Harishchandra

/ ˌhærɪʃˈtʃændrə /

noun

1. Harishchandra18501885MIndianWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: essayist also known as Bharatendu. 1850–85, Indian poet, dramatist, and essayist, who established Hindi as a literary language

Example Sentences

Local legend has it that Dadasaheb Phalke - who made Raja Harishchandra, India's first full-length feature film - used to screen black and white films on a white cloth tied between two trees on a plot of land near this theatre.

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A long-time city resident, who lives close to the Harishchandra and Manikarnika ghats - the two main cremation areas on the banks of Ganges river - says funeral pyres have been burning non-stop for the past month.

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India's first full-length feature film, "Raja Harishchandra," was released in 1913.

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India's first full-length feature film, "Raja Harishchandra," was released in 1913.

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It's estimated that 32,000 bodies are cremated every year at two sites in Varanasi - Manikarnina and HarishChandra - and the latter is upstream from the swimming clubs.

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