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1 Dharavi: A Slum In The Centre Of India’s Financial Capital | The Indian Miracle? | TRACKS
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5 Walking in Paharganj New Delhi – India [4K]
21 mrt. 2020
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9 Amazing Interview In India with a boy from the streets ~ Beyond Slumdog Millioniare / update below
31 mrt. 2010
Amazing Interview In India with a boy from the streets ~ Beyond Slumdog Millioniare / update below
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JUNE 9, 2016 This is a January 2016 update to the Story of Suraj
http://mydreamsofindia.blogspot.com/2…
UPDATE MARCH, 2015. After a year in a paid work apprentice program, Suraj was pressured by family into returning to the slums. Get the full update at. http://mydreamsofindia.blogspot.in/20… His story still sadly represents millions of India’s children.
This link will put you in direct contact with the slum. This is not an endorsement and please research to your own satisfaction. Thank you to all who helped this past year.
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We have been on this since we met Suraj http://mydreamsofindia.blogspot.in/20…
400,000 have seen the interview by Sazzy of this boy from the streets. People offered prayers wishes, hopes and a lot of praise, but, no one stepped up to help, until now.
http://mydreamsofindia.blogspot.in/20…
3 years later… see the video update: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lgh9g4…
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UPDATE: Its almost 4 years since this video was posted… Sadly, when filming this video, Saraj knew the reality of his future and this world and human nature. I ran into to him yesterday doing exactly what he said would be his future. The worst is 1/4 million views here …. all the useless good wishes, empty promises, and prayers… no one… actually acted and that is the saddest statement on us…. We failed.
Please read this whole notice on this video – To those asking about sponsoring Raj: We filmed this on our visit in Jan. 2010.
We are currently working with out contacts to locate him and also determine a proper NGO working in the region to handle your support. Again… latest information as of April 4, 2014
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In India, between 17 million and 60 million children survive alone on India’s urban streets.
While we were having a chai on the roof at a Tibetan restaurant in Mcleod Ganj, 11-year old Saraj walked up to us with an outstretched hand and introduced himself.
We listened to his story for a while and asked if we could interview him so others could hear it.
This amazing young man of the streets speaks 4 languages and is brilliant well beyond his years.
You will hear in this video both hope and you will hear that there is no hope.
Joe and Sazzy
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13 Small-Business Entrepreneurs Lighting Up India’s Slums
1 jun. 2015
Let there be Light: The Australian entrepreneurs who have set their sights on getting power into India’s slums
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India’s economy is growing faster than China’s, yet a third of its population still live without electricity. But now a small company Pollinate Energy are selling solar-powered lights to India’s slum-dwellers.
In the absence of power, every night the air in the sprawling shanty-towns of India’s cities fill with the dense smoke of kerosene used for lighting and cooking. For the slum-dwellers, the smoke is a killer – equivalent to consuming up to two packs of cigarettes a day. “We basically decided that if we wanted to solve this huge problem it had to be a business solution. You just can’t give away 400 million lights”, says Kat Kimmorley, co-founder of Pollinate Energy. Pollinate’s simple and safe solution comes in the form of a portable solar-powered light, in which the poorest can invest in a brighter future. Their demand is now giving work to Indians like Latha, a young mother who sells the lamps to slum dwellers: “My status has increased. My life has changed”, she says.
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15 India’s shameful child labour mining for beauty industry sparkle
22 feb. 2017
16 India | The Republic Of Hunger | 101 East
11 mei 2012
Al Jazeera English
More than 40 per cent of India’s 61 million children are malnourished, prompting the prime minister to declare the problem a “national shame”.
A recent report reveals that levels are twice that of sub-Saharan Africa, making every third malnourished child in the world an Indian.
India has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and runs one of the largest child feeding programmes.
But critics say only a fraction of aid reaches the needy.
101 East travels to India and asks what the country is doing to feed its millions.
17 My Daily Life in the SLUMS OF MUMBAI (Life-Changing 5 Days)
23 apr. 2018
UPDATE: a few years after living in Dharavi I made a short video about its history. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkvy4…
Two and a half years ago, during my first visit in India, I spent 2 days walking all around the slums of Mumbai. Even though I got to learn quite a bit about the life in the slums, I didn’t have the chance to live inside the slums and because of that I left with more questions than answers.
So now that I came back to India for the second time, I decided to go back to Mumbai and spend five days living in Dharavi, which is one of the largest slums in the world.
This experience opened my eyes in ways I couldn’t have imagined, because I got to spend so much time with the local people, who completely transformed my outlook on what their lives were like.
You see, as most outsiders, I had a very distorted view of the people of the slums. We grow up hearing stories about them dying on the streets, no one being able to read and write, kids having to sleep surrounded by flesh-eating rats and so on.
There are, of course, tons of problems that need to be addressed, especially when it comes to sanitation. For example, sources say that in Dharavi there is an average of 1 toilet for a thousand people. Also, livestock generally lives in the same quarters with people and that, combined with the fact that the local water sources lack cleaning facilities, sometimes causes the spread of contagious diseases.
However, people there are just like everywhere else. They have their own dreams, goals, careers, thoughts and emotions. They are in no way different from the rest of us.
It doesn’t matter where we come from. We are all equal. Some of us are born with golden spoons in our mouths, others are not. But that doesn’t define us. What defines us is our pursuit of happiness, our compassion for others and our ability to adapt to whatever circumstances we’re in and make the best of them.
18 Dispatches: The Street Kids Of Mumbai (Poverty Documentary) | Real Stories
7 mei 2016
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23 India’s Missing Girls: BBC Documentary
10 aug. 2016
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25 Dalit Muslims of India | Al Jazeera World
2 sep. 2015
Al Jazeera English
For centuries India’s social structure was built around a rigid Hindu caste system. While the caste system was constitutionally abolished in 1950, its legacy still deeply affects contemporary Indian society.
The Hindu population, around 84 percent of the 1.2 billion people that live in the country, is still influenced by the four main traditional castes, which also have their own sub-sects: Brahmins, the priestly and academic class; Kshatriya, the warrior caste; Vaishya, which comprises the business community; and Shudra, the working class.
Outside these four groups are others, including the Dalits, who are at the bottom of the hierarchy.
Dalits have traditionally done jobs considered ritually impure, like garbage collection, street sweeping, the cremation of dead bodies and the disposal of human waste.
With Dalits continuing to face prejudice and discrimination within their own communities, some try to find social acceptance by converting to Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism or Islam.
“It bothers me whenever I introduce myself. People ask about my surname,” says Rakesh, who’s a dhobi, the washerman caste.
Rakesh has converted to Islam and changed his name to Ali Kanojia.
“I tell them my name is Rakesh. They ask, ‘Rakesh what?’ They normally ask you this at a Hindu’s house,” he says.
But conversion is not simply a way out – prejudices still carry over into other religions. Many converts face resistance and even violence from their families or the communities they were born into and the new chosen faith can pose a different set of challenges – like those faced by Ali Kanojia from his own family.
“It’s not easy to convert to Islam,” he says. “They [the family] say it’s not right. I ask, Why? They say it’s because Muslims have a bad reputation.”
Abdulrahman Bharti’s conversion to Islam almost cost him his life.
“I got shot by Hindu people from the Sawar clan … . When a person converts, the new religion welcomes them, but people from the old religion try to stop them. If they can’t, they’ll try to kill them. This happened to me,” says Bharti who was shot in the chest and leg.
After independence in 1947, the Indian government introduced positive discrimination in favour of low caste groups, but not everyone enjoys the same benefits.
It’s a highly complex benefit structure with certain jobs, education opportunities and political representation reserved for different social and religious groups.
The Reservation Act covers a wide range of eventualities, but for Dalits the disadvantages of conversion may arguably outweigh the advantages, especially when it comes to jobs.
“The protection includes Sikhs and Jains, and Buddhists, but it doesn’t include Christians and Muslims, so what happens is that they get excluded from those – the quotas for SCs [Scheduled Castes],” says Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director for Human Rights Watch.
Kanojia, for instance, has not been able to get a government job.
“If you don’t have a lower caste certificate you won’t get a reserved job. I don’t have the lower caste certificate. My parents were illiterate and had little understanding of things… I can’t get a job anywhere,” says Kanojia.
Set primarily in Mumbai and in the Madhya Pradesh countryside, this film provides an insight into conversion to other religions – the social reformer and principal architect of the Indian constitution, BR Ambedkar, was born a Dalit and converted to Buddhism and many followed in his footsteps – and the processes for finalising conversions.
We hear the personal stories of different Dalit Muslims and the campaign of one man, descended from Muslim converts, to end garbage picking and discrimination against Dalits in Madhya Pradesh.
This is part of a broader struggle where castes, clans and religions determine the course of millions of lives.
27 The hellish coal fields of Jharia | DW Documentary
13 nov. 2017
30 India. Real life in New Delhi: caste system, politics, slums and business
Andrey Burenok
Aloha, guys!
It is time to meet the locals of Delhi. In this issue we will have as many as 5 heroes from different castes! We will talk about real life in India, how life is different in Delhi and the regions, about castes and the life of different generations.
First, we will take a stroll through the Khanpur Village in the southern part of Delhi along with our heroine Sawi, who works in a restaurant. Savi will tell us about how her daily life is arranged, show us her home, tell about religion, Indian wedding and family life. Savi will also comment on the popular myth that in Delhi water from the toilet is mixed with water, which then enters the water supply.
Then we will get acquainted with Liza, who recently married an Indian. She will introduce us to her family and we will learn how they live in India from several generations at once. So the mother and father of the family will talk about what India was like 20 years ago, what has changed in the country during this time and what traditions the local population honors, what education was like. Their family live in a huge house, which is served by three helpers – one prepares food, the others help her and are engaged in cleaning. In the video you will learn how much helpers earn and how much money is needed to maintain a house worth 400,000,000 rupees.
23-year-old Diksha, whom we met by chance on the street, will tell us about the life and dreams of the younger generation.
And in this issue, I will introduce you to Tanya’s husband from the main issue of «Expats» in Delhi – Rohan, who left India for 22 years to study and travel around the world. And then he returned and opened a franchise restaurant in Delhi.
5 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT DELHI
According to UN forecasts, in 2022 India will overtake China and become the most populous country in the world! The number of residents by that time can reach 1.6 billion people, which will be almost equal to the population of the United States and China.
India is a multi-ethnic country with more than 400 ethnic groups living on its territory. Hindi and English are considered to be the state here, but the government also recognizes 17 other languages (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Manipuri, Konkani, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Orii, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu). All in all, India speak 447 different languages and 2 thousand dialects.
74% of young Indians prefer marriage to their personal choice. With all this, 1 out of 100 marriages in India ends in divorce. By the way, one of the lowest in the world! By the way, the largest family in the world lives in India. A man named Zion Chan has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandsons. They all live together in a house with 100 rooms.
Although according to statistics, 35% of the population lives below the poverty line, and most of the country lives on less than $2 a day, more than a million Indians are millionaires.
A cow is a sacred animal in India. She is also considered one of the seven mothers of mankind, because she gives milk, like women.
Are you ready to meet local people in Delhi? Let’s start it!
31 Breaking India’s Unjust Caste System (2014)
13 sep. 2016
33 Incredible India – Varanasi (Benares) 2013
26 feb. 2014
38 India. Real life in New Delhi: caste system, politics, slums and business
26 apr. 2019
Aloha, guys!
It is time to meet the locals of Delhi. In this issue we will have as many as 5 heroes from different castes! We will talk about real life in India, how life is different in Delhi and the regions, about castes and the life of different generations.
First, we will take a stroll through the Khanpur Village in the southern part of Delhi along with our heroine Sawi, who works in a restaurant. Savi will tell us about how her daily life is arranged, show us her home, tell about religion, Indian wedding and family life. Savi will also comment on the popular myth that in Delhi water from the toilet is mixed with water, which then enters the water supply.
Then we will get acquainted with Liza, who recently married an Indian. She will introduce us to her family and we will learn how they live in India from several generations at once. So the mother and father of the family will talk about what India was like 20 years ago, what has changed in the country during this time and what traditions the local population honors, what education was like. Their family live in a huge house, which is served by three helpers – one prepares food, the others help her and are engaged in cleaning. In the video you will learn how much helpers earn and how much money is needed to maintain a house worth 400,000,000 rupees.
23-year-old Diksha, whom we met by chance on the street, will tell us about the life and dreams of the younger generation.
And in this issue, I will introduce you to Tanya’s husband from the main issue of «Expats» in Delhi – Rohan, who left India for 22 years to study and travel around the world. And then he returned and opened a franchise restaurant in Delhi.
5 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT DELHI
According to UN forecasts, in 2022 India will overtake China and become the most populous country in the world! The number of residents by that time can reach 1.6 billion people, which will be almost equal to the population of the United States and China.
India is a multi-ethnic country with more than 400 ethnic groups living on its territory. Hindi and English are considered to be the state here, but the government also recognizes 17 other languages (Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Nepali, Manipuri, Konkani, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Marathi, Orii, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu). All in all, India speak 447 different languages and 2 thousand dialects.
74% of young Indians prefer marriage to their personal choice. With all this, 1 out of 100 marriages in India ends in divorce. By the way, one of the lowest in the world! By the way, the largest family in the world lives in India. A man named Zion Chan has 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandsons. They all live together in a house with 100 rooms.
Although according to statistics, 35% of the population lives below the poverty line, and most of the country lives on less than $2 a day, more than a million Indians are millionaires.
A cow is a sacred animal in India. She is also considered one of the seven mothers of mankind, because she gives milk, like women.
Are you ready to meet local people in Delhi? Let’s start it!
39 Voices from Delhi’s slum
20 feb. 2013
42 India’s COVID-19 Crisis: Slavery, Suicide And A Rising Extreme Poor | Insight | Full Episode
18 nov. 2020
50 minutes
43 India’s Coal Rush: A Town on Fire
19 jan. 2016
Jharia lies at the heart of India’s largest coal belt, within the north-east state of Jharkhand. The area produces almost all of the country’s high-quality coking coal required in the production of steel as well as in thermo-electricity plants. Yet the vast open cast mines that stretch through these lands lie on top of underground fires that have been burning for over a century.
Recent mining expansions have provoked these flames causing over 70 open fires to erupt along the earth’s surface, spewing noxious gases and destroying the land. Those hardest hit are local villagers and workers in towns such as Jharia – forced to endure poisonous air, dangerous fires and unbearable heat.
Envrionmental activists have highlighted how the state-run coal mining BCCL firm has deliberately exacerbated the open fires, so as to justify the eviction of locals due to safety risks, and thereby clear the areas of coal-rich land suited for their expansion.
The nearby town of Dhanbad is particularly notorious for its ‘coal mafia’ – an informal name given to the corrupt mechanics behind India’s coal trade – one mired by greed and exploitation.
Earlier this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced plans to double state-produced coal by 2020 in the hopes of meeting India’s rapidly rising energy demands. Yet, in the setting of global climate change and emission responsibilities, coal remains one of the dirtiest forms of energy production.
Set in the bleak and naturally striking scenery of Jharia, this story looks into the poverty-stricken, remote and forgotten lives of people at the mercy of corporations and governed by coal. This is the story of those buried beneath Indias billion dollar coal operations – the dirty end of a dirty business.
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Additional Camera: Melanie Cura Daball & PixelDo.com
Additional
46 Documentary: Invisible chains – bonded labour in India’s brick kilns
20 sep. 2017
50 WASTE -(Documentary Film)
11 aug. 2015
After winning a fellowship with InfoChange India, Parasher Baruah has directed a documentary film about the rag pickers of Dharavi .
The film was selected to be screened at the Munich Documentary Film Festival in May 2009.
Filmed over a period of eight months in Dharavi, WASTE explores the importance of the rag pickers’ role in managing the city’s waste and the challenges that these people face every day. The film follows three adolescent rag pickers, Sameer, Santosh, and Salman, as they go about their daily lives and interviews other rag pickers and residents of Dharavi in the process.
WASTE leaves a powerful impact on its audience and prompts viewers to rethink the way they use and dispose of trash.
The film continues to be screened at various schools and events to bring attention to the living conditions of rag pickers and to help audiences gain perspective on how their patterns of consumption impact the environment
CREDITS
Director/Cinematographer-Parasher Baruah
Editor-Arindam Ghatak
Sound design- Niraj Gera
Produced by- Center for Communication and Development Studies (CCDS)/ Infochangeindia.org
52 The Real Slum Dogs: Journey Of Hope by Deric Ó hArtagáin Follow me on Instagram @deric_tv_
27 mrt. 2015
The Real Slum Dogs; Journey of Hope
Première: Thursday 26th March 2015
Presenter: @deric_hartigan
The documentary is a raw and real reflection of modern day life in Kolkata, India. From the shocking scenes of child labourers working in the city’s main dump at Howrah and the generational prostitution on Kolkata’s main highways to the on-going rescue operations and educational projects provided by the Hope Foundation; this documentary charters the journey and lives of the forgotten children of Calcutta through the work of the charity organisation as they endeavour to rescue a generation from a life of drug use and sexual abuse. Throughout this ‘Journey Of Hope’, Limerickman Deric Hartigan comes face-to-face with the harsh reality of slum life in the city, meets the children who have been recused from a life of destitution, talks to those on the ground who work tirelessly to make it happen and visits the projects directly funded by the Irish people. Shocking and inspiring, this gripping documentary will expose the underbelly of a city and a culture where you have to fight to survive.
53 Men of Burden – Acclaimed Documentary Film on Cycle Rickshaws in Pondicherry, India
4 aug. 2014
“Men of Burden: Pedaling towards a Horizon” is an Internationally-acclaimed 2006 documentary film set in the city of Pondicherry(now Puducherry), India. The documentary uncovers the story of disappearing cycle rickshaw drivers living in abject poverty. Over time, the city has experienced a gradual reduction in the number of cycle rickshaws. thereby diminishing the chances of living for those who depend on them. What used to be one of the primary modes of transport in the city is now a fading memory with the few remaining ones staging a difficult survival. The film explores some of the ethical dimensions of man pulling man against the background of the increasingly menacing effects of motorised transport and air pollution. It also takes the viewer through the rickshaw men’s journey of hope on the roads that have fostered them.
Representing one facet of India’s population below poverty line, these unflagging men perpetually struggle to eat one satisfying meal a day. What is remarkable is the essence of some who believe in making a difference in an apparently hopeless livelihood. While India’s big cities are racing towards Globalization and technology, these rickshaw men, against all odds, remain appreciative of their modest lives by believing in the power of now meaning earn for their everyday meal and live a contented life and not worry about any saving or about future.
Portraying the immediacy and desolation of the situation the film highlights a catalytic change revolutionizing India’s economic and social future from the grass roots level. Juxtaposing the way of life of these men with definitive solutions, the film answers the question of how these changes can trickle down to the roots of India’s soil.
The film had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Indian Film Festival, European Premiere at the Filmburo Baden-Wurttemberg’s Bollywood and Beyond Film Festival and its NYC Premiere at the Sixth Annual Indo-American Arts Council Film Festival.
Directed by Raghu Jeganathan
Co-directed by Earthling K
Produced by Ramesh Mourthy, Accessible Horizon Films
Cinematography by Mohandass
Music by Steve Gorn
54 The Test of Poverty (18 Minute Full Length Edition)
14 sep. 2010
“The Test of Poverty” follows two women living in extreme poverty in West Bengal, India, as they participate in Trickle Up’s program and work to change the effects that generations of poverty have had on their families’ lives. The film shows that addressing the needs of the ultra-poor -those living on less than $1.25 day- involves more than just providing them with capital, and must be viewed through a wider lens. The film also captures the powerful effects that increased self‐confidence and empowerment that come from participating in Trickle Up’s program have in helping women break the vicious cycle of extreme poverty.
“The Test of Poverty” was directed by Gautam Bose and produced with support from the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), which is spearheading a global effort to understand how safety nets, livelihoods, and microfinance can be sequenced to create pathways for the poorest to graduate out of extreme poverty.
“The Test of Poverty” shows how Trickle Up helps the ultra-poor holistically and with lasting results.
55 The Test of Poverty (4 Minute Short Version)
16 jun. 2010
“The Test of Poverty” follows two women living in extreme poverty in West Bengal, India, as they participate in Trickle Up’s program and work to change the effects that generations of poverty have had on their families’ lives. The film shows that addressing the needs of the ultra-poor -those living on less than $1.25 day- involves more than just providing them with capital, and must be viewed through a wider lens. The film also captures the powerful effects that increased self‐confidence and empowerment that come from participating in Trickle Up’s program have in helping women break the vicious cycle of extreme poverty.
“The Test of Poverty” was directed by Gautam Bose and produced with support from the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP), which is spearheading a global effort to understand how safety nets, livelihoods, and microfinance can be sequenced to create pathways for the poorest to graduate out of extreme poverty.
“The Test of Poverty” shows how Trickle Up helps the ultra-poor holistically and with lasting results.
56 India’s ‘Slumdog’ Millions: A glimpse of life in Bihar’s slums
19 feb. 2009
This short film, narrated by Mark Tully, shows a glimpse of what life is like for one family living in the slum of Kamla Nehru Nagar (Bihar, central India).
Slum-dwellers are vulnerable. With no permanent roof over their heads, little prospect of a secure job and poor access to basic sanitation, bad health and social exclusion is rife. Children can become easy victims of crime, prostitution and child labour.
This video shows how preventable diseases take a huge toll on slum-dwelling families.
58 A Taste Of India: Ep1 – Backpacking from Delhi to Udaipur
18 sep. 2016
Watch my first trip to India in this travel documentary, as I spent 6 weeks backpacking around the country.
I spent 3 weeks backpacking through the cities of the north and then another 3 weeks in the beaches and backwaters of the south.
Episode 1 is the northern half of my journey. Starting in Delhi, I travel to Varanasi, one of the world’s oldest cities and gets to row on the sacred Ganges river.
After a trip to the Taj Mahal in Agra I travel by train to Jaipur exploring the various forts, temples and colourful streets of The Pink City.
In Jaisalmer I go on a 2 day camel safari through the Rajasthan desert and then in Jodhpur I do a different kind of fort tour – the Flying Fox zipline. This leg of the trip finishes in the beautiful city of Udaipur.
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59 A Taste Of India: Ep 2 – Backpacking from Goa To Kerala
Watch my first trip to India in this travel documentary, as I spent 6 weeks backpacking around the country.
I spent 3 weeks backpacking through the cities of the north and then another 3 weeks in the beaches and backwaters of the south.
Episode 2 of this travel documentary is the southern half of ny journey.
Starting in Goa I enjoyed the different beaches and vibes of north and south Goa, including Vagator, Arambol and Palolem beach.
I then travelled inland to the beautiful ancient ruins of Hampi.
Working my way further south I relax on a canoe through the stunning Kerala backwaters, before finishing my trip in the cool beach town of Varkala.
60 Backpacking India In 45 Days – Travel Documentary
26 aug. 2018
In this travel documentary we take a wild and rough journey through India while just having a backpack. We start our journey through beautiful back waters of Kerala and go north as the summer heat catches on. We explore the ancient sites of Hampi, jump on India’s Train and much more. This journey consists of highs like beautiful landscape of Rishikesh and lows like getting food sick in India and Racism in India.
Down below are time stamps to help you navigate though the documentary.
Trivandrum, Kerala – 00:47 , Alappuzha, Kerala – 03:42 , Kochi, Kerala – 05:36 , Goa – 13:10 , Hampi – 16:00 , Hyderabad – 26:04 , Kolkata, West Bengal – 30:11 , Darjeeling, West Bengal – 33:39 , Varanasi Uttar Pradesh – 38:11, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand – 43:25 , Racism In India – 54:42 , Jaipur, Rajasthan – 58:18 , Agra, Uttar Pradesh – 01:05:05 , Delhi – 01:07:28
61 Top 24 Coolest Places to Visit in India | India Travel Guide
17 jun. 2019
64 Market Mayhem in Kolkata, India. 
17 jul. 2020
After spending a few hours relaxing in my luxury hotel I ventured out onto the streets. It was a stark contrast, leaving the spacious lobby where soothing piano music filled the air to be confronted with crowds of people and the loud and never ending “BEEP, BEEP, BEEP” of the traffic.
The Oberoi Grand is in the New Market area of Kolkata, where the streets are lined with vendors who have no shortage of potential customers. The area is very popular and it’s obvious why. The level of competition that exists there drives the price of goods to bargain levels.
Knockoff clothes are sold openly, even in front of the actual legit shops that sell that brand. Even those big brand shops are selling their wares at a deep discount as they are forced to compete with vendors selling fake versions right on their doorstep.
I had my bagged my first bargain at a juice shop. There were three juice shops that looked almost identical right next to each other. That sounds like a recipe for some good prices to me. A pint glass of freshly squeezed pomegranate juice was only 50 rupees and the vendor topped me up with an extra half a glass for free. Compare that to the video I made in Dubai where I paid over 500 rupees for about half the volume of the same drink. Just a 20 X value difference!!!!
I explored further, avoiding the local scammers and touts and found a Pani Puri stall. It looked like this was going to be a street food vlog. I actually had no idea what this video was going to be about when I made it but I just pressed record and decided to figure it out on the fly. I wandered back into the market streets and then decided it would be more of a market spree video than a food one.
A 350 pair of knockoff Puma shorts and a 200 knockoff Nike t-shirt later and yer man was happy but further bargains and delicious food were still to come his way.
I have one more video from Kolkata that I’ll be making public before the end of the month. It’s an hour long and full of fun and adventure.
** TIMESTAMPS **
0:00 Exploring Kolkata
0:27 Fresh Juice Vendor
2:00 Scammy Tout
4:03 Kolkata Pani Puri
7:52 New Market
8:40 Knockoff Puma Shorts
13:48 Knockoff Nike T-shirt
22:43 Handkerchief Vendor
26:21 Indoor Market
31:33 India Cricket Shirt
34:42 Street Food
65 Exploring Kolkata with EVERY Form of Transport.
27 jul. 2020
My mission was to explore Kolkata using as many different forms of transport as I could.
Kolkata is famous for its yellow taxis and colonial era trams. Hard working men transport people through the streets in bicycle or manual powered rickshaws. Not everywhere in India has these things so I felt like to get a real feel for Kolkata I must experience them.
I started with the Metro as their was a station near my hotel in the New Market area. It was less modern and more busy than the metro system in Chennai but still very nice, fast and cheap.
I wanted to explore a little of each area after taking each form of transport. I didn’t really have a plan where I was going though, I just worked the itinerary out on the fly.
I exited the metro at a green area on Google Maps so I assumed it would be a nice park to walk around. A correct assumption but that nice park, Elliott Park, hadn’t opened yet so I walked down to the next green area which I found was a massive field massively covered in litter.
It was actually pretty shocking. Not something I expected to see in the centre of a major international city. It could probably be cleaned up by a team in just one day so I’ve no idea why it isn’t. Kolkata people pay taxes, right? So I wonder why the local government don’t just employ some cheap labour to keep the area nice.
When Elliott Park opened at 1 pm it was like entering a different world. Perfectly manicured grass and trees, flowers everywhere, a lake. It was lovely and free to enter. The sign outside said it’s maintained by the Ministry of Defense so it seems they spend more on maintaining the park than the local government do on the rest of the area.
I walked a full loop of Elliott Park then jumped on a random bus. A friendly local helped me communicate with the bus conductor and I just jumped off at the traffic lights before the next stop. That counts as a bus ride, right?
I found a fairly quiet road that had street vendors. One man sorted me out with a lovely fresh sugar cane juice and another cleaned my shoes. These enterprising vendors are something I love about India. They provide real value to people with the services they provide.
With a clean pair of shoes I wanted to get off the streets and into one of the old style yellow cabs. They have written on them “no refusal”, which is a lie. They also have meters, which they don’t use, as I learned the hard way. Fortunately two friendly guys and helped me resolve the situation though and I only get cheated a little bit rather than a lot.
The cab was supposed to take me to another park. He was too lazy to do the U-turn though, so I had to cross the road and walk up the street only to find that the park was closed. It seems that these small parks in Kolkata all have certain times that they are open. The rest of the time they’re probably being maintained.
I still hadn’t seen a single tram in Kolkata since I arrived in the city. With some google research I found the nearest area would be Park Circus and I was walking that way when I saw a cycle rickshaw headed in the same direction. I obviously took that golden opportunity.
The mall I arrived at was a welcome sight as I was bursting. I went in to use the lavvy and ended with a mutton biriyani. Very nice. I like the food courts in Indian malls. The food is way more expensive than the local joints but the hygiene standards are high and you can eat in air conditioned comfort.
I did find the tram after leaving the mall and was lucky to get a carriage all to myself. The tram is very old, classic style with open windows you can stick your head out of. If I had more time I would have done the full loop of the track. A ticket is only 6 rupees ($0.08) so you can’t get much better value than that as a tourist for a fun and authentic experience in Kolkata.
My last form of transport was the manual rickshaw where I was able to give my strong legs a rest and let someone else’s strong legs transport me through the city. It’s a nice leisurely way to travel as you are elevated and have time to look around and take everything in. I’d love to spend all day being transported in one of those but it’s probably not possible. I guess they are used for short distances unless the drivers (?) have ultra-marathon athlete-like endurance.
** TIMESTAMPS **
0:00 Intro
0:48 Kolkata Metro
6:33 Garbage Park
8:23 Balloon Game
10:49 Elliot Park
12:51 Local Bus
16:45 Sugar Cane Juice
18:24 Shoe Cleaning
20:58 Kolkata Yellow Taxi
27:38 Cycle Rickshaw
32:08 Mutton Biriyani
35:17 Kolkata Tram
43:45 Traditional Rickshaw
53:36 Chai Vendor
66 – ₹10,000 LUXURY HOTEL in Kolkata, India.
7 jul. 2020
I flew all the way from Kerala to Kolkata to conclude my India trip and end it with a bang by staying in a 5 star hotel.
I chose to stay at the Oberoi Grand hotel due to its prime location. As I was bedridden in Kerala for days with flu I had time to do a bit of research on Kolkata. I explored the city with Google Maps to find the general area that I’d want to stay and from there tried to decide which was the best hotel in that area.
Every time I say anything negative at all about a hotel in my videos I get a dozen comments saying “Why didn’t you do research before you booked?” or “If you wanted luxury, you should have stayed in a 5 star hotel!!!!!”
Well, you bunch of self righteous nincompoops, you’ll be glad to know that I checked on TripAdvisor and this 5-star hotel’s rank based on traveler reviews is 6 out of 529 hotels, with a 5/5 average rating from 2,800 reviews.
Happy now? Well maybe you won’t be because I still managed to have at least one thing to complain about. Nowhere is perfect. However I spent 3 nights in the hotel and overall had an excellent experience.
The bed was as comfortable as it could be and I enjoyed 3 nights of perfect sleep that were followed by delicious breakfast feasts. The buffet selection was a little bit on the small side relative to the size of the hotel but it really was a case of quality over quantity.
The hotel is a heritage property so there are some pros and cons that go with that. It’s an obvious cliche but I have to say that “they don’t make ‘em like that anymore.” If a hotel was built in 2020 it would be very different to one that was designed and built over 100 years ago. You have the chance to live inside a piece of history.
The downside to that is that they’re not allowed to make any major changes to the building. Having a small en-suite bathroom may have been considered a luxury in the early 1900’s but nowadays guests come to expect one of a decent size in a top hotel.
I paid ₹10,000 rupees per night (£104 GBP / $132 USD) for my room, which is actually pretty good value for staying in one of the best hotels in the center of a major city, with breakfast included.
There were balcony rooms available that look over the pool / courtyard area. It would have been nice to wake up to that view but they were around 15,000 per night, 50% more expensive. I couldn’t justify paying 5,000 a night extra just for the luxury of a small balcony.
Overall I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Oberoi. The 5/5 rating it has earned on the review sites is deserved. What I liked most was how good the staff were. Everyone from the receptionist, to the housekeeper, to the pool boy, to the waiters, to the chefs showed the highest level of hospitality even when they were under the stress of being extremely busy.
The hotel has a policy of not encouraging the handing of tips to individual members of staff. This is perfect as it takes away a lot of awkward situations. Sometimes when staying in a low or medium standard hotel you don’t know if the staff member is going out of their way to help you because they’re expecting a tip in return or they’re just genuinely showing you good hospitality.
In this hotel their policy was, if you felt that you wanted to, you could put some money in an envelope and leave it in a box at reception to be shared by all the hotel’s staff. I left 3,000 which is 10% of what I paid for the 3 nights. It seemed appropriate to me. Maybe some Americans are reading this and are fuming “Tips should be 25% minimum!!!!” and maybe some other nationalities are reading this thinking that I was generous.
The point is I didn’t have to worry about what anyone though of the amount I tipped or the fact that I did or didn’t tip at all. Nobody saw how much I put in the envelope and nobody saw me put the envelope in the box. I just did what I thought was appropriate and gave it no further thought, until right now when I’m writing about it. 🙂
I only made another 2 videos in Kolkata. I had planned to use the last day to film 3 separate vlog ideas but it rained hard from morning until evening so I had to write them off or at least postpone them until my next trip to Kolkata. I guess that will be sometime in 2021 at the very earliest.
On the plus side, I think the 2 videos that I did make were awesome so let’s just pretend that I went for quality over quantity. 😉
****** TIMESTAMPS ******
00:00 Luxury Hotel Strategy
01:24 Oberoi Grand Hotel
06:00 In-room Check-In
11:19 Room Tour (Likes / Dislikes)
17:33 Swimming Pool
20:21 Hotel Gym
21:55 Breakfast Buffet
41:20 Turndown Service
69 Indian Rural Life
Village Life of Punjab/IndiaRural life of PunjabPeople below Poverty line
20 dec. 2018
71 Living in a slum, India|Short Documentary film|For subtitles click on CC|personal experience Video
6 jan. 2017
The short video aims at throwing light on the life in slums with a human touch. The team went and lived in Kriti Nagar slum, New Delhi for two days and lived as guests with one of the families to gain a personal experience. This video shows only some parts of entire two days. To know more about experience or be a part of next project, send an email to peoplesproject0@gmail.com
Cameraman & Editor
Raju Boro
Voice Over
Chiranjibi Thapa
Written By
Namit Hans
Produced by
People’s Project team
Directed By
Raju Boro
72 Inside Mumbai’s BIGGEST Slum Dharavi and the Industries within
22 nov. 2018
Inside Mumbai’s Mohammad and Mohsin take me on an in-depth tour of Dharavi slums and the micro industries thriving within. Dharavi is the largest slum in Mumbai and the second largest in Asia (after Orangi Town in Pakistan). It is estimated that one million people live in Dharavi, which spans just 535 acres, has a population density of an incredible 869,565 people per square mile. There are approximately 5,000 businesses and 15,000 single-room factories in Dharavi. The slum is the most literate in the country, with a literacy rate of 69%.
The metropolitan area of Mumbai has experienced an explosion in growth over the past 20 years…doubling since 1991.
This growth is attributed to migration from other regions in the country, with migrants seeking business and employment opportunities.
The rapid expansion has led to serious health issues that have to be addressed by the government, and a large percentage of residents live in the city’s slums.
The percentage of people living in slums is estimated to be as high as 41.3% in Greater Mumbai, meaning that over 9 million people live in these areas.
Thank you Mohammad and Mohsin of www.insidemumbaitours.com
VLOG 396 Part 2 11/01
#mumbai #dharavi #slumdog
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73 Documentary – The Way Of Dharavi 2014
3 apr. 2015
producer: Stefan Piot
presentation & research: Katrien Vankrunkelsven
camera: Marieke Versonnen & Siebe Vranckx
editing / special fx: Siebe Vranckx & Stefan Piot
voice over: Mike Cooper
partners: Jet Airways, Jetair Premium Partners, Perfect Travel Services
presented by: Sse Productions (SIX SIX EIGHT PRODUCTIONS)
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75 Extreme Pilgrim – India: The River
31 jan. 2014
Peter Owen Jones, a vicar in the Church of England, travels to the (Ardha) Kumbh Mela in Allahabad.
In the company of Vasisht Giri, he seeks out the sadhus and babas of the Kumbh and is invited to stay in Juna Akhara, at the dhuni of Jagdish GiriJi. Here Mr. Jones gets a first hand impression of baba life at the Kumbh.
After the Mela he continues to the ashram of Jagdish Giri and onwards north to the Himalayas to retreat into solitude in a cave.
The video is second part of a trilogy, where Mr. Jones explores spirituality, mysticism and the concept of God in different cultures.
76 Ascetic Christianity- Extreme Pilgrim
29 jul. 2012
77 Varanasi, India: “Beyond”
11 dec. 2012
“BEYOND” is an exclusive documentary featuring photographer Joey L. Set in Varanasi, India. The documentary by director Cale Glendening follows Joey and his assistant Ryan as they complete their latest photo series- “Holy Men.”
Almost every major religion breeds ascetics; wandering monks who have renounced all earthly possessions, dedicating their lives to the pursuit of spiritual liberation.Their reality is dictated only by the mind, not material objects. Even death is not a fearsome concept, but a passing from the world of illusion.
Created by: Cale Glendening, Joey L., Ryan McCarney
Directed by: Cale Glendening
Edit/Color: Chris Dowsett, Cale Glendening, Joey L., Megan Miller, John Carrington
Graphic/Titles: James Zanoni
Original Score: Stephen Keech,Tony Anderson
All Photographs: Joey L.
Guiding/Translation: Raju Verma, Tejinder Singh
Special Thanks: Jesica Bruzzi / BH Photo, Kessler Crane
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78 POVERTY: The Other India (A Documentary Film) by kush dudeja
28 jan. 2015
80 The Curse of the Diamond – Battling Child Labor and Corruption | Global 3000
11 jun. 2013
84 India: Under Lockdown | 101 East
28 mei 2020
Social distancing and good hygiene are essential weapons in the fight against COVID-19.
But how can you maintain social distancing in one of the world’s largest slums? How can you wash your hands regularly when there is no running water? And what happens when millions of people who survive on meagre wages are suddenly without work and struggling to feed themselves?
In India, 1.3 billion people were confined to their homes with just four hours’ notice as the country embarked on the world’s biggest lockdown.
Tens of millions of migrant workers suddenly found themselves jobless, quickly running out of money and food, and unable to return to their villages across India.
Ibrahim Mohammed worked as a rickshaw puller in New Delhi, but now he cannot leave the slum where he lives with his wife and four children.
“Ever since the lockdown was announced, we are dying of hunger,” he says. “Now they say there is a sickness in the air. We may get sick, but before that, we will die of hunger.”
Construction worker, Bhikhari Yadav, says he can no longer send money home to his wife and children in the eastern state of Bihar. He says migrant workers feel abandoned.
“We have made this country the way it is,” he says. “But right now, the poor man is being kicked in the stomach.”
101 East investigates India under lockdown.
85 Unintended consequence: India’s Rape Crisis | | 101 East
27 apr. 2012
87 BBC’s Great Indian Railway Journeys “Lucknow to Kolkata” S01E04
In première gegaan op 24 sep. 2020
This Will Enable me to Optimize my Creative Production to Showcase Journeys of Various Forms of Life.
On an epic railway journey from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh to Kolkata in West Bengal, Michael Portillo uses his Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, published when the British Raj was 55 years old, to chart a course through India’s history from the days of The East India Company to the dawn of independence.
In Lucknow, Michael tastes the famous local kebabs before seeking the truth about 1857 Siege of Lucknow, a key moment in the rebellion which precipitated the end of The East India Company’s grip on India and the start of direct British rule. After a classical kathak dance class, Michael boards the sleeper train towards Ghazipur, on the banks of the Ganges. Taking to the sacred waters by boat, he hears the murky story of The East India Company’s opium monopoly, then visits a modern-day opium factory making pharmaceuticals.
Following the 1907-built Grand Chord Railway, Portillo stops off at Bodh Gaya, where he meditates on its Buddhist heritage. Further up the line is Chitteranjan locomotive works, and an extraordinary 980-metre-long locomotive workshop. In Kolkata, established as the capital of British India in the days of The East India Company, Michael battles the crowds at India’s busiest station and glimpses colonial Calcutta in the grand Great Eastern Hotel. A Kolkata tram carries him to the former home of pro-independence poet Rabindranath Tagore, the ‘Bard of Bengal’ and the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Finally, Michael takes up the thread of India’s long journey towards nationhood at a traditional textile workshop. He hears how a boycott of British cloth inspired Mahatma Gandhi and joins a fashion shoot to see how India’s home-grown textiles are celebrated today.
90 BBC’s Great Indian Railway Journeys “Jodhpur to Delhi” S01E02
9 sep. 2020
This Will Enable me to Optimize my Creative Production to Showcase Journeys of Various Forms of Life.
Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel in hand, Michael embarks on a stunning rail journey from the Thar Desert in Rajasthan to the Indian capital, taking in desert landscapes and dazzling historic palaces.
From Jodhpur, Michael strikes out into the desert, taking a camel ride to a village where life has changed little in centuries, before embarking on the Jaipur-Agra-Delhi ‘Golden Triangle’ tour – India’s must-do itinerary in 1913 as today. In Jaipur, Michael enjoys a gin and tonic in a lavish former palace before learning about the close ties between the rajahs of Jaipur and British royalty. He takes a polo masterclass from a maharaja and enjoys a shower with a difference, courtesy of an elephant.
Continuing east, Michael breaks his journey in drought-prone Bandikui, where he marvels at the extraordinary architecture of one of India’s largest and deepest step wells. In Agra, Michael first glimpses the Taj Mahal from a luxurious hotel room with a view. Heading for a closer look, he learns how this romantic monument built by a Mughal emperor was restored by a British viceroy at the time of his Bradshaw’s guide book. Having pre-ordered an on-train lunch using a mobile app, Michael joins the crowds in ‘unreserved class’ en route to Delhi, where he samples street food in Chandni Chowk before boarding the sparkling new metro towards New Delhi.
Journey’s end is at New Delhi, built to house the rulers of the Raj after the capital moved from Calcutta in 1911 and designed by British architect Edwin Lutyens. But even as the crowds cheered King George V at the Delhi Durbar held the same year, anti-British sentiment was growing and soon after New Delhi was complete, India was granted independence.
91 BBC’s Great Indian Railway Journeys ” Amritsar to Shimla” S01E01
4 sep. 2020
This Will Enable me to Optimize my Creative Production to Showcase Journeys of Various Forms of Life.
Guided by his Bradshaw’s 1913 Handbook of Indian, Foreign and Colonial Travel, Michael Portillo travels across India. He embarks on a classic rail journey from Amritsar to Shimla. Along the way, he helps to feed the thousands at the world’s largest free kitchen and travels the railway routes used by millions of migrants partition. He gives his trademark colourful wardrobe an Indian twist and reaches the foothills of the Himalayas, where the epic Kalka to Shimla hill railway carries him to the former summer seat of the British rulers of the Raj.
Published when the British Raj was at its height, Michael’s guide leads him to some of the key locations in India’s 20th-century story, from the massacre in Amritsar in 1919 to the bloody events of partition.
Beginning in the Sikh holy city, Michael is dazzled by the beauty of the Golden Temple and awed by the scale of its langar – the world’s largest free kitchen.
His route then takes him through the Punjab, India’s breadbasket. Michael samples traditional chapattis, has a colourful kurta made up in one of the Punjab’s biggest cloth markets, and can’t resist the foot-tapping rhythms of Punjabi bhangra dancing, made famous by Bollywood. Portillo’s journey also reveals surprises. He uncovers a pioneering women’s medical college in Ludhiana, before plunging into Chandigarh, designed by Le Corbusier as a modernist expression of India’s post-independence future.
At Kalka, Michael glimpses the Himalayas for the first time and joins the 1906-built mountain railway for a stunning climb to Shimla. There, he relives the days when the creme de la creme of expatriate society went to socialise and rule – their exploits recorded by a young Rudyard Kipling.
92 Life as an “Untouchable” in India
21 dec. 2020
93 Kid Switcheroo
6 apr. 2011
Little girl switcheroo in toilet. Her mother broke her glasses and doesn’t notice. A presentation of the Just For Laughs Gags. The funny hidden camera pranks show for the whole family. Juste pour rire les gags, l’émission de caméra caché la plus comique de la télé!
India’s Coal Rush | 101 East
