Coordinates: 50°35′47″N 1°18′59″W / 50.59652°N 1.31625°W / 50.59652; -1.31625

Chale
St. Andrew's Church, Chale
Chale  Chale shown within the Isle of Wight
Civil parish	Chale
Unitary authority	Isle of Wight
Ceremonial county	Isle of Wight
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	PO38
Dialling code	01983
Police	Hampshire
Fire	Isle of Wight
Ambulance	Isle of Wight
EU Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Isle of Wight
List of places: UK • England • Isle of Wight

Chale is a village and civil parish^[1] on the Isle of Wight, England. It is located three kilometres from Niton in the south of the Island in the area known as the Back of the Wight ^[2]. The village of Chale lies at the foot of St. Catherine's Down.

History[link]

Chale is recorded in the Domesday book as "Cela", which probably derives from the Old English word "ceole", meaning "throat". This is thought to refer to the nearby ravine or chine at Blackgang. The name was also recorded as "Chele" or "Chielle", but it has been "Chale" since the 12th century.

There were 3 manors in Chale at the time of the Domesday Book: Chale, Gotten and Walpen.

The Parish Church of St Andrew was founded by Hugh Gendon in Chale in 1114. However, the present church dates from the 14th century. It has 6 bells in its tower. One might have been made about 1360. It has some very nice stained glass windows.

The Chale Abbey farm has a window that dates from the 14th century. The name Abbey refers to the style of the building, not its religious use. Chale Abbey Farm and Walpen Manor are two of the oldest buildings on the Isle of Wight.

The south coast of the Isle of Wight has seen many shipwrecks because it has some famous rocky outcroppings. Lord William de Godeton removed some casks of wine from a French shipwreck in 1312. However, this wine was the property of the Church, which forced Godeton to build a tower and an octagonal oratory at the top of the cliffs above Chale on St. Catherine's Down. A fire was maintained in the oratory to prevent further shipwrecks. A monk remained resident in the oratory.

The Clarendon sank in Chale Bay in 1836, claiming 25 lives. The public was outraged, and demanded that a new lighthouse be built. Government officials who were in England and not familiar with local geography decreed that the new lighthouse should be on top of St. Catherine's Down. However, it is common for fogs to roll in and obscure the top of St. Catherine's Down, and there were more wrecks even after the new lighthouse was built. A second lighthouse, still in use, was built at the foot of the cliffs.

Chale is close to Blackgang Chine amusement park, which was opened in 1843 and was Britain's first theme park.

Chale had a school by 1784. The current school building dates from 1883, although it has been augmented by a newer hall, kitchens and a computer complex. It sits near the church and Wight Mouse Inn at the southern end of the parish. The school was the smallest on the island, and one of the smallest in the United Kingdom with only 20 pupils on roll.^[3] This led to the threat of the school's closure, and it did close just before the summer vacation of 2010.^[4][5]

The Wight Mouse Inn and Clarendon Hotel is named after a shipwreck in 1835. Some of the timbers from the wreck are part of the building. It was a popular destination of the upper classes in an earlier era.

Today[link]

Public transport is provided by Southern Vectis bus route 6, which runs between Newport and Ventnor.^[6] The summer-only Island Coaster service also stops in Chale.^[7]

See also[link]

Parish Church of St Andrew

Blackgang Chine

Chale Green

References[link]

External links[link]

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• History of Chale website

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Martha Elba Higareda Cervantes (born August 24, 1983) is a Mexican actress.

Higareda was born in Villahermosa, Tabasco, the daughter of actress Martha Cervantes and artist Jose Luis Higareda, and sister of the actress Miriam Higareda. Her debut was participating in various plays like Bang, Don Juan Tenorio, La Fonda de las Siete Cabrillas, La Casa de Té en la Luna de Agosto, Mujercitas, Muerte Que Te Quiero Muerte, La Corbata, Flores Para Chava Flores and Niñas Mal. She also appeared in diverse advertising campaigns and video clips. It is not until 1999, when she receives her first professional debut as a show hostess in Disney Channel’s "Zapping Zone". After that she also appeared in other Mexican soaps like Carita de Ángel and "Cara o Cruz."

In 2002, Higareda finally appeared in her first movie as a protagonist. The movie "Amarte Duele", directed by Fernando Sariñana, in which she shares credits with Luis Fernando Peña and Alfonso Herrera. A year after, she debut as a protagonist in the Mexican soap opera, "Enamórate", TV Azteca Mexican TV chain, next to Yahir, where she also shared credits with Martha Cristiana, Fernando Sarfati, and Amara Villafuerte. In 2004, she participates in another protagonist for “Las Juanas” another of TV Azteca’s soap opera.

In 2005, Higareda returned with the movie "Siete Días", next to Jaime Camil, in which she interprets a girl whose dream is to make U2 come to the city of Monterrey, in less than a week. She also appeared in the Mexican movie, “Fuera del Cielo” which was first named "El Malboro y el Cucú". In 2007, she came with her latest production "Niñas Mal", directed by Fernando Sariñana where she shared credits with Camila Sodi and Ximena Sariñana. She also finished the production of a movie named "Borderland" where she shares credits with Brian Presley and Beto Cuevas. In 2008, she appeared in the film Street Kings, sharing credits with Keanu Reeves, Hugh Laurie, and Forest Whitaker. In 2010, she appeared in the prequel to the crime/action film Smokin Aces, Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball, as a deadly female assassin with poisonous lips.

Filmography[link]

External links[link]

• Martha Higareda at the Internet Movie Database
• Martha Higareda pictures at Terra

Sachin Gupta(Playwright & Theatre Director)
Born	9 March 1978 Delhi, India
Occupation	Founder & CEO of Chilsag Entertainment Network
Nationality	India
www.sachingupta.net

Sachin Gupta is an Indian playwright and theatre director.^[1][2]

Biography[link]

Recipient of National Award "Natya Bhushan" ,Sachin Gupta (born 09th March ,1978) is a qualified software engineer. He is the founder and CEO of Chilsag Entertainment Network ,India's leading Media & entertainment company.

In March 2003 he started his most ambitious Venture Chilsag Chillies Theatre Company which has produced Thirteen Original theatre productions written and directed by Sachin Gupta addressing various sensitive and important social issues, even through musicals and comedy theatre productions, has formed a Theatre laboratory & a Drama Therapy centre. Also he has trained more than 300 actors in various Acting programs under the Acting School he began in 2004.

In 2005 he moved to North America to expand his Film & theatre work , staged three successful Off Broadway Shows with American actors & studied Acting at prestigious Lee Strasberg Film Institute,New York & at Fanshawe College, Canada and has learned nuances of Shakespearean acting at the prestigious Emerson College in US.

In 2011,He formed Chilsag Motion Pictures, a film production house to bring new , original storytelling & compelling themes to deliver high- quality Cinema within the film industry and presently he is directing a Bollywood Hindi feature Film for late 2012 theatrical release.

While working as an Artistic Director in the Chilsag Chillies Theatre Company Sachin Gupta has also been editing a theatre magazine – Theatre Pasta – that has consistently interviewed prominent theatre personalities from across the world and made it available even on the net to reach a wider readership. With pursuit of works of the masters Sachin went to the UK to do research on Shakespeare and also did a case study on Harvard University's Theatre Company 'American Repertory Theatre' . In acknowledgement of his continued work he has received letters of positive feedback for social themed plays from the former President of India Dr APJ Abdul Kalam & an award conferred on him by Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on behalf of Balwant Ray Society in India.Recently he received a National Award 'Natya Bhushan' for his contribution to theatre.

Sachin’s sojourn into theatre started when he was 12 yrs old, and till date he has staged Seventy Five shows around the world working as an Actor, Director & Playwright including his award winning Off Broadway play ‘Celebration of life’ , ‘Handicapped City’ & ‘Kailashnath weds Madhumati’ which he staged Off-Broadway,NewYork & in Toronto,Canada for which he got huge appreciation amongst theatre lovers in Nortn America.Recently he staged his theatre production 'The Play Begins @8pm ' in Orissa while working as an actor alongwith Film actor & playback singer Vasundhara das.

His plays includes Celebration Of life, Suicide is Painless, Handicapped City, Great Mind at Work, No Cheating Today, Don’t miss my Party, Devil’s Carnival, Live Telecast, Next Indian Idol, Kailashnath Weds Madhumati, A Roller Coaster Ride, Wake Up Call & The Play Begins @8pm.

Career[link]

Plays Written & directed by Sachin Gupta

• Celebration Of Life (2003), English, Drama/65min
• Handicapped City (2004), English, Drama/90min
• Suicide is Painless (2005), Bilingual, Drama/65min
• A Roller Coaster Ride (2007), English, Children's Play/70min
• Next Indian Idol (2005), Hindi, Comedy/35min
• Great Mind At work (2005), Hindi, Comedy/45min
• KailashNath weds Madhumati (2007), Hindi, Comedy/45min
• Live Telecast (2005), Bilingual, Comedy/35min
• Devil’s Carnival (2005), Musical, Drama/35min
• Don't Miss my Party (2005), Hindi, Drama/35min
• No Cheating Today (2005), Hindi, Comedy/40min
• The Play Begins @8pm (2010), Hindi, Drama/60min

As an Actor

• KailashNath weds Madhumati Off Broadway Musical Comedy 2009,New York
• The Play Begins @8pm Drama ,2011 Performance by Vasundhara Das & Sachin Gupta ,Orissa

References[link]

• The Hindu, 'In a world of Fantasy'
• The Telegraph 'Individuals shine at theatre festival'
• The Times of India 'A Dramatic Idea'
• The Indian Express, 'Stage Dreams'
• The Hindu, 'An Alarm to Action'
• DNA,' I'm Foot in Mouth'
• MIDDAY, 'A look from Inside Out'
• The Hindu, 'Listening to the Alarm'
• The Tribune, 'Out Of the Box'
• The Indian Express, 'Sachin Gupta makes the stage come alive'
• The Hindu, 'Life On Stage'
• The Tribune, ‘Celebration of Life’ a moving play
• The Pioneer, ‘Choose the right Path'
• The Hindu, ' A theatre meal with chillies'
• The Statesman, ‘Play Review’
• The Times of India, ‘Chilsag Theatre festival’
• The Pioneer, ‘Trying to give theatre some shelf Life
• Playbill.com, Handicapped City to play Soho Playhouse
• Deccan Herald,'Taking a break to chase dreams'

External links[link]

• Chilsag Chillies,Gupta's Theatre Company
• Sachin Gupta's official website
• Sachin Gupta's Theatre Magazine
• Sachin Gupta's Theatre Laboratory
• Sachin Gupta on Twitter

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Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean, left to right: Rahul Ram, Susmit Sen, Asheem Chakravarty and Amit
Background information
Origin	Delhi, India
Genres	Fusion, Indian, Rock, Folk
Years active	1990–present
Website	www.indianoceanmusic.com
Members
Susmit Sen Amit Kilam Rahul Ram
Past members
Asheem Chakravarty Shaleen Sharma Indrajit Dutta Anirban Roy

Indian Ocean are an Indian rock band formed in New Delhi in 1990. They are considered to be the pioneers of fusion rock genre in India. Susmit Sen, Asheem Chakravarty, Rahul Ram and Amit Kilam formed the most stable and successful line-up in the band's timeline. This line-up lasted till Asheem's death on the 25th of December, 2009. It left a void for which the band has so far not made any official replacement. This leaves Sushmit as the only original member in the band. Sushmit and Rahul are the only members who have appeared on the band's debut album Indian Ocean.

The musical style of the band can be at best classified as fusion music. Some music critics describe the band's music as "Indo-rock fusion with jazz-spiced rhythms that integrates shlokas, sufism, environmentalism, mythology and revolution".

Recently^[when?], the band has moved against the lines of record labels. They released their latest album 16/330 Khajoor Road online for free. The main reason for this move was the frustration over negotiating contracts with record companies and fighting over copyright issues.^[1] They have turned to concerts and sponsorships for generating revenue rather than playing in the hands of record labels. For a brief amount of time they had the sponsorship of Johnnie Walker. They are also a part of the world's first Music Personalisation Initiative named DRP (www.divineraaga.com) as one of the five 'Featured Artists'.

History[link]

Early years[link]

Formation[link]

During early 1980s Asheem was playing tabla for a Bengali band Niharika. In 1984, Susmit who was a fan of Niharika, met Asheem during a concert. They hit it off right away. Asheem was taken up by Susmit’s guitar-playing and his vision to evolve a new sound. Susmit, in turn, learnt the nuances of rhythm from Asheem.

For the next 3 years, they kept on experimenting with their music with Susmit on guitar and Asheem on tabla and drums. Yet so far they did not write any lyrics at all. Apart from a concert at Roorkee University, there were not many notable performances by them.

Demo tape[link]

In 1990, they were struggling hard to come up with a demo recording of their band. Susmit sold his electric guitar to raise money for the purpose. They chose to call themselves 'Indian Ocean' which came as a suggestion from Susmit’s father. They had also drafted Shaleen Sharma as the drummer, and Indrajit Dutta and Anirban Roy as bassists.

They recorded the demo, taping an incredible 45 minutes consisting of 7 songs in just one day. Despite the rushed recording, the quality of the demo tape impressed HMV enough to offer them an album deal.

Asheem Chakravarty era[link]

Rahul Ram and first album[link]

In 1991, Rahul Ram who was Susmit's schoolmate at St. Xaviers, Delhi, joined the band replacing Anirban on bass. They started work on their first album. But, much to their frustration, the album took about a year to get finished. But when their eponymous debut album came out in 1993, it sold over 40,000 copies within a year of its release. It became the highest selling record by any Indian band at that time.

Amit Kilam[link]

In 1994, drummer Shaleen left the band. He was replaced by Amit Kilam who was much younger than the other band members. Barely out of his teens, Kilam was still taking his college exams. This line-up with Susmit, Asheem, Rahul and Amit became the most recognizable and the most successful in the band's timeline so far. Since then they rolled out a live album Desert Rain and two studio albums Kandisa, Jhini.They also composed the OST of Black Friday and contributed a couple of tracks to the OST of Peepli Live.

Death of Asheem Chakravarty[link]

In December 2009 the band lost Asheem to death, the tyrant of the imagination. In October, after suffering a heart attack he was hospitalized in Doha where he was in coma for a brief period and recovering well.^[2] On December 25, 2009 he died in New Delhi due to a cardiac arrest.^[3]

Post Asheem Era[link]

[edit] 16/330 Khajoor Road

Indian Ocean has so far not announced any permanent replacement for Asheem. However, they have brought Himanshu Joshi to fill in for Asheem's vocals and Tuheen Chakravarty for tabla and other percussion which Asheem used to play.

The band announced release of their first studio album after the death of Asheem Chakravarty 16/330 Khajoor Road. The band had made the whole album available for download from their site by adding one new song each month.

The album 16/330 Khajoor Road has been released in a two-CD pack. The track listing is as follows:

• CD1: Chand, Shoonya, Bondhu, Sone Ke Nagri, Bula Raha, Darte Ho, Jogiya
• CD2: Hulla, Untitled (Studio Scratch), Gum Hai Aisa (studio scratch), Phere (Hulla Reject, practice room jam), Leaving Home (live), Tandanu (practice room jam), No Comebacks (live at Khajoor Road)

The album was recorded at Kshitij Studios, New Delhi and mixed by Aakash Gupta and Amit Kilam.

Band Members[link]

Susmit Sen (guitar)[link]

Susmit

Susmit has virtually invented a new style of playing the guitar, an uncannily Indian sound where purity of scale reigns, strong melodic lines woven around the drone of open strings. His guitar style forms the basis of Indian Ocean's sound. Susmit’s personal vision is towards finding a new vocabulary for his music. His virtuoso talent never overshadows the big picture, but serves the song immaculately, strengthening it, embellishing it, giving it a distinct character.

Asheem Chakravarty (tabla, percussions and vocals)[link]

Asheem

Asheem (1957–2009) showed his rhythmic ability at an early age, surprising musicians who learned that he never had any formal training. He quit a career in advertising, along with Susmit Sen to form Indian Ocean, where he played the tabla, tarang and other percussion instruments while also being band's vocalist. Indian Ocean fans call him “the man with the golden voice”. Asheem sang and played the tabla simultaneously, a difficult feat rare by Indian percussionists. Asheem’s rhythm structures were unique and contributed a large part to Indian Ocean’s signature sound. He improvised vocal lines while on stage and was innovative with traditional Indian percussion instruments. Asheem was brought up in an atmosphere of Indian classical, folk and other Indian forms of music.

Asheem was hospitalized in Doha after suffering a heart attack in October and was in a state of coma for a brief period, but was recovering well.^[4] He died after suffering a cardiac arrest in New Delhi in the afternoon on the 25th of December 2009. He is survived by wife Sunita Chakravarty and 14-year-old son, Ekansh Chakravarty.^[5][6]

Amit Kilam (drums, percussions and vocals)[link]

Amit Kilam

Amit’s drumming is a balance between the conventional and non-conventional. Largely self-taught, he believes in layering rhythm rather than a heavy drum layer, since he believes in simplicity, not technical wizardry, thus becoming the backbone of the solid sound that the band has. He incorporates Indian rhythms into his drumming in a unique fashion, moving in cycles of 8, 10, 12 14, 16, rather than simple 4/4 or ¾ styles. Not a “psychotic drummer”, he goes easy on the skins, yet his playing is very dynamic. Was introduced to music at the age of 4 by his parents, learning the guitar (Hawaiian – Indian classical). He is an instinctive musician, picking up several instruments very easily, and he sings also. Loves listening to various kinds of music – Hindi filmi, rock, pop – favorites are A R Rahman, Trilok Gurtu and Deep Purple.

Rahul Ram (bass guitar and vocals)[link]

Rahul Ram, Bass Guitar and vocals

View Artist page here

Rahul’s bass playing moves smoothly – from melodic enmeshing with vocal and guitar lines to the more standard laying of foundations over which the band soars. His stage presence is an essential part of Indian Ocean’s live concerts. His vocals have a power and edge that emphasizes the folk roots of the band. Rahul also does most of the talking at live shows. His experiences as an activist/supporter with the Narmada Bachao Andolan (1990–1995) and during his four years studying in the US have exposed him to a variety of musical styles from all over India and the world, and have strongly influenced his musical expression. Rahul has PhD in Environmental Toxicology from Cornell University in New York (1986–90). In recent year, Rahul Ram went to America to learn to play the alto-sax, which he intends to bring to the band's music.

Rahul and Asheem have also sung "Yaara Maula" in a Anurag Kashyap's Gulaal, a Hindi movie based on politics.

Discography[link]

Indian Ocean during their visit in Yekaterinburg, Russia, in the summer of 2009. Photographed by the statue of the city founders, Tatischev and de Gennin.

• Indian Ocean (1993)
• Desert Rain (1997)
• Kandisa (2000)
• Jhini (2004) (composed for film SWARAJ—The Little Republic)
• Black Friday (2004) [composed for the film Black Friday]
• 16/330 Khajoor Road (2010)
• The Very Best of Indian Ocean (2012)

Filmography[link]

• SWARAJ—The Little Republic (2002)
• Black Friday (2004)
• Hulla (2008)
• Live in Concert (DVD) (2008)
• Beware Dogs^[7](2008)
• Bhoomi (2009)
• Yeh Mera India (2009)
• Mumbai Cutting (2009) ^[8]
• Leaving Home--The Life and Music Of Indian Ocean (2010)
• Peepli Live ^[9]

Black Friday

   Bandheh
   Badshah In Jail
   Bharam Bhap Ke
   Opening-Pre Blast
   Bomb Planting
   Memon House
   RDX
   Training
   Chase

Desert Rain

   Boll Weevil
   Desert Rain
   Euphoria
   From The Ruins
   Going To Ito
   Melancholic Ecstacy
   Village Damsel

Jhini

   After The War
   Bhor
   Des Mera
   Jhini
   Let Me Speak
   Nam Myo Ho
   Torrent

Kandisa

   Kya Maloom
   Ma Rewa
   Leaving Home
   Hille Re
   Khajuraho
   Kaun
   Kandisa

References[link]

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Sanjeev Kumar (Hindi: संजीव कुमार; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was one of the most prominent Indian actors in Bollywood.

Personal life and background[link]

Sanjeev Kumar was born as Haribhai Jariwala in Gujarat to a Gujarati family. His first home was in Surat and family based in Mumbai. A stint in the film school took him to Bollywood, where he eventually became a movie star. He remained a bachelor all his life and died of a massive heart attack in 1985.^[1] He has two younger brothers and a sister.

Career[link]

Sanjeev Kumar made his debut in the film Hum Hindustani in 1960. Sanjeev's first film as a hero was the 1965 Nishan. In 1968, he played opposite the famous actor Dilip Kumar in Sangharsh. In 1970, Khilona made him a star. He went on to star in the hits Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) and Manchali (1973). He started working with the well-known director Gulzar in the early 1970s. He did nine films with Gulzar, including Aandhi (1975), Mausam (1975), Angoor (1981) and Namkeen (1982). Many of his fans believe that these are some of the best films that he did.

He was always ready to take unconventional roles that challenged him as an actor. He played Mirza, a chess-obsessed Lucknowi (citizen of Lucknow), in Satyajit Ray's classic Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977). Perhaps his best-remembered roles were in the blockbuster films Sholay (1975) and Trishul (1978). In Naya Din Nayi Raat (1974) Sanjeev Kumar reprised the nine-role epic performance by Sivaji Ganesan in Navarathiri (1964), which was also previously reprised by Akkineni Nageswara Rao in Navarathri (Telugu; 1966). This film has enhanced his status and reputation as a serious actor in Hindi cinema.

During the early 1980s, Sanjeev Kumar did more supporting roles than playing the lead. In 1980, he starred in a Punjabi movie Fauji Chacha. .

Personal Life[link]

Sanjeev Kumar never married but was involved with actress Sulakshana Pandit, whom he did not marry, having been turned down by Hema Malini, with whom he was in love at the time. Hema Malini went on to marry her frequent co-star Dharmendra.^[2]

Death[link]

In 1985 at the age of 47 Sanjeev Kumar had a massive heart attack, resulting in his death.^[3] Ironically for an actor who played many elderly roles, he did not live to the age of 50.

Ten of his already completed films were released after his death, with his final film Professor Ki Padosan being released in 1993. At the time of his death only three-fourths of this film was complete, and it was decided to alter the story in the second half of the film to explain the absence of Sanjeev Kumar's character

Awards[link]

National Film Awards[link]

• National Film Award for Best Actor – Won
  1971 Dastak – Hamid
  1973 Koshish – Haricharan
  

Filmfare Awards[link]

Sanjeev Kumar was nominated for 14 Filmfare Awards. ^[4] Thrice as Best Supporting Actor and rest as Best Actor. He won the awards twice as Best Actor and once as Best Supporting Actor, as shown below.

• Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Won
  1976 Aandhi – J.K.
  1977 Arjun Pandit – Arjun Pandit
  

• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Won
  1969 Shikar – Inspector Rai
  

• Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Nominated
  1971 Khilona – Vijaykamal S. Singh
  1974 Koshish – Hari Charan Mathur
  1976 Sholay – Thakur Baldev Singh
  1977 Mausam – Dr. Amarnath Gill
  1978 Yehi Hai Zindagi – Anand Narayan
  1978 Zindagi – Raghu Shukla
  1979 Devata – Tony/Tarun Kumar Gupta
  1979 Pati Patni Aur Woh – Ranjeet Chhadha
  1983 Angoor – Ashok R. Tilak
  

• Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor – Nominated
  1979 Trishul – Raj Kumar 'R.K.' Gupta
  1983 Vidhaata – Abu Baba
  

Other Awards[link]

• 1974 - BFJA Best Actor for Koshish^[5][6]

Filmography[link]

Actor[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Sanjeev Kumar at the Internet Movie Database