Recently Uttarakhand’s music and film community celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary in Dehardoon, more recently the entire history is been captured in the form of a website to flourish the cinema community more. Who else could be the creator, its been activated by the same guy who brought the Uttarakhand on www portal for the first time in 1996, needless to mention the name, yes I am talking about Shri. Rajeev Rawat only.
In the form of a graphical abstract, from Garhwali filmmaker Parashar Gaur’s numerous archives and various other sources, the site hopes to serve as a library for essentials relating to the pioneering spirits behind Uttarakhand’s modern cultural renaissance through , theatre, skits and quality films. I won't let you wait longer, here you go with the link:
http://cinema.prayaga.org/ Its worthless to mention the contribution of Shri Parashar Gaur Ji in Uttarakhand’s film community. While discussing on current cinematic trendz he mentioned about the need of true social revolution, I wasn’t amazed to feel the enthusiasm and passion he possess for the betterment of PAHARI culture, he further enforced on need of an ultimate comprehensive tool to motivate inhabitants out there for social rights, to me Gaura seems to be his stratagem in the line along….
Encyclopedia of Uttarakhand, Rajeev Rawat, says, “Uttarakhandi cinema and its theatrical antecedents are a product of this general awakening that began shortly after independence and accelerated in fits and starts through the 60s, 70s, and 80s, before exploding in the 1990s when the "Uttarakhand Andolan" or statehood movement peaked. Throughout the hills and in Dehradun, Srinagar , Almora, and Nainital, a movement emerged made of “artists, poets, singers and actors using cultural and artistic forms to further the struggle.” (Fernandes, S. "With our pens, brushes and art" Green Left Weekly, July 3, 1996). Their marriage of folkloric village themes and pressing socio-economic problems continued into the medium of film that began with the production of Gaur's Jagwal in 1983 through to the 2003 premiere of Teri Saun, a film explicitly based on the Uttarakhand movement.”
I think now its time to refresh ourselves with old reminiscences:::::>>>
Hope to see more quality movies from the banner, good luck....
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