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Six shots of life
We’re back to spreading positivity and chasing away the gloom. Our editor picks shots of life that bring a smile
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE
Lek Chailert, a Thai actor and founder of Elephant Nature Park and Save Elephant Foundation, posted a heartwarming video of three elephants. One is seen eating food kept on the ground, while the second guides the third, a visually impaired elephant, to locate the food. “A lesson for all,” Chailert wrote while sharing the clip.
SAVING LIVES
Deputy Commissioner of Police (outer district) Parvinder Singh took to Twitter to share that an awareness drive on the ill effects of drugs was organised, in association with Ladli Foundation Trust, at the outer Delhi district. Volunteers even performed a nukkad natak to help raise awareness. A much-needed initiative, indeed.
CREATIVITY GALORE REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE
Our reader, Anant Jauhari, shares how his granddaughter, Nayantara, has been experimenting with wall art during the pandemic. She loves drawing elements of Nature, fairies and has even gifted handmade cards to her family. Also, making castles and figurines from gel tiles, Anant says, is the three-yearold’s new love.
RE-THINKING THEATRES
Necessity is the mother of invention. A travelling theatre, set up in 2015 to bring cinema to rural and remote areas of the country, has now been converted into a Covid-19 vaccination centre. These portable cinemas have been transformed in Maharashtra, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, and Uttar Pradesh. What a thoughtful move!
A NOTEWORTHY ACCOLADE
Director Payal Kapadia’s A Night of Knowing Nothing has won the Oeil d’or (Golden Eye) award for Best Documentary at the Cannes Film Festival. The documentary follows a student in India, who writes letters to her estranged lover while he is away. It also offers a glimpse into the drastic changes taking place around her.
Thaddeus Pereira, residing in Borivali, Mumbai, started collecting bits and bobs, especially the cardboard inner cores of toilet paper rolls. And, within a month, he made a neat colourful seat, completely built from cardboard, cores, coloured paper. The 74-year-old says, “I believe in addressing today’s throw-away culture by reusing, recycling and upcycling.” Kudos to you!