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In India (and Nepal), a death anniversary is known as shraadh (Shraaddha "श्राद्ध" in Nepali). The first death anniversary is called a barsy, from the word baras, meaning year in Hindi. Shraadh [1] means to give with devotion or to offer one's respect. Shraadh is a ritual for expressing one's respectful feelings for the ancestors ...
Jaathakam (English: Horoscope) is a 1989 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Suresh Unnithan and written by Lohithadas.The film stars Jayaram, Sithara, Shari, Thilakan, Madhu, Sukumaran, Innocent, Jagathy sreekumar and Kaviyoor ponnamma in the lead roles. The film has musical score by R. Somashekharan. [1] [2] [3]
Hindu rituals after death, including Vedic rituals after death, are ceremonial rituals in Hinduism, one of the samskaras (rite of passage) based on Vedas and other Hindu texts, performed after the death of a human being for their moksha and consequent ascendance to Svarga (heaven). Some of these vary across the spectrum of Hindu society.
K.P. Ramanunni was the member of writers’ delegation sent to China by Kendra Sahitya Akademi in 2007. K.P. Ramanunni was the Malayalam advisory board member of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. He was also the member of Kerala Sahitya Akademi and curriculum committee. Now he is the governing body member of Malayalam Mission. [citation needed]
His private masterpieces bearing 108 of his own compositions (Keerthanas) was released as book during his first death anniversary at Makreri Temple, Kerala with the name "Raagaabharanam" honoring his priceless contribution to the field of music.
June 19, his death anniversary, has been observed in Kerala as Vayanadinam (Reading Day) since 1996. [2] The Department of Education in Kerala also observes Vayana varam (Reading Week) for a week from June 19 to 25. [2] In 2017, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared June 19, Kerala's Reading Day, as National Reading Day in India. [2]
It is performed on the death anniversaries of the departed as per the Hindu Calendar. In addition it is also performed for the entire community of 'pitr' – both from paternal and maternal side – collectively during the Pitri Paksha or Shraaddha paksha ('fortnight of ancestors'), right before Sharad Navaratri in autumn. [2] [3] [4]
Bhasi got his first chance in a small role in a Malayalam feature film, Thiramala, directed by P. R. S. Pillai. His first notable film was Chandrathara's Mudiyanaya Puthran (1961). In the year 1968, he acted in Viruthan Shanku, the first full-length comedy in Malayalam cinema by P. Venu. He went on to become one of the highly sought-after and ...