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ibtida's avatar

I took my sweet time reading this. I have missed you

Dhruvi's avatar

Love you 🌸🌸🌸

namrata ukani's avatar

It’s so good to see you back. I love this fresh format and how seamlessly you tied everything together. I watched Homebound too recently and will definitely watch the other film. These films are powerful. And I’m going to look up phonographs: didn’t know anything about it. Thank you!

Dhruvi's avatar

Thank you so much for reading it, Namu, I'm glad you liked it.🪻The films really are incredible, unlike so much media we are bombarded with, where truth is chucked right out of the window.

Aman Meher's avatar

Thanks for writing and sharing. I can resonate with this so much. "People think the distance between the classes is two millimeters. They think it’s close, but it’s millions of miles. I was trying to shorten this distance."

At some point, I volunteered for an NREGA audit where people work for 180 rupees a day. Even women as old as my mother, who is close to 70, dig and carry stones on their heads for a full 8 hours just for 180 rupees. But this is their life and they don't even question it. Worse still, I'm sure people in Mumbai don't even think about all this—or worse, they portray it as if people get 180 rupees for doing nothing.

Dhruvi's avatar

Thank you for reading, and for your comment. Such a pathetic state of affairs. No dignity of work and a burdensome life for the poor majority.