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In Life every Individual gets instigated by something or the other. Say certain personalities or books , or say certain theories or even certain movies,and i wil put myself in that category of those who gets inspired by movies .

This happend on 11th june , i would cal it the "3rd International Documentary And Short Film Festival Of Kerala.The day when most of the renowned film makers would land thier feet in our home towm. The day when every person looked forward for the excitments of the coming 5 days.

I was al excited in the fest getting started,because i with a group of graduates would b working as the function team ( whose job is to introduce the concerned directors , 5 min prior to the screening of that movie ) .

By 4.00 we all were preparing for the "opening ceremony" which was the most important function of the festival.I dont know how vividly they arrange it all.They Would Create a stage like thing(for that 5 days of fest),Stage Being arranged with chairs covered with red velvet like cloth where all those prominent directors with the jury members would be seated and what not.

But to be frank the most exciting part of the opening ceremony was not the way everything was arranged but it was the part where they would show the best movie by the best director.

By 6.00 the function began.Each and every jury member spoke about how they felt after reaching kerala, how well the chalachithra academy had arranged it and about how vividly everything was done.Then comes Rajesh Jala, director of "Children Of Pyre" (which would be shown on that particular function)with a speech on the amount of hardwork he had put in to create it, how moved he was that made him direct a movie like that and how badly he wants the world to watch it.

The ceremony got over by 7.00, i guess by 7.15 or so the movie started. I Dont have words to explain, I Dont know if it is right to cal it a torturous journey, i dont know if its right to say that at times i just couldn look at the screen, i dont know if u people will beleive if i say that i was deeply hurt by seeing it.

The movie portrays the life of seven children who earn thier living by burning the dead in india 's busiest cremation ground Manikarnika in banaras. These 7 children sell those coffin shrouds for mayb a rupee or two in the market to ensure thier surival.Inspite of doing all those cremation riots, those dirty jobs, they becomes the prey for those lewd abuses.

The movie portrays the miserable life of 9 year old kids. Movie showed us how they steal those coffin shrouds to suport thier living, and how they suffer those skin diseases due to those unhygenic surroundings.

The movie shows how they win the game of rat race again and again,How they in this race for survival enjoys that half meal they get from the people, how they in this race for survival face those abuses for being the untouchables, how they in this race for suvival fights for a rupee, how in this race for survival ,an extra coffin shroud brings smile to thier face, how in this rat race, they ignore on the food they eat and the place where they sleep.

People who call them untouchables forgets to realize that , the last riots of thier dear ones are being done by these children.People who cheapily bargain with those children for a rupee or two forgets to realize that,a penny more would change thier meal.People who abuses those 9 year old children forgets to realize that they would be even ready to slaughter those who would even give the slightest stare to thier children.

I,Being a member of the function team of the fest,earn around 3k or 2.5k for introducing the directors which would last for a min or 2 max. Burning Dead for 24*7, tolerating all those abuses, weeping, enjoying and playing to win the rat race what they get is around 50rs and a 10/- more would make a 'U' curve on thier face.

How blessed are we??How much money do we waste?? how good are we treated?? what right do we have to complain??are we aware of all this?? or are we purposefully behaving as if we see nothing?? y do every1 close thier eyes before such sufferers??
People,Including us should start saving a part of the money we spent for those who need it.

For that,
www.planindia.org is something you should log on to.
I say there is nothing more you can achieve in life,if you can bring a smile on thier face.