Eye Donation FAQs
Want to donate your eyes and looking for some information? Then this is the video for you. All related queries & concerns you ever had are addressed by Eye Surgeon Dr. Jai Kelkar from the National Institute of Ophthalmology.
Want to donate your eyes and looking for some information? Then this is the video for you. All related queries & concerns you ever had are addressed by Eye Surgeon Dr. Jai Kelkar from the National Institute of Ophthalmology.
While most people today are aware of eye donation, they don't know the exact procedure to go about it. There is a severe lack of awareness on the procedure. The good news, however, is many organisations and people are working towards generating mass awareness on this issue.
Lets look at some of these great initiatives and resources.
This short film was produced to give the message of 'education for all children'. The film catches the moment when children all across India, from Kashmir to Kerala, wake up in the morning and run to go to school. Excellent video and terrific song. No other video captured entire India's beauty in 4 minutes like this one. Even today the film inspires children across the country to run to school every day and soak themselves in knowledge.
Trivia : This film was made by BharatBala Productions. The music was given by Shankar/Ehsaan/Loy and lyrics were of Mehboob.
This video highlights the different linguistic communities and societies that live in India and gives the message of national integration and unity. The film depicts, very beautifully, the wonderful, vibrant, and diverse collage - that is India. It featured some prominent figures like Lata Mangeshkar, Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi etc.
Trivia : This film was telecast for the first time on Independence Day 1988, after the telecast of the Prime Minister’s speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort. Louis Banks and Ashok Patki composed the music. Find details here
A classic video clipping which used to be regularly aired on doordarshan featuring some of the most prominent sports stars of their times. It promoted the message 'spread the light of freedom'.
Trivia : Sportsmen in order: K Srikkanth(Cricket), PK Bannerjee (Football Player), C Goswami (Football Player), Shiny Wilson (Racer), PT Usha (Racer), Ramanathan Krishnan (Tennis), Ramesh Krishnan (Tennis), MAK Pataudi (Cricket), Soha Ali Khan Pataudi (Daughter), Kapil Dev (Cricket), Milkha Singh (Athlete), Jarnail Singh (Football), Rubie Massey (Goan Gymnast), M Ferriera (Snooker/Billiards),Balwinder Singh Sandhu (Cricket), Sunil Gavaskar (Cricket), S Venkataraghavan (Cricket) and Prakash Padukone (Badminton)
This short animated film was produced to spread the message of unity in diversity among children. The film conveyed the message in such a glorious simplicity that children just loved it. Its been 40 years since it was made, but the tune is still catchy, crisp and fresh. The film has the distinction of being the most viewed and downloaded video in the history of Indian short films.
Trivia : This seven-minute film was scripted and directed by the documentary filmmaker Vijaya Mulay and produced by Bhim Sain, an animator. Find details here
In 80's and early 90's, Doordarshan was the only source of entertainment and probably that's why, it holds a special place in our hearts. I remember, some very popular short films used to come on Doordarshan that also carried social messages. The quality of these films was so good that they still linger in my brain after so many years.
Here are some of my favourite ones...
Found a very nice and thought provoking article on Internet today. It inspires us to take action as an individual in bringing about the change we wish to see in society.
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This interesting clip raises a very intricate question - "Is poverty just the cause of child labour and not its result? How can we stop this spiral?"
This clip portrays the life of a little girl Lakshmi working as a domestic help. The scene in which she asks a doctor about a medicine is heart touching. She innocently asks - "Doctor sir, Do you have any medicine for not feeling hungry...?" In another heartbreaking scene, the girl is questioning, probably to God "Dont I deserve even the kind of attention this dog gets here...?"