'short in length, strong in statement' -that is how i was introduced to the world of documentaries. yes, i was bowled over by documentaries.

it took me to the festivals like MIFF, IFFK, made me to browse you tube, pushed me to book addas, prompted to start a mini library, pulled me out of four walls to meet and chat, sit before laptop to write reviews...and many more. No doubt, i was bitten by the bug called -documentary.

It is this documentary craze which drove me to electronic media and made me to feel the pulse of the society. i have grown up watching Deepa Dhanaraj, Anand Patwardhan, Manjushree Dutta, Suma Josson documentaries.

I am in a world where many young minds buzzing with enthusiasm are ready to say 'sayanora' to their heavy pay packets for the sake of documentaries. oh! at last somebody wants to make 'strong statements'

then why a person like me having an young mind within a 'bald' head should not venture to leave a safe job of heading a glamourous television channel?. so here i am.

I don't know much of red carpet of Oscars or Cannes but definitely i know something about 'magic carpet' called cinema. The information on documentaries are like 'sarkari' reels- you have something, but reveals nothing. So let's do it together. pool each and everything on documentary cinemas. send whatever information u get . Just log in and post it- abracadabra.....documentary festivals, competitions, films, personalities, reviews, photo albums, videos, discussions. pool everything. together we will bring a change.

-G N Mohan
gnmohann@gmail.com