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The Complete Woman
Proud display of talent
THEY DID not aspire to be "Miss India" but wanted to be "The Complete Woman." On Saturday night, television viewers can watch 18 women who showcased their talents and did themselves proud. The women will appear on ETV Kannada as part of a contest the channel conducted.
The channel's media relations man, M. Dayanand, said ETV had in January called for entries from all over Karnataka. The response was tremendous. "We got over 4,000 entries and ended up shortlisting 360." That was again pared down to 18. "We held the final round and selected the winner some time ago. But we will telecast this show on March 27 from 9 p.m. onwards," Mr. Dayanand said. The channel originally planned to telecast the show on March 8 to coincide with the International Women's' Day. But that did not work out.
The two-hour show will fight for viewership with the `Miss India' contest conducted by Femina that will be telecast live on March 27 from Mumbai. "The two events might clash, but we have our own regional viewership," Mr. Dayanand maintained.
Besides, the ETV contest was quite unlike the `Miss India' pageant. "We have had entries from women of all ages. One finalist was Harinakshi from Hubli, who was physically challenged, and there was another redoubtable 70-year-old who also qualified," Mr. Dayanand said. K.S. Pavithra, a psychiatrist from Bangalore, emerged as the winner. As part of the contest, the channel had pop singer, Usha Uthup, perform. Local singer, B. Jayasree, and upcoming actresses, Ruthika and Sithara, also took part. Television artistes also participated in the entertainment programme.
As part of the contest, ETV also honoured four other women achievers — Sudha Murthy, social worker; Nagarathnamma, theatre artiste; Sunandamma, eminent writer; and Gangubhai Hangal, the renowned Hindustani classical vocalist.
"We plan to hold this every year," Mr. Dayanand added.
By Divya Sreedharan
in Bangalore
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