Jana Gana Mana

Food, Clothing and Shelter- the three basic needs of Man!!! And satisfaction at work- The basic need of an intellectual Man!!! Faase Pardhi is one such tribe which has been deprived of the basic Needs – food, clothing and shelter for a long long time and have become so used to it… that they don’t desire much of it either! The Sarva-Shiksha Abhiyaan of the Government of India strives to impart elementary education to every child of the country with a strong and dedicated task force of Teachers and Teaching Staff who run schools in the remotest of the places. The “Faase Paardhis” are branded criminals- going to any level for survival! The Teaching staff, (without a B.Ed degree) earns less than a daily wage laborer even if they are graduates. And yet they travel great distances or stay away from their families to teach students in the schools. Katu, and his sister Babli, (both kids from a Faase-Pardhi Tribe) accidentally end up in school and become regulars once they get to know that a mid-day meal ...

Food, Clothing and Shelter- the three basic needs of Man!!! And satisfaction at work- The basic need of an intellectual Man!!! Faase Pardhi is one such tribe which has been deprived of the basic Needs – food, clothing and shelter for a long long time and have become so used to it… that they don’t desire much of it either! The Sarva-Shiksha Abhiyaan of the Government of India strives to impart elementary education to every child of the country with a strong and dedicated task force of Teachers and Teaching Staff who run schools in the remotest of the places. The “Faase Paardhis” are branded criminals- going to any level for survival! The Teaching staff, (without a B.Ed degree) earns less than a daily wage laborer even if they are graduates. And yet they travel great distances or stay away from their families to teach students in the schools. Katu, and his sister Babli, (both kids from a Faase-Pardhi Tribe) accidentally end up in school and become regulars once they get to know that a mid-day meal is served free of charge in the school… (of which, there is no guarantee at home). Most of the kids have the same agenda Ramchandra Sontakke… a dedicated member of Teaching Staff in one such school is a Romantic- He wants to create a nation of educated kids…. But is entrusted to a school with just a handful of kids who attend solely for the meal… He is desperate to get transferred to a better school where he can also stay with his family! While teaching about the freedom struggle he unknowingly ignites the dormant fire in his student Katu, to fight against atrocities back home. Katu and Ramchandra struggle for their goals….. do they achieve their them? If, yes, how? These questions are answered in a fun filled and poignant way… Jana Gana Mana underlines the fact that India, has all the systems in place. Great thinkers like Gandhiji, Nehru, Ambedkar, have laid the foundation strong, the policies are right… what we lack is implementation and if that implementation is right, moreover if it is from the heart, a positive change is inevitable. Jana Gana Mana also underlines the philosophy that Education, brings about a Change.