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Admission: Includes conversation with Rinki Bhattacharya and free screening of Bandini |
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Rinki Bhattacharya, daughter of Hindi film director Bimal Roy, is the creator of Char Diwari, a documentary about violence within family, which has been shown at several International festivals to critical acclaim. She has also edited Janani – Mothers, Daughters, and Motherhood, an anthology with contributions from known and unknown writers who reflect on motherhood as mothers and as daughters. It is the first of its kind in India. Lakshmi Pratury is the founder and CEO of Ixoraa Media, a company that builds bridges between India and the United States, one event at a time. Her past career spans being an Intel executive, a venture capitalist at Global Catalyst Partners and a social entrepreneur at the American India Foundation. She is the founder of the Digital Equalizer program, which continues to bring digital education to underprivileged children across India. Narika was founded in 1992 to address the problem of domestic violence in the South Asian community. Embracing the notion of women's empowerment, Narika set out to address the unmet needs of abused South Asian women by providing advocacy, support, information, and referrals within a culturally sensitive model. |
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