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Diksha (film)

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{{Infobox film
| name = Diksha दीक्षा
| image = Diksha poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Arun Kaul]]
| producer = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]] [[Doordarshan]]
| writer = Arun Kaul
| screenplay = Arun Kaul
| story = [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]]
| based_on =''Ghatashraddha'' by U. R. Ananthamurthy
| starring = [[Manohar Singh]] [[Nana Patekar]]
| music = Mohinderjit Singh
| cinematography = [[Apurba Kishore Bir]]
| editing = Arun Kaul
| studio = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|National Film Development Corporation]]
| released = {{Film date|1991}}
| runtime = 120 minutes
| country = India
| language = Hindi
}}

'''''Diksha''''' ({{lang-en|The Initiation|italic=yes}}) is [[Bollywood films of 1991|1991]] Hindi film directed by [[Arun Kaul]] and is his only feature. The film is based on the Kannada novel ''Ghatashraddha'' by [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]].<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ur-ananthamurthys-books-taken-as-movies/article6345000.ece</ref>

It was awarded the 1992 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi]] and 1992 [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie]]. Incidentally, ''Ghatasraddha'' was earlier adapted into a 1977 Kannada movie ''[[Ghatashraddha]]'', which had won the 1977 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]. The film participated in the [[International Film Festival of India]], 1993, and won several international awards, including the Annonay International Film Festival Award, France, 1992; Prix Du Public (Audience Awards); and Best Feature Film in Hindi by Madhya Pradesh Development Corporation, 1992.<ref>[http://www.nfdcindia.com/view_film.php?film_id=68 Diksha NFDC]</ref>

==Plot==
Placed in the early 1930s, ''Diksha'' is the story of a guru and his widowed daughter, the head disciple and the novice; the lowly-born "Koga", who dreams of learning the intricacy of scriptures.

In a weak moment, during the long absence of her father, the young widow falls for the temptations of the flesh. When she becomes pregnant, her lover refuses to accept his parental responsibility so the widow is forced to have an abortion.

In the ensuing commotion, the father is called back. He is forced to give his decision. He pronounces her dead and performs her "Ghata-Shraddha" (a ritual where an immoral person is ex-communicated, pronounced dead and her last rites performed when the accused is still alive, thus depriving her of all worldly relations).

While the Brahmin society praises the guru, individuals revolt. The head disciple leaves the town; the child-novice goes back to his parents; and the Koga refuses "heaven" and "salvation".

==Cast==
* [[Nana Patekar]] as Koga
* [[Manohar Singh]] as Udup Pandit
* [[Vijay Kashyap]] as Manjunath
* [[Ashish Mishra]] as Nanni
* [[Rajashri Sawant]] as Yamuna
* [[K. K. Raina]] as Sreekar
* [[Sulabha Arya]] as Koga's aunt

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0246567|title= Diksha}}
* [http://parallelcinema.blogspot.com/2005/11/dikshainitiation-1991.html An insightful study of Diksha]

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Hindi}}
{{FilmfareCriticsAwardBestMovie}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Best Hindi Feature Film National Film Award winners]]
[[Category:National Film Development Corporation of India films]]

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Bara (film)

2021-09-14T02:31:47Z

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{{Infobox film
| name = Bara
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[M. S. Sathyu]]
| writer = [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]]
| starring = [[Anant Nag]] [[C. R. Simha]] Loveleen Madhu Pankaj Dheer Veeraj Byakod
| producer = [[M. S. Sathyu]]
| music = [[Mysore Ananthaswamy]] [[Siddalingaiah (poet)|Siddalingaiah]]
| cinematography = Ashok Gunjal
| editing = Chakravarthy
| studio = M. S. Sathyu Productions
| released = {{Film date|1982|10||df=yes}}
| runtime = 117 minutes
| language = Kannada
| country = India
| budget =
}}

'''''Bara''''' ({{lang-kn|ಬರ}} {{lang-en|Drought}}) is a 1982 Kannada film directed and produced by [[M. S. Sathyu]]. It is based on the novel of same name by [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]].<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ur-ananthamurthys-books-taken-as-movies/article6345000.ece</ref><ref>[http://tirupradyumna.tumblr.com/post/60741519270/bara-kannada-film-by-m-s-satyu Bara - Kannada Film by M.S.Satyu] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231000000/http://tirupradyumna.tumblr.com/post/60741519270/bara-kannada-film-by-m-s-satyu |date=31 December 2013 }}</ref> The film starred [[Anant Nag]], [[C. R. Simha]] and Loveleen Madhu in lead roles. The film won many laurels upon release including the [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]] for its script of an incisive analysis of the socio-political situation in a drought affected district.<ref>[[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]]</ref> The film went on floors in 1980 and made its theatrical release in 1982. The Hindi version of the film ''[[Sookha]]'' was released in 1983. However, unlike the Kannada version, the film couldn't get a theatrical release, and was shown on [[Doordarshan]].<ref name="GulazāraNihalani2003">{{cite book|author1=Gulazar|last2=Nihalani|first2=Govind|last3=Chatterjee|first3=Saibal|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&pg=PT646|year=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7991-066-5|pages=646–}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Anant Nag]] as Collector Satish Chandra
* [[C. R. Simha]] as Bhimoji
* [[Uma Shivakumar]] as Bhimoji's wife
* Loveleen Madhu as Satish Chandra's wife
* Veeraj Byakod as Satish Chandra's son
* [[Shivaram]]
* Nitin Sethi
* M V Narayana Rao
* [[Pankaj Dheer]]
* [[vaijanath Biradar]]

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Mysore Ananthaswamy]] and Siddalingaiah with lyrics by [[K. S. Nissar Ahmed]] and Siddalingaiah.

{{track listing
| headline = Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| collapsed = no
| title1 = Ninna Anuragave
| extra1 = Jayashree
| music1 = [[Mysore Ananthaswamy]]
| length1 =
| title2 = Ondanondu Ooru
| extra2 = Janardhan
| music2 = Siddalingaiah
| length2 =
}}

==Awards==
* [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada]] - 1981
* [[Karnataka State Film Award for Best Film]] - 1981-82

'''[[30th Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards Kannada]]'''

* [[Filmfare Award for Best Film – Kannada|Best Film]] - Bara (1982)
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Director – Kannada|Best Director]] - M. S. Sathyu (1982)
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Kannada|Best Actor]] - [[Anant Nag]] (1982)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0310714}}

{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Kannada}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Kannada-language films]]
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Shantaveri Gopala Gowda

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|birth_date = 14 March 1923
|birth_place = Araga, [[Tirthahalli, Karnataka]]
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'''Shantaveri Gopala Gowda''' (14 March 1923 – 9 June 1972) was a [[socialist]] politician who was thrice elected to Karnataka Vidhanasabha, the [[Legislative Assembly of Karnataka]], in 1952, 1962 and 1967.<ref>{{cite news
| title =Araga Jnanendra set to do a hat trick?
| newspaper =[[The Hindu]]
| location =[[Chennai]]
| date =23 April 2004
| url =http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/23/stories/2004042308960500.htm
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20040729084804/http://www.hindu.com/2004/04/23/stories/2004042308960500.htm
| url-status =dead
| archive-date =29 July 2004
| accessdate =7 April 2013}}</ref>

Gopala Gowda was born in [[Sagara, Karnataka]] to a [[Vokkaliga]] family.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gowda|first=H. H. Annaiah|date=5 September 1971|title=Vokkaligas|magazine=The Illustrated Weekly Of India Vol.92, No.27-39(july-sept)1971|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.110098/page/n617/mode/1up?q=Vokkaligas|location=Bombay|publisher=Times of India Press|pages=11–13}}</ref> He is considered one of India's most important socialist leaders, and a pioneer of socialism in [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{cite news
| title =Bangarappa pulls a favourite son act
| newspaper =[[India Today]]
| year =1992
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=F2ZDAAAAYAAJ
}}</ref> He was influenced by [[Ram Manohar Lohia]]. His leadership began as early as 1951. He was considered "charismatic" and he gained many followers.<ref>{{cite book
| last =Naik
| first =Murahari D.
| title =Agrarian Unrest in Karnataka
| publisher =Reliance Publishing House
| series =Volume 4 of Sociological Publications in Honour of K. Ishwaran
| year =1989
| location =[[New Delhi]]
| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=r_7sAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Shantaveri+Gopala+Gowda%22&dq=%22Shantaveri+Gopala+Gowda%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=GWtfUavnB8iaiAK2_oGIDQ&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBQ
| isbn =9788185047454
}}</ref>

He mentored several socialists in Karnataka including [[J.H.Patel]],<ref>{{cite news
| title =Patel was a flamboyant politician known for sharp wit
| newspaper =[[The Indian Express]]
| location =Mumbai
| date =13 December 2000
| url =http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/166849/
| accessdate =7 April 2013 }}</ref> [[Bangarappa]], [[S. M. Krishna]] and [[D. Devaraj Urs]], who became the chief ministers of the state. Urs was inspired and understood the depth of Gopala Gowda's mind and life which was devoted to the poor and working classes, especially the farmers. The Land Reforms Act and renaming of the state from [[Mysore]] to Karnataka are thanks to his association with Gopala Gowda.

Upon the publication of his biography, [[N. Dharam Singh]], chief minister of [[Karnataka]], said that "the agitation and the political contribution of the late Shantaveri Gopala Gowda are significant in the history of the Legislature".<ref>{{cite news
| title =Books on three parliamentarians released
| newspaper =[[The Hindu]]
| location =[[Chennai]]
| date =2 January 2005
| url =http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/02/stories/2005010201490500.htm
| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20050216193120/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/02/stories/2005010201490500.htm
| url-status =dead
| archive-date =16 February 2005
| accessdate =7 April 2013 }}</ref>

He was a firebrand politician who knew the culture of the land, and being a villager himself had a great following among the farmer community of Karnataka. A well-read person with a strong love for the Kannada language, he had been a friend to many intellectual and sensitive literary figures of Karnataka like the poet [[Gopalakrishna Adiga]], the novelist [[U.R. Ananthamurthy|Dr. U.R. Ananthamurthy]], the writer and journalist [[P. Lankesh]], and the farmers' association leader [[M. D. Nanjundaswamy]]. In fact, Dr. Ananthamurthy wrote the novel ''Avasthe'' ("State of Life") based on the life of Gopala Gowda.<ref>https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/ur-ananthamurthys-books-taken-as-movies/article6345000.ece</ref> It was also made into a sensitive film [[Avasthe|of the same name]] in 1987 with actor [[Anant Nag]] playing the lead role. A real idealist and daredevil leader his 'Kagodu satyagraha' – the indefinite fast he held to provide justice to the farmers of Karnataka – is evergreen in the minds of Karnataka people. His death at an early age heralded the slow demise of socialist movement in Karnataka. [[M. D. Nanjundaswamy]], was one of the few leaders to carry forward the movement along the lines that Gowda had envisaged. Gowda's political role was pivotal as it once again drew the attention of the nation on the plight of the farmers.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://archive.today/20130704073323/http://matadar.org/leader-of-the-month Matadar.org: Leader Of The Month]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131129110020/http://www.talkmag.in.cp-29.webhostbox.net/cms/everybody-s-leader Talk: Everybody’s Leader]

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