General Information
Duration: 24 min 22 sec
Genres: Documentary, Short
Language: Marathi, English
Country: India
Submitted By: Drishyam communications
Festival Rating
This is a documentary about what natural farming is and the use of natural farming over organic and chemical farming. The benefits of natural farming. The troubles farmers go through and fall back to using chemical farming due to insufficient harvest. And how private companies exploit the farmers. The collaborative venture called ‘Urvarasaa’ which is Jeevbhavana’s flagship program, helps and gives confidence to the farmers with natural farming right from the sowing period to the harvesting period, avoiding the use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers, and optimising land use. Making the market available to such a produce of natural farming at the right price. And Urvarasaa as a practice to help solve environmental issues also whilst eliminating animal husbandry. And how natural farming brings peace-of-mind, because of the Satvik and toxin-free diet.
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DirectorsRahul Narwane
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ProducersJeeva Bhavana Foundation
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CinematographersAbhijeet Randhave
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CinematographersSathish Shengale
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Special ThanksMadan kale
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Special ThanksOmkar Rapatwar
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Special ThanksSayali Khedekar
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Special ThanksAnand Kulkarni
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Special ThanksMayuresh Kayande
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Special ThanksSatyam Audhutwar
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Special ThanksSayali Khedekar
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Special ThanksAkash Kirnalli
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Special ThanksDatta Ankushe
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Special ThanksJulie Wayne, Co-Founder Jeeva Bhavana
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Special ThanksRamhari Tanaji Kadam, Lead farmer of Urvarasa
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Special ThanksRaghunath Dhole, Founder, Devrai Foundation
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Special ThanksPushkar Kulkarni, Co-Founder, Punarbharan Foundation; Advisor, Urvarasa
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Special ThanksHemant Singh Chauhan, Expert in Natural Farming
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Special ThanksProfessor Amir Kassam, Agroecologist
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Special ThanksDr. Rupa Shah, MBBS; Director, Healin temple
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Special ThanksShrihari Suthamully, Supporter of Urvarasa
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Special ThanksKhushi Goyal, Supporter of Urvarasa
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Special ThanksMadhavi Kolte,Co-Founder, Jeevan Bhavana
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Special ThanksSanjeev Naik,Co-Founder, Jeeva Bhavana
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Film TypeDocumentary, Short
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GenresShort Documentary
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Runtime24 minutes 22 seconds
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Production Budget6409 USD
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Country of OriginIndia
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Country of FilmingIndia
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Film LanguageMarathi, English
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Shooting Format
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Aspect Ratio
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Film ColorColor
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Student ProjectNo
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First-time FilmmakerNo
Director's Biography
Rahul Narwane is a Pune-based artist and filmmaker.
His passion for art and culture lifts his relentless pursuit of discovering new horizons in filmmaking. He has received many renowned awards for his contemporary art. His first short film Kedareshwar is awarded Best Short Film in the 13th Pune International Film Festival. What makes his films different is his unorthodox treatment of the simplest objects on the screen to make them perfect in every sense. Rahul holds the spotlight on the basic elements of nature and art that are mostly overshadowed by the popular media.
Director's Statement
This is a documentary about what natural farming is and the use of natural farming over organic and chemical farming. The benefits of natural farming. The troubles farmers go through and fall back to using chemical farming due to insufficient harvest. And how private companies exploit the farmers. The collaborative venture called ‘Urvarasaa’ which is Jeevbhavana’s flagship program, helps and gives confidence to the farmers with natural farming right from the sowing period to the harvesting period, avoiding the use of chemical pesticides and fertilisers, and optimising land use. Making the market available to such a produce of natural farming at the right price. And Urvarasaa as a practice to help solve environmental issues also whilst eliminating animal husbandry. And how natural farming brings peace-of-mind, because of the Satvik and toxin-free diet.