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In December 1960

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When the Cinematograph Enquiry Committee (1927) came to Lahore, it interviewed many people. One of them was Lala Lajpat Rai. the Lion of the Punjab. The chairman tried to convince him that the knowledge about the British Empire was important to Indians. Lalaji fearlessly interrupted him and replied that he had no use for the Empire at all! About one year after this, the brave freedom fighter died of lathi injuries sustained during a non-violent protest against the Simon Commission. Bhagat Singh and his fellow revolutionaries avenged his death a few years later.

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Extract  from a Dissertation about Lux soap and Hindi film magazines

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  1. Musing 201: Tune first or Lyrics, Bharat 39 Lata Roshan
  2. Musing 188: Sulochana Sahebjan, Bharat 26 Lata Md Shafi Mukesh
  3. Musing 2163. Shanta Apte in 1937.
  4. Musing 365: Sholay 2, Ghazals 3
  5. Musing 48: Sulochana thirsty, Zindagi Aur Maut (1965)
  6. Musing 1038. Leela Mishra. J 118
  7. Musing 81: Lata first song picturization, Narsingh 684 (Tunes)
  8. Musing 161: Censor Info, RMIM CR 2017 04
  9. Musing 162: Shehnai, RMIM 2017 CR 05
  10. Musing 8: Song structure
  11. Musing 186: Indurani dancing, Bharat 24 Lata Md Shafi
  12. Musings 801-900
  13. Musing 484: Rafi 189. Seth Dharmdas
  14. Musing 11: Songs from Minister (1959)
  15. Musing 41: English song, Panch Ratan (1965)