Meet Sagarita, a 10-yr-old girl of the Saura tribe as she attends school in her village of Tarasinghi on the hills. At school she learns how to count with sticks, make abacuses out of mud, and use blocks with Oriya letters. All the tribal children know how to use a bow and an arrow, so even at school they learn to identify letters by throwing an arrow on the correct letter on a string. Some days they go on nature walks, go door to door doing village surveys, or even run a pretend market. Going to School in India Series is based on the book by Lisa Heydlauff. In this award-winning book and film series, you will experience what it is like to go to school in India through the eyes and voices of children. Every school day, millions of children in India go to school by boat, by bicycle, by wheelchair or barefoot. Some classes are held in the blistering heat of the mud desert, in the chill of the mountains or at night under lamps. Meet these students who overcome their challenges—all for the chance to learn. • Best International Short at the KIDS FIRST! Film and Video Festival • Jury Award for Best Family Film at the Big Bear International Film Festival • Best of the Fest in Program E Category in the East Lansing Children’s Film Festival. • 2007 Parents Choice Recommended • NAPPA Gold Award • Dove Foundation Approval • Newport Beach Film Festival • San Diego International Children s Film Festival • Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival • 2006 South Asian …
www.amma.org anothereality.jankounen.com “Amma, who is frequently called the Indian Divine Mother, will celebrate her 50th birthday in September 2003. In India, Amma is considered to be a Saint. This woman, who comes originally from a humble background, finances today more than 25000 homes for women, mobile medical camps, as well as the Amrita Institute of Medical Science an Research Hospital (AIMS), which stands out as one of the best hospitals in India. She also manages orphanages and many schools. She finances her programmes with the donations that are collected during the celebrations (Puja, Homa, Bhajan, Darshan, Devi Bhava) that she organizes through the world. Her initiatives are appraised even in our western world (she was awarded the “Gandhi-King prize for non-violence” in October 2002). On the occasion of her fiftieth birthday, more than a hundred thousand people will gather for an exceptional four-day celebration, in Koshi, in Kerala, in the South of India. The film will more particularly focus on the celebration of the Darshan, during which Amma will be hugging several thousand people one by one, for more than 10 hours at a stretch. But what is “really” happening or going on, during this embrace?” Jan Kounen www.amma.org
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