tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39251158421990808972024-03-13T21:13:30.250+05:30Handbags And Lingo"Handbags and Lingo" is an anagram of "Anand Gandhi's Blog".Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-41030894000161074812020-06-16T23:50:00.000+05:302020-06-17T00:09:23.117+05:30A Eulogy for a Friend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-43146831871452309072017-01-23T11:57:00.001+05:302017-01-23T11:57:24.417+05:30Near Singularity<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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When your seed has taken root</div>
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Draw a map for the passerby, </div>
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Showing how to get to fruit.</div>
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Write, write, rewrite the memoir</div>
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Hack it, crack it, cheat the meat,</div>
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For, you can only go so far</div>
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When your software’s obsolete.</div>
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The first to wake in a house of</div>
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Sleep, the first to weed the cloud,</div>
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Accident of being the first to</div>
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Shroud all doubt and doubt each shroud.</div>
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Read the leaves, the tree’s yet to write</div>
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Now, can barely play the game</div>
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You jumped ahead into the light</div>
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And there’s only you to blame.</div>
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In these instructions written with</div>
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Ink of time and starry dust</div>
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A message carved in monolith</div>
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“Well, just bow out when you must.”</div>
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The very hard working green</div>
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When released from its black cell walls</div>
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Was it all for nothing? Perhaps.</div>
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Or could we now reimburse</div>
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The star that's entangled in breath</div>
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And wake up the universe?</div>
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-88679566403338337832016-09-16T09:22:00.001+05:302017-05-30T21:23:41.766+05:30The breakout film of TIFF 16!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The buzz around <a href="http://insignificantman.com/" target="_blank">An Insignificant Man</a> is hitting the sky at TIFF. Here are some glimpses:</span><br />
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Best politics doc I've seen since Streetfight! <a href="https://t.co/UcBeiagrnc">https://t.co/UcBeiagrnc</a></div>
— Jason Mojica (@elmodernisto) <a href="https://twitter.com/elmodernisto/status/774653335530004480">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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The Insignificant Man is a supremely phenomenal watch. Don't miss it.</div>
— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) <a href="https://twitter.com/thetanmay/status/791280034560479232">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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An Insignificant Man is one the finest documentaries made in India. Please watch whenever you get a chance.</div>
— Vijay Nair (@vijay_nair) <a href="https://twitter.com/vijay_nair/status/791570334080131072">October 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Just watched <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> Complex, funny, eerily prescient. And very well made. Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a></div>
— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulBose1/status/791284592560971776">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Day3?src=hash">#Day3</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> is a riveting doc on the rise of <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty">@AamAadmiParty</a>. Terrific editing, sound design.</div>
— Aseem Chhabra (@chhabs) <a href="https://twitter.com/chhabs/status/774624869203922945">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Go watch this. An riveting doc on the rise of Kejriwal. Incredible behind the scenes access. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://t.co/gtqyVq3wsp">https://t.co/gtqyVq3wsp</a></div>
— Aakanksha Tangri (@AakankshaT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AakankshaT/status/775315511458619396">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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What I can't shake from yesterday's premiere of <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> was the aura & energy of that cinema hall...</div>
— Suchin Mehrotra (@suchin545) <a href="https://twitter.com/suchin545/status/790445445487140864">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DancebeeatMAMI?src=hash">#DancebeeatMAMI</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a>'s <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> gives us an insider's view of the AAP brand of politics! Loved every bit of it.</div>
— Priya Adivarekar (@priyaadivarekar) <a href="https://twitter.com/priyaadivarekar/status/791329406560014336">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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An Insignificant Man is a fantastic political film <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a> ~ incredible access ~ chaotic, amplified drama, India style. 💜</div>
— Natalie Alcoba (@nataliealcoba) <a href="https://twitter.com/nataliealcoba/status/775167015380287488">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Kudos <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a>! As an expat, it was emotional, eye opening, extremely well curated & well edited. HIGHLY recommended! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16Reviews?src=hash">#TIFF16Reviews</a></div>
— Dilshad Burman (@DilshadBurman) <a href="https://twitter.com/DilshadBurman/status/776144069735092224">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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It's surprising how despite knowing the outcome of what happened, <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> unfolds like a thriller that keeps you on tenterhooks. Bravo.</div>
— Abbas Momin (@AbbasMomin) <a href="https://twitter.com/AbbasMomin/status/791284925542592513">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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I had little knowledge of the <a href="https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty">@AamAadmiParty</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> did a great job of succinctly conveying their fascinating rise. Brilliant editing</div>
— Dilani Rabindran (@dilani_r) <a href="https://twitter.com/dilani_r/status/774638786416377857">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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2 days since I watched <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> and still relieving moments from it. What a captivating film it was. Go watch now! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a></div>
— Shankar Narayan (@notnarayan) <a href="https://twitter.com/notnarayan/status/776433782018629632">September 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnInsignificantMan?src=hash">#AnInsignificantMan</a> is a very significant film. Hope it releases in theatres soon <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MAMI2016?src=hash">#MAMI2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Mumbaifilmfest">@Mumbaifilmfest</a></div>
— shubhra gupta (@shubhragupta) <a href="https://twitter.com/shubhragupta/status/790377735684141056">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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I usually never do <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a> but instead do <a href="https://twitter.com/mmadnesstiff">@mmadnesstiff</a> This year however I got the chance to go and see <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> I recommend it.</div>
— Josh Cawston (@JoshCawston) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshCawston/status/776167713374871553">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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While the directors are not even thinking about it I'm saying this is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash">#Oscars</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ow4PSqB7Qt">https://t.co/Ow4PSqB7Qt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aimthemovie?src=hash">#aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a></div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> Saw a very accomplished doc tonight by two young film makers from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a>, Khushboo Ranka & Vinay Shukla. <a href="https://t.co/1B73ODTCNF">https://t.co/1B73ODTCNF</a></div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> An Insignificant Man = brilliant. Excellent story, editing. Must-see documentary <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DesiPride?src=hash">#DesiPride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash">#BernieSanders</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a></div>
— Swati Runi Goyal (@RuniGoyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/RuniGoyal/status/774626552885772288">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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this awesome film is premiering in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/torontofilmfestival?src=hash">#torontofilmfestival</a> that I highly recommend, tickets 👇 <a href="https://t.co/wdUTHeyDOz">https://t.co/wdUTHeyDOz</a> <a href="https://t.co/LBHL7LPO4b">pic.twitter.com/LBHL7LPO4b</a></div>
— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonamakapoor/status/773151308748435456">September 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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World Premiere of <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. Not to be missed! Tickets here: <a href="https://t.co/OHOB19LIGu">https://t.co/OHOB19LIGu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a></div>
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) <a href="https://twitter.com/shekharkapur/status/773246972044148736">September 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The film censor board has set impossible conditions around the release of our film in India <a href="https://t.co/QtiDzG0oKl">https://t.co/QtiDzG0oKl</a> <a href="https://t.co/rQEH9KeP2d">pic.twitter.com/rQEH9KeP2d</a></p>— An Insignificant Man (@aimthemovie) <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie/status/867991282110484480">May 26, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just saw <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> as part of the <a href="https://twitter.com/humanrightsfest">@humanrightsfest</a>. Brilliant insight into one of the most fascinating political movements in india.</p>— Abhishek Samariya (@AbhiSamariya) <a href="https://twitter.com/AbhiSamariya/status/864065030353899524">May 15, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">COURT and THITHI, AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN and NEWTON. Four films that made posters an art form <a href="https://t.co/hXug7gAMw2">https://t.co/hXug7gAMw2</a></p>— Lounge (@Mint_Lounge) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mint_Lounge/status/863372255526563840">May 13, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NYIFF2017?src=hash">#NYIFF2017</a> Awards Winner Best Documentary <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/chhabs">@chhabs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aroonshiv">@aroonshiv</a></p>— NY Indian FilmFest (@nyindianff) <a href="https://twitter.com/nyindianff/status/861380969865117701">May 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A significant film to watch "An Insignificant Man" <a href="https://t.co/jQ6e6P1JiS">https://t.co/jQ6e6P1JiS</a></p>— Sanal Kumar Sasidhar (@sanalsasidharan) <a href="https://twitter.com/sanalsasidharan/status/857415706471784449">April 27, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An astounding documentary. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnInsignificantMan?src=hash">#AnInsignificantMan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a></p>— Onkar Mandlekar (@OnkarMandlekar) <a href="https://twitter.com/OnkarMandlekar/status/850962577454530560">April 9, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Such a wonderful film <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/insignificantman?src=hash">#insignificantman</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> by <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> thank you for the screening <a href="https://twitter.com/DOCUBOXFilmFund">@DOCUBOXFilmFund</a></p>— Sam Soko (@soko10) <a href="https://twitter.com/soko10/status/847141828285677572">March 29, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">great to finally see <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a>, outstanding indian doc on politics and how they are made; really fine work <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a></p>— Dylan Mohan Gray (@DylanMohanGray) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanMohanGray/status/828507069485502465">February 6, 2017</a></blockquote>
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This hidden gem is my favourite film at the festival! <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> is nail-biting and funny. Go watch now! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://t.co/nddeGDVl4F">pic.twitter.com/nddeGDVl4F</a></div>
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Impressive and gripping! Recommended watch at TIFF! <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://t.co/yjFmDj97Rg">https://t.co/yjFmDj97Rg</a></div>
— Poornima (@Nimmy_v) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nimmy_v/status/776433789488599041">September 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> is a beautiful film and you should all catch it while it's <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a>! So grateful as a filmmaker and an Indian.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The buzz around <a href="http://insignificantman.com/" target="_blank">An Insignificant Man</a> is hitting the sky at TIFF. Here are some glimpses:</span><br />
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Best politics doc I've seen since Streetfight! <a href="https://t.co/UcBeiagrnc">https://t.co/UcBeiagrnc</a></div>
— Jason Mojica (@elmodernisto) <a href="https://twitter.com/elmodernisto/status/774653335530004480">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Insignificant Man is a supremely phenomenal watch. Don't miss it.</p>— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) <a href="https://twitter.com/thetanmay/status/791280034560479232">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Insignificant Man is one the finest documentaries made in India. Please watch whenever you get a chance.</p>— Vijay Nair (@vijay_nair) <a href="https://twitter.com/vijay_nair/status/791570334080131072">October 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just watched <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> Complex, funny, eerily prescient. And very well made. Congratulations <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a></p>— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulBose1/status/791284592560971776">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Day3?src=hash">#Day3</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> is a riveting doc on the rise of <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty">@AamAadmiParty</a>. Terrific editing, sound design.</div>
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Go watch this. An riveting doc on the rise of Kejriwal. Incredible behind the scenes access. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://t.co/gtqyVq3wsp">https://t.co/gtqyVq3wsp</a></div>
— Aakanksha Tangri (@AakankshaT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AakankshaT/status/775315511458619396">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">What I can't shake from yesterday's premiere of <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> was the aura & energy of that cinema hall...</p>— Suchin Mehrotra (@suchin545) <a href="https://twitter.com/suchin545/status/790445445487140864">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DancebeeatMAMI?src=hash">#DancebeeatMAMI</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a>'s <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> gives us an insider's view of the AAP brand of politics! Loved every bit of it.</p>— Priya Adivarekar (@priyaadivarekar) <a href="https://twitter.com/priyaadivarekar/status/791329406560014336">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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An Insignificant Man is a fantastic political film <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a> ~ incredible access ~ chaotic, amplified drama, India style. 💜</div>
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Kudos <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a>! As an expat, it was emotional, eye opening, extremely well curated & well edited. HIGHLY recommended! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16Reviews?src=hash">#TIFF16Reviews</a></div>
— Dilshad Burman (@DilshadBurman) <a href="https://twitter.com/DilshadBurman/status/776144069735092224">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's surprising how despite knowing the outcome of what happened, <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> unfolds like a thriller that keeps you on tenterhooks. Bravo.</p>— Abbas Momin (@AbbasMomin) <a href="https://twitter.com/AbbasMomin/status/791284925542592513">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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I had little knowledge of the <a href="https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty">@AamAadmiParty</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> did a great job of succinctly conveying their fascinating rise. Brilliant editing</div>
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2 days since I watched <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> and still relieving moments from it. What a captivating film it was. Go watch now! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a></div>
— Shankar Narayan (@notnarayan) <a href="https://twitter.com/notnarayan/status/776433782018629632">September 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnInsignificantMan?src=hash">#AnInsignificantMan</a> is a very significant film. Hope it releases in theatres soon <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MAMI2016?src=hash">#MAMI2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Mumbaifilmfest">@Mumbaifilmfest</a></p>— shubhra gupta (@shubhragupta) <a href="https://twitter.com/shubhragupta/status/790377735684141056">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Insignificant Man by <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a>|<a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> is the most important film <a href="https://twitter.com/Mumbaifilmfest">@Mumbaifilmfest</a> this year! Screening again on 26th. Watch!</p>— E.A.ABHISHEK (@EAAbhishek) <a href="https://twitter.com/EAAbhishek/status/790411094468665344">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> Watched "An Insignificant Man" at Mumbai film fest awesome movie it also got standing ovation, it's like memories of AAP. <a href="https://t.co/5yrR4HgPFJ">pic.twitter.com/5yrR4HgPFJ</a></p>— Raheem khan (@ARK00100) <a href="https://twitter.com/ARK00100/status/790250902305112064">October 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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While the directors are not even thinking about it I'm saying this is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash">#Oscars</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ow4PSqB7Qt">https://t.co/Ow4PSqB7Qt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aimthemovie?src=hash">#aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a></div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> Saw a very accomplished doc tonight by two young film makers from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a>, Khushboo Ranka & Vinay Shukla. <a href="https://t.co/1B73ODTCNF">https://t.co/1B73ODTCNF</a></div>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> An Insignificant Man = brilliant. Excellent story, editing. Must-see documentary <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DesiPride?src=hash">#DesiPride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash">#BernieSanders</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a></div>
— Swati Runi Goyal (@RuniGoyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/RuniGoyal/status/774626552885772288">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">this awesome film is premiering in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/torontofilmfestival?src=hash">#torontofilmfestival</a> that I highly recommend, tickets 👇 <a href="https://t.co/wdUTHeyDOz">https://t.co/wdUTHeyDOz</a> <a href="https://t.co/LBHL7LPO4b">pic.twitter.com/LBHL7LPO4b</a></p>— Sonam Kapoor (@sonamakapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonamakapoor/status/773151308748435456">September 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">World Premiere of <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival. Not to be missed! Tickets here: <a href="https://t.co/OHOB19LIGu">https://t.co/OHOB19LIGu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a></p>— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) <a href="https://twitter.com/shekharkapur/status/773246972044148736">September 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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This hidden gem is my favourite film at the festival! <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> is nail-biting and funny. Go watch now! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://t.co/nddeGDVl4F">pic.twitter.com/nddeGDVl4F</a></div>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Impressive and gripping! Recommended watch at TIFF! <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://t.co/yjFmDj97Rg">https://t.co/yjFmDj97Rg</a></p>— Poornima (@Nimmy_v) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nimmy_v/status/776433789488599041">September 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> is a beautiful film and you should all catch it while it's <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a>! So grateful as a filmmaker and an Indian.</p>— Amar Wala (@amarwala) <a href="https://twitter.com/amarwala/status/776504623251193858">September 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"Sweeping cinematics, conscientious editing and unrivalled access to the AAP" – <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> reviewed by <a href="https://twitter.com/billys94">@billys94</a>: <a href="https://t.co/6AoNYkNFIP">https://t.co/6AoNYkNFIP</a></p>— openDemocracy (@openDemocracy) <a href="https://twitter.com/openDemocracy/status/790946028631580672">October 25, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cam al d way frm Udaipur to atnd <a href="https://twitter.com/Mumbaifilmfest">@Mumbaifilmfest</a> watched <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> wil try my bst to promt in my homtwn <br>My reaction aftr watching <br>🌑🌒🌓🌔🌕 <a href="https://t.co/JYpWPiCAKT">pic.twitter.com/JYpWPiCAKT</a></p>— virendra (@veerparmar659) <a href="https://twitter.com/veerparmar659/status/792435340992663553">October 29, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">In which Jaideep Varma heaps well-deserved praise on the AAP-centred documentary, An Insignificant Man: <a href="https://t.co/dmK2nioJt0">https://t.co/dmK2nioJt0</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MAMI?src=hash">#MAMI</a></p>— Kalyan Raman (@kalyanasc) <a href="https://twitter.com/kalyanasc/status/791911697237680128">October 28, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congrats <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a> on a stellar piece of work.</p>— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) <a href="https://twitter.com/thetanmay/status/791280955042435072">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It'll make you laugh, cry, pull your hair out. Irrespective of your political leanings won't matter, watch it for an insight into democracy</p>— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) <a href="https://twitter.com/thetanmay/status/791280631812616192">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It's a documentary not just about AAP but the festival i.e Indian elections & an excellent snapshot of the good,bad & ugly bits of democracy</p>— Vijay Nair (@vijay_nair) <a href="https://twitter.com/vijay_nair/status/791570793071161345">October 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">+ some of the funniest cinematic moments ever. Well done <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a> and Vinay.</p>— Vijay Nair (@vijay_nair) <a href="https://twitter.com/vijay_nair/status/791571683454832640">October 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So glad to have caught An Insignificant Man at MAMI. It's clever, compelling and most rewarding for those unmindful of Indian politics (🙋)</p>— Vatsala Chhibber (@VatsalaC) <a href="https://twitter.com/VatsalaC/status/791533341807816704">October 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An insignificant man recalls the heady early days of Aam Aadmi Party <a href="https://t.co/d5RfpMBKxw">https://t.co/d5RfpMBKxw</a> <a href="https://t.co/0pAkf14QKH">pic.twitter.com/0pAkf14QKH</a></p>— The Wire (@thewire_in) <a href="https://twitter.com/thewire_in/status/791542124978114560">October 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Looking forward to watching <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnInsignificantMan?src=hash">#AnInsignificantMan</a> at PVRPhoenix right now. <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Mumbaifilmfest">@Mumbaifilmfest</a></p>— Rahul Bose (@RahulBose1) <a href="https://twitter.com/RahulBose1/status/791244674568773637">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/DilawarTalkies">@DilawarTalkies</a> Though one knows the results, yet the vote counting towards the end in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnInsignificantMan?src=hash">#AnInsignificantMan</a> is no less than <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JJWS?src=hash">#JJWS</a> cycle race.</p>— Lajan (@DilawarTalkies) <a href="https://twitter.com/DilawarTalkies/status/791312703579099136">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Gave a deserving 10star rating to <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> on IMDb. <br><br>Hope the film reaches a wider audience! <a href="https://t.co/23RhBTNqSC">pic.twitter.com/23RhBTNqSC</a></p>— Kushang Dholakia (@ArrestedThinker) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArrestedThinker/status/791286754296815616">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hot damn. <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> was KICK ASS! India needs more political documentaries. Hope&pray it gets a wide release. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MAMI2016?src=hash">#MAMI2016</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Mumbaifilmfest">@Mumbaifilmfest</a></p>— Abbas Momin (@AbbasMomin) <a href="https://twitter.com/AbbasMomin/status/791282613654810624">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Significant Man <br>Or How They Distilled 400 hours Of Footage Into A Crisp Insightful Unprecedented Political Epic <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mami2016?src=hash">#mami2016</a></p>— Neil Pagedar (@NeilPage) <a href="https://twitter.com/NeilPage/status/791290248466759680">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">India needs to see An Insignificant Man. I BEG THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE IT. Thank u <a href="https://twitter.com/Mumbaifilmfest">@Mumbaifilmfest</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> for a gem!</p>— Kushang Dholakia (@ArrestedThinker) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArrestedThinker/status/791281934705885184">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Read our review of An Insignificant Man, a striking new documentary charting the rise of <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> in India <a href="https://t.co/6AoNYkNFIP">https://t.co/6AoNYkNFIP</a></p>— openDemocracy (@openDemocracy) <a href="https://twitter.com/openDemocracy/status/791202712251666432">October 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/chhabs">@chhabs</a> It was one of my top favorites at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> too!! Everyone should get to see <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> !</p>— Dilani Rabindran (@dilani_r) <a href="https://twitter.com/dilani_r/status/790591571225968640">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Aha great! I've been recommending it for two months now. Amazing, amazing film about the making of a politician. <a href="https://t.co/Nejs2IiYzY">https://t.co/Nejs2IiYzY</a></p>— Aseem Chhabra (@chhabs) <a href="https://twitter.com/chhabs/status/790383123745964032">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JioMAMI2016?src=hash">#JioMAMI2016</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> documentary An Insignificant Man gets standing ovation! <a href="https://t.co/88kXbEjtot">https://t.co/88kXbEjtot</a></p>— Catch News (@CatchNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/CatchNews/status/790505500370542593">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Insignificant Man gets standing ovation at Indian Premiere <a href="https://t.co/IofznvEhsE">https://t.co/IofznvEhsE</a></p>— B-Town Exclusive (@BTownExclusive) <a href="https://twitter.com/BTownExclusive/status/790488102938685440">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/DilawarTalkies">@DilawarTalkies</a> Releasing in India very soon <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a></p>— Shiladitya Bora (@ShiladityaBora) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShiladityaBora/status/790464180021264384">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> We all believed so strongly in the story we were watching, almost as if we were part of it. ..</p>— Suchin Mehrotra (@suchin545) <a href="https://twitter.com/suchin545/status/790446843486433280">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Documenting a movement with An Insignificant Man... <a href="https://t.co/D7lcVjo5Nt">https://t.co/D7lcVjo5Nt</a></p>— Pandolin (@Pandolindotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/Pandolindotcom/status/790439405718765568">October 24, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> I AM FEELING SO PROUND THAT THIS MOVIE IS FRM MY GENERATION,AMAZING FILM, A ROLLER COASTER, THANK YU SO MUCH FOR MAKING DIS MVE</p>— virendra (@veerparmar659) <a href="https://twitter.com/veerparmar659/status/790233255387602945">October 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Fantastic, moving and full of humour..standing ovation at the Mumbai Film Festival for <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> the audience reaction is so overwhelming</p>— Pranav Ashar (@PranavAshar) <a href="https://twitter.com/PranavAshar/status/790233290120704001">October 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Mumbaifilmfest">@Mumbaifilmfest</a> EVERY BODY WHO IS ATTENDING MAMI DN'T MISS "AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN" AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING DOCUMENTRY</p>— virendra (@veerparmar659) <a href="https://twitter.com/veerparmar659/status/790234735368806400">October 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnInsignificantMan?src=hash">#AnInsignificantMan</a> is phenomenal. Hats off <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> . Definetely not one to miss! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MAMI2016?src=hash">#MAMI2016</a></p>— Suchin Mehrotra (@suchin545) <a href="https://twitter.com/suchin545/status/790233115973345280">October 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An hour to go and the queue is having dinner! Come and you can still get in 😊 <a href="https://t.co/O66Ta2imU8">pic.twitter.com/O66Ta2imU8</a></p>— An Insignificant Man (@aimthemovie) <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie/status/790184030578671616">October 23, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">"An Insignificant Man" wins the Special Jury prize at the <a href="https://twitter.com/WarsawIFF">@WarsawIFF</a>! <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> speaks about the film - <a href="https://t.co/lCXWkP6sOV">https://t.co/lCXWkP6sOV</a></p>— An Insignificant Man (@aimthemovie) <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie/status/788404163063361536">October 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/WarsawIFF">@WarsawIFF</a> Congratulations Khushboo and Vinay! Fantastic news on your prize, well deserved.</p>— Lily Ford (@LilyRFord) <a href="https://twitter.com/LilyRFord/status/788673254902956032">October 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">An insignificant man de Khushboo Ranka & Vinay Shukla, mención documental del 32th Warsaw Film Festival <a href="https://t.co/2ivAvQ0jhY">https://t.co/2ivAvQ0jhY</a></p>— #CINE (@EMegafon) <a href="https://twitter.com/EMegafon/status/788350435476271108">October 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Jury awarded with Special Mention AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN, Khushboo Ranka, Vinay Shukla (India)!</p>— Warsaw Film Festival (@WarsawIFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/WarsawIFF/status/787303385846452224">October 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mostly Film watched <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/RevWontBeTel">@RevWontBeTel</a> and Layla M and loved two of them. <a href="https://t.co/RBBLNzO2xu">https://t.co/RBBLNzO2xu</a></p>— MostlyFilm XXL (@MostlyFilm) <a href="https://twitter.com/MostlyFilm/status/786116138648436736">October 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The award for Best Poster at <a href="https://twitter.com/BFI">@BFI</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFF?src=hash">#LFF</a> goes to <a href="https://twitter.com/BerthaFN">@BerthaFN</a> supported <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a>. Taking doc posters to another level! <a href="https://t.co/1Ek0SXH5OF">pic.twitter.com/1Ek0SXH5OF</a></p>— Bertha DocHouse (@BerthaDocHouse) <a href="https://twitter.com/BerthaDocHouse/status/782161888335523840">October 1, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Brilliant new documentary re <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> at london film festival, an insignificant man. Inspirational... <a href="https://t.co/ikiM8GGFiW">https://t.co/ikiM8GGFiW</a></p>— Joseph Holden (@josephholden2) <a href="https://twitter.com/josephholden2/status/785168878213165056">October 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">60th BFI London Film Festival Review – An Insignificant Man <a href="https://t.co/L024GDEI3f">https://t.co/L024GDEI3f</a> <a href="https://t.co/hHDor7SizO">pic.twitter.com/hHDor7SizO</a></p>— Flickering Myth (@flickeringmyth) <a href="https://twitter.com/flickeringmyth/status/785354171876651008">October 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Insignificant Man on rewatch has great hues of humanity and hope. Think PRIMARY but with complexity that needs investment <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a></p>— MOVIEDROME HQ (@cinecakes) <a href="https://twitter.com/cinecakes/status/785119741656596481">October 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">AN INSIGNIFICANT MAN is a fascinating & well-made documentary. It's a great look at politics & ordinary people - a captivating watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFF?src=hash">#LFF</a></p>— Elena Morgan (@ElenaM52) <a href="https://twitter.com/ElenaM52/status/785119911324610561">October 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Joshua Gill with a ★★★★★ review of An Insignificant Man... <a href="https://t.co/L024GDn7bH">https://t.co/L024GDn7bH</a> <a href="https://t.co/4XWpf5CShc">pic.twitter.com/4XWpf5CShc</a></p>— Flickering Myth (@flickeringmyth) <a href="https://twitter.com/flickeringmyth/status/785031958514569216">October 9, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Insignificant Man is a fascinating look not just at Arvind Kejriwal's success, but the global trend towards "outsider" politics <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFF2016?src=hash">#LFF2016</a></p>— Kiran Moodley (@kirancmoodley) <a href="https://twitter.com/kirancmoodley/status/784880536682725376">October 8, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Democracy Handbook: 'An Insignificant Man' at BFI London Film Fest <a href="https://t.co/06j1vQcDzs">https://t.co/06j1vQcDzs</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/HuffPostEnt">@HuffPostEnt</a></p>— E Nina Rothe (@ENinaRothe) <a href="https://twitter.com/ENinaRothe/status/783928933041446912">October 6, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">LFF 2016 Women Directors: Meet Khushboo Ranka — “An Insignificant Man” <a href="https://t.co/C5yoEgZxGP">https://t.co/C5yoEgZxGP</a> <a href="https://t.co/qja9qkFlDR">pic.twitter.com/qja9qkFlDR</a></p>— Melissa Silverstein (@melsil) <a href="https://twitter.com/melsil/status/783752280906412032">October 5, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Insignificant Man is a superb new documentary on the rise of <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a>. <a href="https://t.co/30fOz7Gnz9">https://t.co/30fOz7Gnz9</a></p>— Sonia Faleiro (@soniafaleiro) <a href="https://twitter.com/soniafaleiro/status/782823697149296640">October 3, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="tl" dir="ltr">Khushboo Ranka, Vinay Shukla <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnInsignificantMan?src=hash">#AnInsignificantMan</a> Intv <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a>: <a href="https://t.co/baMUKadXYT">https://t.co/baMUKadXYT</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a></p>— Filmicafe (@filmicafe) <a href="https://twitter.com/filmicafe/status/778589741709078533">September 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnInsignificantMan?src=hash">#AnInsignificantMan</a> was FANTASTIC! I want to watch it again. Hope it gets nationwide release in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a> very soon. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/political?src=hash">#political</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aap?src=hash">#aap</a></p>— Zara Ramaniah (@zramaniah) <a href="https://twitter.com/zramaniah/status/777586302208372736">September 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LastDay?src=hash">#LastDay</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> is a daring <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/doc?src=hash">#doc</a> that documents the <a href="https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty">@AamAadmiParty</a> journey to helm New Delhi. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/greatwork?src=hash">#greatwork</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bravos?src=hash">#bravos</a></p>— Betty Xie (@XieBetty) <a href="https://twitter.com/XieBetty/status/777575573166120960">September 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It was great meeting with you <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> amazing film.Great job.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tiff?src=hash">#tiff</a> 2016 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/films?src=hash">#films</a> <a href="https://t.co/QTLTtIEz7U">pic.twitter.com/QTLTtIEz7U</a></p>— Inderpreet Singh (@InderpreetYOW) <a href="https://twitter.com/InderpreetYOW/status/777581859060457472">September 18, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Worth seeing An Insignificant Man. Great film <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> check out my i-view <a href="https://t.co/3Qug9a0qJj">https://t.co/3Qug9a0qJj</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/rabbleca">@rabbleca</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Politics?src=hash">#Politics</a></p>— David Peck (@davidpecklive) <a href="https://twitter.com/davidpecklive/status/776919260669018112">September 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The documentary on the rise of the <a href="https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty">@AamAadmiParty</a> opened at <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a>. Read all about it <a href="https://t.co/lrkNiIdHxj">https://t.co/lrkNiIdHxj</a> <a href="https://t.co/0KHQ75s57i">pic.twitter.com/0KHQ75s57i</a></p>— ht48hours (@HT48Hours) <a href="https://twitter.com/HT48Hours/status/777090480265760768">September 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Watched <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> on Tuesday at TIFF. Hats off to the team for this gem! A riveting watch! Not to be missed!</p>— Poornima (@Nimmy_v) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nimmy_v/status/776878326363348992">September 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Doc lovers: don't miss <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a>. Riveting story, incredible access, universal themes <a href="https://t.co/Ny94cpbkJO">https://t.co/Ny94cpbkJO</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a></p>— Katy Swailes (@katyswailes) <a href="https://twitter.com/katyswailes/status/776631816065343489">September 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2 days since I watched <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> and still relieving moments from it. What a captivating film it was. Go watch now! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a></p>— Shankar Narayan (@notnarayan) <a href="https://twitter.com/notnarayan/status/776433782018629632">September 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This hidden gem is my favourite film at the festival! <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> is nail-biting and funny. Go watch now! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://t.co/nddeGDVl4F">pic.twitter.com/nddeGDVl4F</a></p>— Shankar Narayan (@notnarayan) <a href="https://twitter.com/notnarayan/status/776163879202254848">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> is a beautiful film and you should all catch it while it's <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a>! So grateful as a filmmaker and an Indian.</p>— Amar Wala (@amarwala) <a href="https://twitter.com/amarwala/status/776504623251193858">September 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We just chatted with the directors of <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/thehumpodcast">@thehumpodcast</a>. Catch this incredible film at <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a>! <a href="https://t.co/EpcDkSx1Vp">https://t.co/EpcDkSx1Vp</a></p>— JAYU (@JayuCanada) <a href="https://twitter.com/JayuCanada/status/776504491935993857">September 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">While the directors are not even thinking about it I'm saying this is <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Oscars?src=hash">#Oscars</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ow4PSqB7Qt">https://t.co/Ow4PSqB7Qt</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aimthemovie?src=hash">#aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a></p>— TimothyHollywoodKhan (@MYNAMEISKHANcdn) <a href="https://twitter.com/MYNAMEISKHANcdn/status/776213748596011008">September 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Go watch this. An riveting doc on the rise of Kejriwal. Incredible behind the scenes access. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://t.co/gtqyVq3wsp">https://t.co/gtqyVq3wsp</a></p>— Aakanksha Tangri (@AakankshaT) <a href="https://twitter.com/AakankshaT/status/775315511458619396">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> Already done. Bravo! Brilliantly realized film!</p>— Nick Van der Graaf (@vandergraafly) <a href="https://twitter.com/vandergraafly/status/775476182997434368">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Kudos <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a>! As an expat, it was emotional, eye opening, extremely well curated & well edited. HIGHLY recommended! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16Reviews?src=hash">#TIFF16Reviews</a></p>— Dilshad Burman (@DilshadBurman) <a href="https://twitter.com/DilshadBurman/status/776144069735092224">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I usually never do <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a> but instead do <a href="https://twitter.com/mmadnesstiff">@mmadnesstiff</a> This year however I got the chance to go and see <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> I recommend it.</p>— Josh Cawston (@JoshCawston) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoshCawston/status/776167713374871553">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Insignificant Man <a href="https://t.co/QhjBcsqCou">https://t.co/QhjBcsqCou</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_Net</a>, the Bernie Sanders of India, referred to at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/daneldonjourney?src=hash">#daneldonjourney</a> panel on activism.</p>— ellen roseman (@ellenroseman) <a href="https://twitter.com/ellenroseman/status/776088544213405696">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Love the art work by aimthemovie. Make sure to catch the movie at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tiff?src=hash">#tiff</a> this Sunday at 12:30PM @… <a href="https://t.co/jMAycbRaXN">https://t.co/jMAycbRaXN</a></p>— Shankar Narayan (@notnarayan) <a href="https://twitter.com/notnarayan/status/775939605111504896">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Saw <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> tonight at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF?src=hash">#TIFF</a> . <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Memewala">@Memewala</a> made a fantastic film. Must See.</p>— Anuj Rastogi (@Omnesia) <a href="https://twitter.com/Omnesia/status/775941361937686528">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Audience voting People's Choice award a must see film you'll love the directors <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aimthemovie?src=hash">#aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://t.co/IVljpRNkOK">pic.twitter.com/IVljpRNkOK</a></p>— TimothyHollywoodKhan (@MYNAMEISKHANcdn) <a href="https://twitter.com/MYNAMEISKHANcdn/status/775923199301214209">September 14, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Voted for An Insignificant Man at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/aimthemovie?src=hash">#aimthemovie</a></p>— Lalita Krishna (@insync) <a href="https://twitter.com/insync/status/775439209280704513">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">An Insignificant Man is a fantastic political film <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a> ~ incredible access ~ chaotic, amplified drama, India style. 💜</p>— Natalie Alcoba (@nataliealcoba) <a href="https://twitter.com/nataliealcoba/status/775167015380287488">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> Saw a very accomplished doc tonight by two young film makers from <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a>, Khushboo Ranka & Vinay Shukla. <a href="https://t.co/1B73ODTCNF">https://t.co/1B73ODTCNF</a></p>— Nick Van der Graaf (@vandergraafly) <a href="https://twitter.com/vandergraafly/status/775151409994035200">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">With <a href="https://twitter.com/khushbooranka">@khushbooranka</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/shukla_vinay">@shukla_vinay</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> a must watch for every Indian <a href="https://t.co/wK8W8uEqxx">pic.twitter.com/wK8W8uEqxx</a></p>— Mahesh Jyoti (@MaheshCJ) <a href="https://twitter.com/MaheshCJ/status/775140935889981440">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/Ashruminates">@Ashruminates</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a> Brilliantly written might not be the right word here 😃</p>— DRS (@atheist_611) <a href="https://twitter.com/atheist_611/status/775160566423883777">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Just saw <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a>. Brilliantly written, saw the lighter side of <a href="https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal">@ArvindKejriwal</a>, even if for only a few seconds. Kudos to the directors</p>— Ashwani Garg (@Ashruminates) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ashruminates/status/775141506386628608">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> at <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a>: Learn about the recent political revolution in India <a href="https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty">@AamAadmiParty</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/delhi?src=hash">#delhi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/politics?src=hash">#politics</a> <a href="https://t.co/tRnMoUgQBw">pic.twitter.com/tRnMoUgQBw</a></p>— Frances Darwin (@francesdarwin) <a href="https://twitter.com/francesdarwin/status/775133642146189313">September 12, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Best politics doc I've seen since Streetfight! <a href="https://t.co/UcBeiagrnc">https://t.co/UcBeiagrnc</a></p>— Jason Mojica (@elmodernisto) <a href="https://twitter.com/elmodernisto/status/774653335530004480">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Reading Fantastic reactions to <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AnInsignificantMan?src=hash">#AnInsignificantMan</a> So wanna watch this one.</p>— Aseem Arora (@aseem_arora) <a href="https://twitter.com/aseem_arora/status/774682684706656256">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I had little knowledge of the <a href="https://twitter.com/AamAadmiParty">@AamAadmiParty</a>. <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> did a great job of succinctly conveying their fascinating rise. Brilliant editing</p>— Dilani Rabindran (@dilani_r) <a href="https://twitter.com/dilani_r/status/774638786416377857">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Also adored the score for <a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a>. Just the right amt of dramatic support without being over the top <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://t.co/Lv4OYFnImn">pic.twitter.com/Lv4OYFnImn</a></p>— Dilani Rabindran (@dilani_r) <a href="https://twitter.com/dilani_r/status/774640506097860609">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> P&I screening a huge success today - one of the best documentaries so far <a href="https://twitter.com/TIFF_NET">@TIFF_NET</a> from Vice docs NYC! <a href="https://twitter.com/linadhingra">@linadhingra</a></p>— Iman (@imangrewal10) <a href="https://twitter.com/imangrewal10/status/774658673218027520">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/aimthemovie">@aimthemovie</a> An Insignificant Man = brilliant. Excellent story, editing. Must-see documentary <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DesiPride?src=hash">#DesiPride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TIFF16?src=hash">#TIFF16</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BernieSanders?src=hash">#BernieSanders</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash">#India</a></p>— Swati Runi Goyal (@RuniGoyal) <a href="https://twitter.com/RuniGoyal/status/774626552885772288">September 10, 2016</a></blockquote>
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If you are experiencing ghosting / overlay / double image (a mismatch between the left and the right views) in your YouTube 360 and other VR videos (like VRSE), it may be because of wrong cardboard calibration. Go to the Google Cardboard settings on your phone, and switch your cardboard viewer. Point your QR code scanner to the following QR code, and it might work -<br />
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न यः संपृच्छे न पुनर्हवीतवे न संवादाय रमते । <div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">At the risk of reductionism, I am
tempted to engage with an irony – we are now simultaneously a state that awards
death to an individual who is very keen on living, and forces life upon an
individual keen on dying. We are one of the few civilised states
still practicing death penalty (which might change very soon after the
Indian Law Commission recently <a href="http://lawcommissionofindia.nic.in/reports/Report262.pdf"><span style="color: #262626; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">concluded</span></a> that
"The death penalty does not serve the penological goal of deterrence any
more than life imprisonment"), and one of the many still shirking the
right to die.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">We have been negotiating
with decriminalisation of attempt to suicide since 2013. In Feb 2015,
Ministry of Home Affairs decided to accept the <a href="http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=115721"><span style="color: #262626; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">recommendation</span></a> of
the Law Commission of India to delete Section 309 from the IPC, and drafted a
proposal. I wonder if it's de facto non-punishable while we wait. We now remain,
at least on paper, one of the last few countries in the world, where if you
don’t die successfully, you’ll go to jail for attempting. My partner Kani tells
me that can make for a good film.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Whose
life is it anyway?</span><span style="color: #404040; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">The fundamental function of the state
is to guarantee sustenance, equality and complete civil liberty, while
balancing it with checks to ensure one individual’s liberty does not violate
another’s rights. It is to negotiate social contracts, warn against violation,
and compensate for a breach. The state builds infrastructure and systems to
fulfill its fundamental promises, and protects property, owned individually,
commonly or collectively.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">So how do we resolve a conflict between
the state’s guarantee of the citizen’s well being and a citizen’s demand for
self-annihilation? By establishing a simple inviolable boundary – the landscape
of the individual. The individual (an informed, soundminded consenting adult)
is the sole owner of the self, entirely responsible for the self, and not state
property. The state’s duty is limited to protecting the citizen from external
threats and vice versa. The state, in its traditional paternity, shall not
forget, that it has limited powers and responsibilities in an individual’s
choices affecting their own selves.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"> “My
reckless child”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">The state must educate, inform and
caution the citizen, but must not mistake pedagogy for paternity.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">Case in example, smoking. The state
directs cigarette companies to warn consumers, without ambiguity, against the
risks smoking poses to their health. The state is even free to carry out
educational campaigns enlightening citizens of such risks. Warned against
eventual, potential fatality, the individual is still free to smoke. Not
everywhere though – the state has to now step in to prevent the individual’s
action from harming others, and may do so, by banning smoking in public spaces,
even creating smoking booths, where smokers are welcome to injure and pleasure
themselves and their compatriots.</span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">Now, when the law fines a citizen for
not wearing a seatbelt or a helmet, the only ethical explanation for such
punishment is that it’s a deterrent created to lessen the burden of medical
infrastructure on the exchequer, caused by the incidence of accident related
fatality. (There have been arguments about smokers having to register
themselves, which will limit their healthcare rights in the eventuality of
developing lung cancer, but such recommendation is bound to conflict with other
fundamental rights of the citizen).</span><span style="color: #262626; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Religion,
morality, law</span><span style="color: #404040; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">I am an atheist and I am assertively
irreligious – to the extent that I am convinced that most religious and ancient
philosophical systems of the world are well intended, but under-updated and
stagnant, often vestigial and flawed, at times inspired, yet misinformed. I am
not an advocate of freedom of religious expression, if it violates the
fundamental rights of another individual (including those of non-human
persons.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">In furtive didacticism, the character
of Maitreya in my film Ship of Theseus often mouths my personal beliefs. One
such is, “All ethics should be arrived at, in isolation of religious beliefs.”
It was important for me that a monk would say this. I wanted to make sure that
the central philosophical debate about identity, self and violence doesn’t get
embroiled in religious politics, social practice and contemporary law. So, I
hypothesized the situation within the framework of a fictitious religion, the
basic principles of which were, inspired by the two Śramaṇa traditions – Jaina
and Buddha. Similarly, I suggest we step away from religion for a moment, to
examine the discourse around Sallekhana.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">In times when we have decoded the human
genome, plunged deep into the brain, deconstructed every emotion and instinct
to its original evolutionary function, we have little need to fall back on
ancient institutions for finding moral solutions – we can do that completely
using contemporary tools of enlightenment and inquiry. (We might however, in
some cases, want to dust over usable parts of intuitions and ideas from ancient
wisdom.) In building a case for the right to die, I recommend that we do not
let the defense get overpowered by a singular conversation around religious
freedom. There is something bigger at stake here.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">Bodily integrity and individual
sovereignty are inalienable rights of the modern citizen. These rights are<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>even more fundamental than the right
to religious expression, and it is primarily these rights that are being
challenged by the ban on Sallekhana.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>We
have to accept and establish that the law has no moral right, whatsoever, to
legally interfere with lifestyle, sexual, reproductive and death choices of
informed, consenting adults, even if they are beyond fathoming of the
presumably well-intended representatives of the state.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">The right to religious expression
follows soon after, and can be rephrased as the right to define and manifest
the self, as an extension of the worldview guiding an individual’s life. How
the individual sees the self – as a sum total of all the past causes, as an
evolving bio-chemical cumulative with an accumulated meaning and free will, as
a wave in an ocean, as a meaningful creation of a hyper intelligent entity, as
a meaningless accident, as a notion, as a machine hosting a ghost, as a step
towards ascension, as transient, as permanent or as an atom carrying the
universe – will have to be allowed, however unacceptable it may seem to the
rest of us. The individual has the right to construct their own meaning of
life, and interpret their life and death in the light of that meaning. This
worldview can be negotiated with, argued with, transformed, informed – but
cannot be legally regulated. Not for a while, at least.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;">Rules
of infringement – lines in sand</span><span style="color: #404040; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 191;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">However, it will be puerile to brush
the nuance of the dilemma under the carpet. While there is greater unanimity
over a terminally ill patient’s right to die, the debate is really within the
space of a physically healthy individual’s choice to terminate their life, as
it raises questions of mental well being and informed consent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">Is it a stable choice, achieved after
due deliberation, and profound consideration of the consequences, or is it an
impulsive decision, an avoidable one, a decision made out of mental instability
or a falsely perceived absence of choices? Can we establish coercion or
emotional arm twisting, conclusively? (Coercion, or just a gently aggressive
egging on from the family could be enough for a dependent elderly member of the
family to want to die. The possibility of coercion and mental instability form
the crux of the argument calling for a legal ban on death practices like
Sallekhana and euthanasia). Is it the concerned individual making the choice,
or is it a guardian or a caretaker ? These questions will need more inquiry and
deliberation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #262626; font-family: Cardo; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-themetint: 217;">Meanwhile, as far as informed, sound
minded, consenting adults are concerned, it’s high time the state stops
criminalising their sexual choices, their aesthetic choices, their media
consumption, their personal expression, how they live and how they die.</span><span style="color: #262626;"> </span></div>
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-8702216121922772312015-02-17T14:57:00.001+05:302015-02-17T14:57:27.379+05:30Govind Pansare<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rationalist and activist Govind Pansare is reported critical, but stable, after being shot at yesterday. As the war on reason continues, let's revisit this incisive tribute to Narendra Dabholkar written by lok-shahir Sachin Mali, from his prison cell. </div>
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Tribute to Dabholkar<br />by Sachin Mali (KKM)*</div>
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On the edge of a footpath In a pool of blood<br />lies the 20th of August, 2013</div>
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But you obscurantist messengers of darkness<br />from my jail cell I witness<br />the beginning of your defeat.</div>
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If you wanted to strike and annihilate Dhabolkar<br />why didn’t you use your black magic tricks<br />putting a curse on him<br />by crossing out his image<br />or offering a chicken sacrifice ?</div>
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Why didn’t you organize a Mahayagya<br />with 108 Brahmins at the doorstep<br />of his Committee Against Blind Faith<br />and reduce his rationality to ashes?</div>
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With hands folded and eyes shut<br />why didn’t you ask for a boon<br />to a millionaire god somewhere?<br />Why didn’t you build more mathas and ashrams<br />and gather hordes of people for your “satsangs’?<br />Why didn’t you denounce Dabholkar there<br />and brand him the atheist demon ?</div>
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Did we stop you from doing this ?</div>
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Today your crumpled faces are evidence<br />that exhausted by your own failed fakery<br />bent in your spine, you have collapsed.<br />Your bag of magic tricks and all your vile powers<br />could not contain the unstoppable storm<br />of Dabholkar’s rebellion.</div>
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Facing the harsh sun, strong winds, lashing rains<br />Dabholkar marched on his path of reason<br />a song of equality upon his lips</div>
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Brushing cobwebs of blind faith from our eyes<br />plucking out the worms of fanaticism<br />that crawl in our minds he rode the darkness<br />sowing seeds of hope and light.</div>
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From crematoriums to mathas of charlatan sadhus<br />fighting casteists and caste panchayats<br />demanding common water sources for Dalits<br />Dabholkar kept up his relentless campaign</div>
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But you obscurantist ghosts of darkness<br />none of your vile deeds and bags of black magic<br />could osbscure his clear vision.<br />Your so called power of the netherworld<br />could not finish the thought that is Dabholkar.</div>
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Then finally you wielded the ultimate weapon<br />the Bramhastra much used in your history.<br />Stained already by the blood of Charavaka<br />and Tukaram today it is soaked once again<br />in the blood of Dabholkar</div>
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This is the latest chapter of your terrible deeds<br />This the bloodied metal of your inhumanity<br />This the latest link in your history of cruelty.</div>
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On the edge of a footpath in a pool of blood<br />lies the 20th of August, 2013</div>
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But you obscurantist messengers of darkness<br />I witness the beginning of your defeat<br />From my jail cell I can still see<br />a Narendra Dabholkar, undefeated.</div>
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Sachin Mali<br />Sept. 2013, Arthur Rd Jail, Mumbai</div>
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*Sachin Mali of KKM has been in Arthur Rd jail since early April 2013 awaiting trial under the UAPA. Originally in Marathi, the poem is a rough translation by Simantini Dhuru</div>
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-76208857917946492772015-02-05T16:24:00.000+05:302015-02-05T17:19:13.408+05:30Opposable thumbs and opposable minds!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%;">So today, being a "writing day"
break from the hectic production and post production schedules on the two
films, it will take great restraint not to disappear down the
140-character-wisdom rabbit hole. Social media debates are informed largely by
the same set of principles that pump the adrenaline in any sport - a sense of
belonging, an idea of the "other", the sharpening of skills that seem
necessary for survival, a competition between the kin and the
"outsiders", a race to claim resources of survival, the preservation
of your "own", an intention to leading "the team" towards a more sustainable choice, and even avenge insult or injury with a "lesson
taught well" to stave off further risk of intrusion.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%;">If I indulge in this notion beyond the obvious
parallels, it would be at my own peril. The consequences of an idea can go far beyond
the earliest participants exchanging it or engaging with it. While we enjoy the
life sustaining and life enhancing effects of good ideas, world transforming
and enlightening effects of great ones, we also suffer the repercussions of bad
ones for generations. (Of course, good ideas can also have seen/unforeseen
detrimental consequences). Like the appendix and the wisdom tooth, some ideas
are vestigial – could have had some evolutionary benefit thousands of years
ago, but have lost all reason to exist. At their best, they can be mostly
harmless, at their worst, fatal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%;">We know now that ideas, like genes, mutate,
fuse, vary, replicate themselves, inherit traits, co-evolve, and die off. Ideas
are “selfish”. They can be symbiotic or parasitical to their hosts, and the
paradigm that reflects the nature of this relationship is “cui bono?” – the
question, “to whose benefit?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%;">How do we negotiate our way through this? Can
we chart out a “quantum” constitution, a “manual to spaceship earth” that is in
a constant state of flux, varying, evolving, contextual, while having a (more
or less) solid preamble? A preamble that distills thousands of years of “good”
intention into a singular aspiration – equal rights, equitably distributed
resources and opportunities, future proof collective sustenance (?),
prioritized anthropocentrically (?), but extending to all life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%;">The world exists in the continua of
contradicting forces. The opposable thumb sped up the evolution of the species
and so did the “opposable mind”. Here’s a wonderful thought experiment created
by Loren Carpenter in 1991, examining swarm intelligence and the continuum
effect of contradiction –<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%;">http://vimeo.com/78043173</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 130%;">(You can also start with the newer replica of
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-10100956970557378232014-09-13T13:01:00.000+05:302014-09-13T13:05:33.301+05:30Total perspective vortex: A bibliography<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://hitchhikers.wikia.com/wiki/Total_Perspective_Vortex" target="_blank">The Total Perspective Vortex</a> in </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> is a device capable of extrapolating a complete picture of the universe – every sun, every planet, their orbits, their composition and their economic and social history from one small piece of fairy cake. It is a torture device. The torturer, if she or he so wishes, can plug on one end, the whole of reality as extrapolated from a piece of fairy cake, and the victim can then be plugged into the other end: so that when turned on, the victim sees, in one instant, the whole infinity of creation and their self in relation to it. The experience paralyses or even kills the victim.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s attempt at putting ourselves through a very, very weak version of this device. Because nobody has tried to build these amazing devices born of Adams’ genius, we’ll have to rely on a mix of books and videos.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We can start with watching the powerful short </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0" target="_blank">Powers of Ten</a>’ by Charles and Ray Eames</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. The architect couple, famous makers of wonderful objects like the Eames chair, made this film in 1968 (releasing it in 1977), by far predating Google Maps and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_Blue_Dot" target="_blank">The Pale Blue Dot</a>. Starting at a picnic by a lakeside, the video takes us on a quick ride to the outer edges of the universe, and then, back again, deep into the human DNA and the atoms that inform its construction. Once we have established our insignificance in spatial terms, let’s go down a temporal tunnel.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“The <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222;">cosmos</span> is also within us. We're made of star stuff. We are a way for the <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222;">cosmos</span> to know itself.” One of the most enlightening books that will put things in perspective for us would be </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Carl Sagan’s <span class="il" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #222222;">Cosmos</span></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, with its insistence that “If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe.” Let’s get on with it, then.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In an approximately 13.8 billion year old universe, our little blue rock formed around 4.6 billion (4600 million) years ago. Protons fused together in stars and new elements formed. The rich diversity of elements on earth created a possibility of millions of molecular permutations. Hydrogen reacted with carbon dioxide inside iron-sulphur bubbles, forming organic molecules like acetate, and a few hundred million years of accumulated reactions later, there were enough complex organic molecules replicating themselves. RNA and DNA evolved, and natural selection kicked in (to understand the principles of natural selection and evolution, read the very brilliantly put together </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘Introducing Evolution: A Graphic Guide’ by Dylan Evans</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">).</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why do we feel fear, joy, anger, disgust, excitement or disdain? Why do we behave the way we do? </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Charles Darwin </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">in</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> ‘The Origin of the Species’</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, and his following works, made the first connection between natural selection and behavior patterns. Yet, it took another century for evolutionary thinking to become the basis of studies in animal and human behaviour, and, consequently, of human interaction, relationships and society - and no book does it better than </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="il" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: #222222;">Richard</span> <span class="il" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 204); color: #222222;">Dawkins</span>’</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> seminal </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘The Selfish Gene’, </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">a masterpiece of piercing clarity and scientific reasoning, evolving the field of semiotics into memetics.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To finally counter the nihilism of this adventure, read the prophetic </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘The Last Question’ </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">by </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Isaac Asimov. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And if you are sufficiently inspired by Asimov's transhumanism, have a go at </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kurzweil's</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> claim that </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">‘Singularity is Near’</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></div>
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-41610892594787328632014-05-25T14:23:00.001+05:302014-05-25T14:27:20.193+05:30Why do I do what I do? My INK Talk...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/dJxOJqWoJ60" width="480"></iframe>Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-40371607696096122212014-04-14T16:09:00.000+05:302014-04-14T16:09:05.589+05:30An appeal...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Just one final appeal to everybody to make a truly informed decision. Your vote will count, even if you think it's one against a million, because you never know what is truly burning in the heart of your fellow citizens, till you honestly, deeply engage.</div>
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All of us want a fairer, nicer and cleaner, a more progressive and a more civilised country with better and equal opportunities for all. We want to uphold our right to speak and ask questions. We want to retain our right to seek information and justice. We want our natural resources to be mined and used for a better and sustainable life, while remembering they are borrowed from our future generations, and are not to be sold off to political sponsors.</div>
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We don't want to see criminals representing us in the parliament - we want to rehabilitate them, and engage them in social responsibility, help them readjust their worldview. The same goes for the corrupt - they, like us, are victims of a corroded machinery - we want to help build better systems. We want representatives who welcome our participation in policy thinking, and not decimate it. We want a government that is not hard of hearing, and educates and empowers communities to participate in short term practical decisions like road repair and water supply and annual local fund allocations for building schools and parks - and while at it, we want our representatives to do everything in their power to protect our fundamental, inalienable rights as living beings.</div>
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Let's remember that we are not working against each other. Let's work against this constant, convenient manufacturing of the "other", and let's work towards cleaning the mess we have created or inherited, together. And let's look at the Preamble to the Indian Constitution one last time, before we cast our vote -<br /><a href="http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FPreamble_to_the_Constitution_of_India&h=vAQHUgm-r&enc=AZN1f1AC8yiQcQSYgx21naEIlA1QAgB4pF60bGlDbIeNPWd6aZIT44bmbrpJWyOY2tVmCkwjAVGwsIt6z10WbokA--SQ79p9sTHOYJ2XbV5EjGvcSZm1xw5wJveP-lOtk0PdDOaLqJAxoec7JeOKAb8S&s=1" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preamble_to_the_Constitution_of_India</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/recyclewala/posts/10152138513412621">https://www.facebook.com/recyclewala/posts/10152138513412621</a></span></div>
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-24360178588448575692014-04-08T03:22:00.002+05:302014-04-08T03:24:45.221+05:30Proposition for a Revolution.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5bKvkhcm2Cs7opH4B-JvlWIwBwSjnP5uG2Zn-VlVyYoXAQpW2mr2azOCbeoYannJTJ1UIU52G9ypPFJP5N6lE-Jg93BogT_X8IYYpudYj4zDuvwrV5varYozk6d9FYin0kBzfZ14tJI/s1600/PfR-cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir5bKvkhcm2Cs7opH4B-JvlWIwBwSjnP5uG2Zn-VlVyYoXAQpW2mr2azOCbeoYannJTJ1UIU52G9ypPFJP5N6lE-Jg93BogT_X8IYYpudYj4zDuvwrV5varYozk6d9FYin0kBzfZ14tJI/s1600/PfR-cover.jpg" height="118" width="320" /></a><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;">When Khushboo and Vinay decided to track the evolution of the Aam
Aadmi Party, none of us knew what that document is going to look like. Because
of the party's stand on transparency, it wasn't difficult to get access early
on (another reason was, perhaps, they were glad there was at least some video
record of their journey.) Today, we are in the process of editing a documentary
feature, which we feel, is a really relevant icebreaker to many conversations
we need to have - about our democratic processes, policies, practices and
possibilities. We have maintained a high degree of rigor in our
observation and documentation, and worked hard towards an objective, academic
and unbiased perspective. We are very glad to invite the community to
participate in the making and the eventual distribution of the film. Please
watch the trailer of the film here (and share, if it resonates with you - with
the hashtag #Prop4Rev) -</span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">(This is the rough draft of the piece that became my <a href="http://www.inktalks.com/" target="_blank">INK Talk</a>. It's more of a roughly summed up summary of the book I am currently writing. I have shared many inferences, without having enough space to elucidate on their logical proofs. Also, given the time and space constraint, I have not sufficiently established the relationship between culture and choice-expansion, but merely hinted at it. With my book, I also intend to spend a considerable amount of time deconstructing the memeplex of religious and political institutions, which again I have only cursorily hinted at here. Finally, one of the arguments made here is actually a simple observation that the existence of choice or the possibility to choose between existing choices is not in contradiction with determinism.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">As a filmmaker, I feel my job has many functions – to archive, to assess, to examine, to inquire, to challenge, to propose, to simulate, to stimulate, even hope to inspire, to analyse, to reject downright, to synthesise, aspire to be enlightened and share it, to interpret new data, to assimilate the most significant breakthroughs in our thinking and knowing into metaphors, analogies and narratives that domesticate the wild physics of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson" rel="nofollow" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank">Higgs Boson </a><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">particle and reconstruct time capsules so they are easier to swallow.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">There are a few certainties. That’s good. That’s good to work with. One, we are all going to die. (Well, some of us might go on, if <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Kurzweil" target="_blank">Kurzweil</a> and some others have their way, but that’s going to take a while, so even if they are, most of us are going to die.) That sucks, but there’s something that sucks even more - Life is not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teleological" target="_blank">teleological</a>. That is, it did not evolve with a predetermined purpose (In a deleted <a href="http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus_(film)" target="_blank">conversation</a> from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus_(film)" target="_blank">Ship of Theseus</a>, Cārvāka jokingly espouses the contrary view that the earth sprouted life to evolve into human beings, who can further construct technology to colonise other planets). Matter simmered in the boiling pot of the planet, hit by lightning and UV radiation for billions of years, passing through a godzillion reactions and their accumulated residue, leading to us. All meaning is an accumulation. All purpose must be invented.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">Now, here’s my problem – I have been able to articulate it somewhat through a character in my film. The monk Maitreya says at one point “I guess we agree with reason, but now it’s a matter of disposition.” I agree with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism" target="_blank">nihilists</a> and <a href="http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/determinism-causal/" target="_blank">causal determinists</a> completely, but my emotional makeup is that of a romantic, so what can I do about it? I thought I could put myself at the service of one of the many aspirations of life – and that is a proliferation of choices. An expansion of the scope of what's possible for an organism to do. <a href="http://instruct.uwo.ca/psychology/371g/Klein2002.pdf" target="_blank">As life evolves, memory systems and their interlinking co-evolve</a>, helping the organism make more choices. So, I choose, or rather the cumulative decision making agency that is me, chooses to work in the field of memory, simulation and most importantly, meme-creation. For it’s ideas, metaphors, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme" target="_blank">memes</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memeplex" target="_blank">memeplexes</a> that shape our choices profoundly.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be,_or_not_to_be" target="_blank">Aye, there's the rub. For in that sweep of determinism, what memes may come?</a> If the parts are guided by laws of determinism and causality, how can the whole exhibit any freedom? It's of some significance that these parts themselves are wholes, that further have parts that are not guided by laws of strict causal determinism, but follow the freedom of quantum probability. But I am getting ahead of myself. Can the whole exhibit freedom, when the parts don't seem to? Something tells us, it does. We empirically experience choice. We experience impulse, emotion, reason, dilemma, ambivalence, conflict, and the relief of making the choice. Is it an illusion then? How could the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mereology" target="_blank">whole</a> be greater than the some of its parts? The answer seemed simple. There is the sum of all the parts, and there is the sum of all the interactions and relationships between the parts, there is also a sum of all the interactions with the environment of the parts, and the whole is a total of all these sums. That seems to me, to be the recipe for wonder, for consciousness, for free choice. When the parts stop interacting with each other, the sum stays, but the whole vanishes. And that is a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npjOSLCR2hE" target="_blank">dead parrot</a>!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">The human being is made of trillions of cells, and there are about ten times more bacteria in the human body than “human” cells. In the past centuries we thought of ourselves as monolithic entities, but now we know, we are entire ecosystems. So let’s take a whole, a hundred trillionth of a human being. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wetware-Computer-Every-Living-Cell/dp/0300167849" target="_blank">A bacterium swimming smoothly in water</a> – now let’s introduce a drop of acid in its environment. A mere contact with a single molecule of a fatal substance and it will <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotaxis" target="_blank">tumble</a> around and speed in the other direction. If we were to logically break down the steps between the contact and the action of tumbling, then we get – stimulus, contact / perception, reference to memory – in this case, a genetic memory of thirty six chemicals, recognition, inference, recall of response and finally, action / response. A simple <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conditional_(computer_programming)" target="_blank">if-then program</a> that itself would have taken billions of generations to evolve (along with it's next consequential step - the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangling_else" target="_blank">dangling else</a>) . This, understandably has happened through completely physical, causal “unconscious” processes.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">What I can’t help but suggest is an approach of looking – that biology causes a substance interference in physical laws – by pitching one against the other. This is what I mean by that statement – if a micro-body that was a chemical imitation of the bacterium, were to come in contact with the molecule of acid, it would not be repelled by it. It would be engulfed, without resistance (much like a chemical equivalent of a bird will not rise against gravity and fly). So I am rephrasing choice as the possibility of tumbling – the possibility for the bacterium to not be engulfed by the fatal substance in its environment. So, while the laws that led to this simple if-then decision making system are deterministic, a choice is created by the very existence of the decision making process.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">As life evolves into more complex forms, one more step gets introduced in this process – this step is learning – storage of new data, acquired within the lifetime of the organism. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory" target="_blank">Memory</a> evolved to supply useful information to the organism’s decision-making systems, so they can change their behavior to better suit their environment, or even predict the future based on patterns of the past. But memory itself is a metaphor, it’s a snapshot of reality. An intricate system of these snapshots acquired over a lifetime provide new updated information to life’s decision making agency, sometimes contradictory to the memory <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_inheritance" target="_blank">genetically inherited</a> - causing conflicts between intuition and reason, the classical “heart” and the “mind”. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">To better understand the nature of information density in memories and memes, let’s take the famous case study by the nobel winning ethologist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaas_Tinbergen" target="_blank">Tinbergen</a>, (subsequently cleaned up recently by <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347209000165" target="_blank">Ten Cate</a>, reconfirming the inferences of the original experiment). Within an hour of emerging from its shell, a <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1714724.The_Herring_Gull_s_World" target="_blank">Herring seagull chick</a> finds its mother’s large yellow beak (with a big red dot on it) and begins pecking. It is then that the mother feeds it. Tinbergen presented a seagull chick with a disembodied beak of an adult Herring gull. The chick still pecked at the beak, hoping to be fed by it. Tinbergen had discovered the essential properties, or the recipe, for a beak that tells a chick what to peck at: high visual contrast (between the dot and the base colour of the beak), rectangular elongation and thinness, and the color red (that was replaceable with dots of other colours, as long as the contrast was maintained. The red dot, however yielded maximum interest). So he took a long stick, painted it red, and showed it to the chicks. They excitedly pecked at it. Then he added three white lines to the bottom, to enhance the contrast, and he reduced the thickness by half. When he showed this object to the chicks, they went absolutely insane, pecking in every direction as quickly as they could. Dumbs chicks, eh? Does it remind us of any of our obsessive behaviours? The way we respond, perhaps, to oil in our food, to sex and violence in our cinema, to the promise of eternal survival in the religions?</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">The results of this experiment have been interpreted in many ways, and have informed us profoundly about the nature of perception, memory and response. I am extrapolating a particular association from the results - That there is clearly an evolutionary function of maximising information density in small units. <span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Information is resource expensive and biological technology precedes digital technology in this optimisation - maximising the experiences and inferences that can be contained in smaller and smaller units of memory. </span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">It's resource wise to save the information of the unique part to recognize the whole - It's resource wise for the Herring gull to store the information of the unique beak to recognise the entire bird, as the chances of an ethologist playing a disembodied beak prank in its natural environment are zero. This content-resource </span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">optimisation is the prime causal force behind the phenomenon of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernormal_stimulus" target="_blank">super-stimuli</a>. There are many recipes to achieve this distillation - reduction, isolation (a synecdoche of a unique part representing the whole), grouping, </span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">exaggeration, </span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">imitation and condensing vast amounts of information into codes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">A recurrent aspiration, and one of the many common aspirations at that, of all intellectual endeavor – of arts and sciences – is the maximization of content density per unit. A piece of literature is great when there is a high density of experiences contained in a few passages, a photograph great, when it transcends the mere documentation of the moment it's capturing, a scientific equation great, when many other inferences are contained within it... (<span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">The information of the entire organism itself comes from a single genome).</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">One of my favourite parables is that of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map%E2%80%93territory_relation" target="_blank">cartographer</a>. The emperor of the kingdom summons the great cartographer to chart a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0" target="_blank">map of the kingdom</a>. The cartographer sets upon the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supertask" target="_blank">supertask</a> and starts making a most <a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/carter_emmart_demos_a_3d_atlas_of_the_universe.html" target="_blank">intricate map</a>. When the map is finally made, the women and men of the kingdom gather at the public hall to witness it. Some are enlightened, some awed, some confused, and some criticize the map to be fallacious or inadequate. It doesn’t begin to do any justice to the vast, rich complexity of the kingdom, some feel. The cartographer is even more aware of the shortcomings of her own map. She builds another map, this time far bigger, comprehensive, three dimensional, with miniature automata, with interactive parts and environments, replete with fountains for streams, mounds for mountains... builds towers for people to go up to, and get a bird’s eye view of their universe - a <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Total%20Perspective%20Vortex" target="_blank">total perspective vortex</a>. People realise their insignificance in the larger scheme of things. Family feuds end, disagreements settle, some leave the kingdom in search of meaning, <span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">some turn to science, some to religion,</span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">and a few suicides occur. But the cartographer is still unamused... She keeps building a map, more and more intricate, bigger and bigger... till the time the map replaces the kingdom, itself.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">How much of the territory can truly be represented by the map? <span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">How much information can be packed into one small unit of culture? </span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">How large would the map be if it had to be really, really accurate? </span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">Can it be read without a legend? A really dense map with a huge variety of symbols will require an elaborate legend, a map for the map. </span><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">And then there are maps of maps of maps, each level aiming towards further distillation. An equation like e = mc2 will be meaningless without a decoding legend. If <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Munch" target="_blank">Munch</a>'s “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream" target="_blank">The Scream</a>” was a dense map of experience, response, mood and context, but one had never come across it, then a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Groening" target="_blank">Matt Groening</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gGLk6cIJAA" target="_blank">joke</a> on it will be lost on that person, much like this allusion will be lost on those in the audience, who have never seen an episode of the Simpsons.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;">I want to examine the role of information packaged in memes in the expansion of the scope of choices. More experience means more foreknowledge, more foreknowledge means an increased capability to calculate and choose accordingly for the decision-making agency. Lifetime of experiences and inferences (true or fallacious, benign or detrimental) can be packaged in capsule sized units of culture, highly condensed, easily transported, and generations have to learn only the decoding systems.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">(One of the most thriving memes of known history is the idea of transcendence - God, soul, heaven, after-life, immortality, even martyrdom. We find ourselves pecking at this shtick with the insane obsession of the Herring gull chick. The promise of survival beyond individual death or dispersion appeals to the most primal driving force of existence. Promises of transcendence have evolved out of the thriving desire to ward off the inevitable threat of individual death. Most systems propose a more or less perfect immortality – one where memories, hopes, desires, knowledge and even experiences survive the death of the physical body. An engagement and acceptance of this meme makes death particularly irrelevant. The upholding of the promise at the cost of individual sacrifice becomes acceptable. Individual sacrifices even become necessary in validating the promise.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">If there are a trillion trillion parts in the equation, a trillion trillion variables, and their near infinite permutations and interactions, a vast scope of probability emerges - that can be decided for and against, all evolved out of causal deterministic forces yes, but allowing for very, very real choices. We can rephrase </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogito_ergo_sum" style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;" target="_blank">Cogito ergo sum</a><span style="font-size: 12.727272033691406px;">, to "I think I choose, therefore I choose". The I that did not choose to be here, just happened to have arose from a really competitive sperm, born into situations, not chosen either. But the scope of choice expands for some of us, and can be expanded for everyone, if we understand the significance of technological evolution in choice-proliferation. That’s what we do, when we travel, learn, eat, make love, hoard up, give up, read stories, watch films, sign into social contracts, choose political or philosophical affiliations … we protect and expand the choices.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;">I left the title of my talk a bit incomplete for a bumper sticker effect (or rather a cheap play of syntax). It should have been “There is no free will, but you have a choice – well, some of you, some of the time.” </span></div>
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I have spoken, at length, about the reasons why I usually
decide to develop one idea over another – I chew on a philosophical problem for
a long time, keeping it in a mental register till I arrive at a narrative
metaphor best suited for resolving it. When I am able to come up with a
narrative idea that seems to be in continuum with a philosophical conundrum I
have had, it simply “clicks”. If I find out even a moment or a scene I am
considering to narrate having been already done in some other film, I
immediately replace it with another solution. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have spoken in several interviews about the genesis of some
of the ideas in Ship of Theseus. It will take more than a few hundred pages to
talk about its entire etymology, so I won’t attempt that here. I will cursorily
speak about the evolution of just one narrative strand.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In the year 2005, as Khushboo and I were making our
featurette length short film Continuum, we had started developing a
magical-realist, urbsurd and a plenitudinous world of a blind hockey player.
There were several magical worlds and characters that surrounded her (like a
jeannie, who has lost his memory, a covert activist of a hero, etc.). Like many
Hungarian masters, we were aspiring to use sport as a laboratory human
experiment. Only, in our case, this socio-political allegory was to trigger off
a dialogue on (and marginally in favour of) social anarchism.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The character of our story played in hockey tournaments for
the visually impaired, for a team that invariably always lost. The central
conceit of the plot was to follow her through a vacation, carefully avoiding
central action points, only to return to the field with her – this time winning
game after game for her team. The audience is invited to solve this (rather
easy to decipher) enigma. What happened on the vacation? It turns out, not as a
grand point of reveal, but as a completely understated easy-to-miss disclosure,
that she had a cornea transplant. (One absurdly kitsch joke that Khushboo liked
to crack about the character was in the form of a dialogue between her and her
lover when they first meet. “Tumhari aankhen bahot khoobsurat hai.” “Thank you,
par meri nahin hain.”)<o:p></o:p></div>
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A social phenomenon that we were attracted to was that of
anonymous groups – complete strangers providing solace, understanding and
advice to each other based on one common (often traumatic) experience (or
malady). We made our protagonist, the blind hockey player, a participant in an
anonymous group. But what could possibly be binding them? We had heard about
alien abductee anonymous – fascinating, but obviously so. We thought of one
thing that binds them all (won’t give spoilers here) and suddenly realized that
this narrative idea is a great metaphor for micro-level (cell and bacteria)
replacement problem we had wanted to resolve. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This clicked! As we progressed in the story, there were
obvious places to go to, and we let ourselves go there – post-surgery
readjustment issues. We thought we would play with the trope, and see if we can
reinvent it somehow. As we delved further in our story, we increasingly found
ourselves migrating further and further towards the anonymous group. We were
suddenly curious about all the other members. Who were these people? What
organs had they received? What were their post-surgery readjustment issues?<o:p></o:p></div>
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This had opened up a fascinating world for us to explore. We
dropped the jeannie and the activist altogether. We knew that all our
narratives now meet in the anonymous group. We wrote a funny scene - in one of
their meetings, they decide to name themselves. This was the beginning of Ship
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The two major plot points – sight restoration and
post-surgery readjustment issues were already present in our story about the
blind hockey player. Now the second part of this note, is a bullet – I will
elaborate upon it later, as well –<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have spoken at length about how my DoP Pankaj Kumar urged
me to look at the life and work of the celebrated Slowenian visually impaired
photographer <b>Evgen Bavcar</b>, with the hope of diverting my attention from the
character of the blind hockey player, to the world of blind photographers. I
was reluctant initially at engaging with, what I felt, was a slightly
"sensational irony", given the intensely oxymoronic nature of its central
conceit. I also felt that there is a sense of a tokenist novelty here - while it's a surprisingly common identity - there are thousands of visually impaired artists in the world - the desire to capture the experience in an external visual "memory box" is clearly understandable. Having once decided to engage with it, we decided to dive as deep as we
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Once you have a blind protagonist in your film, how do you
fight the cliché of the restored eyesight? I decided I won’t. So the challenge
in front of me was to take up the work of <b>Evgan Bavcar</b>, go along with the
tropes of sight restoration and post surgery conflict – use it as a narrative
layer for all the questions I wanted to explore about art and the subjective
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I have spoken about my references at length - about <b>Daniel
Kisch</b> and <b>Ben Underwood</b>, the two visually impaired men with a highly evolved
faculty of echolocation. I have spoken about the ideas of echolocation that I
learnt from the work of evolutionary biologists (especially the chapter on
echolocation in <b>The Blind Watchmaker</b>), and how I have tried trigger that
dialogue through the film. I have spoken about the photorapher’s aspiration of
condensification and the aspiration of all artists to achieve maximum content
density per unit of art, and how that informs the work of the blind
photographer in my film. I have spoken at length about the idea of accident vs
intent, the intention of simulation and metaphor in photography (a deleted
scene that was shown in an early trailer starts with a quote from <b>Jean
Baudrillard</b>), and the possibility of arriving at an objective scale of
measuring beauty, and its relation to the work of neuroaestheticists like <b>V S
Ramachandran </b>and Semir Zeki. A small capsule of our research work with a Mumbai
based blind photographer Mahesh Umrrania has been made available online. <o:p></o:p></div>
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For the work and the process of blind photographers, we drew
heavily from <b>Pete Eckert</b> and the <a href="http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/exhibitions/sightunseen/" target="_blank"><b>Sight Unseen</b> </a>collective of visually impaired
photographers in California (the <b>light-painting photographs</b> that Aliya takes in
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<b>post-surgery readjustment problems</b>, I recommend they have a look at my real
original reference – the essay titled <b>“To See or Not to See”</b> by the neurologist
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 18px;">Together, we have proven a point - that Indian audiences are not only ready for, but directly demanding insight, invention, beauty and meaning in their cinema. The need for a robust cultural environment has been vocalised at the box office.</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #37404e; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.800000190734863px; line-height: 18px;"> It's loud and clear, and has forced a valid response - an expansion of the film's release to more cities. The wall of presumption has been dented, now it needs to come down. Let's not accept anything lesser.<br /><br />Thanks to you, the film will now release in seventeen new cities next Friday (Surat, Goa, Rajkot, Mangalore, Mysore, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Bhopal, Indore, Nagpur, Raipur, Vizag, Coimbatore, Patna, Jaipur, Trivandrum and Calicut, in addition to the existing nine cities). We need to put in our best to keep this dialogue alive. This is about the survival and growth of all that is relevant to us, culturally.<br /><br />We are more than just a film now. We don't know if this is going to be seen, in retrospect, as a small step or a giant leap. We do know that this would be seen as an opportunity for a movement - either taken or missed.<br /><br />We need to come together to evolve a new ecosystem for profound, complex, meaningful, relevant, rigorous, experimenting, inquiring and beautiful cinema to exist and be accessible to each one of us - a privilege we don’t have yet. We can't afford hoardings or TV spots (the ones we have, were offered for free). We will depend on you to carry this further.<br /><br />If the film has resonated with you, or held any meaning for you, then we request you to volunteer (especially, if you live in any of the cities the film is releasing in).<br /><br />Here's what you can do to partake in, what we naively, ambitiously hope would be, a cinema resurgence in urban India -<br /><br />- Make Ship of Theseus banner the Cover Photo on your Facebook profile.<br /><br />- Share Ship of Theseus related content (reviews, posters, trailers, interviews, quotes from the film) on your Facebook personal profile, as well as the Facebook groups you are a part of.<br /><br />- If you or any of your friends manage a Facebook Page, get Ship of Theseus trailer shared through that page.<br /><br />- Change your twitter handle to Ship of <your name=""><br /><br />- Regularly RT tweets from @sotfilm and share posts from facebook.com/sotfilm<br /><br />- E-mail the film's trailer, social media links and show timings to everyone you think would be interested in the film.<br /><br />- Set your gmail status message with a link to the Ship of Theseus trailer/page.<br /><br />- If you have a Youtube Channel, place the Ship of Theseus trailer link in the annotations to your videos.<br /><br />- Share material on your blog - trailers, posters and links. Put up the SOT banner linking it to the FB page.<br /><br />- Initiate discussions around the film in the online forums you are part of.<br /><br />- Embed Ship of Theseus trailer on your blogs, websites, articles.<br /><br />- Gift a screening of the film to someone you feel should watch the film.<br /><br />- Organise group screenings of the film, followed by post screening discussions. You can shoot the video of the discussion, and we'll share it online.<br /><br />- Call at least one person you know, who hasn't yet seen the film, and tell them about it, if it's not an intrusion.<br /><br />- Innovate & improvise!<br /><br />- Share this post!<br /><br /><br />Here are some relevant links -<br /><br />Get images you can share from<br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151677518312621.1073741827.562167620&type=1&l=e450dbe4bd" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;">https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151677518312621.1073741827.562167620&type=1&l=e450dbe4bd</a><br /><br />Official trailer<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5xt0cKasDw" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5xt0cKasDw</a><br /><br />The atheist prayer<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DPMvNfytKRBQ&h=xAQFCsBt-&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMvNfytKRBQ</a><br /><br />Recommendation video<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zCupteBlBo" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zCupteBlBo</a><br /><br />Dialogue promos<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DWAtua8-nRRU&h=VAQGZp3a_&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAtua8-nRRU</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DwjnAn11HdIY&h=bAQGooeR6&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjnAn11HdIY</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-3U03OM8DMo&h=jAQFQ9krH&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3U03OM8DMo</a><br /><br />Some early teasers<br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DS5JW92zk32s&h=yAQHpljhk&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5JW92zk32s</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRMvms9Z9Cs" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRMvms9Z9Cs</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaVRIoc8buM" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaVRIoc8buM</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DFPslufWdlMw&h=3AQEVgTrZ&s=1" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; 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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-19262722483930302762013-07-19T01:23:00.001+05:302013-07-19T01:28:36.821+05:3010 Great Films!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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in the last few years. It was a great exercise to prepare it. I felt
dually obliged - to list five films that I consider masterpieces, for those who
are not yet familiar with the work of Tarr or Haneke; and to make a list of
five lesser known first or second features that are truly powerful pieces of
cinema. With the exception of Kusturica's film, all the others on the list are
films released in the last few years.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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With all this thought put into it, I was shocked to see a disrespectfully edited
and brainlessly truncated version on some sponsor's website! That is
why I decided to share the complete piece on my blog - </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Du Levande (You, the Living)</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Roy Andersson</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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50 hyperreal and urbsurd (urban absurdity, a word coined by Khushboo Ranka to
catalogue the specific genre of surreal ironies manifesting in urban settings)
vignettes seem to traverse a range of human misery, from alienation to
apocalypse, and still manage to leave you with a sense of wonder (and even
joy). The coldness of the fourth wall is reinstated in every frame, distancing
the audience from the mirror to their desires, anxieties, insecurities and
epiphanies. The cast of non-actors are studied pathologically in a sort of a
human zoo. Every frame is a stunning piece of art, with a colour palette that
can be described only as edible or dreamable, held together by the zombie like
pale make-up worn by the actors.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>The Turin Horse</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Bela Tarr & Ignes Hranitzky</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If nightmares are our
mind's way of preparing itself for eventualities, this one prepares us for the
worst - the end of the world, the suspicion that daily rigmarole is indeed
absent of purpose, and the realisation of the complete absence of meaning. The
tragedy of day to day existence is the other side of the inch by inch
destruction of the world. From the haunting images by Fred Kelemen to the
hypnotic score by master composer Vig Mihaly, the genius of Tarr and Hranitzky
is in setting up the right triggers for every member of the audience to have
their own personal enlightenment. If there is such a thing as a peaceful, soothing
death, Bela Tarr's masterpiece is an insight into what that might be like. (At
the risk of committing blasphemy, may I suggest that you hold a loved one's
hand, as you walk on this edge of the world).</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Underground</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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This is one loud drunken Balkan stupor; baroque, gaudy, insane, epic,
plenitudinous, layered with vodka wisdom and plum rakija insights into all
things primitive - love, betrayal and war; produced by a country that exists no
longer, directed by the super brat of Eastern European cinema. It is a
celebration of devastation, a distilled (to some, reduced) polemic absent of
political chicanery, a panegyric for innocence and longing. This is grandeur
upgraded, it's Fellini ver. 2.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>The White Ribbon</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Michael Haneke</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The American polemist Sam
Harris, in his bullet thesis arguing the impossibility of free will, draws upon
an episode of mindless cruelty to penetrate into the nature of choice and
action, and the forces that guide them. It doesn't seem like a coincidence that
Haneke chose a very similar episode in Funny Games to deconstruct the triggers
in our environment that compel us to choose the course of action we take. From
The Seventh Continent to The White Ribbon, the subject of Haneke's very
disturbing constructs of violence, guilt, evil, fascism, conformity, and
fanaticism, is indeed the suspicion of the absence of free will. With clinical
observation and organised spontaneity, Haneke constructs a
psycho-socio-political Rube Goldberg machine that has been set to motion by
forces beyond the individual capacities of his characters, and will inevitably
lead to consequences that are now a part of our shameful past. Haneke, while
seemingly cold and punitive, is also an author of great empathy and redeeming
power.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Holy Motors</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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"All art aspires to a condition of music." - Walter Pater</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In that, Holy Motors achieves the state of Baroque music. It is a
thoroughly engaging, surprising, ecstatic, tragic, playful and self reflexive
magic trick, constantly playing on your expectations from the real and the
imagined. It invites you to participate in solving a complex puzzle, only to
realise that the scope of the puzzle is far beyond the riddles presented by
Carax and his namesake character (Leos Carax is Le Oscar ax). This film is a field
day for a neuroscientist, especially a neuro-aestheticist. Wonder occurs when
the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, and in that, Holy Motors is
also truly wonderful.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Taxidermia</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Surreal, grotesque and incredibly inventive, Taxidermia is a
bizarre tale of the limits of the human body, a rich allegory of post war
Hungary, and a stunning visual experience that is also an endurance test.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Dogtooth</b></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Giorgos Lanthimos</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dogtooth gives us a glimpse of a new way of looking, while
challenging (if not shattering) our long held beliefs of filial obedience,
compliance and sanctity. It's a social satire with two perfectly delivered
experiences - suspense and wonder.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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of Sampat Pal, the founder of the courageous women rights organisation Gulabi
Gang, a document of their struggles against rural Indian caste politics and
corruption, and a re-invention of the detective genre.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">A human experiment in continuum with the infamous Stanford prison
experiment and the Milgram experiment, only far more complex (and certainly not
unethical). This film might well be the beginning of a long pending trial.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Three people walked into a bar. Not a joke, but what a yarn! Old
women in a village mourn the death of a young woman, their livelihood depended
on her. It involved chewing bread into wet spongy paste, with their teethless
gums, that she would use to make dolls. Was she one of the discarded clonal
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-35149033412097130602013-05-15T02:37:00.002+05:302013-05-15T02:37:24.687+05:30Ship of Theseus new poster and teaser!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #999999; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>A new poster ...and a new teaser!</b></span><div>
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<span style="color: #cccccc; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <br /> Releasing 19th, July 2013</span></h2>
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-69287438558359348262012-09-07T19:55:00.001+05:302012-09-07T19:55:45.170+05:30TIFF Premiere<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So now that it's done.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Thank you friends and families of friends for making the film with me. I am really happy that some most loved ones were by my side last night, and I wish some most loved ones were here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I am grateful to the community for responding so well to the film. It was rather kind of so many people to turn up and stay back till so late in the night. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">It is a difficult film to watch past bedtime, so i</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">t was really generous of them to stay back even later for a conversation. I am glad that the ideas and the images resonated so well with them, and honoured that they found our thoughts and dreams to be relevant.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">All of this in the face of a terribly washed out DCP print / projection. I know nobody noticed, but I'd like to apologise. The film looks, sounds and feels better when seen in its full form.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">We have another screening today at 2.30 pm. I will run some tests and make sure that it's an experience we meant it to be, this time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I feel deeply privileged at this opportunity to dabble with meaning. I hope our findings are useful.</span><br />
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Anand Gandhihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07554681613318707167noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3925115842199080897.post-7057095687256748192012-08-04T14:52:00.000+05:302012-08-04T14:52:28.090+05:30Ship of Theseus - First Look<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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ship are replaced, bit-by-bit, is it still the same ship? An unusual
photographer grapples with the loss of her intuitive brilliance as an aftermath
of a clinical procedure; an erudite monk confronting an ethical dilemma with a
long held ideology, has to choose between principle and death; and a young
stockbroker, following the trail of a stolen kidney, learns how intricate
morality could be. Following the separate strands of their philosophical
journeys, and their eventual convergence, <b>Ship of Theseus</b> explores questions of
identity, justice, beauty, meaning and death.</span><br />
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