It was a recorded message. “Jai, I don’t think this plan will work out. You’ve contacted Mohan G. Who is he? What is his status? He is XXXX. You cancel my ticket. I’m not coming; I’ll talk to Jeyamohan about it. The call was terminated with a lengthy beep. I apologise for not being able […]
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The other end of the line answered the phone and stated, “This is the Tourism Minister’s Office. How may I assist you? “ “I recently received several calls from this number, but I was unable to answer them. Madhavan is my name “I said. “You are the one who is organizing the short film festival
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According to the WhatsApp message, the district collector and magistrate have been transferred out of the district, and a new collector has been assigned to the Nilgiris District. The news is straightforward and usual. However, the weight of the news gradually dawned on me. We submitted a letter of request for authorization to Ms. J.
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The deadline for short film submissions via Filmfreeway and Festhome has passed. More than 150 submissions were received from 28 countries. Yoga is solely responsible for securing so many films from so many different nations. He receives around 100 calls every day from all over the world for information. He not only patiently answers numerous
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Jai called Mr. Gautham Vasudev Menon and informed him about Mohan Ji and the offer to participate in the film festival. Mr. Gautham’s remark was classic. He stated that it is a public festival to which anyone can be invited and participate. And he made it clear that he had no reservations about accepting Mohan
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The team had no desire to fight because the individual who delivered the ultimatum was powerful. The team chose to rebrand the entire film festival, which they considered would be better and would prevent any conflict with former team members of the Ooty Film Festival. Even though you lead the team, there are times when
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Suresh called, and it was a conference call. Jai, Yoga, Pasu, and Stalin were all present. Suresh told me they had all thought about and discussed all the difficulties I had raised and that they were all ready to take on the challenge of organising the film festival in December. It was a great surprise.
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In the middle of September, on a cold and rainy day in Ooty, was the time Money Heist’s final season first part got released and created a craze in the Indian audience. I finished the first episode, “End of the Road,” and was watching season 05 Episode 02, titled “Do You Believe in Reincarnation?” I
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James Waterhouse (1842-1922), was an officer in the Royal Artillery and a photographer. He was a president of the internationally know Photographic Department of the survey of India. He learned photography during his training in Addiscombe, near Croydon along with other subjects like mathematics, geology, chemistry, skills required for a military career in the Indian
John Claude White (1853 – 1918) was an engineer, photographer, writer and civil servant in British India. He travelled extensively in the Himalayas shooting with glass plates on a large-format camera. For twenty years he was stationed in Gangtok, Sikkim as the first British political officer overseeing the British interests in the states of Sikkim,
