CINEMA REPUBLIC

Thus every village's first concern will be to grow its own food crops, and cotton for its cloth.

- HIMANSHU DHULIYA

Thus every village's first concern will be to grow its own food crops, and cotton for its cloth. It should have reserve for its cattle, recreation and playground for adults and children... The village will maintain a Village theatre, school and public hall... when our villages are fully developed there will be no dearth in them of men with a high degree of skill and artistic talent. There will be village poets, village artists, village architecture, linguists, and research workers. In short, there will be nothing in life worth having which will not be had in villages... craft, Art, health and education should be integrated into one scheme...

-Mahatma Gandhi - India of my Dreams/Harijan- 1942-46

In a democracy individuals and communities get opportunity to grow. However what perturbs me is the disproportionate glory to some and oblivion to many. We have seen that with the launch of liberalization since last thirty years, many Indians have appeared in the Forbes list of the top Billionaires. It is equally true that the large majority has remained poor and in fact degraded further. Same is the case with glory and popularity in the field of Art and culture. A select few Artists/Stars have amassed such wealth that it has begun to