{"id":3630,"date":"2025-03-08T14:58:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T09:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourcinema.in\/festival\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3630"},"modified":"2025-03-08T14:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T09:29:58","slug":"towards-self-governance-disha-swarajyachi","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.ourcinema.in\/festival\/film\/towards-self-governance-disha-swarajyachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Towards Self Governance (Disha Swarajyachi)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-z123j-21a5d4a711f350f9491b508699069855\">\n.flex_column.av-z123j-21a5d4a711f350f9491b508699069855{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-z123j-21a5d4a711f350f9491b508699069855 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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.hr.hr-invisible.av-m7yp5xml-8953bc4f7333a381b18938698377432f{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-m7yp5xml-8953bc4f7333a381b18938698377432f hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_horizontal_gallery  el_before_av_table  avia-builder-el-first '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-24hgy2u-c62ab5a073d7d48d1c1743f26e7d5e48 avia_responsive_table avia-table-1'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_minimal  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  films-details-tab'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>TITLE OF THE FILM<\/td><td class=''>Towards Self Governance (Disha Swarajyachi)<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>DIRECTED BY<\/td><td class=''>Virendra Valsangkar<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>LANGUAGE<\/td><td class=''>Marathi (English subtitles)<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>YEAR<\/td><td class=''>2023<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>COUNTRY<\/td><td class=''>India<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>DURATION<\/td><td class=''>53 minutes<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>SPECIAL NOTE<\/td><td class=''>Kolkata Premiere<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-19jykie-15d95f523105dbdd018ba3f8c7009c56\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-19jykie-15d95f523105dbdd018ba3f8c7009c56 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-19jykie-15d95f523105dbdd018ba3f8c7009c56 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>PRINCIPAL CREW<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-18mlfrq-68bc3e0a57fe8aa4b6b0a7b1624c2926 avia_responsive_table avia-table-2'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_minimal  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_video  films-details-tab'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>WRITING<\/td><td class=''>Milind Bokil, Virendra Valsangkar<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>CINEMATOGRAPHY<\/td><td class=''>Ninad Gosavi<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>EDITING<\/td><td class=''>Virendra Valsangkar<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>LOCATION SOUND<\/td><td class=''>Nilesh Shinde<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>SOUND DESIGN &#038; MIXING<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=''>Dhananjay Sathe<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><td class='avia-highlight-col'>MUSIC<\/td><td class=''>Kedar Divekar<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><br \/>\n<div  id=\"film-trailer\"  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This is a story of the struggle of the villagers who collectively took efforts to protect their surrounding forest, becoming the first village in India to acquire forest rights. It helped the villagers to attain financial prosperity and freedom. The story of Mendha-Lekha signals that democracy prevails where people are awakened and make their own decisions. 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Virendra has edited National Award-winning Marathi feature films \u2018Devrai\u2019 (The Sacred Grove) and \u2018Ha Bharat Maza\u2019 (India is My Country). He received the International Jury Award for \u2018The Unfolding White\u2019 at the Ekotopfilm Festival in Slovakia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3zzbxi-4ab47b98696e20fb4d8a46362f95a059\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-3zzbxi-4ab47b98696e20fb4d8a46362f95a059{\nheight:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3zzbxi-4ab47b98696e20fb4d8a46362f95a059 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m7z02998-7623e560d4e2bee5f69674f4e8bfab7e\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m7z02998-7623e560d4e2bee5f69674f4e8bfab7e .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m7z02998-7623e560d4e2bee5f69674f4e8bfab7e '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h4>DIRECTOR&#8217;S STATEMENT<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-27msva-0f020d9b12bdead97c54dcc5c8fc9bab\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-27msva-0f020d9b12bdead97c54dcc5c8fc9bab .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#767676;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-27msva-0f020d9b12bdead97c54dcc5c8fc9bab '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p align=\"justify\"><em>\u201cThe novel experiment of Mendha-Lekha sounds like a Utopian idea. But in spite of doubts and challenges, Mendha-Lekha successfully implemented values of gender equality, love, trust, friendship, and conservation of environment which are key principles for creating a civilised and prosperous future world. 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