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🎵mero gam katha pare ja dhudh ki nadiya wahe ja🎵 At IRMA, our induction is unlike any other. It begins with a screening of the iconic film, Manthan. This old tradition unites generations of IRMAns even till batch 44 (and beyond), fostering a shared understanding of our mission in rural India. Manthan, inspired by the real-life milk cooperative movement led by Verghese Kurien, is a powerful portrayal of collective action and its transformative potential. The post-screening debrief is where the magic happens. We delve deeper, dissecting the movie's enduring relevance. One scene that sparked debate: Dr. Rao's (representing Dr. Kurien) decision to leave the village after facing challenges. It left us confused. Dr. Shylendra's explanation, however, provided a profound lesson: sometimes, change is a seed you sow, not a fruit you reap. Bhola, the villager inspired by Dr. Rao, carries the torch forward, with Bindu by his side. Their success becomes a testament to Dr. Rao's groundwork. It's a powerful reminder that lasting impact often lies in empowering communities, not imposing solutions. Manthan is more than a movie; it's a cornerstone of the IRMA spirit. It teaches us humility, the importance of understanding rural realities, and the power of collective action. It's a lesson I'll carry with me throughout my IRMA journey and beyond. #IRMA #Manthan #RuralDevelopment #CollectiveAction #Legacy #RuralManagement

Global maritime trade and critical industrial supply of Europe is affected whilst blatant ignorance, fostering orchestrated hate crimes across Europe and the Americas continues undisturbed as we write. Watch today's Noa Tishby clip and make up your own mind. Zero contribution to a May 8, 1945 capitulation of the 🇷🇺🇶🇦🇮🇷🇹🇷🇿🇦 fuelled hmSS coward rapists and barbarian murderers: the only chance for restoring a pre-October 7 'truce'. Let alone the unconditional release of the remaining 136 hostages, Israelis, Jews and bedouins, foreign students and workers. Many young women among them, reportedly daily prey of these rapists. Despite the heavy toll, the Allies did not 'ceased fire' anytime from June 6, 1944 D-Day all the way to Berlin, amidst lethal V1 & V2 strikes e.g. on the harbor city of Antwerp. #ElkeDagAngst Ever since 2005 IDF unilateral evacuation of the Gaza strip up to this very day, 220k iran sponsored rockets were fired daily on Israeli cities and villages, as the self declared civilised world look the other way.. #NIMBY #LesCendresDeClaes

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#ignorance is the name of the game zero #history zero #geopolitics zero #openaccess zero #understanding the #conflict and the #middleeast . Big zero as the main square in every field. #antisemitism #combatantisemetism #fromtherivertothesea ? seriously? open Google map before you embarracce your teachers, school, parents, country for being such ignorants.

My little one minute film "Callie and Bee: Hoop Dreams" has now been accepted into three film festivals. Can''t say much at the moment, but I'll have a few announcements about that in the next month or so. One of them had me make a trailer for the film (which is almost as long as the film itself.) Take a look:

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This low-key, small gem of a film, #Ullozhukku starring #Urvashi and #ParvathyThiruvothu, has survived in theatres for a third week braving the juggernaut called #Kalki. Ullozhukku is gripping, and visually stunning. ICYMI: here is the link to the complete review: https://lnkd.in/g_2Uvj2f

Are #film and #cinema markets back to pre-pandemic level? Find out in FOCUS 2024, our world film market trends report from the European Audiovisual Observatory | Observatoire européen de l'audiovisuel