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Thanks to great sleuthing by Arun Simha, we have this mention from Oct 12, 1969 Times of India, quoted in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Typical university libraries have access to the Proquest database of Times of India issues. If you can get the original article, I will be grateful.
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I posted my articles in RMIM like short research notes, with references. After a few of them people asked me about this 'Encyclopedia' I kept talking about. So, I wrote thisnote, my first on the Hindi Film Geet Kosh. After this a lot of people bought the volumes.
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Hi fellow RMIM'ers:
After my recent posts, many people have asked for info on
the Encyclopaedia. Actually the info is available in the
wonderful RMIM FAQ, published monthly.
Updated and expanded info is given below.
Unfortunately, these books are not available anywhere except from
the publisher, whose address is given later. However, you can
loan these volumes from the following libraries in US. If you
do not live in these places, you can get them via
Interlibrary loan, from the "suppliers".
UNIV OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN TX, US Supplier
UNIV OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY CA, US Supplier
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS DC, US Non-supplier
UNIV OF HAWAII, HAMILTON LIBR HI, US Supplier
UNIV OF CHICAGO IL, US Supplier
CENTER FOR RES LIBR IL, US Supplier
UNIV OF ILLINOIS IL, US Supplier
UNIV OF MICHIGAN LIBR MI, US Supplier
DUKE UNIV LIBR NC, US Supplier
NEW YORK PUB LIBR RES LIBR NY, US Supplier
SYRACUSE UNIV NY, US Supplier
UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA PA, US Supplier
UNIV OF VIRGINIA VA, US Supplier
UNIV OF WASHINGTON WA, US Supplier
UNIV OF WISCONSIN, MADISON WI, US Supplier
The info about the publisher follows:
1. "The Encyclopaedia of Hindi Film Songs"
Volume 1 1931-1940
Volume 2 1941-1950
Volume 3 1951-1960
Volume 4 1961-1970
Volume 5 1971-1980
Volumes 1-4 have been compiled by Mr. Har Mandir Singh "Hamraaz",
and Volume 5 by Mr. Bishwa Nath Chatterjee. All
volumes have been published by (new address)
Mrs. Satinder Kaur (wife of "Hamraaz")
HIG-545
Ratanlal Nagar
KANPUR 208006
UP INDIA
Telephone 011-91-512-223210
In about $100 you can the whole set of five volumes
in the super-deluxe editions, air mail postage included.
Most fans of Hindi film music will also enjoy the old and
the recent issues of the
2. "Listener's Bulletin", a monthly 6-page sheet, full of articles on
music people, both famous and not so famous, lists of all kinds,
anniversaries of film people, edited by "Hamraaz" available from
the above address. Annual fee Rs. 15, airmail fee Rs. 5 per issue.
First issue was published in 1971. Old issues are available.
Surjit Singh, a movie fan(atic) period.
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In the cast of Devdas (1935) a Sitara is identified as playing the role of Monorama. Sheo Khetan and I erred in assuming that it is the famous Sitara Devi. However, Isuru pointed out it is not. On further research (re-reading Shishir Krishna Sharma's interview with her), we remembered that Sitara Devi's first film was Usha Haran (1940), and so, the one in Devdas could not be her. We stand corrected and thank Isuru for pointing out our mistake.
It should be mentioned here that there is least one more Sitara who is mainly a group dancer and is also not the famous Sitara Devi. The filmography and a picture of this third Sitara will be included in a forthcoming book on Group Dancers by Upendra.
Two captures from Devdas (1935).
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