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The name is Kumar, Raj Kumar
In the months immediately preceding and following Dr Rajkumar’s death, If You Come Today a song from his film, Operation Diamond Racket (1978), became an incredibly popular internet meme. In India, it rivalled global favourites like the Star Wars kid and Badger Badger . Opinion on the song was divided between a burgeoning bunch of [...]
Raaj starts rolling in style
The icon of Kannada cinema Dr.Rajakumar was remembered on April 24, his 80th birth anniversary. One huge idol in standing posture of Dr.Rajakumar was inaugurated prior to the launch of Puneeth Rajakumar’s ‘Raaj – the showman’ at National college grounds.
Very near to this place in Chamrajpet Dr.Rajakumar in the get of ‘Lord Raghavendra Swamy’ [...]
Dr Rajkumar stands the Sands of Times at Malpe beach
The students of Chitrakala Mandira School commemorated the birthday of eminent Kannada Idol, the late Dr Rajkumar by designing his sculpture on sand here at the Malpe Beach on Saturday, April 26.
Raj Memorial plan hits legal road block
One year after the death of thespian Rajkumar, the long-delayed and much-ballyhooed Raj Memorial proposal has stuck in a legal tangle. The question before the Kannada and Culture Department is: Can the memorial come up at Kanteerava Studio in Bangalore, where mortal remains of Rajkumar is buried? Is it legally okay to handover land belonging [...]
Raj gesture opens many an eye
‘Donate your eyes; give sight to the blind, give light to their life’. This message is normally seen in hospitals and eye banks. But in reality eradication of corneal blindness has become a daunting task due to acute shortage of donor eyes. But there appears to be some hope.
Inspired by Kannada thespian Rajkumar, whose [...]
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