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hugemilkshake · 6 months ago

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OC GUIDE

I decided to make a lil guide to all my ocs so if people want to ask questions or draw fan art they could and they can find it all here! (Just know there is a lot in this post-)

Character list

Facts Facts pt2 things they would never tell someone OC eyes OC RPG some not so fun facts Oc Facts pt3 little things my Ocs do What my Ocs desire songs the remind me of my Ocs

TEMPORARY OC STUFF HOLDER- Temporary Oc thing - Google Docs

Adele Penguin

Adenosine cookie

Barbecue “Dragon”

Blackberry Shade

Blazing Spice Cookie

Blushing Snail

Bubbling Oil

Bubbly Milkshake

Burnt Caramel

Cinnamon Spider

Dark Apple

Decayed Strawberry

Emperor Caterpillar

Gran-Berry Cookie

Grilled Tomato

Leaf Sheep Slug

Minty Snail

Peach Novius

Pink Mantis

Purple Mold

Powdered Basil

Red Fruit Cookie

Rex Cookie

Snake Tooth

Starfruit Milkshake

Sugar Water

Snake skin

Sugary Jello Cookie

Shimmering Onion

Salt Water Cookie

Scorched Garlic

Tabby Cat Cookie

Wild Basil

Water Cookie

Weeping begonia

White Flower Cookie

Background OCs (only basic lore)

All of them are currently here

Ivory Fawn (I’m so sorry but it won’t let me hyper link his thing anywhere-)

Ceylon spider

Pure Choco Powder

Non cannon OCs

Bubbling Oil

Crushed Garlic

Foggy Onion

Leopard Seal

Sliced Tomato

Info about them ⬆️

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LORE

White Flower

Grilled Tomato

Scorched Garlic

Group info

The Patrons

The patrons were baked by a young right after the five beasts were imprisoned but they never got to be ancient hero’s since they had to take care of cookies who survived the beasts

Each one of them has two soul jams so if they started showing and corruption one soul jam could be removed to lessen the corruption or on the off chance they get fully corrupt, half of their power

The patrons live in a secret kingdom in beast yeast with generations of cookies how survived the beasts

These patrons are Bubbling Oil, Scorched Garlic, Grilled Tomato, Shimmering Onion, Adele Penguin and Powdered Basil

Powdered Basil was the first and so far the only one to get corrupt. His replacement for the time being is Adele Penguin

The Entertainer’s

A trio of cookies that consists of Bubbly Milkshake, Dark Apple and Blackberry Shade

BlackBerry Shade is the one who found the group but the other two weren’t really willing to be part of said group

While Dark Apple and Bubbly Milkshake don’t get along, they both agree that the constant noise of the radio and circus acts are not fun

But let’s not forget the one who saw Blackberry Shades raise since the start… she says that it is something you should respect if you enjoy life

The Nomads

While these cookies aren’t necessarily a group there are certain cookies who fall in this category

Two of these Cookies are Starfruit Milkshake and Snake Tooth who will travel everywhere except Beast Yeast

One who stays in the desert is Cinnamon Spider since he’s a bounty hunter

Burnt Caramel travels to places that have a high amount of light magic usage for unknown reasons

Three cookies who stay by The Dragons Valley is Rex Cookie, Sugary Jello and Red Fruit, except Red Fruit will travel to cities, villages and kingdoms outside of The Dragons Valley

Adenosine Cookie is a traveler who tends to linger around the outskirts of kingdoms, towns and villages, some believe they are a grim reaper but that’s not true.

The Dragons Village

This village by The Dragons Valley was founded by The Great Orange-Red Dragon who is also known as Barbecue “Dragon”

This village has several cookie living there, one of them is Gran-Berry who does work for Dark Enchantress and bakes cookies on the side

Now two cookies who hold significance to The Great Orange-Red Dragon is Tabby Cat Cookie and Minty Snail who were childhood friends of the dragon

But one day an odd “cookie” appeared, claiming her name was White Flower Cookie. Now she would have been interrogated severely if she wasn’t blind… but some swear that she’s more than a simple “Cookie”

The Bugs

A fairly new group that has a plethora of bug type cookies on an island that rests of the coast of Beast Yeast

Some cookies who have moved away from the island is Cinnamon Spider and Minty Snail either because there wasn’t many job opportunities or they moved because of family

Currently the cookies that pop up around the shore line are Pink Mantis Cookie, Blushing Snail, Emperor Caterpillar Cookie, Peach Novius and Leaf Sheep Slug

But these cookies have claimed to see a wolf like cookie prancing the beaches of Beast Yeast… this cookie has been known as Wild Basil

But recently, Leaf Sheep Slugs ex has showed up, apparently his name is Blazing Spice? And he’s a little deranged? Well uh that’s cool ig-

I swear I’m normal. Don’t mind that I have a minor obsession with bugs

The H2-Bros

A group of teen that absolutely despise each other. Do they stick together by force or by choice? The world might never know… but what we do know that they travel around together to just bully people. Water Cookie is probably the most tame, but also the one to get bullied the most. Sugar Water is the ring leader with Salt Water being good at making sure they don’t die

The outlaws

Two men walk among side each other as the blistering heat at the sandy winds cover their tacks. Snake Skin and Weeping Begonia.

Rumors state that the two met in one of the very sand storms they use to hide in…

The witch of the woods

A man by the Name of Purple Mold rests in the woods of beast yeast, studding magic and herbs, he’s grown quite fond of a certen Wild Basil, well that’s a lie. If you ask Purple Mold what his opinion is on Wild Basil, he will tell you that “it’s like babysitting a toddler, a very annoying toddler.”

#crk oc #crk ocs

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carmeliawrites · 6 months ago

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Broadcast 17 By Augustine Silvera

17th December 1927.

Oh this is good ladies, gentlemen... oh this is very incredibly good.

Really what about it you ask?

Oh this, this is the Seventeenth Broadcast by Yours Truly, Augustine Silvera.

Now you may beasking, Augustine, what's so special about today's Broadcast, why not 15, or any other nice looking number to celebrate with?

and... You'll be completely correct. 15, and 20, and 25,

each one of them is a milestone, but you see, I started this little broadcast of mine to send messages to a certain someone, and their birthday, is on the seventeenth. so I'm up here in my little cottage, celebrating this little milestone, oh and to my beloved, Happy Birthday My dear, I hope the day goes well for you.

But oh well, in other news, Tensions rise between The British and China, furthering our communal anxiety towards our long term well-being.

The Inflation goes up to an all time high as we take the shiny road towards a global recession.

And our dear Mahatma visits Ceylon. I wish for his safe return to India soon.

A listener of the broadcast and a dear friend of mine asked me to talk on the subject of war.

They asked me one day over some chai, Hey Auggie, Do you think there'll be another World War and I said Of course. It is a defining trait of Humanity, Historically in times of peace the people pray for there to be no more war and every time their wishes are denied by the gods.

War is imminent I said, as Imminent as rain in this godforsaken weather. I swear it sees more swings than my mood, But for anyone listening who may be as in love with the rain as i am, know that my knees tell me it's gonna rain soon But that's all we have for today folks.

Until next time, enjoy the rains in our beautiful country.

Until next time, Adios, Goodbye, and Alwida.

I have been your host, Augustine Silvera, And now coming up, The Barley Brothers! Performing a song, Cupid's heart, written by Yours Truly.

[At this point "The Barley Brothers Come on the radio to perform, The recording must have not been stopped. however the broadcast had ended at this point]

Oh My My,

Wouldn't you like to see,

The billion stars,

In our galaxy.

Oh my love, please don't you Run Away, in this miserable Night, oh don't you go away Quiet in the Night.

Now cupid walks through me, seeing you away, So full, of color and sway.

oh Cupid has me struck, and I'm whispering to the Air.

I love you I love you I love you,

Don't you run away.

oh cupid has me struck,

and now I'm smitten slightly oh my,

So smitten lightly, in these darken days.

and politely I say someday,

to your face,

Embarrassed and guilty,

I love you I love you I love you,

I say...

[The recording ends here however a bit of background instrumentals continued playing which probably meant that the song continued on.

On further investigation no other recording of the song was found however I found multiple newspapers from the same year talking about the Hit Song, Cupid's Heart by The Barley Brothers.]

#desiblr #writing #writing prompts #searching for augustine #augustine silvera #carmeliawrites

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bollywoodirect · 1 year ago

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71 years if #BinacaGeetMala (03/12/1952).

The Binaca Geetmala, hosted by the iconic #AmeenSayani, holds a special place in the history of Indian radio. Premiering on 3rd December 1952, this program aired for over four decades, capturing the hearts of millions of listeners. Initially a 30-minute broadcast on Radio Ceylon, it later shifted to AIR's Vividh Bharati network, spanning from 1952 to 1994.

The program initially played seven contemporary songs without a specific order but later evolved to rank them based on popularity and audience feedback. This approach significantly boosted its listenership, from 900,000 to 2 million. A unique aspect of the show was the use of the term ‘paidan’ by Sayani, referring to each rank as a step in a staircase, leading to the top of the Binaca Geetmala charts. Being number one on this list was a matter of pride for music producers and directors.

#binaca geet mala #ameen sayani #bollywoodirect

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flushthethrone · 2 months ago

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Episode 415 - Southern Vangard Radio

BANG! @southernvangard radio Ep415! It’s all the way live this week Vangardians, folks are unloading clips before the year is out, and we have a gob of sure shots this week, including a nice preview of the new DJ MUGGS X CRIMEAPPLE X RLX album that drops this week. We also snuck in an early preview of an upcoming DOECINO banger(!!!!!!) to wrap up the show. Last call for this weekend at Crafts & Crates on Sat Oct 19 at Halfway Crooks here in in Atlanta - our own Eddie Meeks & DJ Pocket will be ripping up the stage alongside other greats from the Atlanta underground. Never forget YOU WAAAAALCOME!!!!! #SmithsonianGrade #WeAreTheGard // southernvangard.com // @southernvangard on all platforms #hiphop #undergroundhiphop #boombap

Recorded live October 15, 2024 @ Dirty Blanket Studios, Marietta, GA

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Pre-Game Beats - Bugseed

"Southern Vangard Theme" - Bobby Homack & The Southern Vangard All-Stars

Talk Break Inst. - "Yesteryear" - Digital Martyrs

"Kenny Lofton" - Big Trip & Jamil Honesty

"Raw Crack" - Terrorvanpoo x Bernadette Price (prod. CNR JAXX)

"Elegant" - DJ Rude One ft. Roc Marciano

"Gun Play" - Pro Dillinger & Futurewave

"Steiner Math" - Sayzee

"Straightback Santiago" - Mutant Academy

"Gold Mouth" - Big Trip & Jamil Honesty

Talk Break Inst. - "Figments" - Digital Martyrs

"Dangerous" - Bobby J from Rockaway & Dom Dirtee (cuts DJ Evil Dee)

"Figments" - Memphis Reigns ft. Mestizo, Uptown Swuite (prod. Digital Martyrs)

"3 X Blessed" - Carta P & Fred Ones ft. Aaqil Ali & Queen Herawin

"Funk-O-Mart" - The High & Mighty ft. Chubb Rock

"Funk-O-Mart - (Smoove Remix)" The High & Mighty ft. Chubb Rock

"Jacket Fulla Medalz" - Ras Ceylon x Timbo King x Dawit Justice

"Kundalini" - Mosik Rhymes ft. Crimeapple

"Vibe" - Terrorvanpoo ft. Leanah Cane & Tons

"World Premier" - Kil Ripkin x Jah Freedom

Talk Break Inst. - "Shibuya" Digital Martyrs

"Moose Hands" - Sayzee ft. Ayoo Bigz

"Move Silent" - Squeegie Oblong & Chuck Chan ft. Spoda & King Author

"2 To The Chest" - DJ Muggs x Crimeapple x RLX

"Unbreakable ft. Primo Profit" - DJ Muggs x Crimeapple x RLX

"Don Eladio Vuente" - DJ Muggs x Crimeapple x RLX

"Never Get Her Back" - Curren$y & DJ Fresh ft. Premo Rice

Talk Break Inst. - "Per Diem" - Digital Martyrs

"Together" - DOECINO (Eddie Meeks & DJ Jon Doe)

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hemanshapeiris-mga2024mi4016 · 5 months ago

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BRIEF 01: Exploring Dutch Hospital

Visit to Dutch Hospital

Some images and audio from the visit

Odelle

Hand craft shop

Spa Ceylon

Highlight of the day: Pizza place

Task cam highlights: The tea was recorded and nothing else

Bonus: Minuthi terrorizing pigeons (Crime scene photo)

2024/07/18

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lakshmibhat · 6 months ago

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#SoCS May 25, 2024

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “move.” Use it as a verb or a noun; write the first thing that comes to mind. Have fun! We grew up listening to Hindi and Kannada movie songs of the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Those were the days of the radio. Every Wednesday night at 8 we listened to Binaca Geet Mala from radio Ceylon. We lived in New Delhi in the seventies. The Karnataka…

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#Ronovan Ovi challenge #Stream of Consciousness Saturday

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pratignya18 · 8 months ago

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The cultural extravaganza.

How would you improve your community? Music has been a big part of our lives growing up. Dad used to listen to vivid Bharati and Radio Ceylon all the time. They used to play the top Bollywood songs of the day. While we never went to learn music or sing songs formally, all of us could hold tunes and sing songs. The older siblings were part of the school music team, and the younger sibling…

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#dailyprompt #dailyprompt-1897 #event #family #ganesh puja #life #memories #music #street festival #time

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dnrtransfer · 9 months ago

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jodha · 9 months ago

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With India's broadcasting legend Ameen Sayani's passing yesterday, India lost its last connection to the golden era of Hindi film music. Binaca Geet Mala – Sayani's radio countdown show had millions tuning in from across the Indian subcontinent as well as middle east, South East Asia and Africa. Broadcast from Radio Ceylon, the show aired on British era transmission equipment that was used for far reaching effect during World War II. The programme was voted Campaign of the century by India's ad fraternity in 2000. Author and filmmaker Vijay S. Jodha had interviewed Sayani on two occasions. Once for his book 'Ageless Mind and Spirit' and years later for his documentary film 'A Rough Guide to Wholesome Entertainment.'

#art #vijayjodha #india #film #radios #music #bollywood songs

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timetravel-tv · 1 year ago

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THE NEXT DOCTOR ON DISPLAY ... AS ALWAYS WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!

As well as the upcoming production about the USA TOUR, Reeltime are also researching a DOCTOR ON DISPLAY about all the "other" classic museums and exhibitions ... some permanent, some short, some big, some small!!!

Here's a list of all we know about:

* William Hartnell and Dalek public appearances (1963/64).

* Daily Mail Boys and Girls exhibition - Olympia London

(December 1964 - January 1965).

* Daily Mail Boys and Girls exhibition - London

(27th December 1967 - 9th January 1968).

* Jon Perwee, Barry Letts and Peter Purves appearance - London

Planetarium (21st December 1971).

* Ceylon Tea Centre - Lower Regent Street, London

(March/April 1972).

* Royal Highland Show - Ingliston, Edinburgh (mid 1972).

* BBC TV Special Effects exhibition - Science Museum, London

(7th December 1972 - 10th June 1973).

* BBC TV Special Effects exhibition - Middlesbrough Town Hall

(4th July 1973 - 31st December 1973).

* Doctor Who Experience - Madame Tussauds, London

(29th August 1980 - 1982).

* Replica display - Garden Festival, Liverpool

(2nd May 1984 - 14th October 1984).

* World of Doctor Who - Space Adventure, Tooley Street, London

(15th November 1988 - November 1989).

* Behind the Sofa - Museum of the Moving Image, London

(4th July 1991 - 1992).

* Behind the Sofa - Paisley Museum, Paisley

(28th March 1992 - 30th June 1992).

* Behind the Sofa - Exploratory, Bristol

(18th July 1993 - 1st November 1993).

* Exhibition in a tent - The Needles, Alum Bay, Isle of Wight

(1994).

Plus the exhibitions at: Whoshop International, Galaxy 4, The Time Machine and Montacute TV Radio Toy Museum.

Have you visited, or did you visit, any of these? Do you have memories, memorabilia attached to them, videos or photos???

Or do you know of any more????

We'd love to hear from you! Please contact me by messenger or email me at: [email protected].

Let's make another great production together!!!

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alsjeblieft-zeg · 1 year ago

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353 of 2023

Rosehip tea: Which book did you love when you were younger?

Pelle Svanslös, the children's book series about a cat without tail. It was my go-to book as a child <3

Oolong tea: Which book series could you read again?

The ones I mentioned in the first question.

Rooibos: What is one of you favourite books?

I have too many to count. From series, I love The Legend of Ice People, it's a fantasy book series about a family with supernatural powers.

Strawberry tea: Tell me about your first kiss, if you had one.

It was with my first ex, felt somewhat forced and I didn't enjoy it at all. No magical experience whatsoever.

Apple tea: Tell me about your first break up, if you had one.

It was very dramatic. He dumped me on Valentine's Day (lol), cut off the contact, and phone called me two weeks later just to say he's gonna commit suicide the same day. Of course he didn't do it. It was just playing on my emotions.

Earl Grey: Which countries have you visited?

Half of Belgium (if it counts), France, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Poland.

Chai: Where do you want to travel next?

More of France, Spain, Romania, Hungary, Finland, Sweden.

Darjeeling: What languages do you speak?

Dutch (native), English (fluent), Polish (basic), German (basic), French (very basic).

Hop tea: Do you have a favourite tea? Which one?

I don't, but I used to drink Earl Grey from time to time.

Herbal tea: Which person would you chose to travel the world with?

Either my husband or my sister.

Nettle tea: Are you jealous on a person? Why?

No, I'm not. It personally doesn't make sense to me as we all have our cross to bear.

Ice tea: Do you miss somebody? Why?

Yes. My sister, because I haven't seen her in person for a few years. My old friend, who used to call me "his little brother"; because his depression took over him. Two guys who have been my hospital drivers last year, because I've grown fond of them.

Yellow tea: What shampoo do you use?

That Australian (?) brand NAK, pretty expensive but good. And vegan.

Peppermint tea: What is your favourite gif at the moment?

Ceylon tea: Do you have a song you like, but have bad memories with?

I do, but I can't recall the title at the moment.

Hibiscus tea: What is a song you can always hear?

Anything that's on the radio, that I can always hear, even though I'm not willing to.

Flowering tea: What is a movie you can always watch?

I'm not into movies at all.

Pu-erh tea: What is a book you can recommend to others?

I love many books, but I don't recommend. After all, everyone has different tastes.

Turkish tea: What is your favourite cake?

No cake, thanks. Only the European cheesecake, if ever.

Green tea: What was the first movie you saw in a cinema?

Probably Shrek, but I don't like cinemas.

Blueberry-Muffin tea: Tell me a memory, which makes you smile.

My sister and me making crazy photosessions, recording silly videos, and all our inside jokes. I have too many precious memories with her.

Panda tea: Do you have pets? Which one?

I have two cats. Victoria is a 12 years old tabby and Susie is a 4 years old tuxedo.

Butter tea: Show / Tell me about one thing in your room you find awesome.

I don't know if it counts as a room item, but look at these cute highlighters <3

Hot chocolate: Do you have (a) stuffed animal(s) sitting in your room? Which one(s)?

I have one cat that was a gift from my friends when I was in the hospital. She lloks a bit like Susie, but I named her Molly.

24 flavors: What is your favourite word?

Alsjeblieft, Dutch for "please".

Jasmin tea: Can you draw / paint? Wanna show me something?

I can, but I'm not brilliant. I can show what my mum painted, though:

Kombucha: What do you order on a pizza?

Cheese, mushrooms and bell peppers.

Cloud tea: Which movie do you want to watch next?

None. I can't deal with movies.

Gunpowder tea: If you had the chance: would you go to space?

I don't think so. Seems too scary for me.

#survey #q&a survey #themed survey

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indiejones · 1 year ago

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FURTHER EVIDENCE ON BRITISH DOMINION RAJ IN POST-1947 (SUPPOSEDLY INDEPENDENT) INDIA, VIA ‘MANAGEMENT & ULTIMATE CONTROL’ OVER INDIA’S & THE SUBCONTINENT’S POPULAR COMMUNICATION IE RADIO! ..........................................................................................................................................................THE ‘REAL REASON’ FOR THE RISE TO UNPARALLELED FAME, OF SRI LANKA’S ‘RADIO CEYLON’, OVER INDIA’S ‘ALL INDIA RADIO’!

A strange dichotomy in press or media workings from 50’s India, came to our attention at Indies, making us investigate it’s roots, & the revelations from it & deeper emerging links to the Indian panorama of then, is what’s presented in form of this blog.

Now all regular readers of Indie blogs, would’ve taken notice of the Indie revelation from month back, of the pre-1977 Indian Film Censors rule, of not allowing film shootings within the land, till every 3 reels of each film were made to pass thru & be certified by censors before proceeding ahead. In light of this, emerged another unrelated claim stating how twas the Indian Information & Broadcasting Min of 1950’s India, B.V. Keskar, I & B Minister from 1952-1962, that outright banned the broadcast of all Hindi songs in 1952, for supposedly being too crass & uncultured, thus paving way for the emergence & prosperity of India’s rival business, Sri Lanka’s state radio broadcast service ‘Radio Ceylon’ (most famous to audiences of today, for hosting Ameen Sayani’s ‘Binaca Geetmala’, a weekly Top 10/20 Hindi Film Songs rating & broadcast show) that became immensely popular on account of such ‘folly’ by Mr. Keskar. And this theory was bought by the nation enmasse, for Mr. Keskar being a known proponent of the classical arts, & who In an article in The Hindu (19 July 1953), had argued that “The country’s appreciation for classical music has fallen and was on the point of extinction, particularly in North India, & the onus of making his countrymen intimate with (classical music) that therefore was bestowed on AIR.” “We must make (ourselves) familiar with our traditional music," was what he’d declared. Now further research on the matter gives us no other direct quotes or even second-hand convos from Keskar on the matter of Hindi Film Songs being degenerative or a bad influence on Indian society, ever, anywhere! .. All such talk, attributing such motives to him, only appearing in independent (?) columns of journalists, assuming his self-asserted appreciation for Indian classical music as a direct potential assault on Hindi film Music, in some zero sum game, that being the decided motive for the AIR Film Music ban, no further questions thence to be asked! This theory may even have worked in unknowing & gullible 1950’s India, but to us 75 yrs later, armed with Google baba & other means of info, the knowledge of real facts, that smelt of something far more sinister or atleast shady to begin with- HOW WAS IT EVER POSSIBLE, THAT THE SAME I & B MINISTRY THAT OVERSAW, CERTAINLY SINCE INDEPENDENCE & ALSO BEFORE, WHAT SONGS WERE FIT TO BE TELECAST OR SCREENCAST (IE WITH VISUALS, MOREOVER) IN HINDI MOVIES OF THEN, WITH A METICULOUS MICROSCOPE, WOULD FIND THE SAME SONGS OBJECTIONABLE IN THEIR MERE PODCAST OR TRANSMISSION (W/O VISUALS), OVER A PUBLIC CARRIER ‘ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR)’ ALSO RUN ENTIRELY BY THE I & B MINISTRY??!! Further, we are told that AIR’s situation improved after Keskar was removed & AIR’s new ‘Vividh Bharati service” division was started, now allowing the playing of Hindi songs, thus gaining popularity, & finally beginning to bring in rewards to Indian public entrepreneurship. Only to learn upon some more research that: 1. Mr. B.V. Keskar was the I & B minister continuously for 10 yrs from 1952 – 1962, while ‘Vividh Bharati’ began services in October 1957! Ie. Keskar also oversaw the emergence of Vividh Bharati in AIR during his leadership. 2. It is learnt that parent body AIR still didn’t allow of advertising slots on this new ‘Vividh Bharati’ channel, even then, thus refusing the chance of generating revenue & sprucing up it’s programming & presentation. This infact reportedly continuing into early 1970’s.

All this while rival state broadcaster, Sri Lanka’s ‘Radio Ceylon’, was reportedly earning millions upon millions of rupees, via the biggest & hottest commodity of the nation since independence, in Sri Lanka or India – Radio! Far far more monopolistic in attracting the maximum audience & ad revenue & trade then, as one would imagine, on account of there being no rival modes of entertainment or mass enjoyment then! RADIO WAS UPTO TEN TIMES MORE PROFITABLE AND ATTRACTIVE & PRESTIGIOUS A VENTURE & A DOMINATING (& CONTROLLING) PUBLIC INFLUENCE, THAN EVEN THE TELEVISION OF TODAY!

Which brings one to the obvious question, as to why would the Indian Govt, allow the clearly most potentially impactful & most public interfacing & public controlling Ministry, take a string of the stupidest upon stupidest of decisions, one after the other, for upto years to decades on end, that too, & need it be said, with a rival & unimaginably successful & profitable & national coffer-bourgeoning business model, in just the neighbouring nation, using the Indians’ own intellectual property to increase their own nation’s wealth, all to India’s detriment!???? Ofcourse also to how the same supposedly Hindi Film music-phobic I & B Minister Keskar, had such a change of heart, to first unilaterally declare such a vastly unpopular & need I say, electorally impactful decision in 1952, & then do a 180 degree turn in just 5 yrs, & undo the same decision unilaterally in 1957, unquestioned or un-investigated upon further, forever thereafter! Btw. B. V. Keskar continues to be the longest serving I & B Min in Indian democratic history, having served on this post for a full 10 yrs, that’s 5 times more than the average term duration of 2 yrs for Ministers holding this post in India thereafter! Does anyone even remotely believe that Nehru of all people, SO hands-on in all his affairs, that his own 1950’s Finance Minister of all people, John Matthai, one of Indies Top 136 Greatest Personalities in the Known History of India incidentally, & one of the most important Cabinet posts in the Govt, resigned, writing an open letter of resignation to Nehru in 1950, alleging how Nehru’s Planning Commission headed by Nehru himself, had become a parallel Cabinet that’d turned the entire real Cabinet into mere petty registering authorities…could allow some unheard of & certainly nationally unknown Minister called B. V. Keskar to run riot with the dynamic national sentiment, not once but twice, & continue on with no say in the matter at all!?

https://indiafacts.org/complete-truth-jawaharlal-nehru-forced-john-mathai-resign/

This was not stupidity of the highest order, but certainly something far more sinister.

And a little further deep-dive, made matters far clearer indeed!

THIS WAS NOT ABOUT INDIAN BUSINESS OR SRI LANKAN BUSINESS, BUT BRITISH & AMERICAN BUSINESS ALL ALONG!

You see some research on ‘Radio Ceylon’ will tell you, how it took the shape of it’s most famous avatar, from the erstwhile ‘Colombo Radio’ that began transmission in 1925, only after the nation of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) was officially granted Dominion Status by the British in 1948 just a year after the same as unofficially granted to India in 1947 (read earlier Indie blogs on India’s Dominion Status till atleast the late 1960’s, on Indies sm), that meaning all controlling authority, if not day-to-day operations, & certainly lotsa the decided revenues or rewards, from the nation’s activity, were to stay with the British Crown.

Further, how ‘Radio Ceylon’ acquired it’s operational strength thanks to the short-wave transmitters that were donated to Radio Ceylon, at the time of it’s dominion-independence, by the officers of the then Indian Gov General Louis Mountbatten’s earlier command, namely his position as Supreme Commander of the South- East Asia Command that Mountbatten held till 1946, & one officer in particular, Major Frank Courtney. During WW II, Frank Courtney was posted in India and assigned to the British Garrison at Bombay as the Signals Officer. The Allied Forces were spread far & wide, from the Middle East to the Far East and the Indian Peninsula in the centre, formed a very strategic location. Real time communications with the Allied Forces became paramount and an urgent need was felt to set up a Medium Frequency/High Frequency (MF/HF) transmitting station. FC was tasked with identifying a suitable location and equipment and setting up the same. After a thorough study he concluded that Colombo would be the ideal location and he proceeded with the project as directed. Just as the equipment arrived at Colombo the War ended and the equipment continued to lie in some warehouse in the port premises.

Frank Courtney, who was totally in the picture of the details & position of the MF/HF Transmitters, approached the new Government in Ceylon and proposed the setting up of a powerful radio station for their country. The Ceylon Government accepted his proposal and commissioned him to complete the project on a turn-key basis. That meaning, the Govt of Sri Lanka basically appointed Major Frank Courtney, Signals Officer of Mountbatten’s South-East Asia Command, as a large stakeholder & large part owner of Sri Lanka’s national radio service, that was also soon re-positioned as a full-fledged separate department of the Ceylon (Sri Lankan) Natl Govt.

Now given how Sri Lanka was legally a Dominion of Britain then (& continued to be till 1972 when officially became a Republic), & Mountbatten very much in control of India as Governor General in 1948, fair to say, this was in effect the British Crown acquiring rival legal ownership to the then illegal Indian radio-service ownership! .. In modern biz talk, many would call this, a potential way to convert black into white!

And that is how Radio Ceylon came into being. The most powerful transmitting station in this part of the world!

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Ceylon

2. https://pediahut.com/radio-ceylon/

3. https://www.historyforpeace.pw/post/the-strange-and-amusing-history-of-indian-commercial-radio

4. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1579447/Major-Frank-Courtney.html 5. https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg140357.html 6. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268740/plotsummary/

What happened thereafter, as mentioned in first half of the blog, & why moreover, would now be almost clear to everyone reading! The entire facade of the Hindi Film Song ban by All Indian Radio & Keskar in 1952, would’ve been, as we can almost certainly now say, an exercise in subterfuge, in transferring all Indian listenership & consequent ad revenue from AIR to the Crown‘s near-official Radio Ceylon, under directions of the Crown, dutifully followed & implemented on by the self-confessed last British PM of India. Btw, do you know when ‘Vividh Bharati’ actually started accepting advertising revenue? In early 1970’s, just as Sri Lanka became a Republic! Another aspect that also comes to mind, as an interesting aside, is how Major Frank Courtney, official part-owner of or substantial stakeholder in ‘Radio Ceylon’, also roped in 2 more people as official partners – First, an enterprising American Daniel Molina, who sensing a great business opportunity in India then, founded (or was made to found) a company called Radio Advertising Services in Bombay in 1951 to recruit sponsors for Radio Ceylon’s programmes.

Molina also established Radio Ceylon’s production arm, Radio Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (REPL), and hired an AIR broadcaster named Hamid Sayani to head it. Who was also a theatre actor & a executive in 2 big British advertising agencies J. Walter Thompson and Stronachs.

Did you know that 'Radio Ceylon' ran it's outrageously profitable venture, in the name of the Sri Lankan Govt's official department, right from Colaba in South Bombay, from Cecil Court & nearby locations!

Incidentally, the 2 other people that were hired & became famous, in this radio jockey role, were Hamid’s younger brother Ameen Sayani, who was to radio compere inarguably Radio Ceylon’s biggest money-spinner ever (thanks to Indian & British Govt’s calculated Hindi song ban), ‘Binaca Geetmala’, & the other, a guy called Balraj, who first hosted & became famous with a show called ‘Lipton Ki Mehfil’ & subsequently a show by the name ‘Lux Ke Sitaray’, that during course of his 2nd show, would land up at Dilip Kumar’s ‘Shikast’ film set for an interview in 1953, & per online info, impress the Director Ramesh Saigal enough to bag a lead role for his next film, titled ‘Railway Platform’, releasing nationwide in 1955, the man now rechristened as Sunil Dutt!

The Radio service, now having acquired unparalleled & loyal fan base, would, despite being an official Sri Lankan Govt enterprise, also then go on to begin a segment on ‘unbiased Indian news’ pertaining to India, & begin a Christian missionary ad-purchased Christian religious programming to India, slot, too. Just saying.

Now we mentioned earlier how Major Frank Courtney had roped in 2 partners for his advertising agency arm of Radio Ceylon, the 2nd of them being a guy going as S. Hariharan, that from the only available literature on him, was also the ‘overseer’ of 1972’s Malayalam film ‘Vayanadan Thampan’, the plotline for which, as an amusing aside, we surely hope has no real-life connections whatsoever! For below is what the Imdb plotline as on July 2023 of the film reads (As I said, have a fun read): “Vayanadan Thamban is nearing his death, he starts to worship devils and comes across a devil Karimuthey. Vayanadan Thamban requests him to grant everlasting youth to which Karimuthey agrees on a request that he should sacrifice 10 virgin girls as an offering to him, on specific intervals. Upon offering him a sacrifice of every virgin girl, Karimuthey grants Vayanadan Thamba a boon to become younger on every interval. But warns him that if he fails to offer the sacrifice, his body shall go rotten.”

Sounds very much like few dark occult underground community terms & conditions & rituals, we’ve now heard aplenty from experts & activists alike, isn’t it?! .. But as I said, let’s hope just restricted to cinematic entt (even if at it’s very worst!).

Btw, we’ve blogged on before, using Dr. Samuel Stevens’ expert works, how the British Empire was essentially a Freemasonic Empire. With most people forming a relationship with them as part of their prestigious ring, having to vow to the dark cult’s terms & conditions, in some direct & indirect way (per Dr. Stevens & other experts). That if being the case here at all, or if so to what extent, is as good a guess of your’s as of mine!

Frank Courtney, who incidentally lived all his 1940’s time in Bombay, would continue to live & operate from the same Bombay for the rest of his life, his British wife from before independence incidentally also owning a fashion boutique at Colaba’s Taj Mahal Hotel for many decades, from before him, that being the place of their first meeting too btw. Frank would go on owning a home in London, yet staying in Bombay, till he died in the 2000’s, spending most of the evenings of his retired life as President of the Royal Bombay Yacht Club, winning yacht races well into his 80’s & overseeing the club’s activities, even at one point of time, receiving an official letter from the Queen, for his efforts in resisting the movement to change the name of the Bombay in The Royal Bombay Yacht Club to Mumbai. Frank Courtney was also conferred the OBE (Order of The British Empire) in 1980, ‘for public service outside the (official) civil service’.

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