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THE GR8! MAG 10TH ANNIVERSARY PHOTOSHOOT
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Summer holidays are barely over and the monsoons have already arrived, with a vengeance I might add (at least in amchi Mumbai)! Much as we cherish & enjoy the rains, the fact that the pitiable civic infrastructure practically cripples the city and our lives year after year, that’s totally maddening. Anyhow, there’s too much excitement going on around here for any of us to be complaining any more. On July 18, 2015, The Indian Television Academy (ITA) completes & celebrates it’s 15th anniversary and we’ve too much to be happy about and grateful for.

It seems like only yesterday that the idea of The ITA was conceived and the organization was born. At first, it was quite fantastic to receive so much support, love and affection from India’s TV fraternity, TV audiences and the TV industry at large. Today however, the fact that they continue to commit their belief & confidence in the (ITA), even 15 years later, is overwhelming to say the least.

 

For those of you not familiar with the organisation, The ITA serves the television industry in different ways. To put it in a nutshell, first & foremost are the annual ITA Awards - Modelled on the lines of the American Television Academy Awards, The ITA Awards Jury has a collegium of TV stalwarts and experts who, year after year, identify outstanding performers, people & products of the medium in all its forms. The annual awards instituted by The ITA have an unfaltering reputation that has led some observers to describe them as the “TV Oscars of India”. The ITA is also the parent body that overlooks the publishing of India’s only glossy TV magazine, GR8! and also manages & operates The ITA School of Performing Arts; a top-notch institution where, under the same roof, renowned Indian masters of various performing arts impart training in streams of acting, dancing, singing, modelling & personality enhancement.

The ITA understands, recognises and appreciates that none of the above would have been possible without the constant support &  encouragement of the TV industry and audiences across the nation and for that we are and continue to remain ever so indebted.

Sincere and heartfelt thanks to you, one & all! Thank You!

On that heart warming note, it’s bye for now. Hope you remembered to stretch suitably on our first International Day for Yoga, which was celebrated with much aplomb across the globe. If not, do try & make it a habit to do so regularly from now on.
Until next time, happy reading!

ANU RANJAN

Twitter Handle: @anuranjan1010

Email: anu@indiantelevisionacademy.com

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