MELA @ IRMA 2015 Round 1

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1.

• Hills in Tirunelveli, TN

• Lord Narasimha of Yadagirigutta,Telangana

• Sandalwood

• The Western Ghats in Maharashtra

• Hindu and Jain pilgrimage spot in Junagarh

• “Line of Peaks” stretching from Guj to Delhi

• Connect

• The Answer...wait for it...is

• Doordarshan Regional channels

• DD Podhigai

• DD Yadagiri

• DD Chandana

• DD Sahyadri

• DD Girnar

• DD Aravalli

2.

• Conceived and created in 1991 by Jane's Addiction singer Perry Farrell, ran till 1997

• Revived in 2003, it is a platform for alternative rock, heavy metal, hip hop artistes, as well as non-profit and political groups

• Also means: an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance OR a large lollipop

Lollapalooza

3.

• One of the speakers at the first TED conference in India in 2009, this doctor-turned-mythologist is known for his interspersion of Hindu mythology and management.

• He is also a prolific writer and illustrator known for works like Jaya and The Pregnant King, and has acted as the story consultant for Star TV’s Mahabharat.

• Devdutt Pattanaik

4.

• Recorded in 1971, this iconic song by an American folk rock singer is composed as a ballad with cryptic lyrics which the singer has denied to offer any interpretation of.

• Only a line in the refrain however, refers to the death of rock and roll icon Buddy Holly in a plane crash with Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson in February 1959.

• The song is mostly understood as capturing ‘the world called America’ from the early 60s to the 80s as a playfield of different genres of music which influenced generations.

• The song also lends its name to a popular teen movie series that spanned from 1999 to 2012, with more in the offering.

American Pie: Don McLean(The Day the Music Died)

5.

•Milotic is said to be the most beautiful of all Pokemon. Its power is the ability to calm angry feelings and end arguments by releasing a wave of energy. •A Water type pokemon, it is said to have been inspired by another icon of beauty somewhat similar in appearance to Milotic. What?

Venus de Milo

6.

• Anti-Stratfordians believe that it could’ve been any of these but him.

Sir Francis Bacon

Christopher Marlowe

Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

William Stanley, 6th Earl of Derby

Miguel de Cervantes

Anne Hathaway

• What?

• Authors of Shakespeare’s plays

7.

• What does Sesame Street have in common with Death Metal?

• Cookie Monster Growls/ Death metal vocals/death grunt

8.

Let me explain. I was born Charles Michael Levine and went by the name ... Levine until I was twenty-six years old. The reason I changed my name was simple. My mother, never a fan of my father's family, had an unfortunate habit of using Levine as a stinging insult. When displeased with me, she would often say/shriek, "You know what you are? You're a Levine! A no good, rotten Levine!" So, for as far back as I can remember, every time I heard my last name I would experience acute feelings of low self-esteem. Whenever roll was called in school I would sit in quiet dread as the teacher ticked off the L's: "Labianca, Lepkowitz... Levine -- Arghhh!" My first wife was the one who suggested I change my name to remedy the situation. In fact, it was she who came up with the name ..., complete with the fancy spelling. I thought it sounded great. .... Charles Michael ... Finally a name that did not make me squirm. It didn't occur to me that in England my new name translated into ... Truck. Nor did I realize that the famous actor, Peter ..., was mostly famous for playing smarmy, closeted gay guys (not that there's anything wrong with it). But most interestingly, I had completely forgotten that when I was around eight years old my father's business began to fail, forcing my mother to find work in a clothing store called... Lorie's. Pretty creepy, huh? Did I abandon my father's name only to unconsciously name myself after a place associated with my mother's abandonment of me? Or, even creepier, did my ex-wife somehow know all this and propose the name ... just to screw with me. Hmmm... I was a no good, rotten husband so I certainly had it coming.

Chuck Lorre• CHUCK LEVINE PRODUCTIONS, #119

• Let me explain. I was born Charles Michael Levine and went by the name Chuck Levine until I was twenty-six years old. The reason I changed my name was simple. My mother, never a fan of my father's family, had an unfortunate habit of using Levine as a stinging insult. When displeased with me, she would often say/shriek, "You know what you are? You're a Levine! A no good, rotten Levine!" So, for as far back as I can remember, every time I heard my last name I would experience acute feelings of low self-esteem. Whenever roll was called in school I would sit in quiet dread as the teacher ticked off the L's: "Labianca, Lepkowitz... Levine -- Arghhh!" My first wife was the one who suggested I change my name to remedy the situation. In fact, it was she who came up with the name Lorre, complete with the fancy spelling. I thought it sounded great. Chuck Lorre. Charles Michael Lorre. Finally a name that did not make me squirm. It didn't occur to me that in England my new name translated into Chuck Truck. Nor did I realize that the famous actor, Peter Lorre, was mostly famous for playing smarmy, closeted gay guys (not that there's anything wrong with it). But most interestingly, I had completely forgotten that when I was around eight years old my father's business began to fail, forcing my mother to find work in a clothing store called... Lorie's. Pretty creepy, huh? Did I abandon my father's name only to unconsciously name myself after a place associated with my mother's abandonment of me? Or, even creepier, did my ex-wife somehow know all this and propose the name Lorre just to screw with me. Hmmm... I was a no good, rotten husband so I certainly had it coming

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• Born Dambar Bahadur Budaprithi in 1941, this Grammy nominee plays the piano, trumpet, guitar and keyboard, and is often referred to as the Father of Indian Jazz. He hails from a family of musicians, and his grandfather composed Nepal’s national anthem (from 1962-2006), Shreeman Gambhira Nepali.

• The man himself composed the tunes for a song which also has an anthem-like status in India. Id the personality.

Louis Banks (Mile Sur Mera Tumhara)

10.

• Legend goes that these artisans were descendants of Rama's sons Lava and Kusha

• It is a common joke among these artisans that the work is so good you can keep them today!

• A king brought them over to his barren uninhabited land, along with dyers, printers, potters and embroiderers.

Ajrakh Printing

11.

• Id the famour actors in this song

12.

• A type of folk music that originated in Patan, Gujarat, it derives its name from the Gujarati word for love or affection. It consists of couplets in a similar fashion as Bhawai, and was popularised to the status of a party favourite in the 1980s by Arvind and Maniraj Barot.

• The music played in the background during a recital is from a unique musical instrument called 'Daklu'. It is similar in shape to a drum but is considerably larger in size.

• ID.

Sanedo :P

MELA @ IRMA 2015 Round 1

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