Documentaries Featuring Ravish Kumar, Black Kites Protection Earn Peabody Noms
by India West
India West— India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA – Two Indian documentaries, Vinay Shukla’s “While We Watched” and Shaunak Sen’s “All That Breathes,” have been nominated for the prestigious Peabody Awards. On April 23, jurors unveiled a list of 41 contenders spanning Documentary, News, Public Service, and […]
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