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Yogesh is a Hindu name for males. It is formed from two words: Yoga-Ishvara (Ishvara means God). The name literally means "God of Yoga", who according to the Hindu mythology is Lord shiva.

"Yoga" here implies yogic powers or mystic powers.

Yogis practice yoga to become free from material bondage and to spiritualize the consciousness. Yogesh means the one who is perfect in Yoga.

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Yogesh Samsi is an Indian tabla player.^[1]

Early life[link]

Yogesh Samsi born to renowned vocalist Pandit Dinkar Kaikini.^[2] His father the eminent vocalist Dinkar Kaikini initiated Yogesh at the age of six.^[3] At the age of four he started learning the tabla from Pandit H. Taranth Rao. Later, he sought the guidance of Ustad Allarakha Khan, one of the greatest percussionists. He spent 23 years under the tutelage of Allarakha.

Career[link]

Yogesh Samsi has accompanied the top grade instrumentalists and vocalists and dancers of India, including Ustad Vilayat Khan, Pt Dinkar Kaikini, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pt Shivkumar Sharma, Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and Pt Birju Maharaj. He strives to keep up his revered Guru's word of preserving the tradition in the presentation of tabla solo.^{[citation needed]}

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official site

Radhika Pandit (Konkani: राधिका पंडित, Kannada: ರಾಧಿಕಾ ಪಂಡಿತ್) is an Indian film and television actress who appears in Kannada films, mostly performing lead characters. Making her feature film debut in the 2008 film Moggina Manasu, she has been receiving notable critical praise for her performances, receiving three successive Filmfare Awards for Best Actress.^[1] and went on to appear in several commercially successful films, establishing herself as a leading contemporary actress of Kannada cinema.

Early years[link]

Radhika Pandit born on 7 March, hails from a Konkani-speaking community of Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin near Uttara Kannada district. She studied in Cluny Covent High School and Mount Carmel College and currently resides near Devaiah Park, Bangalore.

She acted in two Kannada tele-serials, "Nandagokula" and "Sumangali", before starting a career as a film actress. Radhika Pandit made her feature film debut in Moggina Manasu,^[2] which rendered her a Filmfare Award for Best Actress in Kannada in 2008 as well as the Karnataka State Film Award for 2008-09. She again won the Filmfare Award in 2009 for her performance in the film Love Guru and went on to win a third Filmfare Award at 2010 ceremony as well for her performance in Krishnan Love Story. She's the only actress among the current crop of actresses to have claimed back to back Filmfare Awards making it three years in a row.

Filmography[link]

Films[link]

Serials[link]

• Nandagokula
• Sumangali
• Kadambari

Awards[link]

Filmfare Awards South

• 2008: Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada - Moggina Manasu
• 2009: Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada - Love Guru
• 2010: Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Kannada - Krishnan Love Story

Innovative Film Awards

• 2009: Innovative Film Award for Best Actress - Olave Jeevana Lekkachaara

Big Entertainment Awards

• 2011: Big Award for Best Most Entertaining Actress (Kannada) - Krishnan Love Story^[3]

References[link]

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Do or Die
Background information
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Hip hop
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Rap-A-Lot Records
Associated acts	Twista The Legendary Traxster Johnny P. Crucial Conflict
Members
AK-47 Belo Zero N.A.R.D.

Do or Die is an American rap trio originally from Southside of Chicago, Illinois, consisting of group members Belo Zero, N.A.R.D. and AK-47. The trio has sold more than 3 million albums. The group experienced mainstream success with the gold single "Po Pimp", Produced by The Legendary Traxster off of their 1996 debut album Picture This The song, which featured fellow Chicago rapper Twista, peaked at #22 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[1]. The songs "Playa Like Me and You" and "Alpha and Omega" made the album "Picture This" a classic and made Do or Die an instant success. Do or Die's success with "Picture This" helped launched the careers of Legendary Traxtster, Twista and Johnny P who sang the hooks on several Do or Die songs.

Alongside Crucial Conflict, another Chicago group with a similar vocal and lyrical style, they helped launch one of the city's first national hip hop movements. They rapped with a signature fast flow over silky smooth rhythm blues beats. Their rapping and musical style influenced Twista]]. The group's second album Headz or Tailz Produced mainly by producers Mr. Lee and Mike Dean debuted in 1998 and went Gold. Its lead single was a follow-up to the group's previous hit titled "Still Po Pimpin'". It peaked at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The group continued to release several albums during the 2000s decade. The album entitled " Pimpin Aint Dead" includes "I Wish I Could Fly" and smash hit "Do You" featuring Twista. "Do You" which was regarded as the number one song downloaded on Youtube in 2010. In 2005, Do or Die released their 7th album entitled D.O.D. which featured the hit single "Higher" produced by fellow Chicagoan Kanye West. In 2009, Do or Die gave Twista a boost with the single "Yo Body" which is featured on Twista's album entitled "Category 5". "Yo Body" became an instant Youtube sensation with over 2 million hits.

The group's 8th album, was released as a mixtape entitled Trunk Music, in 2010.

For the past decade Do or Die has been touring the country giving their fans the signature Do or Die sound and stage performance fans can't get anywhere else. Do or Die is currently working on their next album to be released on their own label in late 2012.

Discography[link]

• Picture This (1996)
• Headz or Tailz (1998)
• Victory (2000)
• Back 2 the Game (2002)
• Pimpin' Ain't Dead (2003)
• D.O.D. (2005)
• Get That Paper (2006)
• Trunk Music Mixtape (2010)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Do or Die on Myspace
• [1] Do or Die- Pimp On