-Ranjha, Shahjahan-Mumtaz Mahal and so on.


Classical love legends and folklore of India are both passionate and sensuous in content, and never fail to appeal to the romantic in us. These fables stretch our imagination, engage our emotions and, entertain us. The latest offering from SaharaOne TV Jo Ishq Ki Marzi haiWoh Rab ki Marzi hai will present a legendary love saga which promises to take the audience on a journey down the romantic lane



Jo Ishq ki Marzi Woh Rab Ki Marzi, narrates a love saga of two childhood friends Sumer & Sunaina, who are separated because of the hatred between their families. The story is about the young lovers whose love story is paved with jealousy, misunderstanding, heartbreak, betrayal and revenge. Theirs is a love destined to be doomed.a love that defies destiny!



As the story unfolds it relates the friendship between the families of Sumer and Sunaina. But destinys rude hands tear the childhood sweethearts apart when their families turn into sworn enemies. Devgadh & Dharamgadh dynasties share a boundary on which stands a lone temple of Lord Shiva where lives Jogan Mastani, who has witnessed the eternal love of Sumer & Sunaina. She defies God on their separation and vows that she will dance till the time the young lovers are united. Even the Almighty had to bow down before Jogan Mastanis resolution and Sumer and Sunaina comes face to face after 14 long years! The childhood sweethearts no longer recognize each other. They have left their childhood behind themand are complete strangers now. But the cosmic bond between the star-crossed lovers is as strong as before. Love rekindles in their young hearts and gives rise to a passion that will challenge the decade old enmity between their two families, the two enemy fiefdoms that they come from.











Says Nilanjana Purkayastha, Business Head, SaharaOne Television, SaharaOne has always delivered shows that deal with the day-to-day life of every individual how they cope up with problems and situations. For the first time we bring for our viewers a larger-than-life eternal love saga that will revive peoples faith in the supremacy of true love. In a world divided by hatred Jo Ishq ki Marzi Woh Rab Ki Marzi is a show that is about love. A love that can make destiny bow down. A love so pure, so strong that God Himself bows down to it.





Set in pre-British Central India Jo Ishq ki Marzi Woh Rab Ki Marzi is a love story of childhood friends, a saga of enmity and wars, and a legend of God giving in to the undying love of Sumer Sunaina. Jo Ishq ki Marzi Woh Rab Ki Marzi is about Sumer & Sunaina and their struggle to salvage emotions, and conquer all adversities to unite as lovers. It is a powerful tale of love that will become a fable for all those who believe in the supremacy of true love.





Can Sumer & Sunainas love win over the hatred of their families?



Watch Jo Ishq Ki Marzi Woh Jab Ki Marzi

Starting Monday, 17h November, 8.3 pm, Monday - Friday

Only on SaharaOne Television.

Ananya and Anoushka having fun

Music video by Def Leppard performing Cmon Cmon: Closed Captionwith Def Leppard Producer, Ronan McHugh Producer, Caroline Purkayastha Video Producer,...

Music video by Def Leppard performing C'mon C'mon
with Def Leppard [Producer], Ronan McHugh [Producer], Caroline Purkayastha [Video Producer], Matthew Mulholland [Video Director], Jonathan Beswick [Co-Director], Mark Devlin [Co-Director]
(C) 2008 Bludgeon Riffola Ltd.

Music video by Def Leppard performing C'mon C'mon: Video
with Def Leppard [Producer], Ronan McHugh [Producer], Caroline Purkayastha [Video Producer], Matthew Mulholland [Video Director], Jonathan Beswick [Co-Director], Mark Devlin [Co-Director]
(C) 2008 Bludgeon Riffola Ltd.

Type Of Entry: Product & Service
Category: Corporate Information
Title: LEAD INDIA
Advertiser/Client: BENETT COLEMAN AND CO.
Product/Service: THE TIMES OF INDIA NEWSPAPER
Entrant Company, City: JWT INDIA, Mumbai
Country: INDIA
DM/Advertising Agency, City: JWT INDIA, Mumbai
Country: INDIA

Credit Details:
Agnello Dias National Creative Director
Debu Purkayastha AVP+ Senior Creative Director
Vistasp Hodiwala AVP+ Senior Creative Director
Arkadyuti Basu AVP+ Senior Creative Director
Vinayak Gaikwad Creative Director
Simone Patrick Senior Copywriter
Kaushik Iyer Junior Copywriter
Anuja Arora Account Executive

Brief:
This was part of a national initiative launched by the times of India on 1st Jan 2007, the first day of India's 6oth year of independence. The objective was to capture the essence of a resurgent nation poised tantalizingly on the edge of redemption. And to send out a clarion call for the one final thrust that would take her from a potential nation to a kinetic power.

Solution:
The Times of India wanted to find a stimulus that would break the social inertia of acceptance and tolerance and galvanize an entire nation to be the face of change in India. As M.K. Gandhi said, "We must be the change we want to see in this world." The entire effort was to elevate a newspaper from merely being a social mouthpiece to a catalyst of social change!

Results:
Over 37,000 participants. The campaign website registered more than 1.3 million hits at last count. More than a million YouTube downloads. The television programme was telecast on the Star One channel, part of India's largest television network. The programme had 7 sponsors—all leading corporations. The British High Commission has announced to sponsor a Chevening Leadership course at the London School of Economics for three Lead India finalists. More than 20 celebrities volunteered to participate free of charge. The winner will also go on to receive support to contest from a constituency of his choice in the next general elections.

Ananya in a swing

Ananya-15 minutes after birth.9thMay2008,Plano,Texas,USA

It is about the princess of Purkayastha family....

Poorna Dutta performing Ganesh and Saraswati Bandana in Orissi style.
Choreography by Guru Mitra Purkayastha.

Orchi Dutta performing Mangalacharan in Orissi style at the Dora Stratou Theater, Athens, Greece, 2007 Sep 07 during the 21st Annual CID Congress, UNESCO.
Choreography Guru Muralidhar Majhi.

Students of Rythms of Dance and Music
performing at Ananda Mandir, 2008 Feb 16.
Choreography by Guru Mitra Purkayastha.

Frog call recorded from guwahati city by Jayaditya Purkayastha

Indian Dance: "Main Vari Vari"
Performed by Nazaaqat
Performed By: Shalini Bumb, Lisa Shah, Anjli Kumar Reena Taank, Pallavi Purkayastha, Ronak Pattani, Shruti Vellore, Saumya Dave, Roshni Bhimani, Shemoni Sheth, Jaimini Dave