the indian mela quiz finals 2013

By Tanay

The Indian M.E.L.A.Quiz(finals)

• Mythology• Entertainment• Literature• Arts

related to India

Again,

WRITE BROS.

• 1o questions • 6 Amar Chitra Katha comic covers – you

have to identify the title names• 4 Indian postal stamps – you have to

identify the person depicted• + 5 points for getting each correct• There is a non-exhaustive connect

between the answers to the stamps, if you get that connect, write it in your sheets.

• +10 bonus for getting the connect

Rules -

AMAR CHITRA KATHA

STAMPS

EXCHANGE SHEETS

Connect : All the 4 people shown in the stamps are Bharat Ratna Recipients

INFINITE BOUNCE ( with Pounce)

• 10 Questions• +10 for getting a direct question

or a question on the bounce correct, no negatives for a wrong answer to a direct question or a question on the bounce• +15 for correct pounce, - 10 for

wrong pounce• Pounce closes 10 seconds after

quizmaster stops reading the question

Rules -

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1.

What is the name of this movie and it has been made to commemorate which event ?

(Complete Answer on the pounce, part points on bounce)

• Bombay Talkies• 100 years of Hindi Cinema/Bollywood

The festival was started in 1953 on a small scale, to commemorate the first death anniversary of Pt. ______ _______, the acclaimed Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Kirana Gharana.The festival played a key role in the development of Hindustani Classical music in India's post-independence cultural history. Prior to Indian Independence, Hindustani Classical musicians were supported by monarchs under patronage as court musicians since the beginning of the Mughal Empire. After independence, the political division between India and Pakistan culturally alienated many Hindustani musicians. The newfound Indian Republic resulted in an end to the patronage of musicians. Classical musicians were forced to find new methods of sustaining themselves and their art. Public performances of Classical musicians rose as a result, where the ______ _____ _______ Music Festival played an integral role in establishing a regional audience for Indian Classical music. Pt. Bhimsen Joshi lead the organization of the festival since its beginning until 2002.

2.

• Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival

•  The era of Neo-romanticism in Hindi literature, particularly Hindi poetry was marked by an upsurge of romantic and humanist content. It was also marked by a renewed sense of the self and personal expression, visible in the writings of time. It is known for its leaning towards themes of love and nature, as well as an individualistic re-appropriation of the Indian tradition in a new form of mysticism, expressed through a subjective voice.

• This era is preceded by Bharatendu Yug (1868–1893), and Dwivedi  Yug (1893–1918), and is in turn, followed by the Contemporary Period, 1937 onwards.

• Some of the famous works of this era are ‘Kamayani’, ‘Nihar’ and ‘Madhushala’

• By which name do we know this era ?

3.

• Chhayavad

• “Devyani is the lead character, who from humble beginnings went on to become a very successful businesswoman. The story begins with an aged Devyani, now a 60 year old mother of two grown-up sons Jai and Sameer and grandmother of Kunal, attending a ceremony to celebrate her life achievements. The story shifts between Devyani in New Zealand and in Mumbai where a lookalike of Devyani named Avni is introduced. The story also goes in flashback of Devyani’s younger years and the men in her life including Arjun and Amar.”

• This is the plot of an Indian serial  first broadcast on Sahara One on 25 August 2003 and lasted over 262 episodes ending in October 2004.

• Directed by Anurag Basu, this serial had an all-star cast and the roles of ‘Devyani’ and ‘Avni’ were played by the same actress

• What is the name of this TV series ?

4.

• Karishma – The Miracles of Destiny• Just ‘Karishma’ will fetch full points

X was born in Delhi and educated at Miranda House. Her first husband was a British actor of Indian origin, seen in movies like Shatranj Ke Khiladi and Chashme Buddoor.

X won the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival in 1965 for her performance in Shakespeare Wallah. She also acted in The Perfect Murder alongside Amjad Khan and Naseeruddin Shah. Apart from being an actress, she is also the noted author of cookbooks of Indian, Asian, and World vegetarian cuisines, many of which have become bestsellers. She has presented several cookery series on television, including X's Indian Cookery in 1982, X's Far Eastern Cookery in 1989 and X's Flavours of India in 1995.Identify X.

5.

• Madhur Jaffrey – first husband was Saeed Jaffrey, daughter Sakina Jaffrey is seen in the US TV Series ‘House of Cards’

What is this called ?

6.

• The Manganiyar Seduction

The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan.The series dramatically unfolds and explores the five-thousand year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of the independence in 1947. It's cast include Om Puri, Roshan Seth and Tom Alter, and Om Puri provides the narration.Its first episode is also the name of a song from the movie Shanghai (2012)Which television series, currently aired on Lok Sabha TV ?

7.

• Bharat Ek Khoj – based on ‘The Discovery of India’ by Jawaharlal Nehru

• Padma Shri (1977)• Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (1987)• Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1992)• First Indian to win Best Music for the film Rudaali at the Asia

Pacific International Film Festival in Japan (1993)• Padma Bhushan (2001)• Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (2008)• The highest civilian award by Bangladesh Government

(posthumously, 2011)• Padma Vibhushan  (posthumously, 2012) Accolades by which Assamese singer, who collaborated with Kalpana Lajmi in two National Award winning movies, Rudaali and Daman ?

8.

• Bhupen Hazarika

• What is being depicted in this rock carving from Halebid, near Belur ?

9.

• Abhimanyu entering the Chakravyuh

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10.

• Mohammad Rafi sings for Kishore Kumar

SHORT CONNECT

• 7 Questions, back to back• The answer to each of them forms

an exhaustive list• Points for getting the connect

decreases after every question• Negatives for getting the connect

wrong at any stage

Rules -

Story behind which mythological character’s birth ?Gautama Maharishi had a grandson called Shardwan . Shardwan was born with arrows, making clear he was a born archer.From his early childhood, he was more interested in archery than in the study of the Vedas. He meditated and attained the art of all types of warfare. He was such a great archer that no one could defeat him.This created panic amongst the gods. Especially Indra, the King of the Gods, felt the most threatened. He then sent a beautiful Apsara from the Heaven to distract the celibate saint. The nymph, called Janapadi, came to the saint and tried to seduce him in various ways.Shardwan was distracted and the sight of such a beautiful woman made him lose control and Janapadi gave birth to a son & daughter. But, Shardwan left his wife and children and went to the forest for penance.Coincidentally, King Shantanu, the great-grandfather of the Pandavas, was crossing by his hermitage and saw the children by the wayside. One look at them was enough for him to realize that they were the children of a great Brahmin archer. He took them back to his palaceThe son grew up to be an important figure in the battle of Mahabharata.

1. + 40/ -30

 This festival is celebrated in Kerala to commemorate which king’s homecoming ?

2.+ 35 / - 25

 Yudhisthira crowned himself as the Emperor of Indraprastha and began preparations for a Rajasuya sacrifice. He despatched his brother, Sahadeva to the southern kingdoms to subjugate the rulers to his authority and supremacy. Sahadeva's men reached the tip of the mainland, wherein Sahadeva stopped and sent his messengers to X's kingdom. X gratefully accepted Yudhisthira's authority and regarded it as "an act of time.“Identify X.

3. + 30 / - 20

Who confronted Rama when he broke Shiva’s bow at Sita’s swayamvar ?

4. + 25/ - 15

The story goes as follows –It is said that Yudhisthira never lied. So, when his guru, Dronacharya was to be killed in the war, he was asked by Krishna to utter the words “ _________ hastha kunjam” (meaning _______ elephant is dead). Meanwhile, Krishna blew his conch when Yudhisthira uttered ‘hastha’ making it sound as “ ________ is dead”

Hearing this, Dronacharya lay down his weapons and started praying for his son’s peace. At this moment, Arjun killed him with his arrow.

Fill in the blank.

5. + 20 / -10

The festival of Guru Purnima is dedicated to which sage, who is also credited for having dictated the Mahabharata to Ganesh and also known for dividing the Vedas into 4 parts ?

6. + 15/ -5

 During the Pandavas' exile, he appears disguised as a weak and aged monkey to Bhima in order to subdue his arrogance. Bhima enters a field where he is lying with his tail blocking the way. Bhima, unaware of his identity, tells him to move it out of the way. He refuses. Bhima then tries to move the tail himself but he is unable, despite his great strength. Realising he is no ordinary monkey, he inquires as to his identity, which is then revealed.Who was the monkey ?

7. + 10/ -0

1. Kripacharya2. Mahabali3. Vibhishana4. Parshurama5. Ashwatthama6. Vyas7. Hanuman

Answers are -

• They are the seven immortals of Hindu Mythology, also known as Chiranjivis.

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CHOOSE - A - TOPIC

• 7 topics will be shown• Teams have to choose in the order of increasing scores• 2 Questions from each topic• +10 for correct, no negatives for wrong• Pounce is open to all teams within 10 seconds of time• +10 for correct pounce/ -10 for wrong pounce

Rules -

Old Bollywood movies (1913 to 1980)

Indian Literature

Indian Drama/Theatre

Indian Television

Indian Pop Music Indian Dance Forms

Indian Comics and Cartoons

• Ensemble Cast of Shashi Kapoor, Nafisa Ali, Tom Alter, Shabana Azmi, Jennifer Kendal and Naseeruddin Shah

• Based on Ruskin Bond’s A Flight of Pigeons

• Set around the First War of Independence in 1857

• Winner of 3 National Awards• Which movie ?

Old Bollywood Movies #1

• Junoon

Identify

Old Bollywood Movies #2

• Bimal Roy

• The man in the picture was an employee of the Raja of Benares.

• He started a printing press called "Lahari" and started a Hindi monthly, "Sudarshan", in 1898

• Which is his most famous work written in 1892 ?

• It was the first novel of a particular genre

Indian Literature #1

• The man is Devki Nandan Khatri• His most famous work is Chandrakanta

Who is depicted through this cartoon ? Who is the cartoonist ?( Complete answer on Pounce )

Indian Literature #2

• Khushwant Singh• Mario Miranda

Logo of ?

Indian Drama/Theatre #1

• Prithvi Theatre

Give a unique connect between the Amar Chitra Katha comics.

Indian Drama/Theatre #2

• Amar Chitra Katha comics based on The Only Plays written by Kalidasa

• The plays are – Abhigyanshakuntalam, Mālavikāgnimitram and Vikramōrvaśīyam

• Meghdoot, Kumarsambhavam, etc. are poetry, not plays

At the end of every episode of a serial, veteran actor ______ _______ would discuss the ongoing story and situations with the audience in a unique style, using couplets and limericks.After the show reached the heights of popularity, he would introduce the characters in the serial and end his monologue with the various language versions of the words that was also the shows name.

Fill in the blanks and what is the show’s name?

(Complete answer on pounce)

Indian Television #1

• Serial – Hum Log• Actor was Ashok Kumar

• The DVDs for this Indian TV Serial credit the producer and director as one Carnal Kapoor ( actually it is Colonel RK Kapoor)

• The lead character was called Abhimanyu Rai

Which TV serial ?

Indian Television #2

• SRK’s Fauji

Connect the following actresses to a pop album, which shares its name with a movie.Incidentally, it is the highest selling Indian music album till date.

Indian Pop Music #1

• Aap Ka Suroor by Himesh Reshammiya

Fill in the blanks –• ________ ________ (1996)• The Way We Do It (1998)• Aatma (2001)• Modhi Vilayadu (2009)• Chikku Bukku (2010)• ________ _______ (2012)

(Complete Answer on Pounce ! )

Indian Pop Music #2

• Colonial Cousins• Once More

This famous Odisi Dancer eloped with her childhood friend _______ _______, because their families were sworn enemies at that time. She has a dance school named Diksha Manjari. This institution was inaugurated by Lata Mangeshkar.Who is she ?

Indian Dance Forms #1

• Dona Ganguly

Congress House, near Kennedy Bridge on Grant Road Area, Mumbai is famous for being the oldest city hub for which dance form ?

Indian Dance Forms #2

• Mujra

Iznogoud by Rene Goscinny is a comic about a vizier who wants to overthrow the Caliph and take his place.

Which Tinkle regular feature is heavily ‘inspired’ from this series ?

Indian Comics #1

• Tantri the Mantri

Indian Comics #2 This villain emerges as the toughest opposition to Dhruv. Although he was not a bad person , he turned to a life of crime after he was unceremoniously thrown out from his own show. He could not accept that his eccentricity was getting on the nerves of the show bosses and, therefore, he used his eccentric ways to further his evil intentions.

What is his name ?

LONG VISUAL CONNECT

• 11 slides of visuals will be shown•Differential marking at every stage (including negative)• Everything connects to a single answer and it is non-exhaustive

Rules -

+60/-50

+55/-45

+50/-40

+45/-35

+40/-35

+35/-25

+30/-20

+25/-15

+20/-10

+15/-5

+10/-0