A national award-winning actress, a successful television host and an activist for women empowerment… Suhasini Maniratnam is all this and more. She was the first girl to graduate from the Madras Film Institute. But at Madras Film Institute, I learned about the world, being free and knowledgeable, and thinking beyond oneself. Though the first day of college was scary, I gradually adjusted to the environment and started enjoying myself with friends, lecturers, sports, and college day functions,” she says. Sriram was my senior at the Madras Film Institute.

Source: The Hindu June 11, 2017 11:26 UTC