Review on Documentary: The Tears Of India by Akhil Narayanan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K44moMv89Gg

(CHILD ISSUE)

Description of The Video:

This video shows that there has been some work going on in a dhaba. It shows the environment of a food outlet where people are having their food, the cook is busy making the same and there is a boy who is cleaning and picking up the utensils from the table. It’s been 4:35 pm in the clock. Then the video shows a boy (in his teenage) is sitting around the utensils in order to clean them. He cleans all the utensils. He holds all the utensils in his small hands but unfortunately they fall off on the floor from his hands. He becomes terrified. Suddenly another man appears from inside and slaps him and push him hard that he falls off on the floor. He starts crying.

Then the video shows some snaps of small children who lives on the road. And the message is been conveyed in the video itself that These Days A New Born India Is Having Large Effort To Sustain Their Life cause still we are suffering from lot of problems like:

Child Poverty, Child Labor, Street Children, Child marriage, Child disabilities etc.

HIGHLIGHTED POINTS IN THE VIDEO:

According to Mr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, there are two reasons for the underdevelopment of our country:

1: Negative media

Our media focuses on negative aspects of India but actually there is a need to publish positive articles regarding the development of our nation.

2: Effortless development

We blame our government for the under development of our nation but we forget that somewhere or the other we are also equally to be blame. We never steps out to help those people. Also, there is an effortless development where public do not make any effort to help the poor. We are unwilling to work.

We say that: 

1: Our govt. is inefficient

2: Our laws are too old

3: Our railway is a joke

4: The airlines is the worst

The director focuses on Child Issue because he thinks that today’s children are the future of India. We should have a positive attitude towards the development of our nation. He considers himself as behind the tears of India.

My Perspective on this issue:

We have lot of development issues which are prevailing in India. One of them is a CHILD ISSUE. We usually see children on the road who are deprived of what they should have. As the director points out some problems like Child Poverty, Child Labor, Street Children, Child marriage etc. these problems are becoming an obstacle in the development of our nation. We say Children are the futures of our country but today’s children are being deprived of happiness that they should have. Although we have reached on the moon but still we are far behind.

Review on Documentary Film: Health & Sanitation (Non Profits & Activism)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux7DbHgWm7U

Description of the video:

This video focuses on development issues which are prevailing in rural India. The video shows group of children beating their drums, making the noises and roaming around the village. They have a message and the purpose ensuring that their voices are heard. It talks about defecation in the village area. A boy named Om Prakash, talks about that when we go to the toilet in open area as firstly, the flies sit on it and then it goes back to sit on their food which causes various diseases. The video has been shot in the remote village of Uttar Pradesh, a state where less than 36% of households have toilets. In other words 6 out 10 do not have access to toilets. Sharda, who studies in class 4 in a local government primary school where he is been taught the real value of sanitation. They are taught to keep their hands clean by washing them with the soap. From an early age, children coming to pre schools are introduced to use baby friendly toilets. Children are taught with the emphasis on cleanliness.

Then the video shows the Ram Narayan Maurya, Headmaster, Government School, Lalapur, talking about sanitation and parents who has to understand the need to install toilets at their homes. This video shows the entire environment of Lalapur village, where lots of people are socially excluded and has marginalized caste. But as the children are now aware of health hazard, so people started to think about their own welfare in constructing toilets at their own homes where they can have access to toilets 24*7. This village is free from open defecation. People who have trouble in walking could now get to go to the toilet.

Rishikesh Singh who is a headman of Lalapur village has worked passionately in ensuring that each and every household has toilets at their homes. Upper caste people were used to harass others not to defecate in their fields but now having their own toilets set them free to use it.

This Change has come from within the community. The village now feels a great sense of achievement and women of this village now feel safe, secure and dignified.

My Perspective :

This video has depicted a village called Lalapur, which is situated in Uttar Pradesh. In this village, the need for proper sanitation is being understood. I think this video can be a proof for the development of our nation. Although we see that there is a dire need for proper sanitation facilities in rural areas of India but the development has already started in some areas. Children have now being taught the meaning of proper sanitation in their schools so that they can practice and advised others to do the same. My perspective says that this video is a good example to show the development. It gives the whole idea how people are now starting to understand that there is a need to use toilets to avoid diseases and various health hazards. Likewise, development should take place at every corner of India so that there is no gap between rich and poor or developed or underdeveloped.

Review on Documentary Film: Death of my Soul- by Deepak Sharma

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_J1UXkF17M

Description of the video:

The video focuses upon the Indian Beggary which is a serious problem and one of the development issues prevailing in our country. It shows that every day whether on roads, at religious places, railway stations etc. we see beggars. Some are disabled who sit at a particular places asking for money, some are children, some are elders. The beggary has now become a profession for these people. This problem may lead to other crimes like kidnapping, injuring and deforming people etc. Public says beggary should be banned. Ravi Kumar from Patna, India says, “This is very big problem especially in our nation, and I also know there is some racket involving beggars where children are made blind and deaf by the people who run the racket. Children are forcefully directed to beg by the people who run the racket who never come in front.” Some says begging is an industry. Begging has now become their profession because they are being told with false promises where there is no escape. Those people pick up small children who are mostly vulnerable, and force them to beg.

My perspective and some measures to take for this issue:

This video focus upon one of the development issue i.e. beggary which has been rapidly increasing day-by-day. The people who are forced to beg are mostly vulnerable. The people behind them run their racket and they make small children deaf and blind in order to gain more sympathy. I think this video makes a good impact on public that we need to step out to remove this problem and government should also consider it a big problem and actually do something about it. The people behind those rackets should be banned who do not even think about those children. Not only those children, but physically impaired people and elders, they spend their entire day with begging around in every corner. We pity on those people and we give them money but actually that money goes in the pocket of their bosses who actually force them to beg.

I think this problem should be removed as soon as possible because this issue also leads to other issues. So the development of our nation depends upon this issue as well.

Some measures which can be taken for this issue are:

1: Change the approach.

2: Do not treat them as criminals.

3: Proper Counseling.

4: Proper rehabilitation.

5: Educational Facilities.