In the world so fragile and irreparably broken, somewhere in the chambers of grief and exhausting silence, the writings of theatre activist, Paromita Bardoloi offer extraordinary compassion. Her work is reflective, decisive and takes one through a broad range of emotions. Born and raised in a joint family in a sleepy town of Assam called…
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I travelled to Cambodia five years ago and I saw something that changed my life forever – Samir Lakhani
What life it is to live, which has no experiences in it. Our experiences have the power to nudge our sensibilities and make us think beyond finite. When these experiences get transformed into knowledge, they create a vision. -Manvi Meet Samir Lakhani, the Founder of Eco-Soap Bank, a non-profit organization headquartered in U.S. working to…
Community libraries are making real contribution by creating a stimulating environment for the people – READ Bhutan
With 9 centers established, 47,456 villagers having access to READ Centers and 7 sustaining enterprises launched, READ Bhutan is transforming rural communities by creating access to information and resources and establishing a culture of reading and knowledge sharing through community libraries. During my short visit to Bhutan in February 2018, I got a chance to…
In my attempt to document Haiti, I grew closer to my country’s problems and the reasons behind it – Florian Wiesner
In 2016, I saw ‘In Haiti: A roadtrip documentary’ conceptualized by Florian Wiesner and Fabian Bohnet-Waldraff. It was a gripping account of the nation and its conspicuously debatable circumstances. Florian who was born in Haiti from a Haitian mother and a German father realized the necessity to bring into forefront the rise and fall of…
“We need serious action to change our global trajectory, to avoid planetary crisis and TFT is the vehicle I created to put that dream into practice” – Scott Poynton
“My first electronic encounter with Scott Poynton goes way back to ‘2016’. I remember watching a beautiful, intense and informative documentary on Haiti, it’s called – “In Haiti: A road trip documentary“. This movie is gripping to the core, I was so absorbed in the stillness of time, completely unperturbed by any possible sound in the…
Dr. Saurabh Rane – When you call something impossible, you put it in the end zone of your life slate
I told him, I don’t want to know – ‘what happened’, I want to know – ‘what happened next’. After a pause, he said, “My next is painful to confront, yet strangely empowering. I was challenged to live, by the presence of life itself. I was lying, almost lifeless, my whole life flashing in front…
Real Life Heroes - by Manvi 