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Shooting the breeze post-exercise

Our endeavor to hold screenings of rare archival material on classical Indian music and dance (ref post of February 10) has hit a roadblock for the oddest of reasons: absence of a projection screen. Unless we get hold of a screen, we might as well abandon the idea.
Films Division, the government-run organization that is allowing us free access to its films, informed yesterday that while it is willing to provide all logistical and technical support for the screenings in our China Hut, the onus of rigging up a projection screen would rest upon us.
“We will give you whatever films you want. Our staff will be present to ensure the screenings go without a hitch. We would even give you our latest Blu Ray projector. But we cannot let you borrow the screen,” a senior officer stated.
While Yusuf Rassiwala suggested we check the rentals for a projector screen, Arun Patil felt that we should rather go for an outright purchase "because it will come to use in the long run". Dilip Babani said that we could perhaps check around with friends in the locality who have such a screen at home and would not mind lending it to us once a month.
It is only after firming up on the screen would we be able to go ahead with placing our requisition for the films. At the moment we are looking some time in mid-March for our first screening.

Karun Sharma:
Today we had a good discussion on the Law of Attraction. I have been practicing it for long and am happy to state that this works very well, like the laws of gravity. Important thing is to align your vibration with that of the universe.

Lt Col Angad Singh (retd):
The screening of old films is a good idea. We may try getting a screen from some good samaritan, failing which we could purchase it should funds allow so.