when I first got this assignment I was sort of in the grips of horrible fear
sort of in the grips of horrible fear
sort of in the grips of horrible fear because you know Mahatma Gandhi an epic
because you know Mahatma Gandhi an epic
because you know Mahatma Gandhi an epic historic persona and how do you how do
historic persona and how do you how do
historic persona and how do you how do you even approach an epic story like
you even approach an epic story like
you even approach an epic story like that you know you have to portray this
that you know you have to portray this
that you know you have to portray this amazing person who has influenced
amazing person who has influenced
amazing person who has influenced humanity so it was just up to following
humanity so it was just up to following
humanity so it was just up to following in his footsteps literally for me the
in his footsteps literally for me the
in his footsteps literally for me the idea was to explore Gandhi and the
idea was to explore Gandhi and the
idea was to explore Gandhi and the spirit of guns in the real people that
spirit of guns in the real people that
spirit of guns in the real people that exist in India today the individuals who
exist in India today the individuals who
exist in India today the individuals who continue his legacy and who continue to
continue his legacy and who continue to
continue his legacy and who continue to live and work abiding by the principles
live and work abiding by the principles
live and work abiding by the principles of Mahatma to be honest with you there’s
of Mahatma to be honest with you there’s
of Mahatma to be honest with you there’s very little Gandhian about India today
very little Gandhian about India today
very little Gandhian about India today it’s highly industrialized country and
it’s highly industrialized country and
it’s highly industrialized country and society and it maybe could have been
society and it maybe could have been
society and it maybe could have been Gandhian nightmare if you had to wake up
Gandhian nightmare if you had to wake up
Gandhian nightmare if you had to wake up in India today and see sort of the way
in India today and see sort of the way
in India today and see sort of the way things developed I found this village in
things developed I found this village in
things developed I found this village in Tamil Nadu called ganji gram and it’s a
Tamil Nadu called ganji gram and it’s a
Tamil Nadu called ganji gram and it’s a community of people that are living the
community of people that are living the
community of people that are living the sustainable lifestyle they have cottage
sustainable lifestyle they have cottage
sustainable lifestyle they have cottage industries and they have university they
industries and they have university they
industries and they have university they have clinics and it’s almost a Gandhian
have clinics and it’s almost a Gandhian
have clinics and it’s almost a Gandhian utopia a life today in India we all know
utopia a life today in India we all know
utopia a life today in India we all know the very iconic picture of Gandhi or the
the very iconic picture of Gandhi or the
the very iconic picture of Gandhi or the cotton spinning well and I found the
cotton spinning well and I found the
cotton spinning well and I found the real man whose actual income is to spin
real man whose actual income is to spin
real man whose actual income is to spin cotton for the villagers and he’s been
cotton for the villagers and he’s been
cotton for the villagers and he’s been doing it for 40 years finding
doing it for 40 years finding
doing it for 40 years finding individuals like that driven with
individuals like that driven with
individuals like that driven with Mahatma’s ideas was the key to put flesh
Mahatma’s ideas was the key to put flesh
Mahatma’s ideas was the key to put flesh and bone on Gandhi
the challenge of this assignment was you
the challenge of this assignment was you were supposed to photograph someone
were supposed to photograph someone
were supposed to photograph someone who’s been dead for many years and that
who’s been dead for many years and that
who’s been dead for many years and that was something very new to me I haven’t
was something very new to me I haven’t
was something very new to me I haven’t done assignments like this before it was
done assignments like this before it was
done assignments like this before it was basically my first ghost assignment I
went along the salt marsh route from
went along the salt marsh route from medabot to dandy we stopped almost at
medabot to dandy we stopped almost at
medabot to dandy we stopped almost at every village that Gandhi stopped it was
every village that Gandhi stopped it was
every village that Gandhi stopped it was sort of my way of portraying the modern
sort of my way of portraying the modern
sort of my way of portraying the modern landscape of this historic route that
landscape of this historic route that
landscape of this historic route that paid such an important role in India’s
paid such an important role in India’s
paid such an important role in India’s independence India today is not
independence India today is not
independence India today is not necessarily Gandhi’s dream but this
necessarily Gandhi’s dream but this
necessarily Gandhi’s dream but this story illuminates some of the pockets of
story illuminates some of the pockets of
story illuminates some of the pockets of life that exists in today’s India that
life that exists in today’s India that
life that exists in today’s India that reflect on Gandhi’s dream
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