Just as Simon Beaufoy was inspired to write Slum dog Millionaire after reading the book,
Q&A, Kahani Movement may lead to catch the fire of imagination among
immigrant community, believe the web team. There are chances of remixing and
producing films on the basis of the real life stories in new imaginative
ways. Archiving of content in an organized manner that helps current and
future generations better understand the Indian immigration experience,
points out Sunnel Gupta. Kahani movement says that its effort would also
inspire other community to create their own" Kahani Movement"
Our inspiration is to preserve the stories of generation
of South Asians that immigrated to the United States, with the realization
that people who lived through these stories will not always be around to
tell them. The main objective of the project is to help families to connect
across the time and place.”
Suneel Gupta says, "The audience is my newborn niece
Soleil, and millions of others like her that may never have the benefit of a
real conversation with their grand parents and great grand parents."
A candle- light is there on the home page of Kahani
Movement, a symbolic one, the brightened flame of love and sacrifice given
by the ancestors for the younger generations. The light-house of life
experiences would contribute to lead a sound family life among its members.
One of the Kahani members, Leena Rao's blog begins like
this:
"My parents will be married for 30 years come June. To
this day, I never get tired of hearing the way they met. Both of them
immigrated to the U.S. from India, although 15 years apart. My mom came over
when she was only five years old when her father was offered an opportunity
to practice medicine at Johns Hopkins. My dad's story is a bit more
traditional. He immigrated in his 20s to complete his medical residency in
New York and lived in an all-too crowded bachelor pad with some of his
closest… "
When asked Can "Kahani movement" fill the gap of
generations? Suneel says,” That is our goal. Sanjay and I are constantly
amazed by how few people in our generation have sat their parents down, and
had a candid conversation about what it was like in those early days in the
United States.
Suneel tells the message of the Khahani Movement to the
immigrant community, "Your experiences, which might seem ordinary to you,
are extraordinary to others. Sit down with a family member, tell your story,
and post it to kahanimovement.com. "
Suneel developed a strong interest in the convergence of
media and technology while he was working with the US president Clinton's
press operations. He is presently working with Mozilla Corporation as a
Director of Product development in Mozilla Lab, the company's innovative
group. Dr.Sanjay Gupta is a chief medical correspondent for the health and
medical unit at CNN. Based in Atlanta Sanjay also contributes health news
stories to CNN.com, CNNHealth.com, co-hosts "Accent Health" for Turner
Private Networks, writes column for TIME Magazine, anchors the global
program Vital Signs for CNN International. He served as special advisor to
first lady Hillary Clinton.
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By Rajesh
Kumar for CalicutNet.com
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