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Summer time is supposed to be family time! Entertainment is a basic need of human beings, and that is why…
In the hip-hop music scene, Divine is certainly one of the most popular names, especially in India. He is the…
Whenever we think of playback singing in the early 90s, the only name that stands tall among the rest is…
Zorbing is officially categorised as sport, came into picture in mid 90s. It can also be said as an adventurous…
Note (September 2026): An earlier version said Reema Kapoor’s December 1988 wedding came the year before her father’s death; Raj…
We all know that news is everything about current events. Previously, everything that would happen all over the world would…
Note (September 2026): Earlier versions of this page said Sangeeta Sornalingam acted in Poove Unakkaga, worked as an industrialist and…
It is a blessing to be in love and receive love from the same person. When you feel romantic for…
As long as the world of music is concerned, India is home to some of the gems. People in India…
Mohammed Rafi songs aren’t just melodies that you could enjoy and listen but they are probably the best soulful creations…
Note (September 2026): This list was updated to correct CID’s broadcast status (its first run ended in 2018 and a…
There’s no doubt that Sukhwinder Singh has lent his voice to few of the most popular songs in Bollywood. He…
About Culture
The backbone of this section is an archive most sites never bother to finish: complete winners lists for long-running television shows, season by season, kept current as new series end.
That covers both sides of the Indian and British schedule – Kaun Banega Crorepati, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa L’il Champs, Dance Plus, Nach Baliye and Khatron Ke Khiladi, alongside Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor. The value is in the completeness: every season in one table, rather than a news story about the most recent one.
The other half is screen reference. Full cast and character lists for major serials, including both adaptations of the Mahabharat, plus film round-ups and the kind of list article people arrive at from a half-remembered detail.
It is a lookup section rather than a criticism section. There is very little reviewing here and no attempt at cultural commentary – the aim is that you find the fact you came for, correctly, and leave.
For biographies of the people who appear on these shows, see People.