00:00 All of us who have worked and will continue to work in the space of responsible tourism
00:14 see this process and the awards as the ultimate recognition for some very hard work done by
00:22 people who have entered the field not for the sake of recognition but for a larger cause. I was able
00:30 to hear some fantastic presentations, the long list and the short list and fantastic it was
00:39 and I have enjoyed every bit of it of this interaction which has been my very first time.
00:47 We have just been through a list of many of them who showed this courage in spite of all the
00:53 difficult times. So while they have raised their own standards and sustainability, doing that
01:02 during these difficult times I think is at another level altogether and it was really heartwarming to
01:09 see so many people doing so much very good work and I just want to raise my hats off to all of them.
01:15 And it's the creativity and the energy and the commitment that we saw in all the applications
01:22 and the people who applied for the award this year and perhaps many more who haven't
01:27 that shone through. It's a big education for me at least because the diversity of work
01:35 for the applications which come every year and this is my I think the fourth year
01:40 which I'm doing is just blows my mind.
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