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professor toofaanii publishers, East Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 61st and 62nd books by
Sheo Khetan.
In these books the author discusses the Early Talkie Era of Indian cinema (1932-1937). He introduces us to dozens of long-forgotten stars, their basic information, their life and their films. They are fully illustrated with scores of pictures from books, magazines and films. These are Parts 2 and Part 3 in the series, Part 1 was issued earlier.
Hindi Films: The Stars of the 1932-37 Films
Hindi Film Stars Series: Part 2
Paperback, 402 pages, BW interior.
First few pages may be seen here.
Hindi Films: The Stars of the 1932-37 Films
Hindi Film Stars Series: Part 3
Paperback, 195 pages, BW interior.
First few pages may be seen here.
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professor toofaani publishers, East Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 72nd book
Radio Transcripts, Volume – 1
(Vividh Bharati Special Programmes
& Non-Vividh Bharati)
Sujoy Chatterjee
When N Ramaswamy recently mentioned that Sujoy Chatterjee has transcribed about 1,000 radio and TV programs from various sources, the first thought that came to my mind was that this a gold mine! It must be published. Luckily, Sujoy agreed. This is the first of a series.
From his preface:
Listening to radio has been the author's favourite pastime since childhood. From early 21st century, with the arrival of the personal computer and the traditional mobile phone, he took his hobby to the next level, that is, he started making transcripts of radio and television programmes that were somehow related to film music. The transcribed information mostly comprises of biographies and interviews of artists, transcripts of programmes presented by them, and record of trivia and interesting incidents related to the making of film songs, and other additional details.
Over the years, the number of transcripts crossed the thousandth mark. The information base thus created is massive. This book is the first Volume of the Series entitled ‘Radio Transcripts’ that includes transcripts of programmes broadcast over Vividh Bharati Service (VBS) on special occasions and those broadcast or telecast over few other radio and television channels.
If you are looking for some never-heard-before and at the same time reliable information about film-related Radio Programmes, you will enjoy the series.
Pages 177, US Letter size, transcripts in ROman script and Hindi/Urdu language.
First few pages may be seen here
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professor toofaani publishers, East Lansing, MI USA is happy to announce their 81st book
Poems Written On A Whim
Prabodh Shukla
From his Preface:
I never imagined I would write a book of poems. In the misty and heady days of High School I loved to read poetry and was often moved by it. I did not understand it fully but enjoyed it. It freed me of stress and brought some fulfilment even if I did not understand it. This quality was not shared by physics and mathematics which created mental frustration unless issues were resolved thoroughly. Occasionally I penned down a few lines almost involuntarily and thought them to be poetry although I never consulted anyone. Unfortunately they have been mysteriously lost like the diaries of my adolescence. The lure to write short text unconstrained by grammar and 1 rigors of logic never really left me. It resurfaced after retirement, particularly during lock downs of Covid-19, in the form of brief posts on Facebook. A friend encouraged me to write more often and I was happy to do so. Unlike scientific writing, it is such fun to write assorted things out of box without the burden of proposing a theory or proof or scrutiny of referees. Yet it would be a sacrilege to my professional training to disregard a scientific point of view on various issues. This constant awareness bestows the following collection of poems a largely unexplored genre. The real purpose of any composition is to release the author rather than to please the audience. Still if my jottings touch the imagination of a few the purpose of this publication is well served.
Paperback, 6 by 9, 96 pages
A few pages may be seen here
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