The filmmaker also asked why the government subsidises film tickets on the lines of healthcare and educational services if it feels cinema is essential for the poor
Special Correspondent
Tarun Kakani, CEO of Vijayawada-based Amaravati Boating Club, has been nominated as a member of “Talent Identification Zonal Committee” for South Zone (Rowing) of the Khelo India Identification Programme, by the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Khelo India is an initiative of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.The south zone covers the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu. Mr. Tarun’s role would entail identification of grass-root talent by using appropriate methods and
The Hindu Net Desk
The 42-year- old Abuthahir M.A. has collected the radios from Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and West Bengal. “Earlier I used to ask the older people about the history of these radios. Now the information is easily available from the internet.” His most expensive acquisition is a Gerard’s Philips Radio (1956 model). “It weighs 70 kg and was for sale at a house in Namakkal in 1999. Just as I reached there, I found another man carrying it away in an auto! I was sad but my search
