50,000 Views for Uddari Weblog in 2010

With 50,000 views in the past calendar year, at just over 4,000 a month, Uddari Weblog is perhaps the most visited blog on Blogosphere on Punjab/Panjab, Punjabis and Punjabi literature.

The busiest day of the year for Uddari was August 25th with 327 views.
The most popular post that day was ‘Autobiography of the Great Dada Amir Haider Khan (1904-1986)‘ May 2008, says ‘Your 2010 year in blogging’ by WordPress.com (offering Uddari Weblog a ‘Wow’ on it’s Blog Health-O-Meter).

Here is more from it:

Uddari Attractions in 2010
Most viewed posts and pages
1

Dada Amir Haider Khan 1904-1986

Visit the post:
Autobiography of the Great Dada Amir Haider Khan (1904-1986)‘
(22 comments/pingbacks)
2
April 2008 – April 2009 Cultural Events page
(14 comments/pingbacks)
3
Cultural Events
(5 comments/pingbacks)
4
Photo Album
(29 comments/pingbacks)
5
Punjabi MaaNboli Writers
(32 comments/pingbacks)

 

Uddari Top referring sites in 2010
en.wordpress.com, facebook.com, search.conduit.com, afzalsaahir.blogspot.com, and punjabibooksonline.com

Some Uddari visitors came searching for
amrita pritam, bhagat singh, punjabi poems, father of dada, and afzal sahir

And now, other Uddari blogs:

Uddari Art Exhibition
(Happy to have earned ‘You’re on fire!’ on the Blog Health-O-Meter of WordPress.com)

Uddari Art was viewed about 7,800 times in 2010.

The busiest day of the year for Uddari Art was June 13th with 222 views.
The most popular item that day was Punjab Landscape Page.

Uddari Art Attractions in 2010
1
Punjab Landscape
(28 comments/pingbacks)
2
People Punjab: Portraits and Groups
(27 comments/pingbacks)
3
Lord Krishna with Cow by Manjit Bawa, September 2008
4
Partition: The Punjab 1947
(5 comments/pingbacks)
5
Roopa Bheda, Nov 2009
(1 comment/pingback)

Uddari Art Top referring sites in 2010
were en.wordpress.com, sadapunjab.com, uddari.wordpress.com, facebook.com, and shots.snap.com.

Some Uddari Art visitors came searching for
risham syed, manjit bawa, indian modern art, indian trees, and punjab landscape.

And…

Love Life: the Story
was viewed about 8,800 times in 2010.

The busiest day of the year for Love Life was April 29th with 90 views.
The most popular post that day was ‘Gendercide in Pakistan: Women are a colonized population!’.

Love Life Attractions in 2010
1
Gendercide in Pakistan: Women are a colonized population! October 2008
(33 comments/pingbacks)
2
PhotosPage
(4 comments/pingbacks)
3
PAKISTAN: Police gang rape a teenage boy in custody and distribute footage on the Internet March 2009
4
Shaheed Bibi Iram Shahzadi: Rawalpindi November 2008
5
PAKISTAN: The killing of two Christian brothers July 2010

Love Life Top referring sites in 2010
en.wordpress.com, reddit.com, uddari.wordpress.com, search.conduit.com, and facebook.com.

Some Love Life visitors came searching for
dr aafia siddiqui, aafia siddiqui, iram shahzadi, dr aafia siddiqui pictures, and dr. aafia siddiqui.

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Report: Condolence Meeting in memory of Painter Manjit Bawa

A condolence meeting in the memory of eminent artist/painter Manjit Bawa, who passed away a few days earlier after being in coma for three years, was held by Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi at its office in Sector 34 State Library this morning.

Renowned art critic Nirupama Dutt shared the Art and Times of Manjit Bawa with the audience consisting of various personalities from different walks of life who gathered to pay homage to the legendary artist. She chronicled Manjit’s life and art from the point of view of a friend as well as that of an art critic. She put in perspective his place in the history of modern Indian Art.

Diwan Manna, Chairman Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi, shared the multi faceted aspects of Bawa’s personality – his love for Sufi music, his concern for social events and his unusual organizational skills. He said India had lost a very significant artist who was at the peak of his artistic journey and there was still a lot to come from his brush when he fell ill.

Others who spoke about their personal encounters with the artist and the respect they have for his art include Viren Tanwar, Malkit Singh, Jagdish Garcha and Shiv Singh.

Theatre personality Gurcharan Chani, Secretary Punjab Arts Council Rajpal Singh, artist S Raj Kumar, Novelist Neel Kamal Puri, Radio announcer Vijay Vashisht, Secretary CLKA Ravinder Sharma were among those present to pay tribute to the artist.

Neelam Mansingh Chowdhury, Dr. Atamjit, P Khurana and Vivek Atray sent their condolences.

Official Press Note:
chandigarhlkaoffice@gmail.com

Manjit Bawa-Condolence Meeting, Chandigarh, Jan 04/09

Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi is holding a condolence meeting to mourn the sad departure of artist Manjit Bawa.

On January 4, 2009 (Sunday)
At 11.15 am
At the office of Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi
State Library, Sector 34A, Chandigarh, India

Nirupama Dutt will speak about the Art and Times of Manjit Bawa, along with other speakers who wish to share their experiences with the eminent painter.

Kindly join us to pay homage to the departed soul.

Diwan Manna
Chairman
Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi
+91 98159 88875
diwanmanna@usa.net

Musical tribute to Manjit Bawa

A daylong musical tribute to painter Manjit Bawa was paid in New Delhi on the 1st January at a heavily attended day long memorial organised by the Sahmat (Safdar Hāshmi Memorial Trust) in the lawns next to Mavlankar Auditorium.

The occasion was Hashmi’s 20th Death Anniversary with a special tribute to Bawa. Hashmi was brutally murdered in 1989 in Delhi while performing a street play.

Amongst the outstanding artists paying musical tributes were: Madan Gopal Singh, Meeta Pandit (grand daughter of Krishnarao Pandit), Sunanda Sharma (the singer from Pathankot who has established herself as a singer of unparalleled power and intensity), Astad Deboo (his dance was sublime), Prahlad Singh Tipania (the current head of the Kabir Panth), Jasbir Jassi (in a short and impassioned tribute), Rabbi Shergill (with his new compositions), and the Mangniars from Rajasthan.

Jassi sang Bol Mitti deya Baweya and Madan Gopal Singh ended with Shah Husain’s kāfi Maen vi jaan*a jhok Ranjhan* di.

Celebrities like Mira Nair, Nandita Das, Teesta Setalvaad, Vivan Sundram, Geeta Kapoor, Ghulam Sheikh, Nilima Sheikh, Rajeev Sethi, Manmohan Bawa, Kumkum Sangari and Aruna Vasudev were among the audience.

People kept sitting till mid night under the tent in freezing cold.

‘Let the spirit of Manjit Bawa’s work prevail’: 2009 Greetings!

2009 Greetings from Kanwal Dhaliwal

Let the spirit of Manjit Bawa’s work prevail.
In the memory of the Painter,
Wish you new successes in your creative endeavor
in the year ahead.

Kanwal Dhaliwal
www.art-d-kanwal.com