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String of tales
The New Indian Express
|February 05, 2024
ON January 25th evening, at around 4.30pm, puppeteer Anupama Hoskere got a call from the Home Minister's office.
"The lady on the other end simply said, 'You have been nominated for the Padma Shri award, do you accept it?' I calmly replied, 'Yes, of course!' I felt it was a bit of a funny call and didn't think it was for real," says Anupama, adding, "Then she suddenly exclaimed, 'Hearty congratulations!' and confirmed my official address and mentioned that they would officially notify me. That's when it hit me that it could be true," she says.
News like this takes some time to sink in as was the case with Anupama who finds this ‘unimaginable'. "I was extremely happy, but I was also puzzled.
This story is from the February 05, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express.
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