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Beirut blast: Sharjah pledges relief fund for affected publishers

The emergency relief fund has been rolled out by Sharjah in collaboration with the Sharjah World Book Capital Office 2019 (SWBC Office) and the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA)…Reports Asian Lite News

Sharjah has announced an emergency relief fund for Lebanese publishers affected by the tragic blast in Port Beirut in early August.It was a part of an act of solidarity with its UNESCO World Book Capital peer

The emergency relief fund has been rolled out by Sharjah in collaboration with the Sharjah World Book Capital Office 2019 (SWBC Office) and the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), and will translate into both financial and in-kind assistance to help Lebanese publishers recover the huge losses they have suffered in the aftermath of this tragedy and bounce back into business.

To this end, SWBC Office has designed a support fund of AED 200,000 split into two grants. The first grant has been directed towards aiding the hosting of the next edition of the Beirut International Book Fair. The grant aims to reduce the event’s logistical expenses to facilitate the participation of the bookmakers in one of the oldest book fairs in the Arab world.

The second grant has been set aside for Lebanese publishers who have suffered great losses due to a dip in their sales exacerbated by the cancellation or postponement of Arab book fairs and exhibitions. The Sharjah Book Authority will be forming a committee, which will assess the publishers’ eligibility for these grants and will get in touch with them directly. Lebanese publishers who want to avail this grant may contact the committee at grant@sibf.com.

SBA has also announced that its subsidiary, the Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone (SPCFZ), will offer Lebanese publishers interested in regional or global expansion exemption from setup fees for an entire year. Twenty furnished offices are also part of SBA’s support. Interested applicants can get in touch with SPCFZ by writing to info@spcfz.com.

Moreover, SWBC Office is restoring and renewing three public libraries managed by the Assabil Association, which were damaged in the Beirut explosion. This includes the internal and external restoration of the Mono Library; upgradation of equipment in Al Bashura and Al Jeitawi libraries; as well as the provision of institutional support to Assabil, a non-governmental organisation established in 1997 to promote public libraries in Lebanon that are free and open to all.

Supporting the Arab world’s publishing sector is one of our top priorities at SWBCO and a pillar on which the celebrations of the title began on. Publishers are the core of the book industry, and providing support will reflect positively on the cultural movement and help attract more investment into the cultural sector locally and internationally. said Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Vice President of the International Publishers Association (IPA) and Head of the Advisory Committee of Sharjah World Book Capital (SWBC),

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Indian Boxers Set To Train in Italy

16 elite boxers to train in Italy & compete in France

Sixteen elite women and men boxers will travel to Italy and France for their overseas training and participation in international competition after the Covid-19 hiatus.

A 28-member contingent, that includes 10 male boxers and six female boxers along with the support staff, will travel for a period of 52 days from October 15 to December 5.

The teams will be training at Assisi, Italy. All the four events (men’s 57 kg, men’s 81 kg, men’s 91 kg, women’s 57 kg) where India are yet to win a quota, will have boxers who will be a part of the travelling contingent.

They will be accompanied by eight coaches and support staff in the men’s team and four coaches and support staff in the women’s team.

Thirteen boxers from the contingent will also participate in the ‘Alexis Vastine’ international boxing tournament to be held in Nantes, France from October 28 to 30, stated the Sports Authority of India (SAI) in a release.

Amit Panghal, Ashish Kumar, Satish Kumar, Simranjit Kaur, Lovlina Borgohain and Pooja Rani from among the contingent have earned quotas for the Tokyo Olympics.

“It is very good that we will be getting a feeling of competition again. I am very excited about this. With 10 months to go before the Olympics, getting to compete against European opponents will be really helpful,” said Lovlina.

Ashish said that this is good preparation as they would be coming up against opponents who they might face at the Olympics.

“It will be very helpful for us to play against competitors from abroad. We were already at camp in Patiala and regained our fitness, going abroad will really help. When we meet new competitors, we will get an idea of our level. It will help us get a better idea of where we stand and what aspects we need to improve on.”

Nine boxers, the highest ever for a single Olympics from India, have so far earned quotas for the Tokyo Games. The World Olympic qualifying event scheduled for next year is the last event for Indian boxers to obtain quotas for the prestigious quadrennial event.

CA Kutappa, chief coach of men’s team, said that the tour would provide the boxers with an opportunity to know where they stand against international competition after all the disruptions that have taken place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“At this time last year, we were at peak competition fitness, participating in the World Championships and were training intensely. Thank the government for sanctioning this,” said Kutappa.

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G20 Tourism Ministers mull over post-Covid revival plan

G20 Tourism Ministers Meeting.

In a joint statement, the Ministers highlighted the role of tourism as a means to achieve sustainable socio-economic development…Reports Asian Lite News

G20 Tourism Ministers held a meeting where they discussed a revival plan for the tourism sector, one of the worst-hit by the global coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on Thursday.

The virtual meeting on Wednesday was chaired by Saudi Arabia, which holds the presidency of the G20 this year.

In a joint statement, the Ministers said that during the meeting, they highlighted the role of tourism as a means to achieve sustainable socio-economic development; promoted recovery of
the travel and tourism sector and realize its potential to drive faster economic recovery post health crisis; and further develop the sector as a key and resilient industry, contributing to the global economy and generating decent work.

Due to the pandemic, the tourism sector suffered severe setbacks, after many countries banned international travel or imposed other restrictions.

The global health crisis led to anticipated 60-80 per cent decline in international tourism in 2020.

Last year, the sector had contributed to 10.3 per cent of the world’s GDP, 330 million jobs and also accounted for 28 per cent of global service exports.

The Ministers also pledged to work together to “support those most impacted by the crisis within the sector, including micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and developing economies that rely on travel and tourism, especially in Africa and small island states”, the statement said.

They also welcomed the progress that has been made in tourism initiatives during the Saudi Arabia’s tenure, “including global commitments made in response to the pandemic, the progression of inclusive community development through tourism, and the advancement of safe travel”

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Empty yet contented final lap for Dean Jones at MCG

Late Cricket Expert Dean Jones

A private memorial service to celebrate the life of former Australian cricketer Dean Jones was held last week at the hallowed Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

Dean, who was part of the Star Sports commentary panel for the 13th Indian Premier League (IPL) edition being held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), died in a Mumbai hotel after suffering a cardiac arrest on September 24.

His wife Jane, daughters Isabella and Phoebe and Jones’ siblings were among a group of 10 to attend the small ceremony at a funeral parlour held over the weekend because of COVID-19 restrictions.

A hearse carrying Jones’ handmade Indian coffin adorned with the Australian flag and a floral 324 arrangement showcasing Deano’s Australian Test cap number, took one last lap of the iconic cricket ground, according to the official MCG website. The number was also his highest first-class score achieved for Victoria against South Australia on the MCG in the 1994/95 Sheffield Shield season.

Dean Jones’ picture being displayed at MCG as a hearse carrying his coffin enters the stadium.

“We have been deeply moved by the outpouring of love for Dean over the last week and can’t thank everyone enough for their support and for sharing their memories with us,” Jane said.

“It has been an awful time to navigate as a family, but I could not have thought of a more fitting place to say goodbye to my husband than under the lights of his beloved MCG. What better way to honour him than with the music of his friends Elton John and INXS echoing throughout the empty stadium,” she added.

Meanwhile, former Australia captain Michael Clarke said Jones deserved a “full house standing”. “He deserved a full house standing and applauding. RIP great man,” Clarke tweeted on Wednesday.


Prof Deano featured in 52 Tests, scoring 3,631 runs at an average of 46.55. In 164 ODIs, he made 6,068 runs, at 44.61, with seven hundreds and 46 fifties. One of his most memorable Test innings came in 1986, when in the heat and humidity of Chennai, he battled exhaustion and illness to make a heroic 210 in what would be only the second tied Test ever.

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Diabetics, A Threat To Visual Loss

Diabetes.
Diabetes.

Glucose is an essential energy source for all living cells of the human body, which is programmed in a way wherein the glucose levels in the blood are maintained at an optimal level through various hormones…Dr. Samyak V Mulkutkar.

Blood glucose levels are normally referred to as blood sugar levels in our day to day life. Diabetes is a condition wherein blood glucose levels are abnormally high. Consistently high glucose levels cause damage to various organs of the human body in the long run.

‘Diabetic Retinopathy’ is one such condition wherein abnormally high blood glucose or blood sugar levels cause slow, progressive and long-standing damage to the eyes.

Diabetes has now assumed the title of a silent global pandemic. With India set to become the diabetic capital of the world, the threat of visual loss due to diabetic retinopathy has gained massive proportions.

To understand how diabetes impacts the eyes, let us ?first understand the structure of the human eye. The human eye has structures and functions roughly equivalent to those of a simple camera. Similar to the light-sensitive lm of a camera, the human eye has a light-sensitive structure called the retina.

How diabetes can affect your eyes

It is this retina or the light sensitive structure of the human eye that is most adversely affected by diabetes. This condition is called diabetic retinopathy or is also referred to as diabetic eye disease in common understanding.

The advent of diabetic retinopathy simply starts as the appearance of small bleeding spots or “microaneurysms” on the surface of the retina. This is the initial stage of the disease or non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy, wherein the vision remains reasonably good despite having an abnormality.

The retinal blood vessels eventually develop leaks that cause the retinal tissue to “swell up like a sponge” (also called macular edema) It is this stage wherein an individual’s vision starts getting affected and prompts her to seek medical attention.

Treatments like the application of laser spots to the retina or instilling injections into the eye at this stage are very effective if instituted in time.

If the blood sugar levels continue to remain uncontrolled, the retina suffers from larger bleeding spots and blood may entirely fill up the jelly inside the eye causing a sudden loss of vision. Many patients go undetected until this stage of the disease because they miss undergoing an eye check-up while they suffer from diabetes all these years.

In the later stages of the retina starts getting crumpled and this results in a near-permanent loss of vision and blindness. Major surgery is then required to remove the blood and fix the retina back to its original position. Despite multiple major surgeries, only a few individuals may gain back their original vision.

Diabetes.

As the diabetic eye disease progresses through the late stages, the microscopic damage to the cells of the retina leads to permanent structural and functional changes that, unfortunately, cannot be reversed.

Early detection of diabetic retinopathy and early treatment is hence, the key to preventing permanent visual loss due to diabetic eye disease.

It is strongly recommended to get a retina evaluation for every diabetic individual, at least once in a year. This retina evaluation is performed by an eye doctor who is a retina specialist and usually takes about an hour at the doctor’s clinic.

Long-standing diabetes, poor blood sugar control, associated hypertension, and deranged lipid proles are the most important risk factors for the development and progression of diabetic eye disease. Hence, all diabetics must have regular evaluations with the physician.

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‘Govt’s Reform Push Makes Industry Confident’

CII President Uday Kotak

Continued focus on reform measures ushered in by the government even as the country faces one of its toughest crises during the pandemic, will trigger a faster recovery of the economy with the industry reposing confidence of a bounce back sooner than expected, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) president Uday Kotak said.

Talking about the state of the economy post the unlock phase, Kotak said there was now a big departure from the depressed mood that had gripped the industry during the early stages of lockdown.

“The industry now sees their sectors seeing a better pick up and capacity utilisation than what they had projected in March 2020. While in the first few weeks post the lockdown, the pickup was attributed to pent up demand, the sustenance of demand particularly in some non-essential sectors have lifted hopes of a faster recovery,” he said.

The CII president said that the determination by the government to meet the challenges by pushing through some long pending reforms like the labour reforms and those for the farm sector apart from the call for an Atma Nirbhar Bharat have helped improve the confidence of the industry.

With the further easing of restrictions and successive unlocking of the economy initiated from June, most of the high frequency data points have shown a continued normalisation in activity levels, as compared to the multi-year lows seen in April.

“The robust performance of merchandise exports can be largely ascribed to the industrial units being able to function with greater capacity in September, as restrictions on mobility were eased and local lockdowns were fewer. Slowly improving global trade is also helping on the margin,” said Kotak.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The fewer localised lockdowns have also resulted in the industrial activity now moving into an expansion territory. On a sequential basis, manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI), which is a widely tracked indicator of business activity jumped to 56.8 in September – a eight year high – from a low of 27.4 seen in April.

“This is indicative of the fact the manufacturing sector is slowly but steadily moving towards stabilization and portends well for the recovery prospects of the critical sector,” Kotak added.

The improvement has also been seen in services PMI, with the index value recuperating from a low of 2.0 in April 2020 to 49.8 in September. The improvement seen in domestic PMIs is broadly been in line with the recovery process seen in global PMIs as well.

Among the specific manufacturing sectors, significant improvement in construction equipment has been witnessed after poor performance in April.

After a 30 per cent jump in sales in July, August was one of the best in 40 years. Big demand from the rural sector and investments flowing into the rural sector are translating into sales.

The sales of passenger vehicles have also bounced back to record a year-on-year growth of 14.2 per cent in August, which might get a further boost due to the forthcoming festive season. The improvement in sales of construction equipment and passenger sales point towards recovery process in investment and consumption respectively which has been set in motion.

“This year, the agriculture sector has emerged as a beacon of hope for India’s economy, with a normal and largely well-distributed monsoon and record food-grains production cushioning the rebooting of the economy. A concerted action plan from the government to support the rural sector in the form of Agri-Infrastructure Fund and other key reforms in the sector have also supported the sector”, highlighted Kotak.

While agriculture does not have the heft to offset the sharp contraction in non-agricultural sector (accounting for 85 per cent of GDP), it punches more than its weight in GDP – its share in employment remains the highest at 44 per cent and is a critical supplier of much-needed nutrition during the pandemic. The high frequency indicators in the sector, such as fertiliser sales, tractor sales have all shown an improvement in September over the lows seen in April.

Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. (File Photo: IANS)

Specifically, the tractor industry is now producing at full capacity with bullish sentiment across villages. The tractor sales have recorded an impressive jump over the months, with August seeing a jump of 75 per cent from -79 per cent in April. However, the supply chain disruptions are still a cause for concern.

The bulwark of the economy, the services sector has shown some encouraging signs of recovery as well. With a contribution of over 60 per cent in GDP, for the economy to stage any meaningful bounce-back, the services sector must take the lead.

Despite Covid-19 inflicting deep pain in certain sub-sectors of services like tourism, hotels & hospitality, aviation among others, early signs from the sector are pointing towards resurgence in a few pockets.

For example, railway freight traffic improved 15 per cent in September, with further improvement expected in the subsequent months due to growth in movement of goods on the National Highways.

The latter also resulted in electronic toll collections picking up pace to Rs 17.1 billion in August 2020 from Rs 2.5 billion seen in April 2020.

“Though still early, these are indeed promising signs, pointing towards some semblance of a recovery process taking shape in the various sectors. Going forward, we expect economic activity to continue to normalise further in the coming months,” added Kotak.

Specifically, resilience in the rural economy, helped by a buoyant monsoon season and government spending coupled with an accommodative monetary policy environment is expected to cushion economic activity.

However, our expectation hinges on the fact that there will be no second wave of the pandemic in the ensuing months, he said.

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‘Bittersweet’ Portrays Tale Of Human Survival

Ananth Mahadevan bittersweet.
Ananth Mahadevan’s ‘Bittersweet’ trailer released

Ananth Mahadevan is off to the Busan International Film Festival with his new film, and he has shared what compelled him to make his latest…writes Arundhuti Banerjee

Titled “Bittersweet”, Mahadevan’s new film has been nominated in the Competition section of the prestigious film fest that will take place between October 21 and October 30 this year.

Mahadevan says the condition of female sugarcane cutters in the Beed district of Maharashtra was an eye-opener, and he felt he had to tell their story.

“It was so disappointing to realise that something like this is going on in India, in Maharashtra. When I started probing the issue and researching, there was not much document or hard material available. It is a volatile subject and is about human survival at a humongous cost, under an excruciating circumstance,” Mahadevan told IANS.

Elaborating on the issue, the filmmaker said as sugarcane is a seasonal crop, the cutters had to earn money within six months so that they could survive for the rest of the year. Since menstruation is part of a woman’s life, if any female worker takes a day off during that time of the month, the authorities not only deduct her salary but also of the male members of her family.

He continued, “You must not forget that India is the second-largest sugarcane exporter after Brazil. But what is the price that the authority is demanding to achieve economical success, from these sugarcane cutters — especially the women workers who are working on the field?”

“There is a nexus between sugarcane barons, field contractors, the politicians, and local gynaecologists. The solution that they came out with is hysterectomy surgery — removal of the uterus of women who are working in the sugarcane fields. Ten years ago, when the issue was raised, the local doctors, with constant counselling and brainwashing, made the women understand that removal of the uterus would be beneficial for them. They are told that if there is no uterus, there would be no menstruation problem, and no cancer of the uterus, and they could work freely — no salary cuts! The frightening part is, no women made any complaint initially and later it became a common practice!” he said.

Ananth Mahadevan bittersweet.

According to the filmmaker, the account that is shown in the film is based on news reports as well as interactions with locals and victims.

“Today, when I am talking to you, 90 per cent of the female population of Beed do not have wombs. They cannot give birth to children. They destroyed the biological circle of these women. It left me shaken as a filmmaker,” he added.

The Marathi film features Akshaya Gurav, Suresh Vishwakarma, Anil Nagarkar, Guru Thakur, Asit Redij, and Vinayak Divekarsmita Tambe among others.

Trailer Released

The trailer of the hardhitting film Bittersweet released on Tuesday. Directed by Ananth Mahadevan, the film has been selected for screening at the Busan International Film Festival this year.

“The trailer was a challenge as this subject had never been dealt with before on screen. The launch of the trailer today expectedly brought in a huge viewership and some overwhelming reactions, both for the concept and the visual treatment of a burning topic,” claimed Mahadevan.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-qhqYD_4ao

Set in Beed in Maharashtra, the Marathi language film focuses on the inhumane condition of female sugarcane cutters who often go through hysterectomy surgery so that they can get rid off their menstrual cycle and avoid the ‘period leave’ and salary cut. The film huighlights how the whole process is ruining the biological cycle of many women in the district.

The film features Akshaya Gurav, Suresh Vishwakarma, Anil Nagarkar, Guru Thakur, Asit Redij, and Vinayak Divekarsmita Tambe.

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Harris and a fly dominate Pence in first VP debate

Senator Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence at the vice-presidential debate on Wednesday, October 7, 2020, in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo: C-Span screen grab)

Pence spent 90 minutes trying to defend the administration and framed Harris and Biden as radical left wingers – an old tune…Reports Asian Lite News

A fly that landed on US Vice President Mike Pence’s head of thick white hair and nested there for a good two minutes became an unlikely breakout star on the social media viewing party at the first Vice Presidential debate in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign jumped right in with “Pitch in $5 to help this campaign fly”.

According to pundits of all things big and small, the fly took the second place after Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ sweepstakes at the 90-minute debate on Wednesday night.

Pence came a distant third because he was “patronising”, “drove the women crazy” and was too “boring” for the men, according to a zinger from former Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill.

And Harris?

“This may not move the polls but it gives Americans a good idea of who Kamala Harris is. There’s a certain joy about her which she brought with her,” McCaskill added.

The fly brought laughs and spawned a whole new cluster of Twitter accounts.

“Everyone jealous because I got the best seat for the debate tonightm” tweeted a MikePenceFly handle.

“Please retweet if you agree that I defeated Mike Pence tonight,” came from TheFlyBeatHim.

Fly tales went for a wild ride while Harris and Pence droned on with carefully scripted lines, “Pence didn’t remove the fly. The fly left him when it got bored”.

Kamala Devi Harris

As for Harris, she stayed in command, smiled, took notes and often gave Pence withering looks that won the visual performance for the television audience.

Pence played to his strengths, stayed calm and painted a stark contrast to President Donald Trump, now laid up with Covid-19.

“I will not be lectured – she drove that part home. She referred to Biden as Joe throughout, which was great,” James Carville, a Democratic strategist, said about Harris.

“Its a good night for Joe Biden,” Mike Murphy, a Republican strategist, agreed.

kamala Harris.

Pence spent 90 minutes trying to defend the administration and framed Harris and Biden as radical left wingers – an old tune.

Pence came in for stinging criticism for doing what former Republicans call the “I’ll go check with my wife and let you know” act.

Overall, the Vice President, in his signature soporific style, defended the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic that has so far infected 7,547,929 people and killed 211,753 others.

That was a hard act to pull off and Harris slammed the brakes instantly, rapping Trump and Pence for America’s disastrous pandemic response.

Harris condemned what she called “the greatest failure of any presidential administration”.

Pence prosecuted the Obama-Biden case well in parts and oozed syrupy platitudes on Trump’s fitness for four more years.

US President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence at Republican National Convention.

His moment however, came around the 30th minute, saying “the American comeback is on the ballot”.

Harris, after punching hard in the early minutes, came into her own on questions around healthcare.

“If you have a loved one with a pre-existing condition, they’re coming for you,” she warned Americans.

When they skirted issues, both Harris and Pence called each other’s party a “disaster”.

The prime-time meeting was a chance for American voters to decide whether Pence or Harris is ready to take on the duties of the presidency before the end of the next term.

That question did come up during the debate.

Trump, 74, is recovering from the coronavirus, and 77-year-old Biden would be the oldest President ever.

Both the Vice Presidential nominees did not answer the question directly, just as they sidestepped some other issues and instead inserted elliptical scripted remarks.

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Al-Khasawneh is Jordan’s new PM

PM Bisher Al-Khasawneh

Jordan’s King Abdullah has appointed Bisher Al-Khasawneh, a royal palace adviser, as the country’s new Prime Minister. This move follows former PM Omar Razzaz’s resignation from the post.

Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, the Royal Hashemite Court said: “His Majesty King Abdullah II tasks Bisher Khasawneh with forming a new Cabinet.” the Amman-based Roya News reported.

According to the palace, Al-Khasawneh, also a former Minister of Foreign Affairs and a top envoy, will now oversee the upcoming parliamentary elections on November 10.

Wednesday’s development comes after the Monarch accepted the outgoing Prime Minister’s resignation on October 3.

On September 27, King Abdullah had dissolved the House of Representatives paving the way for the upcoming polls.

The House of Representatives or the lower House comprises 130 seats, of which 115 members are elected by an open list proportional representation from 23 constituencies of between three and nine seats in size and 15 seats reserved for women.

Nine of the 115 proportional representation seats are reserved for the Christian minority, with another three reserved for the Chechen and Circassian minorities.

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Bhumi Searches For Extraordinary Stories

Actress Bhumi Pednekar is proud of her work. She says she searches for extraordinary stories, and will constantly pick projects that hit home for her.

“I search for extraordinary stories of extraordinary women! I think that really guides my film choices. Right from my debut, I have tried to bring to life stories of powerful, strong, independent women who have a voice and they want to be heard by society,” Bhumi said.

She added: “Cinema can spark conversations and all my films, in their own, unique way, have been about achieving parity.”

Bhumi has shown that she is not afraid to explore roles and diverse genres because she wants to start a positive conversation about being a woman in India.

She said: “I’m proud of my body of work and I know I will constantly pick projects that hit home for me. Such subjects are extremely close to my heart because I do feel I have a responsibility to portray women differently on screen.

“Thankfully, I have been lucky enough to find these projects and fortunate that the filmmakers have decided that they could channelise these really special on-screen women characters through me.”

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