Amrish puri cause of death
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and national levels. Page 1 of 2 Biography As recent as 2016, he embraced a new challenge influenced by his wife Harshada, taking up running. Encouraged by her support, he completed two half marathons and one full marathon before the onset of the COVID era.
Besides his sporting achievements, Amrish holds an Engineering degree and a postgraduate executive qualification from IIM-Bangalore. Excelling academically, he ranked first in his management program at IIM-Bangalore and was a ranker through his engineering years at the University, school and secondary college years. He attributes his academic success to his sports background, emphasizing the life skills he acquired through the discipline, focus, determination, and resilience cultivated from his sports field. A firm believer that sports prepares individuals for life’s challenges and the life events, Amrish advocates for introducing sports and meditation to children from an early age.
His own experiences with sports in handling success and failure have shaped his perspective, highlighting the importance of dedication, har
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Gandhi (film)
1982 epic biographical film by Richard Attenborough
Gandhi is a 1982 epicbiographical film based on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, a major leader in the Indian independence movement against the British Empire during the 20th century. A co-production between India and the United Kingdom, the film was directed and produced by Richard Attenborough from a screenplay written by John Briley. It stars Ben Kingsley in the title role. The biographical film covers Gandhi's life from a defining moment in 1893, as he is thrown off a South African train for being in a whites-only compartment and concludes with his assassination and funeral in 1948. Although a practising Hindu, Gandhi's embracing of other faiths, particularly Christianity and Islam, is also depicted.
Gandhi was released by Columbia Pictures in India on 30 November 1982, in the United Kingdom on 3 December, and in the United States on 8 December. It was praised for providing a historically accurate portrayal of the life of Gandhi, the Indian independence movement and the deleterious results of British colo
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Gandhi: An Illustrated Biography
But having made the confession, let me tell you that my feelings towards him are somewhat ambivalent. I may not be an admirer; but I am in no way a virulent critic of the man as I find many are. And, the number of Gandhi’s detractors is not particularly insignificant. My present attitude to Gandhi is shaped by my knowledge and understanding of the man, which, I must admit, is not adequate.
Then, why take up the book in the first place?
Three reasons.
First, I am an admirer of the writing of M J Akbar. After Gandhi’s Hinduism: The Struggle Against Jinnah’s Islam, Shri Akbar’s next book is on Gandhi, too. Having pre-ordered it, I wanted to have a broad idea of Gandhi’s life and times before the book arrives. And, Pramod Kapoor has not disappointed.
Number two. There is one word in the title that drew me in: Illustrated. Pictorial or illustrated biographies, if text and photographs gel seamlessly, make for fascinating reading. And, Pramod Kapoor has done an excellent job.
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