Category: Paani

The driver of the water tanker, Suresh Salve succumbed to his injuries in hospital, as the death toll in the 'water tanker riot' rose to 7. Harish Malvade, the guard who fired the first shot killing Pradeep Amre, the 11 year old boy from the local slum, is fighting for his life even as the [...]

This published article was sent to me and I reproducing it here on my blog and hope the author has no objections. It's a very very insightful and important read. Punjab: A DYING CIVILISATION? The repeat of devastation of Sindhu Valley Civilization By Umendra Dutt About two years ago my friend the famous singer Rabbi [...]

Water as Human Right Threatens to Split World Body by Thalif Deen Children help an old woman fill her containers with water from a community pump in Dobra Khira near Sanaa, Yemen. Credit:UN Photo/Ian Steele UNITED NATIONS, Jul 15, 2010 (IPS) - A long outstanding proposal to recognise the right to water as a basic [...]

If you want to know the real truth, talk to the Taxi drivers. They live their lives on the streets and have their ears to the ground. I asked this Mumbai driver what he thought about the water issues , an here is a snippet from the conversation. Shot this on my flip cam http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZtVbYl0cj8

Hamari Awaaz (our voice) is an issue based video magazine I found ( or my assistant Anish Patel did) on the internet. I don’t know much about it, but I can feel the depth of commitment of the young people involved. Neither looking for fame, not for a lot of money, nor carried by the [...]

Rabid nationalism may yet drive a nation to wage war against another through blocking water resources. China could do it to India through damming the Brahmaputra. Turkey could do it in the Middle East, and it is common knowledge that whoever hold Goan Hights also controls the flow of Water. But I am talking about [...]

Thirsty Pakistan gasps for water solutions Experts say country is facing a water crisis that could see it run dry in several decades Sahar Ahmed Karachi Reuters Friday, Jun. 18, 2010 10:15AM EDT Pakistan is facing a raging water crisis that if managed poorly could mean Pakistan would run out of water in several decades, [...]

Worlds most renowned water activist Maude Barlow gives a fiery and factual speech at the Earth Summit in response to the G 20 Summit meeting at Toronto. Maude is one of the biggest supporters and adviser to our film Paani. It is a speech worth listening to as it drives home many truths, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnpcw-90T7U&feature=youtube_gdata

It very rarely that a director can say that his learning and career graph was propelled by his relationship with a DoP. But I could say that openly and honestly about Ashok Mehta. I have only done one film with unfortunately. And that is because Ashok refused to come with me to the West where [...]