Indian Stamps – Kavi Pradeep – By India Post
Dec 14th, 2011 by IndianStampGhar.com
Indian Stamps – Kavi Pradeep – By India Post
Kavi Pradeep was a renowned poet and songwriter who is best known for his patriotic song. In 1997, he was honoured by India’s highest award in Cinema, the Dada Saheb Phalke Awardfor Lifetime Achievement.
In a career span, of nearly five decades, Kavi Pradeep, wrote about 1,700 songs, nationalistic poems including the lyrics for some 72 films, including hits like, “Chal Chal Re Naujawan”, filmBandhan (1940), “Aao Bachchon Tumhe Dikhayen” and “De Di Hame Azaadi Bina Khadag Bina Dhaal”, film Jagriti (1954), and “Yahaan vahaan jahaan tahaan mat poochho kahaan kahaan”, film Jai Santoshi Ma, (1975) for which he also did a play back version in the film. In 1958,HMV, released an album of 13 songs with his lyrics, soon he was made the Rashtrakavi, (Poet Laureate), and came to be known as, Kavi Pradeep. He worked on five more movies for Bombay Talkies. .Kismat is known for its patriotic song “Aj Himalay ki choti se phir hamne lalkara hai, door hato ae duniyawalon Hindustan hamara hai”.
Date Of Issue:-11.12.2011.
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