Cutting off a Lifeline - Saraswati Kavula

Every one must be his own scavenger.

-Mahatma Gandhi

Crisp, skillfully crafted, soul stirring and shaming the foundations of neo-liberal establishments, "Cutting off a Lifeline", a film by Saraswati Kavula explains how we have destroyed the lifeline of Hyderabad, by destroying the Musi River.

The screenplay and script of the movie prods us to question our fundamentals and the mad rush we are chasing in our day to day lives.

It showcases the lopsided vision of our leaders and 'lets make a quick buck' corporation. 
It slams the present day silo-ed approach to solving problems.

The fate of Musi River is similar to the fate of most of the Rivers in other mega-cities of our country.

We have still not learnt our lessons. We in our cities are living off the resources from surrounding villages. It is bad debt model of growth.

Do watch this film, if you are re-thinking for long to change the very nature of living.

Do watch it, if you are looking to solve a fairly large problem through technology and people at its core.
The film essentially is a waking call to re-look, re-think and unlearn some of our daily habits in favor of building a better future not just for ourselves but also for everyone who is a part of this fabric called Earth.

Mahatma Gandhi keeps coming back to teach his lessons time and again.

Poverty in Museums

There are few times when an idea comes and sweeps you away by the sheer force of its propensity and impact. As much as poverty is a complicated subject to understand, equally complex is its eradication.

So, without having experienced poverty even remotely, without having seen poverty from close ends, am i a person to comment about poverty. No.period.

My TISS experience

“He who does not travel does not know the value of men.” – Moorish proverb

I learnt and learnt and learnt through reflections, observations and conversations during my journey from 25th June to 30th June...

I have put down my experience with timeline and events. In parts i have explored miscellaneous stuff too.

Education for All

'Education for All' has been spoken and debated over and over in the Parliament, been into the Constitution of India for the last 60 years.

It has been one subject that has made a lot of money, votes and politics. But the beneficiaries are still to gain through SSA(Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan).

Education and all the initiatives are a way of satisfying the ego-centric demands of politicians, corporations and in some cases silence the humdrum of few activists triggered by suicides, poor performance and so many other things that have relation to everthing but education..